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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: 29/09/2023
NB IHBC – FINAL CHANCE! Booking closes 6PM Sunday: IHBC London Conference, ‘Heritage and Gentrification… ’, 3 Oct, Ash Sakula Architects sponsor
IHBC’s London Branch asks ‘Is ‘gentrification’ an inevitable consequence of regeneration…’ in its wide-ranging 2023 Day Conference at the Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians on 3 October, with grateful thanks to Ash Sakula Architects as event sponsors, and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Research spotlight: Ipsos – Six in ten people in England would keep the Green Belt as it is…
Retaining the Green Belt should come before meeting housing needs according to a new Ipsos survey for The Economist, but sentiment seems based on wildly inaccurate perceptions of the extent to which England has been built on. image for illustration: … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.1M+ costed works: Museums seek architectural practice for project work, closing 06/10, value from £800K
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 this week features a Museum’s call for an architectural practice for … Continue reading
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RTPI unveils ‘Planifesto 2024’ calling for stronger political commitment to planning
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched its ‘Planifesto 2024,’ calling on political parties to support planners and realise the economic, social and environmental potential of planning.
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Sycamore Gap: Hadrian’s Wall iconic ‘Robin Hood’ tree felled, boy arrested
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the felling of one of the UK’s most iconic trees, at Sycamore Gap beside Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, which was made famous in Kevin Costner’s film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. image for … Continue reading
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LURB update: Nature recovery to be accelerated in England’s Protected Landscapes
New legislation is to be introduced through new amendments planned for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) to aid ‘Recovery of nature in England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)’. image for illustration: Open Government Licence … Continue reading
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Latest images from Great Musgrave bridge infill removal reveal damage to historic structure
Images from National Highways’ ongoing removal of the concrete infill beneath the 19th century Great Musgrave bridge show that damage has been done to the underside of the historic structure, New Civil Engineer reports. image for illustration – image: By … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Evolving technology a lifeline for Canada’s heritage buildings
Brad Taylor, of JCK Engineering in Regina, believes that ‘Evolving construction and engineering technology will play a key role in preserving Canada’s heritage buildings’.
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