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- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
- SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register (BaR) – Call for Entries 2026 20/02/2026
- York Consortium for Craft and Conservation opens applications for Bursaries for 2026, to 16/03 20/02/2026
- Government Consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, to 10/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 for Ireland’ makes upgrades more affordable and accessible 20/02/2026
- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 17/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
Daily Archives: 19/08/2022
IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award open to ‘ANY UK taught coursework’: Closes 31/08 – £500 + free #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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New IHBC Branch CPD 2022: NW hosts ‘Adapting to Climate Change’, 5/10/22, Chester Cathedral, inc. tours etc.
The IHBC North West (NW) Branch is hosting a full day of conservation talks, tours and discussions on ‘Adapting to Climate Change: Heritage and its Sustainable Future’ at Chester Cathedral on 5 October, with fees from £100 including lunch etc.
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IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception 5 Sept: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25
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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IHBC’s signpost to Wind Cowels, on Conservation Wiki partner DB
Designing Buildings (DB), parter platform for the IHBC’s ‘Conservation Wiki’ has posted a short history of Wind Cowels by Dan Rigamonti.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £40K of recent advertised works: Council seeks closing 22/08, valued to £40K
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 Council linked to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Permission given for extension to Powder Magazine, Coniston
A property owner has been granted permission to build a publicly accessible library in the Lake District by making extensions and alterations to the historic Powder Magazine, linked to Coniston Coppermines Scheduled Monument. image: Tompage02 – Own work, Public Domain, … Continue reading
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Council wins High Court case to protect ‘green spaces’ in South Downs National Park
Worthing Borough Council has welcomed a decision by the High Court to rule against plans to build 475 homes, which the local authority argued would spoil its ‘green spaces’. image: LocalGov.co.ukwebsite – credit to Worthing Council
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New partnership to promote low carbon retrofits in Scotland
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) with a shared ambition to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment. image: for illustration only
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‘Value toolkit’ developed to help redefine value and how to measure it.
The Value Toolkit enables value-based decision making focused on driving better social, environmental and economic outcomes, improving industry’s impact on current and future generations.
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Over four-fifths of colleges lack staff for construction courses
There is a country-wide shortage of staff to teach higher-level construction courses, new research has found. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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SPAB: Applications for Philip Webb Award close 12/09
SPAB is accepting applications for the Philip Webb award – to set UK and Ireland ‘architects… a demanding but exciting dual conservation and design challenge’ – with a closing date of 12 September 2022.
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NTS: Glencoe turf house keeps heritage building skills alive by using traditional materials, tools and techniques
Visitors to the The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) Glencoe National Nature Reserve can explore the turf and creel house at the Visitor Centre, where its heather-thatched roof and earth walls blend into the mountain backdrop. image: NTS website
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