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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: 28/10/2022
IHBC Student Award judge welcomed: ICOMOS-UK President Clara Arokiasamy OBE to select next ‘Gus Astley’ winner – £500 & Swansea School 2023!
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Clara Arokiasamy, President of ICOMOS-UK, as the guest judge on the 2021 IHBC Gus Astley Student Award, with winners receiving certificates and cash prizes up to £500 plus a free place at the IHBC’s … Continue reading
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IHBC signpost to COP27: CHN on ‘5 Ways for Arts, Culture and Heritage Voices to Engage’
Egypt is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Change conference, also known as COP27, in the red sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, from 6-18 November and Climate Heritage Network (CHN) offers ‘5 Ways for Arts, Culture and Heritage Voices to Engage’.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £1.2M+ costed works: heritage body seeks design code service, £45K, to 15/11
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’: Scarborough BC’s commitment to graveyard safety after resident complaints
Scarborough Borough Council (BC) has reiterated its commitment to check headstone safety at the borough’s graveyards after concerns were raised by residents, reports The Scarborough News. image: for illustration – Thomas Tolkien – Flickr: Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (4 of 7), … Continue reading
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Historic High Court ruling finds UK government’s climate strategy ‘unlawful’
In a landmark victory for climate justice… the High Court has ruled that the government’s Net Zero Strategy breaches the Climate Change Act.
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European Heritage Europa Nostra Awards 2023 now open: Webinar 7/11
The Call for Entries for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023 is now open with webinar guidance on 7/11.
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Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth: A report from HTVF, ACT etc
The Historic Towns and Villages Forum (HTVF), the Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns (ACT) and Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners have launched their Historic England-funded research study on growth in historic towns in England.
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HES: Responsible Tourism Framework seeks feedback by 30/11
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has opened a consultation on a ‘responsible tourism framework’ and relate documents, closing 30 November. image: for illustration only – Fiona Newton
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National Highways abandons controversial plan to infill another historic bridge
National Highways has abandoned its plans to infill a 156-year-old disused rail bridge in the South Downs National Park. image: for illustration only – image: By RuthAS – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Join The Heritage Alliance Board
The Heritage Alliance (THA) is searching for new Trustees for its Board.
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IWA launches Waterways for Today and vision for the future
Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has launched its ‘Waterways for Today’ report and its vision for the future of the Waterways Network.
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NHIG Award: First ever winners announced for Heritage Metalwork Conservation
The National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) is delighted to announce the first ever winners of the NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation.
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Airbnb donates £1.25M to EH to support heritage tourism in England
Airbnb’s donation to English Heritage (EH) will support the conservation of historic sites across England in a boost to heritage tourism, as in the UK historical home bookings on Airbnb approximately doubled in the first half of 2022 compared to … Continue reading
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