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- IHBC’s October CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond… 26/09/2026
- IHBC Chair echoes Victorian Society’s ‘Tribute’ to Peter Howell who ‘…fearlessly stood up for our Victorian heritage back in the 1960s…’ 26/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Now SOLD OUT Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 26/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 26/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE & partners on ‘Industrial Heritage in England – Resilience and Sustainability of Sites’, with 10 recommendations 26/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Design Economy – Evidencing the value of the UK’s design sector across nations and regions 26/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £10K weekly costed works: Consultant sought for studies to guide new technologies in old buildings, to 12/10/2026 26/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Inside ‘Tiny Cork’ – The man recreating the city in miniature 26/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: MP hits out after fifth fire in 5 years at mill used in Peaky Blinders 26/09/2026
- New foundation launched to bring regional character back to British housebuilding: The Regional Building Foundation (RBF) 26/09/2026
- Heritage Fund’s CE Eilish McGuinness: ‘We’ll invest £1.4 billion in heritage and communities over the next three years’ 26/09/2026
- Civic Voice members approve updated Articles of Association: ‘… a clear statement of what Civic Voice exists to do’ 26/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep: World Ventilation Day takes on overheating 26/09/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Yearbook’ update No.1 –RTPI President on ‘IHBC & RTPI.. a great example of planning across the divide’ 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 22/09/2026
- 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
Daily Archives: 26/09/2026
IHBC’s October CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond…
IHBC’s new CPD Circular lists current accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) including from local Branches, IHBC Recognised CPD Providers and more.
IHBC Chair echoes Victorian Society’s ‘Tribute’ to Peter Howell who ‘…fearlessly stood up for our Victorian heritage back in the 1960s…’
image: Balliol College, Alfred Waterhouse’s Broad St front, Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons IHBC Chair David McDonald OBE has added his own reflections following the recent ‘Tribute’ to Peter Howell by the Victorian Society, which remembered Peter … Continue reading
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IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Now SOLD OUT 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’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE & partners on ‘Industrial Heritage in England – Resilience and Sustainability of Sites’, with 10 recommendations
image for illustration: Archaeologytea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Commissioned by Historic England (HE) and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, a 2025 report by Heritage Innovation has been published, focussed on designated industrial heritage sites, with ten recommendations.
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Tagged conservation, environment, heritage, industrial
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Design Economy – Evidencing the value of the UK’s design sector across nations and regions
New Design Council research tries to answer ‘How can we measure the value design brings to the UK?’, with the UK’s most comprehensive exploration of the value of design: economic, social, and environmental
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £10K weekly costed works: Consultant sought for studies to guide new technologies in old buildings, to 12/10/2026
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 top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call for consultant for case … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, heritage sector, HESPR, professional
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Inside ‘Tiny Cork’ – The man recreating the city in miniature
A Cork man has found a very unusual way to celebrate the city – by recreating its buildings in miniature, right down to the tiniest details, reports Cork Beo, as Seán, who has been making models as a hobby for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: MP hits out after fifth fire in 5 years at mill used in Peaky Blinders
image: Dalton Mills, Sept 2026, SgtBreadStick, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The MP for Keighley has demanded action after yet another major fire at Dalton Mills, warning ‘the situation cannot continue’ following the fifth significant blaze at the historic site in … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, industrial heritage, textile mill, victorian, Yorkshire
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New foundation launched to bring regional character back to British housebuilding: The Regional Building Foundation (RBF)
The University of the Built Environment and The King’s Foundation have launched a new initiative – The Regional Building Foundation (RBF) – with 14 Regional Forums planned – ‘to help create the walkable, characterful neighbourhoods people most want to live … Continue reading
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Heritage Fund’s CE Eilish McGuinness: ‘We’ll invest £1.4 billion in heritage and communities over the next three years’
Heritage Fund Chief Executive Eilish McGuinness has introduced their new delivery plan for 2026–2029, sharing the next steps to achieving its ambitious 10-year vision for the UK’s heritage.
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Tagged england, heritage, Heritage Fund, UK, wales
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Civic Voice members approve updated Articles of Association: ‘… a clear statement of what Civic Voice exists to do’
Members of Civic Voice have approved updated Articles of Association, following the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 18 July 2026, as they support its ‘clear statement of what Civic Voice exists to do’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep: World Ventilation Day takes on overheating
With global temperatures surging to unprecedented heights, this year’s World Ventilation Day (WV8D) is a critical and timely opportunity to analyse overheating in the built environment, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
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