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- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 09/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 09/06/2026
- SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle 09/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 09/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC offers HESPR members promo opportunities in 2026’s School programme 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Safety fears after youths ‘break into’ historic building in Swindon 09/06/2026
- RTPI Cymru calls for resources to local planning departments to meet new government ambitions 09/06/2026
- Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as EoI applications open for £48M of heritage funding 09/06/2026
- ECITB launches engineer-led ‘next-generation learning identity’ inspired by video games 09/06/2026
- Barbican Renewal plans approved for ‘Europe’s largest multi-arts centre’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (and for Newcastle 2026 CPD too?): The Gendered City on ‘ Dismantling gendered cities, one city at a time’ 09/06/2026
- REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes 05/06/2026
- SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle 05/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 05/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: RIBA Collections and 1951 celebration of Festival of Britain 05/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ CPD Signpost: Revitalisation of Dunfermline’s heritage to support growing visitor economy 05/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £58K+ costed works this week: Historic Buildings Trust seeks lead provider for GII HAR repair works etc , to 12/06. 05/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Donate Towards Our Crannog Construction! 05/06/2026
- RIBA is ‘Making the case for city architects’ 05/06/2026
- New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June 05/06/2026
- Museums and Heritage Freelancers Network Survey asks if ‘a trade union would make a difference’ 05/06/2026
- APPG on Apprenticeships Call for Evidence on Apprenticeship and Industrial Strategy 05/06/2026
- WMF Call for Nominations: Cultivating Resilience, for ‘… gardens & designed landscapes to adapt to climate change, June 20 05/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (for Newcastle 2026 CPD too!): ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian Cities: Adaptive reuse of offices into housing…’ 05/06/2026
Daily Archives: 07/10/2025
Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more
IHBC members are receiving their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join the next IHBC Council, from 4.30pm on 8 October, with a revised programme to reflect our Charter progress, with linked CPD on ‘Heritage Skills and the Conservation … Continue reading
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IHBC’s CPD Blog from #IHBCShrewsbury2025: Some ‘Academic Reflections on the IHBC Annual School… and participation’ from Dr Alison McCandlish IHBC, University of Glasgow
Alison McCandlish, Lecturer in City Planning & MSc programme Director has posted a NewsBlog blog on ‘The importance of participation in the IHBC Annual School as an academic’, part of a push for new thinking on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… 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 launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular
The IHBC has issued a new form to help ensure sector events with IHBC CPD values can be considered for inclusion in our free IHBC ‘Events Calendar’, with submissions required at least 2 weeks before the end any month to … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost ‘The Big Think’ UK Heritage Pulse update – Sector-wide collaboration and relevance
Over three months in summer 2025, UK Heritage Pulse undertook ‘The Big Think’ — a sector-wide conversation shaped around three critical questions, one each month, and a new post updates on ‘How do we work together…’.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre
image for illustration Foxglove is an independent non-profit organisation that ‘fights to make tech fair for everyone’ and last December the co-Executive Director, made submissions to the public inquiry into a proposed data centre in Buckinghamshire, as outlined below.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on regen in Newcastle – UK Design Capital of the Year & IHBC 2026 School Venue
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 Building Design (BD) on regeneration, talent & growth in Newcastle, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Victorian engine found in attic of former Scots jail ‘one of three in world’
image for illustration: St Giles Royal Mile Edinburgh by Andraszy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Victorian engine discovered in attic of former Scots jail is ‘one of three in world’.
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2024 ICOMOS Annual Report now available
The ICOMOS 2024 Annual Report is out, offering a powerful glimpse into a year filled with international collaboration and deep commitment to protecting our shared cultural heritage.
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C20 welcomes listing of Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building (1987-89), 1 Cobham Mews Studios in Camden
C20 has noted its appreciation that Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building has been designated Grade II: No,1 Cobham Mews Studios, Camden, developed between 1987-89 on a backland site and former scrapyard off Agar Grove.
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From the Carbon Trust’s Insight Series: New draft Net Zero Standard version 2.0, and ‘What it means for corporates’
Carbon Trust’s ‘Science Based Targets initiative’ (SBTi) recently finished public consultation of a draft revision to its Corporate Net Zero Standard – a benchmark for many corporates to date – and their Head of Corporate Partnerships and Growth examines the … Continue reading
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Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released
Government UK has issued the ‘People and Nature Surveys for England…’ with data tables and publications from the Adults’ survey year 5 (April 2024 – March 2025).
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Climate Heritage Network ‘Refresher on the Global Call to Put Culture at the heart of Climate Action’
Thank you for signing the Global Call to put Culture at the Heart of Climate Action. Whether you signed the day we launched in 2023, or joined more recently, we are so grateful for your commitment to culture-based climate action! … Continue reading
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