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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: 06/02/2024
‘Conservation Professional Body of the Month’ at (B&FN): IHBC, Enterprises & #IHBCReading2024
The recent issue of Building & Facilities News (B&FN) featured the IHBC as its ‘Conservation Professional Body of the Month’, focussing on the institute’s Annual School in Reading, run by our trading arm, IHBC Enterprises Ltd.
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IHBC applauds support for Conservation Officer attendance at ‘Through the Looking Glass : A Future for Historic Windows’, 27-28 June, Cirencester
The IHBC has warmly welcomed the call for Conservation Officer attendance and bursary applications to the not-for-profit joint conference on ‘… Historic Windows’, 27-28 June in Cirencester. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC Research Signpost from the ONS: ‘Who is most likely to live in homes that are harder to keep warm?’
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has explored which groups of people are more likely to live in homes with lower energy efficiency across England and Wales, and how that might affect them, using data from Census 2021 and energy … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on Henley Halebrown: ‘…genuinely interested in how people use buildings’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Building on Henley Halebrown ‘…genuinely interested in how people use … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the defence doorstep’: Four museums and one arts centre at risk of closure due to Local Authority funding
Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT) has confirmed that five of the venues it operates in the county – four museums and one arts centre – are at risk of closure as a result of local authority funding challenges. image for illustration
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National Churches Trust launches ‘Every Church Counts’, a six point plan to save the UK’s churches
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has launched Every Church Counts, a six point plan to save the UK’s churches.
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Campaign for National Parks launches ‘Save Our National Parks’ campaign, marking the 75 anniversary of National Parks
The Campaign for National Parks, the independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales, has launched a ‘Save Our National Parks’ campaign in this, marking the 75 anniversary year of the founding of National … Continue reading
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PM appoints Towns Tsar: Adam Hawksbee
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director of the think tank Onward, as interim Chair for the new Towns Unit.
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SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls for all four Beatles’ birthplaces to be celebrated with ‘group listing’
SAVE Britain’s Heritage has submitted listing applications and written to the Secretary of State for Culture to call for official recognition of all four Beatles’ birthplaces in honour of the buildings’ importance to the band’s story and the nation’s cultural … Continue reading
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Lesley Lokko to receive Royal Gold Medal 2024 for architecture
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that Professor Lesley Lokko, the acclaimed Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator, author and curator, will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2024 for architecture.
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SMF Survey indicates 1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness
A survey by think tank Social Market Foundation (SMF) has found suggests that 1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness, say they are plagued by low morale and recruitment problems. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Joanna Killian next LGA Chief Executive
Joanna Killian has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Local Government Association (LGA) image: LGA website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage (IP) from the Global doorstep’: Jury Awards Record Damages in AI-Assisted Copyright Infringement Case
A California jury has awarded a photographer reportedly the ‘largest maximum statutory damages verdict for photography infringement in U.S. history,’ according to the photographer’s lawyer tied to an Intellectual Property (IP) case. image for illustration
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