Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more

IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, which lists accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories.

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IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’ which took place on 22 /01

The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National Office.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: DfT’s new ‘connectivity score’ tool, helps understand ‘how sustainably located a place is, and transport interventions needed…’

The Department for Transport(DfT) has launched the first nationally agreed measure of connectivity for any location in England and Wales, a tool combining transport and land use data to generate a ‘connectivity score’.

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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £290K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks Regeneration Masterplan to 30/01 and £40K

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week is from a Welsh Council for a mixed development etc. Regeneration Masterplan, to 30/01 and £40K.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (amenity) doorstep’: Canterbury Society launches campaign to preserve Victorian era Street lamps

A petition calling on Canterbury City Council to act has been launched by the Canterbury Society and will be formally presented to Cllr Alan Baldock, Leader of the Council.

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Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee notes ‘Potential for fraud’ after ‘clear and catastrophic failure’ in government-funded wall insulation works

The Public Accounts Committee said that the ‘level of non-compliance’ by installers on government-funded external and internal wall insulation schemes should be investigated for fraud, and that the government’s current response was ‘not credible’.

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LI Briefing: ‘A landscape-led approach – Maximising value for people, place and nature’

The Landscape Institute (LI) has launched a briefing paper ‘Maximising value from built development: How a landscape-led approach delivers more for people, place and nature’

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Templar Heritage Trust Bursary Scheme funds up to 50% of fees for training in crafts of historic building restoration or conservation…

A bursary scheme funded by the Templar Heritage Trust (THT) for up to 50% of course fees for training in the crafts of historic building restoration or conservation, primarily for the benefit of young, unemployed, or disadvantaged persons has been announced by Place Services.

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Government’s New National River Walk announced: the first of nine to be created in manifesto pledge: the ‘Mersey Valley Way’

The Government’s first new National River Walk – the 21-kilometre ‘Mersey Valley Way’ – is set to run from Stockport through Manchester to Trafford, to ‘boost for local business and people who will have better access to nature’.

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CMS Select Committee: Oral evidence from HE concerning Protecting Built Heritage

On 6 January, Historic England (HE) was called to give oral evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry into Protecting Built Heritage, with Co-CEO Emma Squire and Director of Policy and Evidence Ian Morrison responding to questions.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: £1.8m project confirms UNESCO sites are ‘living laboratories’ for interconnected climate & heritage testing and planning

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The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has published the final evaluation of the Climate Change and UNESCO Heritage (CCUH) Project, confirming that UNESCO sites provide place-based ‘living laboratories’ to understand interconnected climate, cultural and natural heritage challenges.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Ancient Roman landmark undergoing high-tech restoration

CNN has offered a video report on new technology in the restoration of one of Rome’s ancient landmarks.

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IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03

Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!

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IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent

The IHBC has submitted its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system, highlighting their ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’.

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IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm

The IHBC is delighted to invite ALL our IHBC Committees to be represented at the next Branch Connection Event, taking place online on 22 January 2026, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, so if you a Committee member interested in joining in, be sure to let your Branch Committee leads know!

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan

The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 30-31 January 2026 in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.

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Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more

IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, which lists accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories.

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IHBC’s Research Signpost: SAHGB announces recipients of Spring 2025 ‘Research and Publication Grants’

The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) has announced the latest recipients of its Research and Publication Grants (Spring 2025). Awardees demonstrate the incredible scope of work celebrated by the Society

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on ‘the minister who did most for conservation’: Wayland Young

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 Designing Buildings (DB), host platform to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, on Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet, ‘the minister who did most for conservation’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse, a ‘much-loved former venue in Yorkshire’ devastated by huge blaze

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What used to be one of Calderdale’s best loved venues, the Ritz Ballroom Brighouse has been wrecked by a fire, writes The Yorkshire Post.

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Bridge deterioration unnoticed for 15 years raises alarm on lack of technical expertise in LAs following report to Cross Safety

Alarm has been raised about the lack of technical expertise in local authorities after severe bearing deterioration was discovered on a strategic road bridge, as findings – linked to a report to the confidential safety reporting site Cross Safety – suggest a potentially critical infrastructure failure that has gone unnoticed for over 15 years.

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Winner of the RIAS Doolan Award 2025: Category B-listed Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen by Stallen Brand

The Royal incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) reports that the winner of its Doolan Award for 2025 is Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen by Stallen Brand.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk & WMF offer virtual tours to remote cultural heritage

As a result of a new collaboration both CyArk and World Monuments Fund (WMF) are providing virtual tours to remote cultural heritage.

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IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’, 22 /01

The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National Office.

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IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent

The IHBC has submitted its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system, highlighting their ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’.

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