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- Bob Kindred updates on IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’: Cases always sought – ‘…it relies on volunteered information’ 15/04/2025
- IHBC on Context 182 (Part 3): IHBC’s Chair on ‘Trusteeship’ and what is NOT ‘hot air’ features in officer and network updates 15/04/2025
- April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May 15/04/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories) 15/04/2025
- Booking opens for #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 12-14/06: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online), free pre-conference webinars and more, for all your conservation needs…’ 15/04/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Legislation and Policy’ Signpost: UK Parliament… on ‘Net zero and the UK’s historic building stock’ 15/04/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from (England’s Market Town) doorsteps’: The cultural heritage of market towns, Westminster Hall debate, 04/03, debate and background 15/04/2025
- SAVE unveils 50th anniversary programme – 50 years of campaigning 1975-2025 15/04/2025
- UK Government: High streets with vacant shops revitalised via High Street Rental Auctions 15/04/2025
- UK Government: Annual report for England’s Participation Survey – parks/gardens; cities/towns, & landscapes/habitat most popular 15/04/2025
- Wilts & Berks Canal Trust calls for volunteer engineers and planners to help on UK’s largest canal restoration project 15/04/2025
- HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage’ 11/04/2025
- IHBC’s April ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls and more, with Schools, School webinars, Sustainability, Branches & much more 11/04/2025
- April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’-Have your say, before 1 May 11/04/2025
- Booking opens for #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 12-14/06: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online), free pre-conference webinars and more, for all your conservation needs…’ 11/04/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: HE/EH on Climate Adaption, fourth round ‘Heritage’ Report 11/04/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (IHBC, AT, RSUA) doorstep’, via DB: ‘Attending a conservation training course… a personal account’ 11/04/2025
- Heritage Counts on ‘New Homes from Vacant Historic Buildings’: Up to 670K new homes ‘by repairing and repurposing existing historic buildings’ 11/04/2025
- New Towns inquiry launched by Lords Built Environment Committee: to 12/05 11/04/2025
- UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard -The Pilot Version of the Standard has Launched! 11/04/2025
- Heritage Open Days: How to get involved as registration is now open 11/04/2025
- IHBC’s Blog from Policy@Manchester (University of Manchester): Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis – why we must act now 11/04/2025
- April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May 08/04/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories) 08/04/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School 2025 pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals) with ‘Lessons from Jugaadopolis… innovative community engagement’ 10/07, 1pm 08/04/2025
Daily Archives: 15/04/2025
Bob Kindred updates on IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’: Cases always sought – ‘…it relies on volunteered information’
New information is always sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk, and who offers readers an review and update … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, databases, environment, expertise, government, heritage, legislation, planning, policy, prosecutions, UK
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IHBC on Context 182 (Part 3): IHBC’s Chair on ‘Trusteeship’ and what is NOT ‘hot air’ features in officer and network updates
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal Context is out – No. 182 – and as ever includes a wide sweep of regular articles, with the current spotlight on IHBC Chair David McDonald’s inquiry into what is not ‘hot … Continue reading
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Tagged building, charity, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, journals, membership, nature, planning, professionals, skills
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April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May
The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff … Continue reading
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Tagged building, challenges, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, skills, volunteering, wellbeing, working
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)
The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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Tagged building, conservation, course, cpd, education, environment, event, expertise, heritage, skills, tradition
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Booking opens for #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 12-14/06: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online), free pre-conference webinars and more, for all your conservation needs…’
Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – in wonderful Shrewsbury, on 12-14 June, centred on our hybrid (in-person & Virtual) Day School (13 June), with certified IHBC CPD, exhibitors, pre-conference webinars, networking & more
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Tagged building, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, heritage, networking, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Legislation and Policy’ Signpost: UK Parliament… on ‘Net zero and the UK’s historic building stock’
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The retrofit of the UK’s historic building stock is needed to enhance energy efficiency and achieve net zero targets, and the UK Parliament explores how this can this be done.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, net zero, planning, skills
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from (England’s Market Town) doorsteps’: The cultural heritage of market towns, Westminster Hall debate, 04/03, debate and background
image for illustration: Market town by Joanna Theobald There was a Westminster Hall debate on the cultural heritage of market towns on 4 March 2025, with the debate was opened by Mr Bayo Alaba MP.
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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SAVE unveils 50th anniversary programme – 50 years of campaigning 1975-2025
image: SAVE SAVE Britain’s Heritage has announced events across the country to celebrate half a century of campaigning and ‘engaging and equipping communities to bring new life to remarkable buildings.
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Tagged annniversary, building, campaigning, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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UK Government: High streets with vacant shops revitalised via High Street Rental Auctions
image for illustration: Angharad Hart More vacant shops and other commercial premises will be transformed as councils use new powers to revitalise high streets across the country, including High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA).
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, local government, planning, shops, skills, streets, urban
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UK Government: Annual report for England’s Participation Survey – parks/gardens; cities/towns, & landscapes/habitat most popular
A new data release by government provides estimates from England on engagement in the digital, culture, media, and live sport sectors reported during the period of May 2023 to March 2024 (2023/24), with top reasons ‘To spend time with family/friends’ … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, community, digital, environment, gardens, government, nature, parks, trends
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Wilts & Berks Canal Trust calls for volunteer engineers and planners to help on UK’s largest canal restoration project
image for illustration: Wilts & Berks Canal by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is calling on all Engineers and Planners to join the UK’s largest canal restoration project.
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Tagged canals, climate change, conservation, engineers, environment, expertise, heritage, nature, skills, waterways
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