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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: 11/07/2023
IHBC CPD Circular for July now out: Easy access to training, awards and more
IHBC’s July CPD Circular is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – including our livestreamed 2023 School #IHBCSwansea2023 – to help guide on all IHBC-networked and noted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.
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IHBC Signpost: The Natural Stone Source Book 2023-24, Specifiers Guide published
The Natural Stone Source Book has been published by Crosby Associates Media Ltd.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB calls for additions to ‘Types of Beam’ listing
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 calling for additions to its page on ‘Types … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cleveland Pools celebrates success at European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra
Cleveland Pools has celebrated it success as a winner of the prestigious European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, its regeneration being one of just 30 projects to be honoured as an ‘outstanding heritage achievement’, from a wide-ranging field of … Continue reading
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Scottish SPICe grills… Climate Change 2: Impacts in Scotland
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has recently published the ‘Climate change adaptation programme: progress report for 2023’ and this blog reports on the expected impacts of climate change in Scotland.
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Changes made to CITB Managers and Professionals test ‘to reflect the needs of today’s industry’
Important changes are being made to the CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals (MAP), supported by the launch of updated revision materials for candidates.
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Introducing AHRC’s new funding opportunities: Curiosity and Catalyst
The Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) new Curiosity and Catalyst funding opportunities are being launched as part of the first major change to its ‘responsive mode’ schemes in more than a decade.
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Report of Charter Alliance publishes Mid-term results: Matrix and Methodology Assessment
The Charter Alliance has published a new report – ‘Mid-term results – Matrix and methodology assessment’ – concerning needs and challenges facing sectors professional practice.
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Open Culture on ‘The Destruction of Penn Station’
Open Culture has reported on ‘The Destruction of Penn Station: How New York City Lost Its Majestic Beaux-Arts Rail Terminal’. image for illustration: New York Matt Nelson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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