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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: 31/01/2023
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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