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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: 19/05/2023
IHBC Marsh Awards for 2023 announced: Graham Arnold (NW) and Stewart Ramsdale (NO) Joint ‘Retired’ winners with mason Jessica Eyre for ‘Successful Learning’
Judges in the eighth year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the 2023 Awards, with a joint award for ‘Community Contribution by a Retired Member of the IHBC’ to Graham Arnold (Northwest Branch) and Stewart … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Swansea Annual School highlight: Putting sustainability and improved energy performance into practice with Adam Hitchings, AHF, 23 June
The IHBC is delighted that Adam Hitchings of the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) will speak at the Day School of the institute’s 2023 Annual Swansea School, informing the School theme of ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’ by exploring sustainability … Continue reading
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IHBC launches #IHBCPetitionforCharter consultation web hub & resource: Peruse, pass on and promote as suits, with funding for Branch initiatives open too
The IHBC has launched its consultation web hub & resource offering context, updates and more on the prospect of an IHBC Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – to help engagement on the issues around the IHBC seeking a Royal Charter … Continue reading
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IHBC opens call to c.130 Heritage MarketPlace Stalls with ‘Zoom Room’ offers to reach visitors at the MarketPlace:LIVE 2023 Swansea School online launch, 21 June, 4.30-7.00pm
The IHBC has written to Heritage MarketPlace stallholders – our recast web directory and hub for anyone seeking heritage-related support – offering the chance to host ‘Zoom Rooms’ to meet, guide and advise visitors to the online MarketPlace:LIVE launch of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Competence Signpost (Finance & Economics): Pioneering new approaches in Scotland’s emerging natural capital markets
As the UK Infrastructure Bank announces its intention to commit to its first natural capital deal, Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, job-share Director of Strategy and Policy, highlight how this investment can help deliver for climate and biodiversity – and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £100K costed works this week: Council seeks architect for GII complex retrofit, closing 31/05, valued to £100K
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 County Council’s call for an architect … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fire at Bristol’s Underfall Yard – from Bristol Ferry & Bristol 247
Wooden sheds and more at Bristol’s historic Underfall Yard – ‘home to maritime businesses involved in boatbuilding, marine engineering, metal working and training’ – went ablaze on 6 May, Bristol 247 reported, with restoration funding now sought, while Bristol Ferry … Continue reading
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Landowner fined £20K for making unauthorised changes to listed building
A landowner who carried out unauthorised works to a listed building has been fined £20,000 after failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
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Local democracy threatened by levelling up bill’s key measures, warns CPRE
More than eight out of 10 councillors fear local democracy will be eroded unless MPs and peers heed their warnings and amend the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which is close to completing its passage through Parliament, argues The … Continue reading
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New research report shows success of government’s support for cultural sector during pandemic
A new, independent report has revealed that the Government’s unprecedented £1.57 billion package of emergency cultural funding during the pandemic was delivered efficiently, helping support nearly 220,000 jobs and 5,000 organisations. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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King’s nature reserves to leave lasting legacy for people and nature
The ‘King’s Series of National Nature Reserves’ is to be launched, with first to be declared in Lincolnshire, as Natural England says this will leave a lasting public legacy for people and nature to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty … Continue reading
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NHMF research report: The Heritage and Place Report – Driving long-term positive change through place-based funding
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) has issued research into the impact of its funding for placemaking – The Heritage and Place Report – to help it explore how our it can better support people and places to thrive across … Continue reading
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New research: Three quarters of tradespeople upskilling to go green
New research from Direct Line business insurance has found that three quarters (74 per cent) of tradespeople have upskilled themselves, enabling them to install green technology for clients, as eight-in-ten (79 per cent) have seen increasing demand from people to … Continue reading
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