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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
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Historic England Awards £400,000 to Ushaw for Emergency Repair Works
Historic England has given £400,000 for emergency works to safeguard a fire-damaged former Catholic chapel in County Durham from further deterioration. image for illustration: by AlexD – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European cities driving change through URBACT Action Planning Networks
European cities are driving change through the URBACT Action Planning Networks – and URBACT urges all to check out the areas of action and the latest updates.
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IHBC’s FREE Pre-Conference CPD webinar series for #IHBCReading2024 School continues: ‘Reading Abbey Revealed’ (10/5), Munstead Wood (16/05) & Reading’s changes (24/05)
The IHBC is delighted to announce 3 more free #IHBCReading2024 pre-conference CPD webinars in our exploration of ‘Place & Building Care…’, targeting IHBC’s ‘Management’ Area of Competence across conservation practice and historic estate management.
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Reserve your place at IHBC’s 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: Place and building care across 4 days, from £30+VAT for Virtual Day School
Secure your place at the IHBC’s 2024 Annual School, taking place online and in person in Reading, across 12/13-15 June, and centred on our blended Day School (14 June), with the Virtual School launch at IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE (12 June), all … Continue reading
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards & more – from free pre-conference Reading School webinars, to retrofit (Quaker), regen (Bishop Auckland), BNG & more
IHBC’s CPD Circular for May offers the usual accessible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for conservation professionals, and this month highlights #IHBCReading2024 School-themed pre-conference events, from enforcement to heritage estates, as well as some stunning Branch events to complement our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Technology’ Competence signpost: Government harnesses AI to improve public project delivery
A new framework sets out how Artificial Intelligence will be harnessed to boost productivity in public project delivery. image for illustration
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ reminder: ALL HESPR members’ staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT
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 again features IHBC’s School offer to HESPR members of IHBC member … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Housing plans unveiled for King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine
Local residents, businesses and other interested parties have been invited to a ‘Meet the Builder’ event to view plans for the redevelopment as housing of the historic King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine, reports ScottishConstructionNow. image for illustration
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HE updates on Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act Regulations
Historic England’s latest monthly ‘Planning Bulletin’ highlights some of the recent and forthcoming developments in the world of planning from a heritage perspective, including this month on Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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UK Government saves six vital community spaces from closure in Wales
Six vital community assets in Wales have been saved from closure, thanks to £3.1m announced by the UK Government. image: Capel y Tabernacl sign – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition seeks cure for ‘shortage of accessible and adaptable homes’
The Centre for Better Ageing has highlighted a coalition of nine charities and housing organisations calling for urgent action to tackle the UK’s acute and growing shortage of accessible and adaptable homes. image for illustration: Open government Licence v3.0
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RTPI supports Government’s drive to deliver more homes on brownfield land
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has expressed its support for the government to build more homes on brownfield land but warns that new urban brownfield schemes must be closely monitored.
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RAAC discovered in 18 Scottish universities and colleges
Potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has now been found in the buildings of 18 universities and colleges in Scotland. image for illustration: Open Government Licence V3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: New report on value of heritage in Victoria by IHBC Member Kate Clark
The Heritage Council Victoria marks 50 years of the Victorian Heritage Register 1974-2024. image for illustration
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IHBC’s 2024 AGM concludes with overwhelming support for ‘next steps’ in petition for charter exploration: ‘Preparing a Memorandum for the Privy Council Office’
The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) registered overwhelming support from voting members for the ‘next steps’ in the Institute’s petition for charter exploration, rounding off formal business prefaced by an insightful historical analysis of heating, homes and climate change … Continue reading
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Reserve your place at IHBC’s 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: ‘Place and building care’ across 4 days, from £30+VAT for Virtual Day School
Secure your place at the IHBC’s 2024 Annual School, taking place online and in person in Reading, across 12/13-15 June, and centred on our blended Day School (14 June), with the Virtual School launch at IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE (12 June), all … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Chair welcomes Carole Souter CBE as THA’s new Chair of Trustees
On behalf of the IHBC, Chair David McDonald, has warmly welcomed the appointment of Carole Souter CBE as the new Chair of Trustees at The Heritage Alliance (THA), succeeding Acting Chair Ingrid Samuel OBE.
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Your guidance for #IHBCReading2024 School CPD focus, including ‘Legislation & Policy’ + ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT
[slideshow_deploy id=’39721′] The IHBC’s initial CPD guidance tied to the exploration of ‘Place & Building Care…’ at our #IHBCReading2024 School (June 12/13-15; Day School June 14) highlights the focus on priority, ‘hard to access’ CPD across our practice areas – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s volunteering spotlight: AHF seeks up to three new Trustees, including Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, to 31 May
The Architectural Heritage Fund Is looking for up to three new Trustees, including a Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, as well as a trustee with skills potentially including conservation and heritage/community led regeneration, closing 31 May.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £400K+ works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Landscape Architect for woodland landscape, to 24/05
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 is a call from a heritage estate body with … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A New Future For Dover’s Historic Roman Painted House
Roman Painted House in New Street, Dover is to reopen this summer after nearly two years shut, reports Dover District Council. image for illustration: Stephen McKay / The Roman Painted House, Dover (2008) Commons Wiki
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£14.8million awarded by HLF to projects forging the future of industrial past across the UK
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has invested in seven projects that ‘will reimagine and protect the UK’s history of innovation, transport and industry.’ image for illustration: David Lally / Isles of Scilly Town Hall Commons Wikimedia
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Government on ‘Partnerships for People and Place’: Offering guidance for ‘officials in place-based policymaking’
Guidance on ‘Partnerships for People and Place’ offers ‘Guidance and advice for officials working on place-based policymaking’, providing practical tips for officials to improve approaches to place-based ways of working. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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AHF on new grants to transform Historic High Streets in England
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is excited to announce a new batch of Project Development Grants to community-focused projects that will contribute to the transformation of high streets and town centres in England.
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Check out THA’s Carbon Literacy Training Courses & dates
The Heritage Alliance (THA) is delivering the Historic England Heritage Carbon Literacy Training Course, designed for heritage organisations and covering climate change and carbon emissions.
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