Daily Archives: 22/03/2025

IHBC’s #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals), from 27/03 with Kathryn Davies

Following on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to … Continue reading

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As IHBC’s Council prepares to appoint a new Presidential Team at London’s Charterhouse on 24/03, we welcome Torsten Haak’s ‘Expression of Interest’ in one of up to 4 Vice President posts

IHBC’s members-only Council meeting on 24 March includes a welcome for our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to our outgoing President Mike Brown as he moves to the post of Immediate Past President, and the election of our new Vice … Continue reading

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IHBC sponsors ‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’: Joint ICOMOS-UK/University of Liverpool conference, 11 April – ‘Be part of this important conversation’, in-person or online

‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.

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IHBC’s ‘members-only’ invitation to our next Council, 24/03, online from 1.15pm, includes ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate Management’ and much more

All our members have been sent invitations to the next IHBC CPD-led Council, with new business, and learning that includes London Charterhouse Director of Estates & Conservation, Aimée Felton on ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate … Continue reading

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LAST CHANCES: Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘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 ‘Professional’ Spotlight: Gardens Trust’s response to government’s plans to end statutory consultee role

Following government plans to limit the scope of, or remove, key amenity society interests from planning, including The Gardens Trust and The Theatres Trust, the former has laid out its case for the status quo.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £71K+ of weekly works: Authority seeks landscape & HE management plan, to 11/04 & £40K

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 authority for a … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Parliament’s) doorstep: House of Commons Research Briefing – ‘Closure of high street services in rural areas’

image for illustration The House of Commons Library has published a briefing outlining the impact of the closure of high street services in rural areas.

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Government: Regional growth to be boosted by £67m for culture projects

image for illustration: National Railway Museum York by Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Growth in jobs, tourism and regional regeneration to be ushered in by funding for major cultural projects across the UK.

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Government-led UK-wide survey on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, for those looking after ‘any place of worship that occupies a listed building’

The UK Government has opened a consultation targeting ‘people responsible for looking after ‘any place of worship that occupies a listed building’, as part of an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

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Wales to get £100 million to restore pride in neighbourhoods and boost growth

Wales to receive £100 million creating local growth and opportunities through new Plan for Neighbourhoods.

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Heritage Alliance Insight Report 2025: ‘Heritage Creates: Heritage and the Creative Industries’

Heritage Creates: Heritage and the Creative Industries – Heritage Alliance Insight Report, published March 2025

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NBS: ‘The Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing’, a free framework to standardise and improve specification writing

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The NBS ‘Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing’ guide draws upon more than 50 years of combined experience from NBS and the team at NBS Schumann in order to help you get your … Continue reading

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Minecraft Goes Green: Young minds build sustainable cities in new RICS challenge to close skills gap

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)and partners have completed a groundbreaking educational programme introducing primary school students to careers in quantity surveying, project management, and digital innovation through the creative lens of … Continue reading

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