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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: 22/11/2022
#IHBCAberdeen2022: Sixth reprise, as ‘Potential designs for Aberdeen city centre streetscaping unveiled’
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
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IHBC Signpost: How to ‘write wiki’ for Designing Buildings (and IHBC’s Conservation Wiki!)
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.
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IHBC Signpost reminder: HE’s Heritage Sector Carbon Net Zero Survey, ends 4/12
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.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ features IHBC HESPR member Purcell at Brighton
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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC HESPR member Purcell’s go-ahead … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Long-awaited restoration of Black Country’s Red House Glass Cone begins
Restoration work has begun at one of the Black Country’s most recognisable landmarks, the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, completed in 1794 but closed to visitors for two years due to safety reasons. image: Dudley Council website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (underground) doorstep’: More security after illegal metal detecting at Richborough Roman fort
An ancient monument, Roman fort and amphitheatre at Richborough, near Sandwich, at the centre of the story of Roman’s in Britain has been targeted by illegal metal detectorists, reports KentOnline.
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Interactive Centenary Map from UK’s national heritage bodies – 100 UK buildings and places defining the BBC at 100!
From the filming locations of TV favourites such as ‘Gavin and Stacey’ to the Fire Brigade Station where the first female BBC war correspondent worked during the Blitz, a new digital map highlights the people, places and buildings that have … Continue reading
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New project develops framework for cultural heritage research: ARCHE + AHRC
The Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE) will develop a ‘pan-European framework for a holistic approach to cultural heritage research and innovation’, with AHRC participating via the UK Government Horizon Europe Guarantee.
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Update: Europa Nostra’s 20th anniversary European Heritage Awards – Entry extended to 5 December
Europa Nostra has extended its application deadline for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2022 until 5 December.
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IHBC features IMHO from TCI: Argument over statues is not the usual one…, on Edinburgh and Dr Elsie Inglis
The Consultation Institute’s Legal and Parliamentary Officer writes reports on a less familiar take on statues: how to adding a new one! Stephen Hill suggests in an opinion piece that the process for planning for the statue has become contentious… … Continue reading
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