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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: 28/04/2023
LAST CHANCE ON PROXIES FOR IHBC AGM 2023: Voting members called on for proxies (Short or Long) before 6PM close, 30 April
The IHBC is calling on all Full, Associate and Retired members to submit voting proxies by 6.00pm on 30 April in advance of the online 2023 AGM, on 3 May 2023 starting from 5.30pm when Oriel Prizeman (Cardiff University) examines … Continue reading
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IHBC highlights new Affiliate applications support to longstanding members without IHBC accreditation
The IHBC has written to longstanding IHBC members without our accreditation to encourage use of the streamlined application form and its new resources and guidance on the new Affiliate webpage, or to apply for accreditation direct if preferred.
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IHBC Chair expresses personal and sector loss following Elain Harwood’s demise
IHBC Chair David McDonald has reflected on the loss to the conservation, heritage and architectural communities following Elain Harwood’s recent demise.
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LAST CHANCE NEARS for IHBC NI and Retrofit for the Future, Belfast, 3 May, with partners galore, from £25, inc. networking break & lunch
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).
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IHBC welcomes Highland Historic Buildings Trust launch of local church digital guide, via John Duncan, 2022 IHBC Marsh Award Winner
The IHBC is delighted to welcome a new initiative highlighted by IHBC 2022 Marsh Award winner john Duncan Highland Historic Buildings Trust (HHBT) launch of local church guide digital resource, with IHBC Marsh Award Winner John Duncan, The ‘Easter Ross … Continue reading
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Feature update for IHBC’s 3 May AGM: Oriel Prizeman on ‘Sustainability & the HE’, online from 5.30pm for 6.00pm AGM
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
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IHBC Signpost: Council will not defend legal challenge after ‘accepting grant of listed building consent for almshouses scheme was invalid’
Broxtowe Borough Council has agreed following a legal challenge that its grant of listed building consent for a redevelopment scheme for Grade II* almshouses was invalid. image: for illustration By Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9153873
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £240K costed works: LG call for CMP consultant , closing 12/05, valued £25K
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 Local Government (LG) call for a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s features ‘Heritage from the Doorstep’: Gaunless Bridge, the world’s first metal railway bridge, to be rescued
The remains of the world’s first cast iron railway bridge are to once again carry traffic as part of a footpath and cyclepath that is being built along the 26 miles of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, reports The Northern … Continue reading
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Climate change has arrived, yet the country is still strikingly unprepared: Statutory & independent Climate Change Committee
The UK’s first 40C day, in summer 2022, was the clearest indication that climate change has arrived in this country, reports The Climate Change Committee, the independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act of 2008.
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The Heritage Fund ‘Dynamic Collections’ campaign launched
The Heritage Fund’s new ‘Dynamic Collections’ campaign supports collecting organisations across the UK to become more inclusive and resilient, with a focus on engagement, re-interpretation and collections management.
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Historic Towns and Villages Forum seeks new Board Directors: EoIs closing 22/05
Historic Towns and Villages Forum is seeks new Board Directors with Expressions of Interest (EoI) closing 22 May.
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Culture Counts Scotland Appoints New Director
Culture Counts, the network of arts, heritage, and creative industries organisations in Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Director, Lorraine (Lori) Anderson. image: Culture Counts website
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