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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
Monthly Archives: July 2023
IHBC’s Context archive update: All issues now open to search online – ‘a new resource for conservation practice, history and insights’
The IHBC’s online archive of our in-house journal Context has seen its biggest upgrade in recent years, with the rescanning of Issues 1-73 – from February 1983 to March 2002 – to make them fully searchable online as ‘FlippingBooks’.
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … 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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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ signpost: North East Wales National Park Designation – Project Information
In its Programme for Government (2021-2026) the Welsh Government has set out its intention to designate a new National Park in North East Wales, based on the existing Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £5.6+M costed works: National body seeks architect for Brutalist upgrade, £2M, closing 11/08
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features is the call from a national institution … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Whitehouse) doorstep’: The Hill reports on the US rejoicing UNESCO
US First Lady Jill Biden travelled to France to speak at an event to mark the United States rejoining a United Nations-led education group, the White House said, as reported by The Hill.
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Gove: M&S Marble Arch store cannot be torn down
Marks & Spencer will not be able to bulldoze and redevelop its flagship central London store, after the secretary of state blocked the plans, reports the BBC. image for illustration: Gary Rogers / Marks and Spencer. Commons Wikimedia
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UK Tentative List Review on potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites announced: 7 added
The UK Government has announced the outcome of its ‘Tentative List Review’ which has resulted in the addition of 7 new sites to the UK’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites. image for illustration: ‘Birkenhead the People’s Park’ – Open … Continue reading
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Heritage charities invited to apply for Movement for Good 2023 large grants
Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away a further £500,000 to support charity projects that have a lasting impact on communities.
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National Churches Trust: £3.6M to help keep churches open and in use
A £3.6 million investment in the National Churches Trust (NCT) grants scheme by the Government’s Heritage Stimulus Fund means that 32 more historic churches and meeting houses are safe for future, offering a ‘great example of a project that helps … Continue reading
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NT: Government is ‘lagging behind’ on preparing for climate change, ahead of ‘make or break’ adaptation programme
The National Trust (NT) has issued a stark warning that the country’s much-loved heritage, landscapes and communities are under increasing threat from extreme weather events and warmer temperatures as a result of climate change. image: NT website
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Empty offices amid construction boom reach record levels
With hybrid working continuing as the norm, and in the midst of a mighty construction boom, cities worldwide find themselves heaped with vacant offices. image: for illustration
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IHBC’s Context updates publication schedule… from glass (2023) to ventilation (December 2024)
The next schedule of planned themes for the IHBC’s Context, our in-house journal, has been posted, covering wide-ranging issues including Glass; Buildings in the countryside; Built & natural environment interface; Urban housing and Heating & ventilation.
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: DCMS Participation Survey 2021–22, annual report
The results of the Participation Survey, covering the period from October 2021 to March 2022 have been published.
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IHBC’s Stirling ‘Research’ signpost: Cultural creative hubs key to supporting local communities during crises
Experts at the University of Stirling are calling for the arts and culture to be prioritised in funding decisions after new research showed the significance of cultural hubs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustration: Artist’s impression of Creative Stirling and the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB features IHBC on top European heritage awards
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 Designing Buildings (DB) on IHBC’s notice on European heritage awards … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Landmark Glasgow buildings set For ‘Solar Array’
Landmark Glasgow buildings such as the Kelvin Hall, Emirates Arena and Royal Concert Hall have been earmarked for inclusion in a solar panel scheme that could save an estimated £750,000 in energy costs per year. image: Glasgow City Council website
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New research report from LGA on ‘Accelerating adaptation action: councils preparing for climate change’
A new research publication by Local Government Association (LGA) indicates that Councils are critical in preparing people and places to the impacts of the changing climate.
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UK Trade Skills Index 2023 asks ‘…Will we find enough tradespeople in the workforce to build the future Britain?’
The UK Trade Skills Index 2023 – the go-to construction industry report powered by industry experts – is an independent industry-leading report exploring the future workforce needs across the construction and trades industry, and asks ‘Will we find enough tradespeople?’
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Guide to Building Materials and the Environment published
A new Guide to Building Materials and the Environment has been published by architectural practice Stephen George + Partners in collaboration with the GreenSpec website.
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Henderson Old Hall, Newcastle: Drone footage of fire
Drone footage has been released showing the scale of damage caused by a fire at a Grade II-listed former halls of residence in Newcastle. image for illustration : Henderson Hall in 2015 – By Starlingj – Own work, CC BY-SA … Continue reading
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Applications now open for the 2024 SPAB Fellowship
The SPAB Fellowship is a training programme designed to broaden the skills and experience of craftspeople involved in historic building repairs, and is now open for 2024 applications.
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IHBC’s 2023 Yearbook now out, commended in Lord Parkinson’s ministerial foreword for highlighting ‘the importance of working together’, all for reference, learning and promotion
With more than 5000 copies of the IHBC’s 2023 Yearbook in circulation and offering even more dimensions to our #IHBCSwansea2023 School – ‘Climate Change and the Historic environment’ – England’s Minister for Arts and Heritage Lord Parkinson concludes his foreword … Continue reading
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IHBC-supported APPG on Conservation Places and People pays tribute to former vice chair, the late Lord Kerslake
The IHBC-supported, UK-wide All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for ‘Conservation, Places and People’ has offered condolences to the family of the late Lord ‘Bob’ Kerslake, its former vice chair, both in writing and in person at its recent Parliamentary briefing, … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Intervention’ Signpost: Eric Lyons’ Richmond house to be demolished following planning appeal
Proctor & Shaw’s plans to knock down a house in south-west London, designed by post-war architect Eric Lyons, have been approved on appeal.
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