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- Check out our new-style 2026 School programme pdf, as there’s still time to ‘join online’! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members) 12/06/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards 2026 Winners announced: Marion Barter (NW Branch), for retired IHBC ‘Community Contribution…’, & Harry Richards (Paye Stone Ltd) for ‘Successful Learning…’ 12/06/2026
- IHBC’s June ‘CPD Circular’: ‘What’s on’, with IHBC, partners & more, from Yorkshire (mortar), London (amenity), Llanberis (slate), Exeter (fire) & 2026 Annual School + RTPI Friends too 12/06/2026
- PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT 12/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 12/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Help shape the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 12/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £215K+ costed works this week: European lead seeks guidance to improved renovation etc., to 08/07 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lido’s) doorstep’: Lido’s £11m revamp wins top architecture award 12/06/2026
- Green space, clean air & community lead the wish list for new homes, with surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look: LI 12/06/2026
- Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ 12/06/2026
- New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Left to Rot – How the (Irish) State ends up fining itself over derelict sites 12/06/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 09/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 09/06/2026
- SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle 09/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 09/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC offers HESPR members promo opportunities in 2026’s School programme 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Safety fears after youths ‘break into’ historic building in Swindon 09/06/2026
- RTPI Cymru calls for resources to local planning departments to meet new government ambitions 09/06/2026
- Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as EoI applications open for £48M of heritage funding 09/06/2026
- ECITB launches engineer-led ‘next-generation learning identity’ inspired by video games 09/06/2026
- Barbican Renewal plans approved for ‘Europe’s largest multi-arts centre’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (and for Newcastle 2026 CPD too?): The Gendered City on ‘ Dismantling gendered cities, one city at a time’ 09/06/2026
- REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes 05/06/2026
Daily Archives: 01/02/2025
IHBC calls for Vice President nominees, by 24/02: Help lead IHBC’s Council from our FIRST hybrid Council, in London and online, 24 March 2025 – ‘Statements’ due 24 February 2025
As procedures for the officers of the IHBC’s Council evolve, the IHBC seeks up to four suitably qualified nominees to serve as co-Vice President(s), to be appointed at Council’s FIRST blended meeting on 24 March 2025 (or after), with ‘Statements’ … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming 13 May: 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 looks back on Context 181 (Part 3): Regular updates from IHBC officers and networks, with James Caird ‘in the spotlight’, from ‘The Upper Ten thousand’ to ‘women’s… freedom’
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 181, alongside themed and special features includes a wide range of regular articles, with the current spotlight on IHBC’s past-Chair James Caird’s journey from the ‘The Upper Ten Thousand’ to … Continue reading
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 Council ‘Diary Date’: On 24 March, welcome IHBC’s next President Rebecca Thompson, new VPs, Mike Brown in new role, with Asset Management CPD & more, all at IHBC’s FIRST blended Council, from London’s Charterhouse
image for illustration: Charterhouse by Stuart Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0 IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 24 March as a blended event from London’s Charterhouse, welcoming our Vice President Rebecca Thompson … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Integrating Feedback into Research and Practice
Challenges ahead: collecting, managing, integrating and sharing comprehensible findings on actual performance from cradle to grave.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £526K+ of weekly works: Church body seeks adviser with conservation accreditation, to 07/02
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 church body for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (cross-border) doorstep’: Major refurbishment of east Belfast cinema under way, from RTE
image for illustration: The Strand Arts Centre (Strand Cinema)by sjdunphy – CC BY-SA 2.0 The only surviving Art Deco cinema in Northern Ireland is undergoing a major refurbishment to mark its 90th anniversary, reports RTE.
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World Monuments Fund Celebrates 60 Years of Heritage Conservation Around the Globe
The World Monuments Fund is celebrating 60 years of heritage conservation around the globe as, since 1965, it has been dedicated to preserving the world’s heritage.
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Government: Planning proposals to unblock vital infrastructure and drive nature’s recovery
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new Nature Restoration Fund will accelerate infrastructure projects and enable developers to meet their environmental obligations faster, government reports.
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Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA): Guidance
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) offers government guidance providing information and resources for Natural Capital.
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Scottish Government guidance: Supporting effective community engagement in local development planning:
Scottish Government guidance to assist with engagement activities in the preparation of local development plans is part of measures introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 to put community voices at the heart of the planning system in Scotland.
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The vital role of professional planners in building the homes we need: letter from the Housing Minister to the RTPI
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to the President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to convey a clear message on behalf of government to professional planners.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The Boring Building Index
image for illustration: IHBC Humanise is asking for help to shine a light on the way so many places have become characterless and inhuman… smothered by deadening buildings, and seeks a collection of boring buildings from all over the world, … Continue reading
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