Monthly Archives: April 2023

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 →

The IHBC’s Northern Ireland (NI) Branch has led its contribution to the ‘Conservation in common’ network with its ‘Retrofit for the Future’ conference, from 9.30-2pm, 3 May, at Belfast’s Majestic (former Majestic Cinema) with tickets from £25 (IHBC members).

ICOMOS-UK’s one-day conference, co-sponsored by the IHBC, will explore how a Rights-Based Approach, including Decolonisation practices, can be a valuable tool, from £20 (Students) to £80, to include lunch and evening reception, all at the University of Greenwich.

A new ‘Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023’ has been released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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 a council seeking consultancy … Continue reading →

Residents of a Wakefield village have objected to a major housing development they claim will turn the area into a ‘concrete jungle’, reports The Yorkshire Post. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

The first issue of the new IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been circulated to key networks, but anyone can sign up to access issues old and new HERE.

The IHBC has updated the 3 May AGM notice to ALL member categories, as proceedings start at 5.30pm and feature Prof. Oriel Prizeman, of Cardiff University reviewing current research and issues around ‘Sustainability and the Historic Environment’, all critical context … Continue reading →

IHBC’s Council on 30 March saw the booking open for our 2023 Annual School, #IHBCSwansea2023, examining ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, offering current thinking on addressing climate change in the historic environment, with up to 4 days of IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

The Green Alliance has updated on its work supporting a circular economy, ‘one in which we value materials and keep them in use for as long as possible, while minimising harm to the environment…’. image: for illustration only

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 Designing Buildings’ news of the IHBC’s 2023 School and MarketPlace … Continue reading →

Bucks Free Press has reported on how Buckinghamshire Council has criticised HS2 for the ‘brutal’ cutting down of trees in an ancient woodland, Sheephouse Wood, a 141-acre biological site of special scientific interest located east of Charndon in Buckinghamshire. image: … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s recast Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation – its care, checking and changing – free and accessible to … Continue reading →