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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: 05/03/2024
IHBC’s 6th Council enjoys compelling CPD on political engagement from BEFS, #IHBCReading2024 (12/13-15 June) launch, and positive takes on IHBC’s AGM #IHBCpetitionforcharter ‘next step’ draft Resolution
The IHBC’s Council, our inclusive advisory body with training at its heart, held its sixth online meeting on 27 February, with a busy agenda taking delegates views on next steps in the Institute’s exploration of a Charter, coming to our … Continue reading
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IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading … Continue reading
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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) approaches, 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 ‘Research’ & ‘Communication’ Signpost: Ireland’s CRAFTVALUE digital exhibition, ‘CRAFT UNCOVERED’, opens
Christine Casey, Professor of Architectural History, Trinity College Dublin, has written to notify IHBC members that the CRAFTVALUE digital exhibition ‘CRAFT UNCOVERED’ is now accessible on the project website HERE.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Pre-launch notice – English Heritage Chair Gerard Lemos CMG CBE opening IHBC’s Reading Day School, #IHBCReading2024, 14/06
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 the IHBC on the opening by Gerard Lemos CMG CBE, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Last remnant of Brinsley’s mining history could be about to disappear
Nottinghamshire’s Brinsley village Headstocks, one of the last markers of the village’s mining history, had been used as a heritage feature for three decades before being disassembled by Broxtowe Borough Council in December, reports Nottinghamshire Live. image for illustration: Garth … Continue reading
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Theatres at Risk Register 2024 announced
The Theatres Trust has published its annual list of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK.
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Testing Works calls for conservation trustees etc for care of GII* London engineering
Testing Works has asked the IHBC to post a notice to members and readers who might be interested in helping with the governance of its small volunteer-run charity, caring for and celebrating the work of Victorian engineer David Kirkaldy.
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House of Commons Library publishes research briefing: ‘Restoration and Renewal: Developing the strategic case’
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing: ‘Restoration and Renewal: Developing the strategic case’, outlining the different options for undertaking the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission … Continue reading
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Victorian Society Director Joe O’Donnell
After almost 4 years with the Victorian Society, Joe O’Donnell has moved on from his role as Director to focus on project managing the restoration of his new home.
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Medieval Glasgow heritage site to be heated using energy from the Clyde thanks to net zero funding boost
A group dedicated to preserving and promoting one of the most renowned collections of early medieval sculptures in Europe has been awarded a grant of £150,000 by SP Energy Networks Net Zero Fund to make vital sustainable upgrades to the … Continue reading
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