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- IHBC talks NPPF… on Tuesday 1 Sept, from 4PM: Join in the online discussion of the new Policy Framework and its implications 28/08/2026
- IHBC reports disappointment with ‘unjustified’ statutory role terminations for Theatres & Gardens Trusts 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE – IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 28/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 28/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: On Parliamentary engagement, as CMS Committee presents ‘Protecting Built Heritage’ 28/08/2026
- IHBC Director’s choice from HESPR’s £5.25M+ costed works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Conservation architect, to 09/09/2026 28/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Theatre building is turning 50 28/08/2026
- Welsh Government consults on ‘A vision for culture and sport in Wales…Developing a new culture and sport strategy…’ – to 18/12 28/08/2026
- County Council’s Network (CCN) responds on New National Planning Policy Framework 28/08/2026
- RTPI on NPPF: … puts sustainable communities on the right track.. 28/08/2026
- England’s Mayors given powers to green light developments 28/08/2026
- Government UK: Full steam ahead to fast-track more homes near stations 28/08/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, in craft, landscape, architecture & more 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 9-10 October … just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 25/08/2026
- LAST WEEK FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 25/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 25/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: £6bn North Manchester regeneration risks leaving older residents feeling ‘culturally displaced’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’ double up! IHBC calls for member assessors while Building reports on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New exhibition explores the past, present and future of Edinburgh’s North Bridge 25/08/2026
- National Parks UK & partners: Joint statement on the historic environment of National Parks UK published 25/08/2026
- Government invests in young people with more opportunities close to home 25/08/2026
- Official Statistics: Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26: summary report 25/08/2026
Daily Archives: 06/06/2023
IHBC welcomes ministerial opening of National Trust’s new Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Coleshill
IHBC’s Education Secretary Chris Wood has welcomed the formal opening of The National Trust’s new Heritage and Rural Skills Centre by Lord Parkinson, England\s Minister of State for the Arts and Heritage, on 19 May.
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Time too tight to catch up on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’ at #IHBCSwansea2023 on June 23: Simply book your virtual Day School place from £30+VAT and review the record after!
[slideshow_deploy id=’36681′] On 23 June the IHBC hosts a targeted examination into ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, with current thinking from lead practitioners, funders, researchers & bodies across the UK, so if you are too busy to even drop … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: 2023 Natural Stone Show Seminar programme out includes free IHBC Recognised CPD from HE on Conservation Day, 08/06
The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Practice’ Signpost to #IHBCSwansea2023: Wright & Wright on the Spencer Building for Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Passivhouse and more
The Spencer Building, a new Special Collections Centre and Library for Corpus Christi College will bring together the College’s unique collection of manuscripts and early printed books into a single purpose-built space and ‘be one of the greenest projects ever … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on ‘New York is sinking’!
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 Dezeen on ‘New York is sinking’!
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Ealing Council scraps plans for 26-storey tower at council HQ
Ealing Council scraps approved plans for a 26-storey tower which would have created 477 homes over rising cost of building materials, reports The Evening Standard. image: for illustration – Philafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Ealing Council Building
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‘By All, For All: The Power of Partnership’ – AHRC Creative Communities Deep Dive Report 2023
The Creative Communities programme has shared this first major output, drawing on its first year of activity and research tied to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), profiling ‘for the first time the social, economic and political value of … Continue reading
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Scotland’s SPICE Spotlight: What is a ‘wellbeing economy’?
As Scotland now has a Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, SPICE – The Scottish Parliament Information Centre is investigating what a ‘wellbeing economy’ might be, and how is it influences Scottish Government policy.
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Lessons from successful ‘turnaround’ cities for the UK – Navigating Economic Change
The ‘Navigating Economic Change’ series from Economy 2030 Inquiry – linked to the Resolution Foundation – explores how cities can reverse long-term economic underperformance and move towards a new trajectory by looking at seven cities across five countries that faced … Continue reading
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World Monuments Fund Britain announces new Executive Director
Magnus von Wistinghausen has been appointed Executive Director of World Monuments Fund Britain (WMFB), replacing John Darlington, who takes up a new role as Director of Projects.
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IHBC’s IMHO on Scotland’s historic Churches – A little bit of hope on the horizon…
Scotland’s Churches Trust sees some light as Church of Scotland General Trustees introduce a new internal category of ‘Historic Signature Churches’ into their portfolio, which might see some further safeguarding of notable churches that would otherwise have likely been subject … Continue reading
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