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- 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
- New Government ‘national vision for archives in England’ 19/05/2026
- Final recommendations for the memorial to Queen Elizabeth 19/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Renovations to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater now complete 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 15/05/2026
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Strategic Plan 2026-31: On ‘growth, place and sector’ 15/05/2026
- 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) 15/05/2026
- 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! 15/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: The Engine Shed on Scotland’s ‘Traditional Materials Framework – Supporting Sustainable Supply and Best Practice Use’ 15/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £350K+ costed works this week: BPT seeks consultant for community project, to £50K 15/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hidden stories of Belfast’s heritage in shipbuilding 15/05/2026
- Northern Ireland’s Heritage Delivers – an alliance of heritage organisations -on ‘Prosperity Progress Personality -Treasure the Past Enrich the Future’ 15/05/2026
- New partnership between Durham University and Historic England to focus on heritage challenges 15/05/2026
- How RIBA is making built environment regulation work for all 15/05/2026
- UK Parliamentary Committee on Tourism Call calls for Evidence – by 18 May 15/05/2026
Daily Archives: 19/05/2026
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
The IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy … Continue reading
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More updates from IHBC’s Council: On ‘Don’t Waste Buildings’ – A blog feature following a Council chat post by Celia Clark
image for illustration: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Celia Clark, of the Portsmouth Society, the Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust and the Sustainable Conservation Trust, remarked on the relevance of the relatively new ‘Don’t Waste Buildings’ (DWB) initiative … Continue reading
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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)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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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
To connect employers’ needs with practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities in 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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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
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
IHBC ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Hop Pole Inn – Grade II Listed Building retrofit
The Greengauge consultancy reports on its ‘deep retrofit of a heritage community-owned pub’.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: ARB’s ‘RAP… to strengthen routes to registration’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the ARB on its new Registration Assurance Process (RAP), ‘to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Midlands Church that leans more than the Tower of Pisa faces £100,000 bill to fix wonky floor
image for illustration: Dry Doddington church by Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A church in the Midlands that has leaned at an angle greater than the Tower of Pisa is in need of more than £100,000 to repair … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, medieval, repair
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NCT Survival stories: 77 churches saved for the future, thanks to new grants
image for illustration: Church of St Peter Melverley, Ralf Tenbrink, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Churches Trust (NCT) has reported on how, with supporters and Friends – those who leave a legacy to the National Churches Trust … Continue reading
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CIOB launches first-ever degree programme to develop the next generation of construction leaders
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the launch of its first-ever degree programme in partnership with De Montfort University in Leicester.
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New Report by CIC: Task & Finish Group update on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform
The ‘Impact of Assessment Reform on Built Environment Technical & Professional Apprenticeships’ report warns that apprenticeship assessment reform in England must not weaken competence, professional recognition or employer confidence in technical and professional apprenticeships across the sector.
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Tagged built environment, construction, industry, professional, skills, technical
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New Government ‘national vision for archives in England’
The National Archives reports on the government’s new national vision for archives in England ‘Archives at the Heart of Society’.
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Final recommendations for the memorial to Queen Elizabeth
The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee has announced its final recommendations for a permanent national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, to coincide with the centenary of her birth.
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Tagged govenment, London, memorial, sculpture
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Renovations to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater now complete
image for illustration: Fallingwater, Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons After three years of careful work, the World Heritage Preserved project at Fallingwater is now complete, reports the World Heritage Preserved Blog.
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