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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spanning disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, and trustees to building & collection managers 20/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes CHN’s ‘Birthday Month’ – From Local Action to COP31: ‘Join Culture for Climate’, launch 24/10 20/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50) 20/10/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 20/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 20/10/2026
- LAST CHANCE: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 20/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 20/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WAF features as ‘Chapel wins Architects’ Journal Retrofit Award’ 20/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Major conservation work begins at Glasgow Cathedral spire 20/10/2026
- Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boost 20/10/2026
- Scotland’s 32 councils could be cut to six regional authorities under government plan 20/10/2026
- National Lottery Community Fund proposes rewording of statutory remit 20/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: New Brunswick bishop seeks ways to save historic cathedral from demolition 20/10/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 16/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50) 16/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 16/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 16/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘History’ CPD Signpost: The Public Architect – A Five-Part Podcast Series now out from the SAHGB 16/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Government clears path for London’s City Plan 2040 as inspectors back City over HE approach to tall buildings 16/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £316K weekly costed works: Council seeks team for repairs to GI & Scheduled Monument to 29/10 @ £120K 16/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bath could temporarily drop UNESCO World Heritage Site status 16/10/2026
- Major £41Mn drive to restore churches and revitalise heritage buildings in communities across England announced 16/10/2026
- Canal & River Trust: Britain’s canals could play an even bigger role in the nation’s water security 16/10/2026
- HES National Centre of Excellence for Canals & Traditional Skills gains new retrofit facility to become premiere heritage hub, with with 1Mn from RICHeS & UKRI, 16/10/2026
- Top heritage rail awards open for 2027: Deadline for entries (all categories) 9 November 2026. 16/10/2026
Daily Archives: 05/01/2024
The New Year Honours List 2024: IHBC welcomes honours recognising personal contributions to linked sectors
The IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has welcomed the recognition of their personal contributions to the diverse sectors, disciplines, roles and activities on which sustainable and effective conservation outcomes rely, including especially the IHBC’s own Philip Davies.
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IHBC offers New Year cheers for ‘Top 20 articles of 2023’ from Designing Buildings’
Designing Buildings (DB) – partner host of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki service – has issued its Top 20 articles of 2023, which range from ‘Bill of quantities‘ (1), through Megacities (5) to Building Services (20), offering a full range of … Continue reading
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LAST DAY… IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing tomorrow, 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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Reminder: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 2-3 Feb 2024
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 2-3 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential).
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IHBC ‘Research for Practice’ Signpost: Bartlett study highlights unhealthy impacts of permitted development homes
Thousands of homes built under office-to-residential permitted development rights could be harmful to the health of their occupants, an exploratory study by the Bartlett School of Planning has indicated. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £790K+ works: Combined authority seeks business consultant for heritage etc. services, closing 26/01, valued £90K
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 the call from a combined authority for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Highland) Doorstep’: Sheik needs new lodge in Highlands for entourage
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum wants to build an 11-bedroom lodge on the 63,000 acre Inverinate Estate, reports the Press and Journal, ‘because of the sheikh’s entourage’.
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Land trusts: Consultation on corruption crackdown in the property sector, to 21/02
A government consultation has been launched on how to ensure greater transparency and tackle corruption in the property sector, by making it clearer who owns land trusts, closing 21/02. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Case study from the BBC: West Midlands churches etc. helped by LPW funding to ease VAT pain on repairs
A BBC post highlights how dozens of churches and cathedrals in the West Midlands have been helped by thousands of pounds in funding towards their VAT costs on building repairs, thanks to The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme. … Continue reading
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Defining 2023 in digital construction – the best-read BIM stories from BIMPlus
Standards, the golden thread, digital twins, a TV documentary and, yes, AI and ChatGPT dominated the headlines this year for BIMPlus, as it lists the top 10 most popular BIM stories of 2023, from tenth to first. image for illustration
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Canada hotel (220-tonne) move helped with 700 soap bars
A 220-tonne hotel of 1826 in Canada’s Nova Scotia, which faced demolition, was saved and moved using an unusual method – hundreds of bars of soap. image for illustration
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