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- 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
- IHBC’s November CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond… 06/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: RICHeS Access Fund 2nd call opens, to £20K & 15/12, to access ‘cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 06/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (builders) doorstep’: Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do – industry warns 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Castle Eden bridge demolition plans withdrawn by Stockton Borough Council 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster honours engineer who helped inspire the world of James Bond 06/11/2026
- Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 06/11/2026
- Local History Hub launches new School & Heritage Consultancy pilot 06/11/2026
- AHF awards new grants through the Heritage Revival Fund 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: First Joint Transnational Call of the ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’ to 11 January 2027 06/11/2026
IHBC welcomes South-East Branch Day School and AGM 2024: ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’ Canterbury, 26/04, from £35
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IHBC’s AI in ‘Practice’ Signpost No. 1: De-jargoning AI, on videos, courtesy WBEF AND RICS
‘Technical and AI jargon: Explanation of the technology changing the built and natural environment’ from the RICS and its World Built Environment Forum (WBEF), is now available to view free on Youtube.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £558K+ works this week: DC seeks Conservation Area review, to 19/04, £50-60K
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 District Council (DC) for a Review of Conservation Areas, at £50-£60K, to 19/04/.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cherwell DC on public concern over former Unicorn Hotel pub, Banbury
Cherwell District Council (DC) reports that it has obtained a warrant and entered the former Unicorn Hotel pub on Market Square in Banbury following failure of the owner to respond to requests for updates on their plans to protect the building.
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Landscape and Carbon: New report tackling carbon reduction in the landscape sector launched by LI and BALI
‘Landscape and Carbon’ is a new report on carbon reduction in the UK landscape sector by the Landscape Institute (LI) and the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI), intended as a direct response to the UK’s target to reach net zero by 2050.
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Auction, courtesy of SPAB: Secure your ‘piece of the past’ – and help the future – bidding closes 07/04
Items are now on sale as part of an online auction of 17th to 19th century furniture, textiles and porcelain – with furniture generously bequeathed to SPAB in 1939 by Evelyn Stannus – as bidding, starting from £35, closes on Sunday 7 April.
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Heritage Building Retrofit Toolkit developed by City of London in collaboration with IHBC HESPR member Purcell
IHBC HESPR member Purcell, in collaboration with the City of London, has developed a toolkit that is designed to provide clear and actionable guidance for owners, occupiers and caretakers of historic and listed buildings to help them reduce carbon and build climate resilience in their heritage buildings.
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British Safety Council calls on new Government to put health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of economic growth
In advance of the next UK General Election, the British Safety Council (BSC) has published a manifesto containing policies to support better productivity and growth.
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Government saves over 80 community spaces from closure
Community assets including pubs, music venues and sports clubs saved from closure thanks to a major £33.5million package announced by the Government.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global Doorstep’ as IHBC & partners represented at Paris’ ‘Buildings and Climate Global Forum’: 70 countries sign Declaration de Chaillot: ‘… a foundational document for international cooperation…’
The first ever Buildings and Climate Global Forum, organised by the French Government and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), concluded with the adoption by representatives of 70 countries of the Declaration de Chaillot, a foundational document enabling progress towards a ‘rapid, fair, and effective transition of the sector’, with more detail to come from IHBC’s Professional Services Officer Michael Netter who attended the event.
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IHBC’s AGM & CPD UPDATE FOR 30/04 (5.30 PM on) – PROXY VOTING ENCOURAGED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’ + AGM & ‘next steps’ Resolution exploring Charter Petition
The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 programme will take place online on 30 April 2024, from 5.30pm with Dr Robyn Pender opening the CPD programme, on ‘… energy in buildings…’, exclusively for ALL IHBC membership categories.
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IHBC calls for Expressions of Interest (EoI) from Full Members seeking occasional fee income on our new ‘Recognised MATE Provider’ listing, with initial closing date 1 May
IHBC Full Members who are strong presenters and communicators, committed to maintaining our standards in line with the Institute’s interdisciplinary practice model, as well as supporting members’ career journeys, are called on to submit interest in a new occasional, flexible, interactive and fee-based opportunity as an IHBC ‘Recognised MATE Provider’!
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IHBC welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for 2024 Reading Annual School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording)
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s Annual School from 12/13-15 June 2024, in person in Reading and online, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording).
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Understanding the levels of public investment in museums
Research to understand the levels of public investment in museums report has been published by The Arts Council in January.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on ‘…how design shapes society and culture’, from Doha, with Chipperfield on how architects ‘changed cities for the worse’
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 Dezeen on the ‘Design Doha Forum’ and Chipperfield on how architects.. ‘had been part of a process that has changed cities for the worse’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 42-storey tower planned on historic former hospital site, Birmingham
A 42-storey tower planned on historic former Royal Orthopaedic Hospital site, reports the Birmingham Mail.
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HE’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone Programme Success Celebrated
Launched in 2020, Historic England’s (HE) 4-year High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme has unlocked the potential of 67 historic high streets across England.
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THA Heritage Manifesto Refreshed for 2024
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has re-launched its Heritage Manifesto for 2024, with the latest facts and figures about the value of heritage for this election year.
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Nominations for the 2024 Plowden Medal Conservation Award open to 17 May
Nominations for the 2024 Plowden Medal Conservation Award, in the 25th anniversary year, are open to 17 May 2024, welcoming nominations of talented conservators who deserve recognition.
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Study: Biodiversity Net Gain has potential to absorb 650,000 tonnes of carbon a year
Analysis calculates habitats created by Biodiversity Net Gain schemes could absorb emissions equivalent to nearly 200,000 round trip flights from London to New York each year, according to research by Joe’s Blooms.
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Scottish Civic Trust Pulse Survey launched: Calling all in Scotland!
The Scottish Civic Trust is refreshing its Strategic Plan and to inform its future activities, is surveying people across Scotland about key themes related to its work.
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Active Travel England design assistance tools
Active Travel England (ATE) has developed a suite of tools to support the development of designs and the assessment of design quality for active travel interventions and schemes.
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IHBC calls for ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EoI) from Full Members seeking occasional fee income on our new ‘Recognised MATE Provider’ listing: Initial closing date 1 May 2024
IHBC Full Members who are strong presenters and communicators, committed to maintaining our standards in line with the Institute’s interdisciplinary practice model, as well as supporting members’ career journeys, are called on to submit interest in a new occasional, flexible, interactive and fee-based opportunity as an IHBC ‘Recognised MATE Provider’!
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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for opportunities across diverse disciplines, specialisms & levels, from London planning design lead to charity CEOs, curators & more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique career service!
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IHBC’s AGM & CPD UPDATE FOR 30/04 (5.30 PM on) – PROXY VOTING ENCOURAGED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’ + AGM & ‘next steps’ Resolution exploring Charter Petition
The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 programme will take place online on 30 April 2024, from 5.30pm with Dr Robyn Pender opening the CPD programme, on ‘… energy in buildings…’, exclusively for ALL IHBC membership categories.
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