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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: 28/03/2023
IHBC Director features recent CPP APPG Inquiry Report on BEFS Blog
In a blog on BEFS’ Bulletin, IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly has offered his own take on the progress, relevance and application to BEFS and other national networks of the IHBC-supported and UK-wide All Party Parliamentary Group for Conservation Places and … Continue reading
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REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more
All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading
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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March
The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Three standards set to impact the built environment in 2023, ex BSI
As the UK’s national standards body, BSI publishes a plethora of standards to support those who operate within the built environment and Dan Rossiter FCIAT, sector lead at BSI and vice-president technical at CIAT, highlights three in particular.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on how Liverpool Street station was saved last time
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 features the Building how campaigners saved Liverpool Street station, last time.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 10-year campaign by Croydon locals wins reprieve for Central Hill Estate
Plans by a labour-controlled south London council to bulldoze a residential estate, the Central Hill Estate, Crystal Palace have been binned, after a decade-long campaign by locals, reports Inside Croydon. image: for illustration by Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14470982
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University of York to establish new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment
The University of York is to establish a new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, with a focus on sustainable and societally-informed design, and now seeks an inspirational leader.
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Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes announced
Two Heritage Heroes have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector, reports Ecclesiastical.
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Wren 300 announces celebrations during 2023 to mark the tercentenary of the death of Sit Christopher Wren, and seeks volunteers
Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.
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Building Improvement Grants – Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings
Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings – Benefact Trust’s Building Improvement Grants programme provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
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National Creative Health Survey closes 6 April 2023
A new ‘State of the Sector Survey’ is open to everyone who is involved in doing, commissioning or supporting creative health work in the UK, whether you work in museums, as a freelance artist /creative, as a researcher, in health … Continue reading
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