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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!

Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £40K of weekly works: Welsh authority seeks heritage etc. assessments to 23/06

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Welsh authority for services … Continue reading

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MPs put on ‘Notice for Nature’ as charities warn Planning & Infrastructure Bill could demolish wildlife with… ‘spoof planning notices’

Wildlife and Countryside reports that 28 environmental charities have served a spoof planning notice to MPs, warning that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is an application to demolish wildlife, while the coalition calls on Government to urgently fix the Bill … Continue reading

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Historic England launches Heritage Investment Prospectus

Historic England’s ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ showcases historic sites and buildings across England where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers right now.

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50th anniversary of the 1975 European Architectural Heritage Year blog, from HTVF

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the European Architectural Heritage Year and the post from the Historic Towns and Villages Forum – written by James Thatcher –provides an introduction to the events and impact of this Year.

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Creating Nature Towns and Cities conference: 5 June

image for illustration: Joanna Theobald On 5 June 2025, Nature Towns and Cities will be holding its inaugural online conference, as a partnership between Natural England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Trust working to ensure everyone in … Continue reading

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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!

Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.

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IHBC highlights to HM Land Registry member concerns over requirements for LB mapping in Local Land Charges Register

The IHBC has written to HM Land Registry (HMLR) to note widespread concern of members – especially those in Local Authorities – about requirements of the Local Land Charges Register for mapping Listed Buildings (LBs) and the Land Registry’s acceleration … Continue reading

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IHBC congratulates Conservation Wiki partner Designing Buildings as it reaches 20,000 articles

image DB: 2000 Bing AI Designing Buildings (DB) – host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has reached a major milestone, with 20,000 articles published.

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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage

The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (heritage) doorstep’: History of Stoke-on-Trent in 8 Places…  from Historic England

image for illustration: Chris Allen / Dolby Flint Mill, Lytton Street, Stoke on Trent, Commons Wikimedia In the 18th century, the ceramic industry was essential to industrial Britain’s development. Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire played a key role in the pottery industry for over … Continue reading

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New operating plan published by HES to grow the economy and address climate emergency

Skills, helping to grow the economy, and addressing the climate emergency are at the heart of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) roadmap for the next three years, HES reports.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Preserving the past, rethinking the future – … students reimagine Ontario’s historic buildings

image for illustration: Former Train station (Kingston, Ontario) by Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Arts & Science art history students are offering fresh ideas, narratives and out of the box thinking for … Continue reading

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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School announces ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCShrewsbury2025 as booking options narrow fast: New delegate-led engagement & learning with Exhibitors & Sponsors

The IHBC is delighted to announce that our 2025 Shrewsbury Day School has added a new learning thread, as now specialist exhibitors will add even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates, with a call for Virtual … Continue reading

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IHBC 2025 MarshAwards announced: Carole Ryan for ‘Retired- Community Contribution’ and William Johnson for ‘Successful Learning’ – Awards presented at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 13/06

Judges in the tenth year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the 2025 Awards, as Carole Ryan secures the ‘Community Contribution by a Retired Member of the IHBC’ award, while the ‘Successful Learning in Heritage … Continue reading

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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage

The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading

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Government-commissioned evidence review on UK City of Culture programme

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 DCMS commissioned the University of Warwick (Warwick Business School) to undertake an evidence review of the impact of the UK Cities of Culture programme, with the report now issued.

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Planning and Infrastructure Bill Impact assessment published

The Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

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THA issues evidence to DESNZ on energy performance of private rented homes in England and Wales

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has submitted evidence to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) on its consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’:  Designboom interviews Venice Architecture Biennale Curator Carlo Ratti

The 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale has opened its doors to November 23rd, transforming the city into a global stage for architectural innovation, critical discourse, and creative exchange with the title ‘Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.’, reports Designboom in conversation with Carlo … Continue reading

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IHBC’s NewsBlog ‘Thanks and Feedback’ on our shared Heritage Hub at the London Stone Show (and UKCW)

Last week the IHBC’s Angharad Hart and Michael Netter (also STBA Director) hosted our stand in the Heritage Hub at London’s UK Construction Week (UKCW) – which includes The Stone Show – alongside SPAB, ICON, and host partners, Historic England … Continue reading

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IHBC’s 2025 AGM concludes, featuring Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025, new trustees (and old), a ‘stop-press’ update on our Charter-linked Memorandum and much more…

The IHBC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) saw new (and old) trustees appointed; confirmation of the IHBC’s Charter Memorandum submission on May 13@14:15, and other business, all bookended by Griff Rhys Jones on our 2025 Annual School, #IHBCShrewsbury2025, and Tim … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Finance and Economics’ signpost: Parliamentary Cttee issues land value capture (& 1.5m new homes) inquiry evidence

image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has published the written evidence submissions for its inquiry into how land value capture policies – which seek to … Continue reading

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB features IHBC President’s heritage focus at UKREiiF 2025

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 DB features IHBC President Rebecca Thompson’s heritage focus at UKREiiF 2025.

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RIBA and The King’s Foundation join forces to champion retrofit

image for illustration The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and The King’s Foundation have announced the launch of a new initiative to champion retrofit, promote the reuse of existing buildings, and spotlight the local skills and expertise needed to … Continue reading

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