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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
Daily Archives: 17/03/2023
Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, from Jersey, HE, National Parks, Cathedrals and more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Budget Signpost, from Designing Buildings and more: 2023 Spring Budget summary, select responses and links
Designing Buildings – the construction sector’s knowledge base as well as host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has posted a summary of some industry responses to the 2023 Spring Budget, with more select links on offer to … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Climate Heritage Network video library with curated playlists
From the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) Mobilization in 2018 to COP27 in 2022 and beyond, the CHN video library includes essential discussions focused on arts, culture and heritage and their intersections with gender, youth, tourism, infrastructure, and more.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £300K costed works: Island council seeks cost consultant for cultural project, ends 06/04, value £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 call from an island Council for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Edinburgh Schools may have dangerous material linked to roof collapses
Fears of roof collapses have sparked an Edinburgh Council investigation into whether the lightweight concrete was used in the construction of any of its buildings, reports Edinburgh Live. image: for illustration -Fiona Newton
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HE’s ‘Planning Bulletin’ highlights changes introduced by the LURB
Historic England’s (HE) monthly ‘Planning Bulletin’ highlights some of the recent and forthcoming developments in the world of planning from a heritage perspective to include the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB).
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Survey indicates 87% of historic building owners say planning rules block decarbonisation of historic buildings
A new survey from Historic Houses and the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) across England and Wales indicates that 87% of owners surveyed see the UK’s planning system for heritage as a major barrier to decarbonising it, while 62% … Continue reading
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Applications for flagship Turing Scheme open, to 06/04
Schools, colleges and universities can now apply for the third year of the Turing Scheme to fund international study and work opportunities, with applications for the Turing Scheme 2023 to 2024 closing on 6 April 2023. image: Open Government Licence … Continue reading
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Europa Nostra and partners to implement EU-funded pilot project European Heritage Hub
Europa Nostra and a group of partners, have been selected for EU funding for the implementation of a pilot project establishing a European Heritage Hub. image: Europa Nostra website
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Oxford Cultural Leaders programme for 2023 – Applications now open, closing from 27/03
Applications are now open for Oxford Cultural Leaders 2023, the acclaimed cultural leadership training ground for senior leaders in the arts and cultural sector worldwide, with some closing dates from 27 March 2023.
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Government confirms £60Bn for local authorities to deliver vital services
The local government finance settlement has confirmed £60 billion for councils to deliver local services. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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