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- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Adaptive Reuse’ School CPD Circular & Invitation: Your guide to accessible, low-cost CPD with a global reach online – Virtual School (19/06, IHBC rates for RTPI members), Free webinars (for all); Day & Full Schools with exhibitors (closed) 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s latest Council Update: LA Conservation service talks and feedback, learning lessons as we shape our staff survey for a new parliamentary push 22/05/2026
- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 22/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Research’ Signpost: Call to help Scottish survey of heritage-related content in construction education 22/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows 22/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £486K+ costed works this week: Trust seeks accredited lead for feasibility etc work on listed property, to £28K+ 22/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (risky) doorstep’: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on HE’s at Risk Register 22/05/2026
- CPRE launches urban countryside campaign: ‘On the Edge 22/05/2026
- Public Practice Recruitment & Skills Report 2025 22/05/2026
- Martyn’s Law guidance… ‘to help businesses’ 22/05/2026
- Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) User Needs Survey – Year 2 22/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Historic weather station & landmark on Banff’s Sulphur Mountain returned to former glory 22/05/2026
- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 19/05/2026
- More updates from IHBC’s Council: On ‘Don’t Waste Buildings’ – A blog feature following a Council chat post by Celia Clark 19/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 19/05/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits 19/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 19/05/2026
- IHBC ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Hop Pole Inn – Grade II Listed Building retrofit 19/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: ARB’s ‘RAP… to strengthen routes to registration’ 19/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Midlands Church that leans more than the Tower of Pisa faces £100,000 bill to fix wonky floor 19/05/2026
- NCT Survival stories: 77 churches saved for the future, thanks to new grants 19/05/2026
- CIOB launches first-ever degree programme to develop the next generation of construction leaders 19/05/2026
- New Report by CIC: Task & Finish Group update on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform 19/05/2026
Daily Archives: 16/12/2025
IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) new Colvin Special Award recognises exceptional works and series of reference volumes in architectural history, bestowed occasionally, and in 2025 it is awarded to the editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides.
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IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start
IHBC AGM WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY 2026 ONLINE:Presentation from 5.30pm and AGM from 6.00pmAGM FOR IHBC MEMBERS ONLY
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IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage
IHBC’s 2025 Westminster launch of ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit’, also boasts a web hub with the Briefing video and a ‘Feedback’ option, so please help us reduce damage … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, crafts, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, retrofit, skills
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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings
image for illustration: see below for video link If you want to share your knowledge you can check out the host platform to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, Designing Buildings (DB) and its 2-minute tutorial to help you get started.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hotspur Press will rise from the ashes as developers issue promise for fire-ravaged mill
image for illustration: Hotspur Press on Fire by Jotaht, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The developer indicates ‘We will ensure that The Hotspur Press building lives on as a major landmark in the city’, reports The Manchester Evening News.
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Videogame to help protect Nottingham Cathedral and other heritage buildings: ‘Pugin’s Revival’ despite ‘structural ‘monsters’’
Nottingham Cathedral and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have created a videogame to educate young people about conservation challenges facing historic buildings, as ‘players save the Grade II* listed building from ruin at the hands of structural ‘monsters’’.
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UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence
The latest UK Heritage Pulse survey reveals a growing confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK heritage sector. While challenges remain – particularly around training and ethics – more organisations are now seeing AI as a practical tool rather … Continue reading
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Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland
Public appointments news release published on 7 November announced appointments to historic Environment Scotland on an interim basis.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, public appointment, Scotland, skills
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HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT
Highland Historic Buildings Trust to continue its work in the highlands as part of Scottish Historic Buildings Trust(SHBT)’.
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RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth
The Environmental Audit Committee report on environmental sustainability and housing growth response by the Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) urges the government to accelerate action on embodied carbon and skills.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme
image for illustration: Hurst Castle by Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Established in 2023 as a joint initiative with English Heritage (with EH), Lloyd’s Register Foundation has granted £509,300 for the expansion of the World Monuments Fund … Continue reading
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