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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: 13/12/2022
IHBC’s December CPD Circular out: Easy access to resources, awards and more, so sign up free for your personal copy
The IHBC’s newest CPD Circular is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling resources – and much more – and guiding busy heritage specialists to the best value in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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IHBC Signpost: Design of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 2023-2026, closed 23/12
The UK Government are seeking views on proposals for the Energy Company Obligation Plus (ECO+) scheme to deliver energy efficiency measures in homes across Great Britain from 2023-2026, and closes 23 December.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Members’ sneak preview of the CPP APPG Inquiry Report press release
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’s news feature offered HESPR members a sneak preview of the draft … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (factory) doorstep’: Appeal to help save Merseyside landmark Pilkington glass factory
An iconic building that was a key part of the industry that helped build one Merseyside town is now ‘at risk’, reports The Echo. image: for illustration – By The World of Glass, St Helens, Entrance by Alexander P Kapp, … Continue reading
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Revised Draft National Planning Framework (NPF4) for Scotland… to ‘help combat climate change’
A revised Draft National Planning Framework for Scotland – the ‘National Planning Framework A Spatial plan for Scotland to 2045’ – has been published by Scottish Government and is designed to help combat climate change.
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The National Lottery: ‘From neighbours to neighbourhood: learning on how to boost pride in place’
A new report from The National Lottery Community Fund gives a clearer understanding of what pride in place is, how to harness and gauge it, and what factors, activities and amenities increase it.
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Lichfields on 20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland: ‘… a loose concept open to interpretation…’
With the Scottish Government committed to ‘places where people can have their needs met locally within a 20 minute walk from their homes’, Lichfields has published 20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland indicating that this is a loose concept open to interpretation.
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New Leadership for CIC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) welcomes the appointment of a new leadership team for its Diversity and Inclusion Committee. At a Council meeting of CIC members on 2 November 2022 Bola Abisogun OBE was elected as Chair and Rebecca Lovelace … Continue reading
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RIBA announces new Chief Executive Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE
Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE has been announced as the new Chief Executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). image: Linkedin Profile
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2023 Housing Design Awards now open for entries
The 2023 Housing Design Awards(HDA), established to explain what residents think about innovative design and whether it can be replicated, are now open for entries.
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