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- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 25/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 25/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 25/08/2026
- LAST WEEK FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 9-10 October … just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 25/08/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, in craft, landscape, architecture & more 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: £6bn North Manchester regeneration risks leaving older residents feeling ‘culturally displaced’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’ double up! IHBC calls for member assessors while Building reports on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New exhibition explores the past, present and future of Edinburgh’s North Bridge 25/08/2026
- National Parks UK & partners: Joint statement on the historic environment of National Parks UK published 25/08/2026
- Government invests in young people with more opportunities close to home 25/08/2026
- Official Statistics: Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26: summary report 25/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project 25/08/2026
- England’s new NPPF issued as IHBC seeks Legal Panel guidance, Policy Committee reviews & more 22/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 22/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 22/08/2026
- LAST WEEKS FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 22/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 22/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 22/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional (Decarbonisation)’ CPD Signpost: Waddesdon Manor to become Renewable Energy Trailblazer 22/08/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.4M+ costed works this week: Church body seeks qualified parties for repair etc. of a Minster, to 04/09 22/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 1’: Borough Council begins work to protect Tamworth Castle for future generations 22/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 2’: Historic Royal Palaces announces a new chapter for the Tower of London 22/08/2026
- HE: ‘England’s bedrock proves Historic Buildings drive Economic Growth’ 22/08/2026
- NESTA on ‘How well do homes in England cope with extreme weather? Five things we learned from fresh data’ 22/08/2026
Daily Archives: 30/12/2024
IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.1: Career conscious, & in conservation? IHBC’s free ‘Jobs etc.’ serves diverse disciplines, specialisms & levels, from charity directors & government regulators to sustainability, estates, and 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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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.2: Congratulations to 2024 ‘SAHGB-IHBC Research Award’ winners ‘double up’ – Dalkeith Palace & Thaxted Market Cross
The SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award for 2024 was announced and presented at the SAHGB Annual Awards ceremony – which took place at the church of St Anne’s, Limehouse, one of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s six London churches – as joint winners’ research … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.3:IHBC’s Christmas boost to Branch Committees’ infrastructure: Director’s first introductions to new ‘Branch Liaison & Support Consultants’
The IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to representative Branch Committee Officers with initial introductions and contacts details for the new Branch Liaison and Support Consultants (BL&SC), our new way to help volunteers.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.4: Engine Shed & HES on ‘Preserving trades across the pond… top 6 takeaways’
‘What can we learn from building conservation practices in the USA, and what can they learn from our practices in Scotland?’ asks the Engine Shed, as Craft Fellows Cat Hotchkiss and Gordon Muir reported back from the International Preservation Trades … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.5: Join the IHBC’s next virtual Council with free CPD, open to all IHBC members: Tuesday 21 January, 4pm, includes ‘transferable lessons for all practitioners’
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next free online Council for more relevant and topical CPD.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.6:Look beyond retail to reverse high street decline, says new Lords report
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Built Environment Committee has published its report, ‘High Streets: Life beyond retail?’, following its inquiry into high streets in towns and small cities.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.7: Cadw Governance Review advances as Cadw & RCAHMW advance Working Group
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Following a Cadw Governance Review in 2023 recommending a review of the Cadw/RCAHMW relationship, and a 2024 government call ‘to look closely at… functions and responsibilities and identify synergies’, the new Working Group … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.8: England’s 2024 Heritage Open Day Evaluation, 1Mn+ visitors, 5427 events & 1000s of volunteers
England’s Heritage Open Day Festival for 2024 celebrated three decades of connecting communities and helping them discover the stories on their doorstep as over 1Mn visitors enjoyed the 5,427 events organised by our community of thousands of local volunteers and … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.9:Search begins for a design team for the national Queen Elizabeth II Memorial
image for illustration: Queen Elizabeth II 1959 (cropped) by Donald McKague, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons UK Government has launched an open search today for a team to create a design masterplan to honour The Late Queen.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.10:England’s church heritage ‘danger zones’ revealed by National Churches Trust
image for illustration New data from the National Churches Trust (NCT) reveals England’s church heritage ‘danger zones’ and shows the number of churches at risk in MP’s constituencies. Find out how many churches, chapels, cathedrals and meeting houses are at … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.11:National Highways & Natural England sign agreement to strengthen environmental impact
image for illustration: A417 by Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0 National Highways and Natural England have signed a landmark agreement to support the delivery of world-class national infrastructure whilst ensuring better outcomes for the environment.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.12: Tear down barriers to help diversify the housing market, says FMB via LSE
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Small house builders, who account for just 10% of all new homes across the country, won’t be able to increase their market share unless barriers are removed, says a new report commissioned by … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.13:Awardees of the 2024 King’s Award for Voluntary Service announced
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 A fortunate 281 organisations throughout the United Kingdom are to receive The King’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of their outstanding community service.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.14: Planning proposals get Britain building and turn the tide on nature’s decline
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new approach to development and the environment will boost the number of homes being built, as developers will be able to pay into a new Nature Restoration Fund to meet their environmental … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.15: New skills hubs launched to get Britain building
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Thousands more apprentice construction workers will be hired each year to build homes and kickstart growth, through new skills hubs funded by industry leaders, government writes.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.16: LGA, on ‘Almost 24,000 affordable houses lost in office-to-residential conversions’
image for illustration The Local Government Association (LGA) states that, in order ‘to deliver more housing of a decent standard, councils need the right powers, skills, resources and funding to act, and want to work with government and the development … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.17, featuring ‘Heritage from the (BID) doorstep’: From the home of #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Shrewsbury’s BID High Street award said to boost trade and pride
image for illustration: Shrewsbury by Angharad Hart Shrewsbury’s Business Improvement District (BID) has said being named home of Britain’s best high street will bring in more visitors and create local pride, another reason to join IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.18, featuring ‘Heritage from the (civic) doorstep’, with Stoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
image for illustration: Stoke Newington Town Hall by Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons A ‘government body’ – Historic England – has declared Hackney’s Stoke Newington Town Hall at risk of loss and in need of protection, reports … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.19, and ‘Heritage on the global doorstep’: Dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list of protected cultural heritages
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO’s list of protected cultural heritages around the world.
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