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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: 17/01/2023
IHBC’s first CPD Circular of 2023 in #IHBC25: Easy access to resources, awards and more, with free sign up
The IHBC’s newest CPD Circular is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – and much more – to help guide busy heritage practitioners to the best value in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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Don’t forget: IHBC’s new Context (174), on your doorstep, online, and – best of all – on #IHBC25…
The new issue of the IHBC’s must-read journal, Context No.174, explores just a few key threads in the history of the IHBC in our 25th Anniversary year – #IHBC25 – with extra gems including a local architectural archive that represents … Continue reading
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IHBC signposts New LGA report: ‘Culture key to recovery and prosperity: Cornerstones of Culture Report’
Culture, heritage and creativity are essential to our future national prosperity, levelling up and recovery from crisis, a new Local Government Association (LGA) report finds. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC Signpost: Evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020
Guidance and documents about the monitoring and evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 Programme have been issued, reports Government UK.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building ‘unearths’ editorial on Parliament’s construction for 180th anniversary
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 features Building’s ‘unearthing’ of an editorial on Parliament’s construction from … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £5.39m Community, Arts, Heritage Centre planned for Saltaire
People have been given a first glimpse of plans for a new £5.39 million community centre for a historic Bradford district village, reports The Telegraph and Argus. image for illustration: By Foto43 – Salts Mill and canal, CC BY 2.0
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HES: Consultation on first Regulatory Framework closes 14/02
Consultation on Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) first Regulatory Framework, closes 14 February 2023.
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Thousands of construction firms default on COVID loans
The number of construction companies defaulting on their COVID loans has risen sharply, Construction News has revealed. image: for illustration
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ICON’s new Marsh Awards for Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections close 31/01, £500 awards
ICON’s new Marsh Awards for the Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections are intended to promote wider recognition of the value that conservation brings to society.
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HES celebrates skills: Stonemasons Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens win gold & silver at the ‘skills Olympics’, SkillBuild
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced that Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens have won gold and silver medals respectively for stonemasonry at the ‘skills Olympics’, while James Lewis is highly commended. image: HES website
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