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- IHBC@Surveyor Live 26: At a ‘community event created by surveyors, for surveyors’ IHBC’s staff, volunteers & consultants advise and more, winning endorsements too (Thanks Richard Oxley!) 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s latest Council Update: LA Conservation service talks and feedback, learning lessons as we shape our staff survey for a new parliamentary push 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 26/05/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Communication’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’ 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Circular construction policies key to reversing nature loss in cities, says new IUCN report 26/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB looks via IHBC… ‘From medieval scribes to modern word art’ 26/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (footie) doorstep’: Historic site of First Hampden scores scheduled status 26/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (vinyl) doorstep’: 11 Historic Buildings and Places That Feature on Album Covers 26/05/2026
- CLC’s Construct Zero: A refreshed programme with updated priorities. 26/05/2026
- Heritage Network’s ‘Digital Heroes’… ‘to connect digitally savvy 18-30 year olds with UK’s heritage organisations and help with their digital challenges’ 26/05/2026
- ACE report finds commercial strategy drives cultural sector income growth 26/05/2026
- Icon appoints Michael Osbaldeston as new Chair of the Board of Trustees 26/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: New Report Charts Path for Canadian Register of Historic Places 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Adaptive Reuse’ School CPD Circular & Invitation: Your guide to accessible, low-cost CPD with a global reach online – Virtual School (19/06, IHBC rates for RTPI members), Free webinars (for all); Day & Full Schools with exhibitors (closed) 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s latest Council Update: LA Conservation service talks and feedback, learning lessons as we shape our staff survey for a new parliamentary push 22/05/2026
- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 22/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Research’ Signpost: Call to help Scottish survey of heritage-related content in construction education 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows 22/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £486K+ costed works this week: Trust seeks accredited lead for feasibility etc work on listed property, to £28K+ 22/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (risky) doorstep’: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on HE’s at Risk Register 22/05/2026
- CPRE launches urban countryside campaign: ‘On the Edge 22/05/2026
- Public Practice Recruitment & Skills Report 2025 22/05/2026
Monthly Archives: August 2024
IHBC welcomes ODs, DODs, HODs & EHODs: Open Days for locally-led heritage resources and projects across September
The IHBC is once again delighted to welcome the suite of volunteer-led and publicly supported events across September that open access to local heritage places and resources: Open Doors (Wales), Doors Open Days (Scotland), Heritage Open Days (England) & European … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Research spotlight: New House of Commons Research Briefing: ‘Maintaining and funding war memorials’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald A new Commons Library collates some useful resources for individuals seeking information on funding, maintenance and other war memorial related questions.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £18K of works this week: Borough calls for pre-procurement work for community project, to 06/09
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 Borough’s call for a pre-procurement exercise on … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Cultural funding – challenges and opportunities, from the LGA
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Councils are the biggest public funder of culture, notes Local Government Association (LGA), this core funding has come under huge strain in recent years because of pressure on budgets, so it commissioned a … Continue reading
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More than 95% of planners call for change to strategic planning as government consults on NPPF
The new government has made it clear that it intends to promote a more strategic approach to planning, as new research reveals overwhelming support for effective strategic planning in England across the public and private sectors.
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English cathedrals become registered charities
image for illustration All 41 Church of England cathedrals have become registered charities, co-regulated by the Charity Commission and Church Commissioners.
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CIAT collaborates with CIOB, CIfA, Icon to launch ‘The Arc’, an historic built environment online resource.
The Arc is an online resource for clients and stakeholders in the built and historic environment sectors.
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Women into construction ceases trading after 16 years
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 After 16 Years of Changing the Face of Construction, Women into Construction has ceased trading as of 15th August 2024.
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Major demolition project approved for Sizewell A
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) has been given planning consent to demolish the turbine hall and electrical annexe at Sizewell A site.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A view on planning in Labour, from the World Architecture Festival 6-8/24, Singapore
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Jeremy Melvin has posted a his view on the history of planning in Labour as part of the World Architecture Festival.
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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CLOSING SOON: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2024: Celebrating ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, enter work from 2022 by 1/09 2024
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2024 joint Heritage Research Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, with submissions welcomed … Continue reading
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IHBC adds new ‘Climate Change and Adaptation’ category to HESPR practice areas: ‘… responding to climate change issues…’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for commercial heritage services – now has the new practice area of ‘Climate Change Adaptation’, helping promote accredited members’ specialist skills and roles linked … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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UPDATES COMING SOON: IHBC London Branch Day Conference on 1 October 2024 takes… ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 Day conference, on 1 October, looks at the conflicts that can arise between the conservation of the natural and of the historic environment and how these might be resolved in this year’s wide-ranging and celebrated … Continue reading
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IHBC Research spotlight: UCL research indicates reflective roofs are better at beating cities’ heat than ‘green’ vegetation roofs
image for illustration Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered ‘green roofs,’ street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by University College London … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Oxford Clarion on new homes at air base
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’s special news features The Oxford Clarion on ‘what would be Oxfordshire’s … Continue reading
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Government launches rapid review to meet Environment Act targets
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has launched a rapid review to meet Environment Act targets as a new report shows the dire state of nature and the need for accelerated action.
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Local Plan examinations in England – ‘government’s position’: letter to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (July 2024)
image: Matthew Pennycook – Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence A new letter sets out the government’s position on how planning-linked examinations should be conducted in regard to ‘pragmatism’.
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HES adjusts plans for new archive facility due to rising costs
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced a revised approach to the development of a new home for its extensive archive collections due to escalating costs and project timelines.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unesco to probe high-rise impact on Tower of London
image for illustration: Tower of London By [Duncan] from Nottingham, UK – Tower of London from the Shard, CC BY 2.0 Historic England has said it is concerned about the encroachment of tall buildings on the Tower of London, with the … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? Stay ahead and sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service, for roles across diverse disciplines, specialisms & levels: architectural technology, churches, councils & more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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