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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Monthly Archives: August 2022
REMINDER: IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25 – 5/09
The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023!
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Designing Buildings on Branch & volunteer support for 25th Anniversary (#IHBC25) initiatives
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Designing Buildings on IHBC’s Branches and volunteers support for 25th … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (LG) doorstep’: LocalGov highlights historic docklands receiving £233m for infrastructure
The Government has pledged £233m of infrastructure funding to drive the regeneration of one of the largest brownfield sites in London’s historic docklands, reports LocalGov. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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AHF Wales Funding Announcement 2022-23
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced a renewed funding package of £350K from Cadw towards its ‘Heritage Transformed in Wales’ programme.
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SAVE crowdfunds for M&S public inquiry objections
SAVE Britain’s Heritage is using a crowdfunding strategy to fund its public inquiry objections to M&S’ planned demolition of its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street. image: Gary Rogers / Marks and Spencer. Commons Wikimedia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Marks_and_Spencer_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1466040.jpg
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Heritage Fund: £2M to help heritage sector build back after the pandemic
Seven Business Support and Enterprise Development programmes will benefit from an extra year of funding, as an extra c.£2M is to be distributed across the seven programmes.
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Hammersmith Bridge wrapped in foil during heatwave
Hammersmith Bridge has been wrapped in giant pieces of foil to stop it from overheating as temperatures soar. image: for illustration – By Alex.muller – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4247399
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IHBC Toolbox latest Guidance Note: Using S.19 on amendments to LBC
The IHBC’s latest Guidance Note on our Toolbox, produced in consultation with the institute’s Legal Panel, provides advice on the application of Section 19 (S.19) of the 1990 Planning (LBCA) Act in relation to the amendment of conditions attached to … Continue reading
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IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25 – 5/09
The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023!
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading
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REMINDER: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2022 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Closes 31/08
The IHBC is delighted to announce the 2022 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’ is open for submissions, closing 31 August.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.2M of recent advertised works: Council seeks Heritage Consultant, closing 24/08
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a District Council for … Continue reading
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Creator of Gaia theory James Lovelock dies on 103rd birthday
Leading environmental scientist and creator of the Gaia hypothesis James Lovelock has died in his Dorset home on his 103rd birthday. image: Bruno Comby at English Wikipedia (original uploader)-Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74287612
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Environment Agency CE on new report: We’re facing ‘Existential risk’ from both climate and biodiversity crises
The Chief Executive (CE) of the Environment Agency has warned of an ‘existential risk to our survival’ following a report that ‘lays bare the scale of change needed to halt England’s biodiversity and climate crisis’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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CPRE calls for land strategy and new planning rules to guard food security
With a hundred-fold increase in England’s best farmland lost to development in a decade, and 60% of the finest agricultural land at risk of flooding, CPRE tells government a land strategy and new planning rules are needed to safeguard food … Continue reading
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National Lottery income increases to over £1.8bn
More than £1.8bn was received by the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) during 2021-22, according to the fund’s Annual report and accounts.
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BEFS/HES refresh Our Place in Time: Public events to refresh Scotland’s historic environment strategy, from 09/08
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is leading a review of Scotland’s Our Place in Time (OPiT) strategy, so BEFS with HES and the Scottish Government are working together on events – from 9/08 on – to engage the historic environment sector, … Continue reading
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CHS Skills Training Programme: INDIA – 6 Traineeships for UK participants, 2-20/10, closing 24/08
The Commonwealth Heritage Skills (CHS) Training Programme has announced funding for 6 Hamish Ogston Foundation Commonwealth Traineeships for UK-based participants, closing 24 August.
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Plans for new flagpole on Sydney Harbour Bridge abandoned after a backlash over £14M cost & two-year timetable
Plans to erect a new flagpole on Sydney Harbour Bridge have been abandoned after a backlash over the £14 million cost and two-year timetable. image: for illustration only – By Mary and Andrew – Flickr Photos (https://tinyurl.com/8x7ad2uc) Commons Wiwimedia
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Consultation survey on joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP): Add your thoughts now!
The joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ consultation survey has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector (IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice) statement on practice principles for those working in built and historic environment conservation.
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023!
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick (No.2) from £42K+ of recent advertised works: City council seeks CAMP, closing 05/08, valued £30K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a city council for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (battlefield) doorstep’: NTS ‘unaware’ PP needed for Culloden storage units
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has submitted a retrospective planning application for five storage units at the Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, while the planning application says that previous staff were ‘unaware’ that it needed planning permission (PP), reports The … Continue reading
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EHA / Europa Nostra awards honour 30 exemplary achievements from 18 Countries
The European Commission and Europa Nostra have just announced the 2022 winners of the European Heritage Awards (EHA) / Europa Nostra Awards, funded by the EU Creative Europe programme.
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