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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: 22/12/2023
IHBC’s Christmas Greetings & Reflections from the Chair
IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has offered seasonal greetings from the IHBC to all IHBC members and NewsBlog readers, alongside brief, headline reflections on 2023 and 2024.
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Serious about your career? Sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for new opportunities across diverse roles, disciplines, specialisms and levels
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’s ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023…’ webinar out on YouTube, from John Edwards, for IHBC’s Technical panel, #IHBCReading2024 and more
The recent webinar by IHBC’s Technical Panel lead, John Edwards, on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023…’ – a free learning event also part of the pre-School programme for IHBC’s Reading School 2024, #IHBCReading2024, on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & … Continue reading
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REMINDER – IHBC launches Reading School Homepage & contact point: ‘Place & Building Care…’ with bookings to open in 2024 – #IHBCReading2024
[slideshow_deploy id=’38431′] The IHBC is delighted to launch the Reading 2024 website homepage resource so soon – helping early promotion and interest in the School. #IHBCReading2024 – as critical CPD for anyone interested in ‘Place & Building Care…’, with a … Continue reading
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REMINDER – IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing 6 January 2024
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the IHBC Branch CPD training pilot, which funds locally … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £352K works: Welsh Council seeks Conservation Architect etc. services, closing 19/01, valued £70K
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 new pick from these features the call from a Welsh Council for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Doorstep’: Why a Welsh council doesn’t want part of Wales to become nation’s next National Park
The Welsh Government has asked Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to investigate setting up a national park in north east Wales but The Daily Post reports that the plans will be opposed by Powys County Council. image for illustration by Natural … Continue reading
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Revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for England issued
The revised National Planning Policy Framework sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Climate Heritage Network: Reaction to outcomes of COP28
COP28 has delivered the most significant outcome for culture in COP history, the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) argues, commending countries (including COP28 host the United Arab Emirates) for unprecedented political commitment to engage with cultural heritage.
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National Landscapes Association: All designated AONBs became National Landscapes from 22/11
On Wednesday 22 November all designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales became National Landscapes. image for illustration: Peter Badcock
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HES: Annual Report 2022-23 now published
The Annual Report for Historic Environment Scotland (HES) offers updates as well as outlining HES’s commitments across a number of key agendas.
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Sussex Heritage Trust: Bursary Scheme
The Sussex Heritage Trust bursaries aim to increase and enhance the educational opportunities for young people and people from all walks of life based in Sussex, who are or hope to be in the construction and/or building conservation industry. image: … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Chair of Commonwealth Heritage Forum on ‘Conserving heritage sites in Guyana’
A recent visit to Guyana by Commonwealth Heritage Forum Chairman Francis Maude and CEO Philip Davies has highlighted the urgency for action to preserve and enhance the varied heritage of this little visited nation. image for illustration: St George’s Cathedral, … Continue reading
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