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- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
- PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
Monthly Archives: January 2025
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global) doorstep’: Trump on ‘PROMOTING BEAUTIFUL FEDERAL CIVIC ARCHITECTURE’
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Memorandum for the Administrator of the General Services on ‘Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture’ has been issued as an Executive Order by US President Donald … Continue reading
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IHBC looks back on Context 181 (Part 2): Special Features update, from coal tar to Blue Plaques and climate impacts, for insightful and accessible learning and CPD
With the new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context now out, did you work through all of our earlier number – Issue No. 181 – which boasted feature articles on topics ranging from wood and coal tar to Blue Plaques … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 31 Jan/01 Feb 2025
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 31 January-1 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.
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IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards for 2025: Nominations sought for ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025
The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Research’ Signpost: Historic England’s Heritage Indicator Data update – Part of Heritage Counts
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Each year, Heritage Counts collates datasets about a range of indicators that provide useful insights into the state of the historic environment with, in most cases, the indicators having been collected since 2002.
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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming soon: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case
If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen signposts the 25 most significant 21st century buildings… so far, starting with the Tate Modern
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 Dezeen on’The 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Former St Joseph’s Orphanage site had ‘community protection notice’ served on it
image for illustration: Alexander P Kapp / The former Mount Street Hospital The Grade 11 listed former St Joseph’s Orphanage Mount Street, Preston, which had a community protection notice served on it, was vandalised and sustained a recent arson attack reports Blog … Continue reading
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE) turns 50
The national regulator for health and safety in Great Britain is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
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Reminder: HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’ – open to 30/01
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.
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Membership of new Creative Industries Taskforce announced
A new taskforce, led by Baroness Shriti Vadera and Sir Peter Bazalgette, to help deliver a plan to grow the creative industries met for the first time on 18 December 2024.
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CMS Parliamentary Committee Inquiry call for evidence: ‘Protecting built heritage’… Importance & Barriers, open to 3 February 2025
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (UK Research) doorstep 2’: UKRI developing new research data policy framework
A new pan-United Kingdom Research and Innovation(UKRI) research data policy framework will maximise the value of data arising from UKRI funding and support an open research and innovation culture.
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LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2024 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts,via our ToolBox
The IHBC’s first Research Note (RN) for 2025 (RN2025/1) has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, offering our annual update on ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related posts from our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 31 Jan/01 Feb 2025
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 31 January-1 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.
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IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards for 2025: Nominations sought for ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025
The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury … Continue reading
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IHBC’s first Councils for 2025, with targeted CPD for all members: · 21 January – virtual, with Conall Doherty on ‘… Structural engineering in Ireland’ · 24 March, blended Council, London Charterhouse, welcoming new President Rebecca Thompson
IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC member categories, includes ‘A Wonderful Barn, a Fort and a Gaol: Structural engineering in Ireland’ with Conall Doherty, while the following Council, on 24 March, will be blended, from London’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design & Presentation’ signpost: SPAB CE & IHBC member Matthew Slocombe on Clandon Park controversy, BBC (44.32-51.20; and 22/01)
Matthew Slocombe SPAB Chief Executive (CE) and IHBC member helps explore the Clandon House options, from ‘a Country House laid bare’ to restoration, on the BBC (from 44.32-51.20, available to 22 January.
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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming soon: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case
If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £50K+ of weekly works: National heritage body seeks research linked to regeneration, to 23/01 & £20K
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 national heritage body for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council aims to go beyond net zero by removing carbon emissions
image for illustration Oxfordshire County Council has become the first local authority in the UK to set a target of going beyond net zero when it comes to carbon emissions.
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National Trust’s 130th birthday marked by Director General’s unveiling of ambitious plans in 10-year strategy
The National Trust is marking its 130th birthday by unveiling hugely ambitious plans for the next decade and beyond, as it launches a new 10-year strategy.
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CMS Parliamentary Committee Inquiry call for evidence: ‘Protecting built heritage’… Importance & Barriers, open to 3 February 2025
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to … Continue reading
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HE & Direct Access survey: Accessibility and Inclusion, to 05/02, with focus group calls for January
Direct Access is conducting an accessibility and inclusion survey for Historic England, open to 5 February, to understand the challenges people face when visiting historic sites up and down the country, with online Focus Groups also open across 27-29 January.
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England’s independent review announced to ensure access to arts and culture in every region, led by Baroness Margaret Hodge
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced a new independent review of Arts Council England with Baroness Margaret Hodge as lead reviewer, to explore how to improve access to arts and culture in all … Continue reading
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