Monthly Archives: November 2022

To mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary our NewsBlog service is looking back – and forward – to celebrate some of the free ‘jewels’ that help members and colleagues contribute to our charitable objects, here featuring ‘HESPR’, our ‘Historic Environment Service … Continue reading →

IHBC’s Scotland Branch is meeting in person (in Edinburgh) and online as part of the national IHBC25 programme, ‘with some reflections, wine and nibbles’ and including an AGM, on 1 December, from 4pm.

The IHBC’s Branch and Volunteer Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to IHBC Branch Committee representatives across the UK to update all on new developments and opportunities.

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) has welcomed what it calls ‘landmark Culture Outcomes at COP27’, including ‘the first time parties… have acknowledged the critical linkages between cultural heritage and climate change’.

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Dezeen on the new glass lift viewpoint in Battersea Power … Continue reading →

Sellar, the developer of the Shard, wants to build a 16-storey tower block on top of the historic mainline Liverpool Street station. image: By Amakuru – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

The IHBC’s Recognised CPD Provider service counts some 65 members, and is growing monthly, with the latest to join this accessible and free resource including INTBAU, the Vernacular Architecture Group, The Institute of Conservation, and the Heritage Alliance.

IHBC’s Scotland Branch is meeting in person (in Edinburgh) and online as part of the national IHBC25 programme, ‘with some reflections, wine and nibbles’ and including an AGM, on 1 December, from 4pm.

On 1 December, Gregor Harvie, director of the Designing Buildings wiki resource – host for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – will explain how to create, write and optimise articles for the wiki service.

The Carbon Trust Director Simon Retallack offers his own take on prospects for Net Zero.

The RIBA is calling for volunteers – including ‘Conservation Experts’ –  to help judge the RIBA Awards in 2023, with a closing date of 9 December.

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 features an Island Authority’s call for a Capital … Continue reading →

A bold plan to convert what is left of the former Sheppey Light Railway into a track for cycling and walking has passed its first hurdle, reports Kent-on-Line. image: for illustration – By Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. – Own work, … Continue reading →

Belfast Live reports on the plans by the lobby group ‘Into the West’ that has published a proposal which would connect Derry with Portadown, via stations in Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon in Northern Ireland. image: Into the West website

Designs for how Aberdeen city centre streets could look as part of the City Centre and Beach Masterplan have been revealed, alongside an online public consultation. image: for illustration – Castlegate by IHBC Aberdeen Branch

On 1 December, Gregor Harvie, director of the Designing Buildings wiki resource – host for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – will explain how to create, write and optimise articles for the wiki service.

Historic England (HE) has issued a short survey for heritage organisations with heritage sites or offering heritage services, to inform future support on Carbon Net Zero planning, closing 4 December.