Monthly Archives: December 2025

ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

Icon has announced that the Pilgrim Trust has awarded £45,000 in funding to support our project ‘Conservation Skills at Risk – Protecting Heritage for Future Generations.’

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Government reappoints 3 Trustees to the National Heritage Memorial Fund

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

The Prime Minister has reappointed Carol Pyrah, Julian Glover and Taryn Nixon as Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for terms of 4 years.

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Parliamentary Committee: Nature not a ‘blocker’ to housing; needed for ‘resilient towns & neighbourhoods’, and calls for housebuilding target changes and reduced VAT (for retrofitting)

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

Nature is not a ‘blocker’ to delivering new housing, but rather a necessity for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods, MPs argue in a House of Commons committee report on ‘Environmental sustainability and housing growth’, with responses from government due in … Continue reading →

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£2Mn Funding boost to protect war memorials across the UK

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

Government grants should help ensure that tributes to fallen servicemen and women are preserved across the UK.

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England to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

Millions of trees to help get Britain growing through billion-pound investment in green jobs and nature restoration, creating thousands of jobs, Government UK reports.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A town wants to give away its 100-year-old convent: is it a housing solution?

Posted on 02/12/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Convent of Jesus and Mary, Gravelbourg by Archyfb, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Gravelbourg, Sask., looks for a visionary to give historic building a new life, reports CBC.

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