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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: February 2023
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to restore historic Lydd Railway Station ravaged by fire
Plans have been proposed to restore the Lydd Railway Station after it was hit by a fire, reports Kent Live. image: By Ravenseft – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk Commons Wikimedia
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Odesa inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in danger in the face of threats of destruction
The World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the World Heritage List in danger. image: for illustration – by Odessa International Film Festival, Commons Wikimedia Odessa Opera & Ballet Theatre
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REMINDER: Consultation on Scotland’s new historic environment strategy closes 20/02: Our Place in Time (OPIT)
Historic Environment Scotland is consulting on a new strategy for Scotland’s historic environment: Our Place in Time, closing 20 February 2023. image: for illustration-Fiona Newton
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England’s Chief Planner highlights invitation to respond to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Consultation
The January ‘Message from [the] Chief Planner’ of England, Joanna Averley, headlines the Government’s National Planning Policy consultation open till 2 March 2023.
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HES launches survey of Scotland’s stonemasonry sector: Closing 28/02
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has on Wednesday 18 January launched a survey of stonemasonry in Scotland to better understand the current status of the sector. image: HES website
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Biennale College Architettura 2023: International call for applications etc. open until 17 February 2023
The International call for applications has opened for the first-ever Biennale College Architettura, which will run from 25 June to 22 July 2023 in Venice, Italy, is open to 17 February 2023.
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IHBC’s CPD Circular for February 2023: Easy access to resources, awards and more, with free sign up
The IHBC’s next 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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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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IHBC Signpost to HE’s call for ‘Article 4 Direction: Local Authority Survey’ Research Project responses close 10/02
Historic England is seeking ressposnes to research into heritage-related Article 4 Directions (A4Ds) with the aim of developing a better understanding of their use and effectiveness.
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IHBC’s HESPR double-up pick from £235K+ works: Regen-heritage charity seeks services & council a ‘Building heights’ report, to £50K+
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 a double-up of calls for consultancy support, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: First phase of preparation for Glasgow School of Art rebuild completed
The first phase of physical preparation works for rebuilding Glasgow School of Art’s fire-damaged Mackintosh building has been completed. reports Glasgow Live, as more than 5,500 of tonnes of material have been removed from the site. image: for illustration
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New research: Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas consumption
The ‘first study’ to look at long-term effect of home insulation in England and Wales – from the University of Cambridge – finds the fall in gas consumption per household was small and only lasts a few years.
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Cadw: Government amendments refine the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
The Welsh Government has taken the opportunity to table 45 amendments to the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill. image: Cadw website
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HTN: Help the Network develop and grow: consultancy and freelance opportunities
Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is looking to engage a number of consultants and freelance associates to help us plan for the future, and implement new initiatives.
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St John’s Wood: Historic St Mark’s church destroyed in large fire
A Grade II* listed church, St. Mark’s church in north-west London has been destroyed in a fire overnight, reports the BBC. image: HE Archive (uploaded by Church Care)
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England: Six weeks for developers to sign contract to fix unsafe buildings
A new contract requires developers to fix buildings and reimburse taxpayers, with an estimated £2 billion expected to be committed to fund repairs. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Scotland’s Call for volunteers: Church (emergency) recording project
Scotland’s historic church buildings are currently experiencing a period of upheaval of a scale last seen in the 19th century and a new project seeks voluntary support for what ‘is effectively an emergency recording exercise’!
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Building’s ‘Building the Future Commission’ gets under way
Building’s ambitious year-long project kicks off as the Building the Future Commission officially gets under way as, on its 180th anniversary, it looks to ‘assess potential solutions and radical new ways of thinking to improve the built environment’. image: for … Continue reading
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