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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
Monthly Archives: January 2023
IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2023
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing … Continue reading
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Spotlight on Context for #IHBC25: Hear from Mary King on ‘Launching the IHBC’
Marking the 25th anniversary of the IHBC – #IHBC 25 – our ‘IHBC at 25’ issue of Context looks back at where today’s multidisciplinary institute came from, how it has evolved and where it might go, and this celebratory NewsBlog … Continue reading
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Reminder: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 2-3 Feb 2023
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 2-3 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential).
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IHBC signpost to 2022: UNESCO issues ‘50th anniversary to the World Heritage Convention’, including World Heritage 103
UNESCO has posted its suite celebrating the ‘50th anniversary to the World Heritage Convention’, including World Heritage 103.
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Reminder: New IHBC research resource for 2023 and #IHBC25: ‘…connect conservation practice and research as we plan our ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’
This NewsBlog kickstarts plans for our new ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’ in this anniversary year, #IHBC25, to help connect research and conservation practice, as we seek views, feedback, suggestions and ideas on a first draft for Issue 1.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on unbuilt Wright, in renders
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 Dezeen on Frank Lloyd Wright’s unbuilt buildings, as revealed in series … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bournemouth town centre development recommended for refusal
Huge plans which would see Bournemouth town centre transformed with a 24-storey multi-use development have been recommended for refusal, reports The Daily Echo. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (border) doorstep’: Historic bridge spanning England and Scotland to reopen ASAP
A 202-year-old bridge over the river Tweed, spanning England and Scotland, will reopen ‘as soon as possible’ after it missed its 2022 opening date, reports the BBC. image: for illustration by DeFacto – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
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ADEPT Research: Levelling Up for People and Place
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has launched two related pieces of work – the Levelling Up for People and Place project and the Good Practice for Levelling Up with ten case studies. image: ADEPT … Continue reading
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Diocese of Lincoln’s new Toolkit helps preserve Church Buildings
The Diocese of Lincoln has launched a new online toolkit to help preserve and maintain church buildings that might otherwise fall into disrepair.
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Sustainability and Net Zero Key Resources from England’s HEF
The HEF Sustainability & Climate Change Task Group brings together heritage and climate change professionals to increase access to net zero expertise and to share crucial learning on sustainability and net zero progress.
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HE Annual Report and Accounts published
As part of its statutory responsibilities Historic England lays its Annual Report and Accounts in the Houses of Parliament every year.
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SPAB announced its 2023 Scholars and Fellows
The SPAB Scholarship programme, which gives Scholars and Fellows the chance to travel together and learn on site and in the workshop has welcomed its 2023 Scholars and Fellows.
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Hyderabad: Completion of major conservation works at the former British residency, now the Osmania Women’s University College
The Architectural Conservation Traineeship in Hyderabad was a hugely positive learning experience for all involved.
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Interested is serving as an IHBC trustee? New Board statement encourages diversity and more, so review guidance and terms and explore, all before 22 March close
IHBC’s Board has issued a new statement on ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’ to encourage Board nominations most representative of our membership, with further guidance on our web pages and in person, helping all member categories engage with our governance and … Continue reading
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31/03
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 2-3 Feb 2023
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 2-3 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential).
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IHBC Signpost: Why there are so many empty buildings in the UK — and how we should be using them, asks Country Life
Lucy Denton’s article in Country Life magazine asks why we have so many uninhabited dwellings and what we can do to save them. image: for illustration
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £583K costed works: National body seeks technical partner for hub project, closing 17/02, £250K
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 call from a national heritage body seeking … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Iconic Air Balloon pub on A417 closes for good
The Air Balloon, in Birdlip, has served its final pint ahead of its demolition. It will make way for a £460m road scheme described as the ‘missing link’ on the A417 in Gloucestershire, reports the Worcester News. image: for illustration … Continue reading
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RTPI Scotland Research Briefing: Resourcing the Planning Service: Key Trends and Findings 2022
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has published its updated research and analysis of resourcing in the Scottish planning service including key trends and findings for 2022. image: for illustration only – Fiona Newton
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Levelling Up case studies published by the UK Government
The UK Government publishes collection of case studies which brings together examples from communities across the UK. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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HE Survey of Listed Building Owners and Occupiers
This series of surveys of Listed Buildings Owners and Occupiers aims to build Historic England’s and the heritage sector’s understanding of the challenges and opportunities of owning and occupying a listed building amongst large groups of heritage custodians. image: for … Continue reading
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HTN & partners’ research report on community ownership of churches with ‘Bridging the Gap’
‘Bridging the Gap’ represents pilot research, working with community groups, exploring the barriers surrounding sustainable community ownership of church buildings. image: for illustration
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Pevsner series editor & author of new Surrey volume, Charles O’Brien, offers insight into his research trip essentials
Pevsner series editor and author of the newly published Pevsner Architectural Guide to Surrey, Charles O’Brien, has offered an insight into his research trip essentials, along with a selection of must-see architectural gems which you can read about in the … Continue reading
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