Daily Archives: 07/03/2025

Join IHBC South West Branch from everywhere (or in person at Redruth), 13 March pilot livestream & more, (from £20 online) with Dave Chetwyn on ‘Placemaking and Context’ – an ‘IHBC CPD Branch Partnership’ event for our Annual School #IHBCShrewsbury2025

Join the IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch Partnership event for special and rare CPD on design and placemaking for historic areas, with Dave Chetwyn on ‘Heritage and Design’ and ‘Placemaking in Historic Areas’, (In-Person or Online, 13/03; supported by IHBC’s … Continue reading

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IHBC’s March ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls and more, with Schools, online Council (members only, 24/03), placemaking CPD (13/3) & much more

IHBC’s March CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.

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IHBC MARSH Awards – Nominations closing soon: For emerging practitioners’ skills AND Retired IHBC helping communities, ‘Just fill the form by March Thirty One’

Know any emerging professionals or practitioners who’ve shown eagerness and accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, or retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities –  Nominate them for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!

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Join IHBC’s members-only online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate

IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Professional signpost: Designing Buildings on International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2025, with a built-environment perspective

Using a range of resources, Designing Buildings has compiled a report on International Women’s Day with a built-environment perspective.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £9M+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for major civic building review to 07/03

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 City Council a team … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (railway) doorstep’: Railway 200 – anniversary of the modern railway

image for illustration: Peter Badcock On 27 September2025, Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, and nationwide celebrations are planned!

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RTPI’s membership applications for Chartered status surge as Government growth agenda gains momentum

The RTPI has seen a 34.7% increase in Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) submissions for first assessment round in 2025, compared to the same assessment round in 2024, with this following strong growth from previous years including a 42.6% increase … Continue reading

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Theatres Trust announces Theatre at Risk Register 2025 announced

image for illustration: The Theatres Trust The Theatres Trust has published its annual register of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK, with five council-owned theatres added to the list, as pressures on local authority … Continue reading

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After Grenfell, UK government transfers fire responsibility from Home Office to MHCLG

The Prime Minister has announced that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the change will be effective from 1 April 2025.

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ADEPT & partners: ‘Find Your Path’ – innovative campaign launched to transform local government recruitment

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A targeted recruitment campaign that aims to address critical workforce challenges in local authorities. has been launched by Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) and partners.

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Call for Applications: Cities in Placemaking 2025-2026: To 31/03

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Call for Applications to Cities in Placemaking(CIP) 2025-2026 programme is open till 31 March.

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Government Consultation on Rail reform: ‘a railway fit for Britain’s future’

image for illustration Government UK has outlined the next steps to reform Britain’s railways through a recently launched consultation.

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