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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: 26/01/2024
Interested in serving as an IHBC trustee? As IHBC’s 2024 AGM approaches, check our guidance and see if you want to take your IHBC membership to a new level
As a date for the IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being finalised, this is a good time for members of all categories to review our guidance, support and advice encouraging prospective trustees to join our board.
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IHBC Council ‘Save the Date’: Tuesday 27 February, 4.00pm – All categories of IHBC members encouraged to join online in free CPD, updates, discussion and more
The IHBC’s next Council will take place on 27 February, online and on Zoom, offering free high-quality CPD followed by question and discussion on the next steps in the IHBC developing a petition for charter, so save the date today … 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 2023
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’s ‘Management’ Signpost: UK heritage planning law review – matters of judgment, looking back and ahead
Robert Gowing of Hogan Lovells LLP has offered some planning thoughts and takes from 2023 to inform 2024. image for illustration
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.6M+ works this week: Dual call by Wales charity for Design Team, PM & QS, for funding project, £100K, closing 19/02
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 dual call from charity in Wales for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Green light for residential scheme in Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site
Amber Valley Borough Council has agreed revised plans for a site overlooking the River Derwent and within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site reports Business Link East Midlands. image for illustration: Milford Mill Weir / Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia … Continue reading
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Government consults on ratifying 2003 UNESCO Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: closing 29/02
A Government consultation on the initial implementation stage of the Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will close on 29 February 2024.
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THA’s ‘Heritage Day 2024’, hybrid on 7/03 from 9am: Last Chance to Get ‘Early Bird’ (10%off) tickets (to 28/01)
‘Early bird’ tickets – with a 10% discount – are still available for Heritage Day 2024, but will close at noon on Sunday 28 January. Make sure to take advantage of this great deal before it’s gone!
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National Retrofit Hub establishes six thematic working groups
The National Retrofit Hub have established six thematic working groups, made up of a wide range of industry experts, with outputs to help enable faster delivery of retrofit across the UK. image for illustration
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National Churches Trust launches blueprint to save churches from closure: Every Church Counts
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has launched its latest campaign, Every Church Counts. image: NCT
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Consultation on England’s operation of street vote development orders, ‘a new route to planning permission’, closes 2/02
The Government has issued a consultation that seeks views on the detailed operation of street vote development orders, which will inform the content of regulations using new powers in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. image for illustration: Open … Continue reading
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£64 billion funding package for councils proposed by Government
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove sets out £64 billion funding package for councils to deliver vital services. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Thousands of green jobs created thanks to government nature fund, new report finds
The £80m Green Recovery Challenge Fund supported 150 projects, created more than 2,600 jobs and connected more than 400,000 people with nature. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Horizon Europe funding agreement for UK
Funding for research or innovation that’s ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security has been secured as UK researchers can now bid into Europe’s Horizon funding programme.
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