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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s new ‘CPD Circular’: ‘Colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, CPD Spotlights, Branch AGMs, Marsh Awards & more 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 06/03/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ Signpost: HE on ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’ 06/03/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Authority seeks conservation plans for iconic structures, to 27/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Building Burghley’… in stone and in person 06/03/2026
- NCT’s Fact Check: What we know about the new funding for churches and VAT changes – and … ‘write to your MP’ 06/03/2026
- UKRI’s ‘Proof of Concept funding opportunity from 04/03’ + simplified research translation & commercialisation funding 06/03/2026
- DB on NPPF Plan making and national decision-making policies 06/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 200+ students compete in spaghetti & glue bridge-building at Okanagan College 06/03/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 03/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 03/03/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 03/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 03/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: Poetry from concrete – Scotland’s fascinating historic concrete and brutalist architecture 03/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: HESPR Alert on early booking & special offer for ALL staff on Virtual #IHBCNewcastle2026’! 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Call to Tyneside authorities to restore historic swing bridge (closed since 2019!) 03/03/2026
- Ministerial Update: on ‘Relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’ 03/03/2026
- Tell The Heritage Fund: Is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis? TO 16/03 03/03/2026
- Georgian Group objects to visitor pavilions in British Museum forecourts 03/03/2026
- Consultation on new regeneration body for Greater Cambridge 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: HE on ‘Stanley Kubrick – A Heritage Odyssey’ 03/03/2026
Daily Archives: 06/03/2026
Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits
To connect employers’ needs with practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘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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IHBC’s new ‘CPD Circular’: ‘Colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, CPD Spotlights, Branch AGMs, Marsh Awards & more
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, which lists accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories. SIGN UP FOR IHBC’S FREE CDP RESOURCES
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has opened its Full Access Fund – to help heritage science and conservation researchers etc to access RICHeS-funded equipment, with a support webinar on 11 March.
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IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03
image for illustration: De La Warr Pavilion, Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Booking is open for IHBC’s South East Branch (SE Branch) Day School and AGM on ‘Seaside structures of the 20th century’, Bexhill-on-Sea’s De La Warr … Continue reading
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IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03
Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback
IHBC’s Council, our inclusive member-only advisory and training body, held its most recent meeting online on 8 October to engage with and update members while also exploring ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and now with new-format response-led First Draft minutes available … Continue reading
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Authority seeks conservation plans for iconic structures, to 27/03
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 national … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Building Burghley’… in stone and in person
image for illustration: Burghley House, the Orangery by Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Stone Specialist and Clare Howcutt-Kelly visits stonemasons Mick Teale and his son, Ben at one of the largest and most spectacular Elizabethan houses in … Continue reading
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NCT’s Fact Check: What we know about the new funding for churches and VAT changes – and … ‘write to your MP’
image for illustration: Ballidon Church, Derbyshire by Ralph Mills CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons On the 22 January 2026, the UK Government confirmed the end of Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, to be replaced by a £92 million four-year-fund … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, conservation, ecclesiastical, funding, government, heritage, repairs, VAT
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UKRI’s ‘Proof of Concept funding opportunity from 04/03’ + simplified research translation & commercialisation funding
With Proof of Concept funding opportunities open from 4 March, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is streamlining its research translation and commercialisation funding opportunities to make them clearer and more consistent.
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DB on NPPF Plan making and national decision-making policies
Designing Buildings National Planning Policy Framework 2025 draft review in brief with indicative responses.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 200+ students compete in spaghetti & glue bridge-building at Okanagan College
More than 200 high-school students from across the region gathered at Okanagan College for the institution’s annual spaghetti bridge-building competition, a long-running event designed to test students’ engineering skills using only pasta and glue.
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