Daily Archives: 01/10/2025

UPDATE: IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council features ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations and impacts, & much more: Book now for 8 October, from 4.30pm

All IHBC members will receive a personal email invitation from IHBC President Rebecca Thompson to attend the next virtual meeting of IHBC’s Council, from 4.30pm on Wednesday 8 October, with a newly revised programme featuring ‘Heritage Skills and the Conservation … Continue reading

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Context 184: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals – A first take on ‘Leaders of conservation thought…’ Ruskin & Morris, Lord Kennet, John Ashurst and much more

The new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 184 – chooses some ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, familiar and less so, to help Conservation Professionals at any career stage ‘make sense of it all’, while including our regular supplements … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/09… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card!

The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and conference in Malvern, on 10-11 October, with members’ free by booking (email charlie@lpoc.co.uk) or business card presentation.

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: UCL reports on ‘Value of Arts and Culture’, investment, returns and more

Mariana Massucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at UCL, has published a report which finds that investment in culture is essential to stimulating economic growth.?

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Double up with DB on IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards closing 30/09 and IHBC free access to LPOC at Malvern, 10/11 Oct

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 2 IHBC items: Designing Buildings (DB) on the IHBC Student … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum put up for sale by NatureScot

image for illustration: Kinloch Castle by Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The historic Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum has been put up for sale by NatureScot, which has been working with Savills to bring the Category-A … Continue reading

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Preliminary market engagement notice for UEA Ziggurats Design Competition: ‘for the transformation & renewal of… Grade II*-listed ziggurats’

The University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich is preparing to launch a design competition for the transformation and renewal of its Grade II*-listed ziggurats.

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Why we’re evolving the RTPI brand: A New RTPI is coming- clearer stronger, more connected

As the world changes around us, so must we. That’s why we’re evolving the RTPI brand.

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Scotland’s The Places of Worship (POWF) Newsletter – Would you like to contribute to a blog?

The POWF Newsletter was launched on 3 July and aims to communicate the work of POWF Members, as well as the work and developments of the forum itself.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: URBACT on ‘We art the cities’ – Six European cities on cultural regeneration

image for illustration: Liffey East, Dublin by Jtdirl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Six cities across Europe are using culture to regenerate places, empower people and innovate governance, reports URBACT.

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Government ‘Pride in Place’ powers: Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride

Local communities will be handed new powers to revitalise their high streets and restore pride in their towns, according to new plans dubbed the ‘Pride in Place’ Programme.

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