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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: 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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