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- As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’ 23/06/2026
- IHBC launches survey seeking suggestions for improvements from officers and advisers in local government conservation services across the UK 23/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 23/06/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: Local Heritage Listing – Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage, by HE 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New research explored at the third National Cathedrals Conference 23/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £6.2M+ costed works last week: Council seeks Green Belt Assessment, to 27/07, £180K 23/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on the ‘Sagrada Familia in LEGO’! 23/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Largest ever replica of a pre-historic building at Stonehenge 23/06/2026
- ‘Simpler, shared system’ for describing skills needs in the UK now launched 23/06/2026
- IHBC features our special ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ welcome to the new ICOMOS Website 23/06/2026
- IHBC launches survey seeking suggestions for improvements from officers and advisers in local government conservation services across the UK 19/06/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School welcomes ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCNewcastle2026 with thanks to Exhibitors, with reminder that IHBC’s Virtual SCHOOL BOOKING CLOSES 6PM Thursday, 18 June 16/06/2026
- Still time to ‘join online’ – and check out our new-style programme pdf too)! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members) 16/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’ : Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 16/06/2026
- PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT 16/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 16/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on shaping the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mayor announces £1M for ‘iconic’ Moseley Road Baths restoration 16/06/2026
- CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate 16/06/2026
- ITFG publishes new guidance on managing competence in organisations across the built environment 16/06/2026
- Exploring the role and impact of small museums in places, by AIM 16/06/2026
- ARB accredits brand new qualifications from two universities 16/06/2026
- HEF publishes 2025-26 Year in Review informatic 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World Architecture Festival Director blogs on UK planning and… collaboration 16/06/2026
Daily Archives: 17/04/2026
Spotlighting IHBC’s latest Council: A paper you might have missed… Adam Dyer on ‘Green upgrades for London’s heritage homes’
image for illustration: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this part of our exploration of … Continue reading
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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!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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Tagged committee, cpd, heritage, professional, volunteering
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IHBC ‘Intervention’ Signpost: SAVE Britain’s Heritage Buildings at Risk Register
image for illustration: Low Mills, Keighley by Mark Stevenson via Wikimedia Commons SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register highlights historic buildings that are vacant and whose future is uncertain, to raise awareness and provide a platform to advocate for their retention and … Continue reading
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.4M costed works: Public body seeks Heritage etc. consultant for iconic project, to 16/04 & £1.3+Mn
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call by a public body … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (under-valued?) doorstep’: Developer fights to keep new features on church
A developer who replaced historic stained glass church windows with UPVC is fighting to keep the new installations, according to the BBC.
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Tagged church, heritage, HIstoric England, planning
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Launch of new fund with ‘more flexible terms’ in AHF’s 50th year of lending: inaugurated by Cadw with £500K
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the first investment in a new fund that will enable more flexible terms to heritage projects in Wales as funding from Cadw will inaugurate the 50th Anniversary Fund with a £500,000 investment.
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Tagged Cadw, funding, grants, heritage, historic buildings, investment, wales
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HSE: ‘Consultation on the Control of Lead at Work Regulations’ to 24 May
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a consultation on ‘The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 exposure values and associated guidance’, which is ‘relevant to employers and those directly involved in lead manufacturing and lead-use sectors’ and … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, government, health and safety
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Icon launches Conservation Skills at Risk project
The Institute of Conservation (Icon) has launched a new project to identify conservation skills at risk and help safeguard the future of UK heritage.
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Tagged expertise, heritage, skills, traditional skills
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) opportunity on ‘Spaces of Health: Connecting Past and Present Experiences of Health and Wellbeing in Heritage’, open to 1 May
Historic England and the University of Leeds have announced a fully funded four-year Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2026, providing full tuition fees with a tax-free maintenance allowance, with applications open to 1 May.
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Tagged health, heritage, HIstoric England, research, wellbeing
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Local people take the lead in ‘Pride in Place’ across 40 more communities
Government UK has announced forty more communities selected for Pride in Place, with local people choosing how £20 million is invested to strengthen their neighbourhood.
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Join the ‘Inclusive European Heritage Residency 2026’ in Malta | Apply by 15 May
As part of their ‘Inclusive European Heritage Residency 2026’ programme, Europa Nostra and INTO – the International National Trusts Organisation – are looking to select c.10 heritage professionals to gather in Malta to exchange best practices, discuss key challenges, and … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Judge halts above-ground construction of Trump’s White House ballroom
image for illustration: The White House, DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A US judge has halted construction of the above ground portion of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, but allowed plans for an underground bunker to proceed, … Continue reading
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