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- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’ 21/10/2025
- IHBC Research Signpost: Impacts of changes to local authority funding on small to medium heritage organisations 21/10/2025
- 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 21/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 21/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: LocalGov on ‘Planning recruitment’ threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Welsh council to appeal High Court quashing of Article 4s over ‘misleading’ officers’ report 21/10/2025
- TCPA seeks support in Campaign for Healthy Homes: Joining health and PD rights advocacy in Planning Bill changes 21/10/2025
- Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB 21/10/2025
- Honouring the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree: a new creative commission 21/10/2025
- Built Environment Committee responds to New Towns Taskforce Report 21/10/2025
- £10Mn+ Water company fines fund local restoration projects 21/10/2025
- Elle Cass next Chair Royal Town Planning Institute Board 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: UNESCO launches the first global Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at MONDIACULT 2025 21/10/2025
- 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
Daily Archives: 09/05/2023
IHBC EM Branch updates on IHBC25-supported CPD and celebrations at Hardwick Hall 27 March, marking IHBC’s 25th anniversary
To help mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary – #IHBC25 – IHBC’s East Midlands (EM) Branch opened a day of celebration and learning at The National Trust’s Hardwick Hall on 27 March, when Ramona Usher, IHBC Professional Development Officer, also offered … Continue reading
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IHBC’s May CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards and more, featuring IHBC’s 2023 Annual School – online and in-person, in Swansea, 21-24 June
The IHBC’s CPD Circular for May is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – including Research and Awards listings – and featuring network CPD, IHBC’s AGM and 2023 School and more – to guide busy heritage practitioners on … Continue reading
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IHBC Welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for the 2023 Swansea Annual School, online and in Swansea, 21-24 June
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s 2023 Annual School and Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE from 21-24 June 2023, in person in Swansea and online.
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IHBC Research Signpost: Russell Curtis on Housing Capacity around rural stations
Stuart Curtis has published his investigation of ‘Housing around Rural Stations An examination of the potential for rural stations to help alleviate the housing crisis’. image: for illustration only
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen features ‘The hollowness of Architects Declare…’
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 Chris Hocknell in Dezeen on how the ‘… hollowness of … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic bridge linking Scotland and England to reopen after £10.5M renovation
The Scotsman has reported on the Union Chain Bridge reopening after £10.5 million restoration, which links Scotland and England and is ‘thought to be the oldest vehicle suspension bridge in the world still in operation’. image: for illustration – By … Continue reading
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Scotland’s new Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development appointed
Christina McKelvie has been appointed as Scotland’s Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development. image: Scottish Government website
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Construction charity launches mental health awareness campaign
Construction industry charity Lighthouse Club has launched a campaign to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide in the construction sector: Help Inside the Hard Hat. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Seven sites confirmed in the running for UNESCO World Heritage Status
The Government has revealed the seven places it is backing to win UNESCO World Heritage Status. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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HE Training adds learning platform and online courses
Historic England (HE) has launched new training courses for the heritage sector on their dedicated Learning Platform, with ‘Heritage in Planning: Essentials’ open for enrolment alongside a ‘Key Skills’ course on research project management.
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Historic Houses: 2023 Garden of the Year Award open, with voting closing 31/08
The Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award 2023 kicked off on 1 April 2023 with six beautiful gardens competing to be named the Garden of the Year in a public vote that closes on 31 August.
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AJ retrotfit awards 2023 announced
The Architect’s Journal (AJ) has announced the winners of the Retrofit Awards 2023. image: for illustration only
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