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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: 10/06/2023
UPDATE on IHBC’s Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE sessions (21/06, from 4.30pm) FREE & OPEN TO ALL with HE, HES, Woodland Trust, Civic Voice & more (including Canada) and supporting #IHBCSwansea2023 on ‘Climate Change & the Historic Environment’
The IHBC has updated details for our Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE Zoom Breakout Rooms topics and hosts, for 21 June, where anyone registered can meet, network, ask and learn about a huge range of heritage-linked topics, live and online, supporting #IHBCSwansea2023.
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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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IHBC welcomes Civic Voice as first Media Network Partner for Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE (21/06, from 4.30) FREE & OPEN TO ALL, supporting #IHBCSwansea2023
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly has warmly welcomed England’s Civic Voice as Media Network Partner for the virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE, on 21 June from 4.30PM, free & open to all and supporting IHBC’s 2023 School. on Climate Change and the Historic … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for opportunities across diverse disciplines, specialisms and levels: Cadw, councils, practices, trusts (Canal & River to Stirling, Churches & Landmark) and more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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IHBC Practice Signpost: Developer bids to overturn decision to grant Port Dundas sawmill listed status
The developer behind plans to demolish a Victorian industrial building in Glasgow to deliver a block of 60 apartments has against a recent decision to give it listed status. image: for illustration – HES
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £200K costed works: Council seeks field work, closing 03/07
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 Council’s call for archaeological field work, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Farnham) doorstep’: Can you help a local paper open the pages on 130 years of history?
The Farnham Herald’s ‘Herald Digital Archive Project’ is seeking a new volunteer to help share more than 130 years of local history immortalised in the pages of the Herald with a wider audience.
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Heritage Fund: Applications now invited for grants up to £10M
You can now apply for grants up to £10million from the Heritage Fund as their upper limit of National Lottery Grants for Heritage to support larger-scale heritage projects across the UK has been increased. image: for illustration
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Building Stones Database for England launched
More than 4,000 types of building stone are catalogued in a new online database launched by Historic England, as The Building Stones Database for England is the first online searchable tool gathering information on all types of stone used in … Continue reading
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Red List of Endangered Crafts 2023 published by Heritage Crafts
The 2023 edition of the Red List was produced by Heritage Crafts with the support of the Pilgrim Trust.
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ICON publishes new Skills Strategy 2023
The Institute of Conservation has published its new skills strategy to support the delivery of its strategic priorities.
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TCD: Incredible photos showing how a new ‘billboard law’ has completely transformed this city
The Cool Down (TCD) has reported on a recent Reddit post highlighting the impact of a Polish law that limits the placement of billboards throughout the country. image for illustration: Times Square digital billboards by chensiyua, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikipedia
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