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- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 22/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 22/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: New Scottish Government ‘Guide to Conversion of Traditional Buildings’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’… ‘for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council & IHBC) doorstep’ 1: Council takes over Newcastle’s Neville Hall (IHBC’s 2026 Day School venue) to safeguard city heritage 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 2: Tunstall landlord ordered to pay over £8,000 as heritage crackdown reaches 100th building 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 3: Proud and exciting moment as Custom House conservation set to start in King’s Lynn 22/09/2026
- Government steps in to protect families from cowboy builders and aggressive bailiffs 22/09/2026
- World Heritage in the UK 2025-26 Review 22/09/2026
- HES: Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Historic Environment – Year Two Report 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
- PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
Daily Archives: 22/09/2026
IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September
image for illustration: Belfast, Photo via IHBC The IHBC is delighted to host a stall at the Heritage Network Conference 2026, on 28 September, with Branch and National Office leads attending, so if you are there be sure drop by, … Continue reading
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Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now!
IHBC members and networks should note that our Marsh Award Nominations – for Community Contribution (Retired Member) and Successful Learning… – will now open at the end of September each year, and close in December, so watch out for more … Continue reading
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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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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: New Scottish Government ‘Guide to Conversion of Traditional Buildings’
The Scottish Government has issued guidance that provides a ‘technical insight into the conversion of Scotland’s traditional buildings, balancing building regulation compliance with conservation’ and ‘promotes a holistic, risk-based approach to technical compliance in the performance of traditional buildings.’
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’… ‘for those seeking re-accreditation…’
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 IHBC welcoming COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ guidance. SEE … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council & IHBC) doorstep’ 1: Council takes over Newcastle’s Neville Hall (IHBC’s 2026 Day School venue) to safeguard city heritage
image: Neville Hall, Newcastle by Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Newcastle City Council’s Cabinet has agreed a recommendation to take ownership of Neville Hall, formerly the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 2: Tunstall landlord ordered to pay over £8,000 as heritage crackdown reaches 100th building
A company that let a historic Tunstall building fall into disrepair has been ordered to pay more than £8,000, reports the City of Stoke -on-Trent Council.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 3: Proud and exciting moment as Custom House conservation set to start in King’s Lynn
image for illustration: King’s Lynn Custom House, DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Conservation work to sensitively restore and revive King’s Lynn Custom House – considered one of England’s most perfect classical buildings and an icon of the … Continue reading
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Government steps in to protect families from cowboy builders and aggressive bailiffs
New Government measures to clampdown on cowboy builders and rogue bailiffs to help ease cost of living
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World Heritage in the UK 2025-26 Review
World Heritage UK has issued its regular annual review capturing highlights from across the UK’s World Heritage sector, including significant national highlights.
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HES: Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Historic Environment – Year Two Report
Historic Environment Scotland(HES) has published its ‘Skills Investment plan for Scotland’s Historic Environment: Two Year Report’.
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