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- IHBC updates members on Charter progress… IHBC Council review of draft texts due in coming weeks, details TBC 13/11/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, with CP30 and more, so grow with us on Board, Committee, Branches, Panels or Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 13/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 13/11/2026
- IHBC Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 13/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Home insulation schemes could be underestimating heat loss, new research finds 13/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 13/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (maritime) doorstep’: Heritage Group explores cultural heritage and the historic environment within estuarine and coastal habitat restoration activities 13/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Grand Designs showcases London’s extraordinary Cloud House 13/11/2026
- ‘True scale of heritage’s role in Welsh jobs, economy and communities’ – 18000 Jobs + £738Mn 13/11/2026
- Historic England Reveals its Heritage at Risk Register 2026 13/11/2026
- The Reuse Policy Playbook: A Retrofit-First Guide for Local Authorities 13/11/2026
- HBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The roles of heritage when the world changes, from ICOMOS GA2026, Malaysia 13/11/2026
- IHBC takes key step forward in Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments’ delivery, joining National Federation of Builders’ National Heritage Skills Forum 10/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 10/11/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 10/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 10/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Deregulated housing conversions linked to poor health and wellbeing, from UCL 10/11/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Guardian on Clifton Suspension Bridge… ‘A big responsibility’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Back on track as Leas Lift carriages return home 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New Visitor Levy fund to help futureproof Edinburgh’s cultural and heritage buildings 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Railway Museum celebrates start of construction on… the Porterbrook gallery 10/11/2026
- Nominate a building for the 20th edition of the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list, before 4 January 10/11/2026
- National Trust: ‘Landmark act of generosity secures home of London’s oldest restaurant for the future’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Preserving Legacies Climate Heritage Cohort Program’, open to 8 January, ‘…work with a place that is culturally significant to your community’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC offers advice and support in roll out of ‘Historic Environment Policy for Northern Ireland’ 06/11/2026
Daily Archives: 13/11/2026
IHBC updates members on Charter progress… IHBC Council review of draft texts due in coming weeks, details TBC
The IHBC’s Chair and President have written to all members with IHBC’s Second Update on recent Charter progress, including outline plans for text reviews at our next Council, date To Be Confirmed (TBC).
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IHBC is planning for growth, with CP30 and more, so grow with us on Board, Committee, Branches, Panels or Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
With the conclusion of IHBC’s new ‘Corporate Plan’ (CP30) consultation, and details on next stages to be announced soon, we’re now seeking volunteers keen to help us grow while you grow your skills!
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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026
The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.
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IHBC Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance
Applications are now open for Bursaries for the IHBC Annual School 2027, hosted in Bristol & Bath from 10 to 12 June, exploring the theme ‘Climate Change & Significance’, as we bring together conservation professionals from across the UK and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Home insulation schemes could be underestimating heat loss, new research finds
A team of scientists who carried out a study of heat loss from a typical 1930s semi-detached home to measure the impact of retrofit insulation have found that current estimates of energy performance may be underestimating the heat lost.
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IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K
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 pick this week a BID’s call for a multidisciplinary team with expertise … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (maritime) doorstep’: Heritage Group explores cultural heritage and the historic environment within estuarine and coastal habitat restoration activities
image: IHBC The ReMeMaRe Heritage Group unites interested parties to openly discuss and explore the challenges, successes, and overarching benefits of engaging with cultural heritage and the historic environment within estuarine and coastal habitat restoration activities.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Grand Designs showcases London’s extraordinary Cloud House
A striking pink London house that took a decade to build has appeared on Channel 4’s Grand Designs, reports London Now.
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‘True scale of heritage’s role in Welsh jobs, economy and communities’ – 18000 Jobs + £738Mn
According to major new research into the historic environment in Wales, its supports nearly 18,000 jobs and contributes more than £738Mn to the nation’s economy every year.
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Historic England Reveals its Heritage at Risk Register 2026
Historic England has released its updated Heritage at Risk Register for 2026, with 4,991 entries on the Register and with 85 historic sites rescued and removed.
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Tagged buildings at risk, heritage at risk, HIstoric England
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The Reuse Policy Playbook: A Retrofit-First Guide for Local Authorities
Don’t Waste Buildings has issued an easy-to-read guide to help councils unlock the potential of existing buildings.
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HBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The roles of heritage when the world changes, from ICOMOS GA2026, Malaysia
As part of the Scientific Symposium ‘Living Heritage’ of the ICOMOS 2026 General Assembly, Chair on Heritage Futures for UNESCO, Cornelius Holtorf, organized and chaired a panel discussion on ‘How can cultural heritage sites contribute to the world’s common future?’.
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