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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: 01/11/2022
IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Resources, news (IHBC’s new Ed etc. officer), awards and more, supporting #IHBC25
The IHBC’s newest CPD Circular collation of resources and more is now out, ‘designed to digest a great deal of information into a concise, no-frills format made accessible for busy heritage professionals.’
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REMINDER: #IHBC25 – 25 years since we turned professional – with ideas still invited
The IHBC’s current subscription year – April 2022 to March 2023 – sees us marking a quarter of a century since our incorporation as a professional body, with a web hub with funding links for volunteers and Branches, as we’re … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Historic Royal Palaces explores ‘Black History at the Palaces’
From royal musicians at the Tudor court to an enslaved African at the Tower of London, Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) explore stories of Black history at our palaces.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB double-up features link diversity – IHBC’s themed Context and APM on end user fitness
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 the Designing Buildings Newsletter (DB) diversity posts on the IHBC’s … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: HE wades into Oasis debate and why it should stay
Swindon’s swimming pool heritage has been lauded by Historic England which is why it has welcomed new Oasis restoration plans, reports the Swindon Advertiser.
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Civic Voice urges the new Secretary of State to reaffirm his commitment to ‘Pride of Place’
Civic Voice has urged the new Secretary of State to reaffirm his commitment to ‘Pride of Place’ and invites submissions of examples of civic societies demonstrating pride of place.
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English Heritage on ‘Climate change risk to coastal castles’
Castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk of being damaged by climate change, conservation charity English Heritage warns.
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Oxford Preservation Trust buys a new piece of land to fill in another piece of the ‘jigsaw’
Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) buys a new 10 acre piece of land with fabulous views looking out to the dreaming spires at Harcourt Hill to the West of Oxford.
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CIfA Client Guide 2022 now available
CIfA – the Chartered Institute for Archaeology – has published its annual guide for clients.
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CITB provides major investment for rural Scotland to reduce skills gap
The Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities (SACO) commission supported by The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) – has progressed two successful bids, awarding a total of £1.3m across the Highlands and Islands.
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National Churches Trust new Chairman: Sir Philip Rutnam
Sir Philip Rutnam has become the new Chairman of the National Churches Trust, succeeding Luke March who served as Chairman since 2012.
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IMHO via AJ: Jessica Toale on why ‘M&S can still be true to its brand and change course on Oxford Street’
As the public inquiry into the Pilbrow & Partners-designed scheme gets under way, Westminster councillor Jessica Toale tells the Architects’ Journal (AJ) why the retailer should retrofit it, not raze it. image: for illustration only – Gary Rogers/Marks and Spencer. Commons … Continue reading
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