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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Branch Officers 24/10/2025
- Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Historic England & Defra – ‘… helping to preserve rural heritage for the future’ 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £960K+ of weekly works: Nationally significant charity seeks design services for ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (regal) doorstep’: How the King’s vision is shaping next wave of new towns 24/10/2025
- 7 New Sites Listed by DCMS to Celebrate 200 Years of the Railway 24/10/2025
- BEFS 2026 Manifesto: Building Foundations for a Better Scotland 24/10/2025
- RIBA puts high-quality design on Parliament’s agenda 24/10/2025
- Pathway to Planning – Cohort 4 open to 6/01: … fast track career in the built environment as LG planner or surveyor, from £25K pa 24/10/2025
- Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Major new study to reveal the value of the UK’s UNESCO sites 24/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’ 21/10/2025
- IHBC Research Signpost: Impacts of changes to local authority funding on small to medium heritage organisations 21/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 21/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 21/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: LocalGov on ‘Planning recruitment’ threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Welsh council to appeal High Court quashing of Article 4s over ‘misleading’ officers’ report 21/10/2025
- TCPA seeks support in Campaign for Healthy Homes: Joining health and PD rights advocacy in Planning Bill changes 21/10/2025
- Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB 21/10/2025
- Honouring the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree: a new creative commission 21/10/2025
- Built Environment Committee responds to New Towns Taskforce Report 21/10/2025
- £10Mn+ Water company fines fund local restoration projects 21/10/2025
- Elle Cass next Chair Royal Town Planning Institute Board 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: UNESCO launches the first global Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at MONDIACULT 2025 21/10/2025
Daily Archives: 04/08/2023
‘IHBC Petition for Charter’ survey launched: Seeks ‘initial thoughts from members and stakeholders’ on our #IHBCPetitionforCharter
David Williams, IHBC’s independent consultant on the investigation of a Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – has compiled a member survey to ‘gather initial thoughts from members and stakeholders’, asking especially for ‘frank…comments’ on behalf of both.
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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for opportunities across diverse disciplines, specialisms and levels: HE (4), HES (2) Councils (9), RCAHMW, Volunteers & Tenders (1 each), & many 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 launches online co-working, assisting applications for Affiliate membership and beyond: First session 9 August, 1.00-2.15pm
Building on the success of our Supporter Surgeries programme, the IHBC is launching a series of online co-working spaces designed to help anyone applying for formal assessment by the IHBC make space in their busy schedules and advance their membership … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: UCL student 3-min survey on ‘Gaps and Impacts of .. Shortage of Economic and Financial Skill Sets’, closing 4 August
A UCL student survey by Charlie Shen on impacts and issues around the IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Competence is open to interested practitioners until 4 August, but also welcomes input after that date.
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IHBS Signpost: Vote for Garden of the Year, to 21/08
The Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award recognises the importance of some of the country’s most spectacular gardens with outstanding horticultural and public appeal.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £275K+ costed works: Global heritage linked body seeks ‘Evaluators’ for international projects, closing 26/08
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 global heritage-linked … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Gary Neville’s city centre £120m office and rooftop restaurant
New images of Gary Neville’s city centre £120m office and rooftop restaurant with space for 900 visitors…. image of Manchester for illustration
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UK’s creative industries research funding boost: ‘UK-wide network of facilities & expertise in conservation & heritage science’
UKRI’s creative industries investments will support research and innovation across the sector, from film, TV and gaming to fashion and heritage. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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BRE: Poor housing will cost £135.5bn+ over 30 years… but £9bn investment would pay back on NHS & social savings alone
BRE’s latest analysis quantifies the vast cost of England’s poor quality homes – £9bn to improve 2.4mn poor homes in England would pay for itself within 9 years based only on NHS savings and wider social pay back of £135.5bn … Continue reading
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New QEST Scholarships round open to end August: Up to £18,000 for training and education of talented craftspeople
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) offers Scholarships of up to £18,000 for the training and education of talented craftspeople.
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Review of CITB and ECITB: Seeks ‘stakeholder views on the current and future operation’: Closing 25/08
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a review of the Construction Industry Training Boards (CITB) and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), as covering the current and future operation of the CITB and ECITB, closing 25/08. image: for illustration … Continue reading
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UK Government building planning capacity and capability: includes Local Authority Planning Skills and Resources Survey
The UK Government has issued details on the new capacity and capability programme to support local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners, including a Local Authority Planning Skills and Resources Survey.
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Historic Religious Buildings Alliance: New resources, ‘Pithy, personal & pertinent’, includes Matthew Saunders on conservation
The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance(HRBA) has issued three new publications, including Matthew Saunders on: How certain is the victory of conservation? Indeed, have we won?. image for illustration
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US giving away historic lighthouses
The US General Services Administration is giving away or auctioning lighthouses in New England. image: for illustration only
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