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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 1 11/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 11/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 11/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Some sector takes on the NPPF 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Dry Stone Walling Association issues Anthology of International Writing, from past and present, for the future’ 11/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £5.25m ongoing costed works: Heritage Estate body seeks condition surveys etc, to 09/09 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to transform South Lanarkshire former mining village 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mentmore Towers: Council orders owner to repair ‘exceptional’ grade I mansion 11/09/2026
- HES Chief quits amid deepening governance crisis 11/09/2026
- Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries 11/09/2026
- HES launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship: Opens Autumn 2026 11/09/2026
- ARB transitioning to a new framework for accreditation, to be completed by December 2028 11/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 08/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises Commercial companies etc. 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 08/09/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: SHBT ‘Futureproofing’ project case study aims to sensitively & effectively retrofit buildings in use 08/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building, on new NPPF, ‘… a pretty bold swing… but…!’ 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: HE on ‘Remarkable Church with Unrivalled Collection of Stained Glass by Artist Harry Clarke Now Grade II* Listed’ 08/09/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 08/09/2026
- Government UK on ‘How to treat irreplaceable habitat for biodiversity net gain’ 08/09/2026
- Heritage projects shortlisted for RIBA’s inaugural Conservation Award 2026 08/09/2026
- Celebrating the Launch of RICHeS-funded Museum ‘Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre’ investment 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World’s ocean to be better protected as UK ratifies landmark treaty 08/09/2026
Daily Archives: 18/08/2026
LAST CHANCE: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) have launched the 2026 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research from 2024 & closing 20 August.
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IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November
The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits
If you are an IHBC Full Member you can help evaluate the next generation of professionals, maintain our high standards, and earn valuable CPD along the way, by joining us as an IHBC Membership Assessor. Please submit your Expression of … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Research’ CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has commissioned Icon to undertake the first ever UK-wide survey of the heritage and conservation science workforce and we need your help to make it count, open to 31/08.
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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IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral
image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016 This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: HES on ‘Monitoring & reporting’… how we’re measuring success and reporting impact ‘
Historic Environment Scotland is reporting on its ‘Monitoring and reporting’ strategy, considered ‘essential for the success of Scotland’s Historic Environment sector-wide strategy.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Do you want to help shape the roadmap of UK construction, via UKCW
UK Construction Week (UKCW)is updating its 2022 industry-wide survey to better understand the UK’s construction skills landscape, and IHBC’s Conservation Professionals and networks can contribute their knowledge to shape that agenda, and (with personal details) you may win a £50 … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Iconic Glasgow landmark lives on in Central Station display after devastating fire
image for illustration: Union Corner, Glasgow (2024) Crowsus, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Network Rail has bought a miniature replica of Glasgow’s Union Street corner, preserving a piece of the city’s history and bringing it to life for visitors … Continue reading
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SPAB launches applications for 2027 Fellowship Programme: to 7/09
This is a unique annual fellowship scheme from the SPAB designed to broaden the skills and experience of craftspeople who work with old buildings, and is open to 7 September.
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Tagged building conservation, education, SPAB, training
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Nina Young, Founder & CEO of Surveyors UK writes about the surveying gap we are not filling: ‘More surveyors are retiring than are coming in…’
Nina Young, Founder & CEO, Surveyors UK suggests the UK surveying profession has a numbers problem that we are not talking about enough.
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HE Blog by Hana Morel: The Role of Heritage in Delivering Climate Change Action – solution, infrastructure, evidence and more
Historic England’s (HE) Hana Morel, Head of Climate Change, explains how heritage is part of delivering solutions to climate change.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: More than a century later, adaptive reuse of Vancouver heritage building completes 1911 vision
Vancouver’s former Anglo-Canadian Warehouse building is being reimagined to align with the site’s original vision, with ‘adaptive reuse’ to include the addition of four more storeys, reports The Globe and Mail.
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