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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: 14/07/2023
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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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ signpost: ‘Financing Climate Adaptation—and Deciding What to Let Go’, from Harvard Magazine
An article in Harvard Magazine explores how financial markets have already begun to price in the probability of climate disasters, making future adaptation efforts more expensive and driving inequity. image: for illustration
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £78K+ costed works this week: Welsh council seeks Heritage & Structural survey of GII LB, 28K, closing 19/07
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 Welsh Council … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Catholic) doorstep’: The Tablet on ‘Chapel at Ushaw gutted by fire’
E.W. Pugin’s Grade II* chapel at the former seminary of Ushaw College, near Durham, has been badly damaged by fire in a suspected arson attack, with the Junior House has also suffering damage, reports The Tablet. Photo: The Tablet – … Continue reading
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Scottish SPICe grills… Climate Change 3: Net Zero – What does it mean and what happens afterwards?
In response to global warming, many countries have put in place ambitions for net zero emissions by a certain date and a new blog from SPICe (Scottish Parliament Information Centre) considers what is meant by net zero emissions and what … Continue reading
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Government launches regulated Professions Register – Check which professions are regulated in the UK
The UK government has launched the Regulated Professions Register (RPR), an online source of information for professionals and businesses in the UK and overseas.
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Scotland’s Make Your Mark awarded £142k by Lottery … ‘to make heritage volunteering accessible to all’
The Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign has received a Heritage Fund grant of £142,722, to help support everyone in Scotland to volunteer with their cultural, built and natural heritage.
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AHF publishes new five-year strategy for 2023-28
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the launch of its 2023-28 Strategy, which sets out its mission, values and priorities, and describes its strategic aims for the next five years, including its 50th anniversary in 2026.
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Call for entries to European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2024 now open
With entries for the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2024 now open, the deadline to apply is Friday, 13 October.
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