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- IHBC celebrates 2026 Yearbook update No. 3: Profiling RICHeS and its £80Mn investment ‘Transforming the future of Conservation and Heritage Science’ 03/11/2026
- IHBC welcomes Hannah Parham as Director of the Landmark Trust 03/11/2026
- CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 03/11/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 03/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 03/11/2026
- BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 03/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: AHF issues 2025/26 ‘Impact Report’ 03/11/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Country Life on ‘How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the Cotswolds’ 03/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A-listed Scots office block to be converted into hotel 03/11/2026
- Cadw calls for action on heritage crime this half-term as ‘Thousands of pounds of work undone in hours’ 03/11/2026
- Icon calls on conservation professionals to identify skills at risk: TO 25/11 03/11/2026
- £1Mn available for Scotland’s places of worship 03/11/2026
- The Engine Shed’s blog asks: ‘Old buildings can’t be energy efficient…’ or can they? 03/11/2026
- IHBC welcomes conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey as new President of ICOMOS, 2026–2029, as she addresses the 22nd General Assembly in Malaysia 30/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 30/10/2026
- BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 30/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 30/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Culture and heritage capital – Valuing social cohesion – a scoping study from DCMS etc. 30/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £30M+ works: Council seeks architect for cultural venue, to 16/11 & £250K 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Supporters invited to adopt Colchester Jumbo tower panels 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms 30/10/2026
- The Carbon Trust on ‘… Five lessons from 25 years’ experience’ and ‘Accelerating the transition to a prosperous, resilient, low carbon future’ 30/10/2026
- HE’s Grant Calls for Proposals: ‘Neighbourhood Heritage – Grants for Communities’, to 27/11 30/10/2026
- ARB: Over 85% of architects complied with mandatory CPD scheme 30/10/2026
- Icon calls on conservation professionals to identify skills at risk: TO 25/11 30/10/2026
Daily Archives: 19/12/2025
Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on the ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, IHBC, jobs, nature, planning, skills
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Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM
IHBC Chair David McDonald has updated IHBC members on plans for the 2026 AGM, on 7 January, opening with Historic England’s Co-Chief Executive on ‘… roles and priorities – Growth, Place, and the Heritage Sector’ from 5.30pm.
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IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues
IHBC’s new edition of its members’ journal Context is out – No. 185 – to ‘lift the lid on roofing’, from mill re-slating and pitching pitched roofs a Garden Suburb’s roofscape.
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IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’
A new two-part report from Historic England (HE) and English Heritage (EH) explores pathways into heritage construction the UK, focussed on pre-apprenticeship, beginner-level training initiatives that introduce individuals to heritage construction skills.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a trust … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey
image for illustration: Andy Jamieson / The Garmouth Viaduct A section of The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder structure near Garmouth that was completed in 1886, collapsed into the River Spey in Moray, reports Moray Council, and though no longer used for … Continue reading
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UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering has urged the UK Government to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure, as the ‘Reviving our Ageing Infrastructure’ report by the National Engineering Policy Centre calls for the maintenance and renewal of existing assets … Continue reading
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Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law
The government’s landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is consulting on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), notably linked to data centres, onsite energy generation, viability assessments and site thresholds.
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AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’
The first applications are now open for studentships investigating the barriers to creating healthier places – for people and the planet – through a new consortium of academic and industry partners, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council … Continue reading
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£2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration
Funding from Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund will protect the built heritage of Granton Waterfront in Edinburgh.
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Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
‘Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology’ explores how people across the UK engage with, value, and access archaeological information.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026
EUROPA NOSTRA and ELLINIKI ETAIRIA – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage – have launched the Call for Entries for the fourth edition of the Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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