Monthly Archives: June 2026

IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June

image for illustration: St Pancras Station, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The third symposium in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors including the IHBC.

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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses

The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading

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SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle

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

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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer

IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has featured a ‘Muslims in Real Estate’ take on how equity and access are best shaped through design decisions, not post-occupancy fixes.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC offers HESPR members promo opportunities in 2026’s School programme

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 Designing Buildings (DB) on Spelling it out. SEE MORE ON … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Safety fears after youths ‘break into’ historic building in Swindon

image for illustration: Mechanics Institute, Swindon via Wikimedia Commons Major safety concerns have been raised after youths were seen allegedly trying to trespass inside a historic building in Swindon just a month after it was set on fire, The Swindon … Continue reading

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RTPI Cymru calls for resources to local planning departments to meet new government ambitions

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru is urging the next Welsh Government to prioritise investment in the planning profession if it is to deliver on its ambitions for Wales.

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Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as EoI applications open for £48M of heritage funding

image for illustration: Grimsby Minster, RexSueciae, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Three heritage funds have opened for Expressions of Interest (EoIs), including the new £92M Places of Worship Fund, as well as the second rounds of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund … Continue reading

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ECITB launches engineer-led ‘next-generation learning identity’ inspired by video games

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched a new digital learning ‘ecosystem’ inspired by the look and feel of 3D gaming environments.

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Barbican Renewal plans approved for ‘Europe’s largest multi-arts centre’

image for illustration: Part of the Barbican by Ziko, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The City of London Corporation has approved the planning application for the Barbican Renewal Programme, securing the future of Europe’s largest multi-arts centre and safeguarding … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (and for Newcastle 2026 CPD too?): The Gendered City on ‘ Dismantling gendered cities, one city at a time’

The Gendered City, explores ‘feminist participatory urban practices and rethinking how cities are designed, experienced, and governed through a gender lens’.

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REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes

The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading

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SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle

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

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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer

IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: RIBA Collections and 1951 celebration of Festival of Britain

What was the Festival of Britain, asks the RIBA as, billed as a ‘tonic for the nation’, it argues that the Festival of Britain was designed to lift the moral of post-war Britain.

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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ CPD Signpost: Revitalisation of Dunfermline’s heritage to support growing visitor economy

image for illustration: Dunfermline, Mcwesty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Since its establishment in 1997, Fife Historic Buildings Trust (FHBT) has helped deliver over £60 million in historic environment regeneration projects across Fife.

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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £58K+ costed works this week: Historic Buildings Trust seeks lead provider for GII HAR repair works etc , to 12/06.

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 from an Historic Buildings Trust for … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Donate Towards Our Crannog Construction!

image for illustration: Scottish Crannog Centre by Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Scottish Crannog Centre are currently in the process of building the first of three Crannogs over the loch and we need your help!

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RIBA is ‘Making the case for city architects’

Our report, ‘Making the case for city architects’ sets out how embedding design expertise in combined authorities can help deliver the high-quality homes and places we need.

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New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June

England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) is calling for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience, to 19 June.

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Museums and Heritage Freelancers Network Survey asks if ‘a trade union would make a difference’

Freelancers (including sole traders and people working through their own limited company) make up a significant and growing proportion of the museums and heritage workforce and as Museums and Heritage Freelancers Network is setting up a branch of Prospect it … Continue reading

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APPG on Apprenticeships Call for Evidence on Apprenticeship and Industrial Strategy

The All Party Parliamentary Group(APPG) on Apprenticeships launches Call for Evidence: Inquiry Title: How can apprenticeships support the ambition of economic growth via the Industrial Strategy? Deadline for Submissions: 1st August 2026

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WMF Call for Nominations: Cultivating Resilience, for ‘… gardens & designed landscapes to adapt to climate change, June 20

image for illustration: Superbloom at the Tower of London, by Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons World Monuments Fund (WMF) is seeking proposals to join ‘Cultivating Resilience’, our signature program strengthening the ability of historic gardens and designed landscapes … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (for Newcastle 2026 CPD too!): ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian Cities: Adaptive reuse of offices into housing…’

Written by James White and Jeff Biggar, ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian cities: the adaptive reuse of offices into housing as a dual response to housing affordability and the climate crisis’ was is available online, adding new dimensions to the IHBC’s … Continue reading

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