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- IHBC’s 2026 AGM concludes successfully: All nominations ratified resolutions adopted, including talks, thanks, Charter progress, elections, congratulations and more 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’ – bite-sized & from the best 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 13/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: A Practical Guide to Using AI for Smaller Construction Firms 13/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Concerns Southend’s Kursaal building ‘exposed to the elements’ and falling into disrepair 13/01/2026
- New strategy for Scotland’s protected historic places 13/01/2026
- Historic and Botanic Garden (HBG) Training Programme opportunities – early notice for March 2026 13/01/2026
- New Skills Relay to inspire the next generation of construction and housing talent 13/01/2026
- Scotland’s first-ever canal and traditional skills centre considered by councillors 13/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (and local) doorstep’: WMF Britain update on Belfast City Council’s purchase of Assembly Rooms after inclusion on the ‘2025 Watch’ 13/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 09/01/2026
- IHBC celebrates SAHGB 2025 Annual Awards, including SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success at HESPR member Donald Insall Associates 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 09/01/2026
- Designing Building enhances access to 20K+ articles, for all users as graphic links to ‘Construction Knowledge Hubs’ now aid navigation 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s Research Signpost: Heritage Open Days Festival Impact Review 2025 09/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Private Eye) doorstep’: Nooks & Corners on the ‘nation’s worsening shortage of heritage skills’ 09/01/2026
- Architectural Heritage Fund publishes Annual Review 2024/25 09/01/2026
- Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01 09/01/2026
- CITB announces changes to funding and grants 09/01/2026
- Scottish Government scheme launched: Finding new owners for empty homes 09/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant (Engaging New Audiences …) and Heritage Documentation Training Grant (Empowering Cultural Preservation) to 23/01 & 30/01 09/01/2026
- IHBC welcomes award of OBE to IHBC Chair David McDonald: An ‘extraordinary’ person… 02/01/2026
Daily Archives: 22/04/2025
IHBC looks back… at Context 182 – Gus Astley Student Awards, viewed from across the pond – … and ahead, to presentations at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, and 2025 Awards, now open to 31/08
The previous issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 182 – included a special update from our guest Student Awards judge for 2024, John Fidler, responding to the submissions, a sound reminder both of submissions for 2025 and the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Annual School 2025 pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals), with Carole Ryan on ‘… changing face of Context in rural areas…’, 01/05
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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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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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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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’
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Practice’ Signpost: New Report – ‘Challenges to Thatch Supply Threaten Vital Rural Industry
image for illustration The majority of growers and producers of cereal straw for England’s traditional thatching industry are currently relying on old, inefficient and unreliable machinery, according to a new Historic England report. A new report published by Historic England … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB’s next double-up, Planning Bill collation & Stress Awareness Month, with IHBC’s ‘Wellbeing at Work’ Survey
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 Designing Buildings’ updateon ‘The Planning and Infrastructure Bill’ and IHBC’s … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (thatching) doorstep’: Woman ‘lost everything’ in Fortingall thatched cottage fire
A 74-year-old woman’s thatched cottage in Aberfeldy was destroyed in the blaze, reports STV news.
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Built Environment Committee of House of Lord: Enquiries summary
The Built environment Committee of the House of Lords is currently conducting three enquiries in relation to the built environment which include: ‘New towns: Practical Delivery’; ‘The Grey Belt’; and ‘High Streets in Towns and Small Cities’.
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THA: Planning and Infrastructure Bill Briefing
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published its Briefing on Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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Construction Leadership Forum report sets direction for a National Existing Buildings Database
The Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a new report assessing the quality, usefulness, and validity of data currently held by building owners across Scotland.
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Environment Agency storm overflow spill data for 2024
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Spill count and duration remains unacceptably high across England, with data analysis and stricter rules to reduce pollution going forward.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Discover some of the oldest structures in Canada, with NTC’s Passport Places
image for illustration: Sinclair Inn (know as Farmers Hotel – 1930) Annapolis Heritage Society, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Some of the oldest structures in Canada are part of the National Trust Canada (NTC) Passport Places program, a Trust membership … Continue reading
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