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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
Daily Archives: 30/09/2022
IHBC SW Branch FREE CPD on HAZ practice + AGM: Gloucester, 6/10, from 12 noon – Book before 10.00am Monday, 3/10
The IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch will hold an afternoon networking, Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) study and AGM in Gloucester, from noon on 6 October, with all members and membership interests welcome. image: North Warehouse, Gloucester by Nilfanion, CC BY-SA … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair + IHBC HESPR’s Purcell and more on film: ‘Converting historic buildings’, from Boutique Hotels News
The IHBC’s Chair David McDonald, Sarah Barlow, associate at IHBC HESPR Purcell member, and more join for online discussions on ‘Converting historic buildings’ hosted by Boutique Hotels News.
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LAST CHANCE TO APPLY – IHBC Education and Application Support Officer Post – Closes 1 October, 1-year, 2/3 days, £200/day+ expenses, Homeworking
The IHBC is offering a unique opportunity for a person, persons, group or organisation in tune with the ethos, ambitions and aspirations of the IHBC – as the UK’s lead body for conservation professionals – to develop and deliver our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s all-member invitation: Join IHBC’s next virtual Council for free training on Trustee/Director roles and first new Presidential elections
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next free Council for members on 19 October, to include IHBC updates, Trustee (and Director) training for anyone, and our first … Continue reading
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IHBC Supporters: Free 1-hour online guidance sessions on Affiliate applications – Book now for 13 Oct, 1PM (IHBC CPD Certified)
The IHBC is delighted to offer our Supporter members free 1-hour online advice sessions that show just how straightforward our Affiliate application actually is, with the next session scheduled on Zoom at 1pm on Thursday 13th October, booking HERE.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £600K+ costed works: National Park seeks Conservation Area support, closes 4/10, 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 National Park Authority … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Welsh engineering) doorstep’: Restoration completed on 19th century horse-drawn railway bridge in Wales
One of the largest horse-drawn railway bridges in Britain has been fully restored to safety after nine months’ work, reports New Civil Engineer. image: Blaenau Gwent Council website
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Kwarteng: Bill to unpick ‘complex’ planning restrictions
In his ‘mini-budget’ chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that new legislation will reduce planning restrictions and laws derived from the European Union (EU) that ‘constrain our growth’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Climate Heritage Network: New 2022-24 Action Plan + re-launch of website
Climate Heritage Network (CHN) has launched the new CHN 2022-24 Action Plan and re-launched the CHN website’.
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HE’s ‘Historic Photographer of the Year 2022’ awards: Open to UK residents till 16/10
Historic England (HE) has announced that the Historic Photographer of the Year Awards are now open to UK residents till 1/10, to celebrate the very best historic places and cultural sites across the globe. image: Clifton Suspension Bridge – Sam … Continue reading
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Coventry City FC marks 60th anniversary of Cathedral with stained glass window designs in new kits
Football Club (FC) Coventry City is marking the 60th anniversary of Coventry Cathedral by featuring the building’s stained glass windows in its new kits. image: By Diliff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34064313
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