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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: September 2022
IHBC’s ‘HESPR News’ listing: Director’s ‘occasional’ selection
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s occasional news listing feature looks back on a week of news links.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Colchester MP issues rallying cry amid works on GII* Jumbo tower
Colchester’s MP Will Quince joined history experts on a unique tour of the city’s iconic Grade II* (GII*) listed Victorian water tower, reports The Daily Gazette. image: HE Listing
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Now out: English Housing Survey Technical Report (EHS) 2020 – 21
The English Housing Survey Technical Report (EHS) 2020 – 21 has been published.
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Navees Rahman appointed interim CE of Planning Inspectorate
Navees Rahman will take on the leadership of the Inspectorate from current CEO Sarah Richards this autumn. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC Signpost: Women Architects Who Helped Shape England
Historic England take a closer look at the significant contribution made by women to the field of English architecture over the past 400 years. image: for illustration – Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by Joanna Theobald
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CITB announces ‘radical’ new pilot to improve access to training
CITB has announced an investment of more than £800,000 for the launch of a new employer network pilot project to help the construction sector access and receive funding for training.
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Discover America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2022
With its wide range of cultures, histories, and geographies, the 2022 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places illustrates the expansiveness of the country’s history and helps tell the full American story. image: Block 33, Minidoka National Historic Site, … Continue reading
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IHBC: Supporting partner to ‘Investigation of moisture and its effects on traditional buildings’ – launches 22 September
The IHBC is a supporting partner in the new Joint Position Statement on ‘Investigation of moisture and its effects on traditional buildings: Principles and Competences’ (‘JPS2022’), to be launched on 22nd September.
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IHBC’s reminder signpost: Heritage Fund consultation: Heritage sector workers (and public) surveys closes 5/09
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is looking for views to shape its new 10-year strategy, and has opened a survey for those working in the heritage sector, with a deadline of 5 September.
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IHBC issues links to #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School Recordings & CPD Certs: You can still sign up as delegates (from £25+VAT) for access & CPD
The IHBC has sent all current Aberdeen School delegates links to access the broadcasts of the #IHBCAberdeen 2022 Day School – if you are missing yours let us know, while anyone else can still sign up HERE to access the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £82K+ costed works: Heritage body seeks consultant interest in new framework 30/09
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 national heritage body … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic England steps in to help save town’s crumbling treasure
A project to save a crumbling medieval chapel has been given a £400,000 funding boost by Historic England, reports The Mercury. image: HE Archive
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Call in for Make’s South Bank redevelopment
Secretary of State Greg Clark has called in Make’s redevelopment of the former ITV Studios on London’s South Bank after strong opposition. image: for illustration – © User:Colin and Kim Hansen / Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/City_of_London_skyline_from_London_City_Hall_-_Sept_2015_-_Crop_Aligned.jpg
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Unesco says ‘substantial amendment’ needed to A303 Stonehenge tunnel
Unesco’s report on the A303 Stonehenge tunnel concludes that National Highways’ plans for the ‘Western Portal and Approaches’ should not proceed ‘without substantial amendment’. image: Stonehenge – image: By Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82300627
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New project to help HTN engage with young people (10-20) in England
Thanks to a grant of £34,063 from the Dulverton Trust in partnership with the #iwill Fund, Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is launching ‘1020 Voice for Heritage’ to help engage young people aged 10-20 with heritage sector opportunities.
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