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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’s ‘CPD’ Signpost (courtesy DCMS): Trustee opportunities at the British Museum – One Historic Buildings Conservation expert + 4 ‘Generalist’
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £170K+ works this week: Council seeks Heritage Advisor for DM, £45K, to 20/03
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 this week is a call from a Council for a Heritage Advisor for Development Management (DM), closing 20/03 and valued £45K. Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Conservation and Heritage could be at the heart of regeneration in Forres
Local business, community and council have come together in a partnership project looking at the Forres Conservation area, exploring ways to develop, promote and conserve the historic character, reports Moray Council.
image for illustration: Forres High Street by Amwilson2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Crooked House: Owners of ‘wonky pub’ ordered to rebuild by South Staffs
The owners of The Crooked House pub have been ordered to rebuild ‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ after it was destroyed last year in a suspected arson attack, as South Staffordshire Council has served an enforcement notice on the owners of the pub in Himley, near Dudley, having ‘reached a point where formal action is considered necessary.’
image for illustration: By Peter Broster – Crooked House, Dudley CC BY 2.0
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Vic Soc (and others) welcome government launch of ‘consultation to stop the demolition of unlisted historic buildings under permitted development rights’
Government has opened consultation on permitted development rights (closing 9 April) in line with a commitment secured through advocacy and lobbying by The Victorian Society and its supporters.
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High Court quashes Gove decision to block redevelopment of flagship M&S store
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up’s called-in decision to refuse planning permission for a new flagship Marks & Spencer (M&S) store in London has been quashed by the High Court, in a decision that comes after a two-day appeal to challenge last year’s ruling, seen also as a landmark case for demolish and rebuild projects.
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PM appoints Towns Tsar
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Adam Hawksbee as interim Chair for the new Towns Unit.
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Built Environment Parliamentary Committee launches new inquiry into high streets, to 22/03
The Built Environment Committee has launched an inquiry into high streets in towns and small cities, closing 22 March.
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RTPI receives Archives Revealed Scoping Grant to assess historical records
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has been awarded a Scoping Grant from The National Archives as part of the Archives Revealed Scoping Grant programme.
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IHBC’s ‘Looking back’ signpost: Archdaily, ‘Paying tribute to the influential architects lost in 2023’
Archdaily has reflected on the lasting impact of celebrated architects, designers, and curators who passed away in 2023.
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English Heritage Chair, Gerard Lemos CMG CBE, to open IHBC’s Reading Day School, 14/06 as launch approaches
The IHBC is delighted to announce that English Heritage Chair, Gerard Lemos CMG CBE will open the IHBC’s Reading Day School on 14 June – #IHBCReading2024 – with this special day of learning open to in-person and online delegates.
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IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading for presentations on June 14, with Award entries closing 31 March 2024.
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Interested in serving as an IHBC trustee? As IHBC’s 2024 AGM approaches, check our guidance and see if you want to take your IHBC membership to a new level.
As IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) approaches, this is a good time for members of all categories to review our guidance, support and advice encouraging prospective trustees to join our board.
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IHBC ‘Professional’ Signpost: AI will make industry ‘safer and greener’, says CIOB
Artificial intelligence is supporting construction’s need to build safer, more sustainably and with higher quality.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: IHBC on 2024 AGM
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 IHBC on its 2024 AGM.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Warwick’s Lord Leycester Hospital sees bumper numbers after £4.5m revamp
One of the country’s most significant Medieval sites has welcomed bumper visitors in the three months since it reopened its doors following a £4.5m renovation, reports UKNewsgroup.
image for illustration: Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick by Misterweiss at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain
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Welsh Government launches White Paper consultation on Environmental principles, governance and biodiversity targets
Environmental principles, governance and biodiversity targets: White Paper published by Welsh Government seeking views on strengthening environmental governance in and further address climate change and biodiversity loss.
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English Heritage Appoints New Deputy Chair
Dr Chris Michaels, an English Heritage trustee since March 2023, has been appointed as the charity’s new Deputy Chair.
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Great Musgrave bridge works challenged as infill removal cost revealed
Campaigners have voiced concerns about ‘damaged stonework’ and ‘poor repairs’ at a historic railway bridge in Cumbria which National Highways exhumed last year at an ‘eyewatering’ cost to the taxpayer.
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Fife to host permanent national Building Standards Hub
Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has given approval for the local authority to host a permanent national Building Standards Hub.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Europa Nostra and EIB Institute announce ‘7 Most Endangered 2024’ shortlist
The monuments and heritage sites in Europe shortlisted for this year’s edition of the 7 Most Endangered Programme were announced today by Europa Nostra, the European Voice of Civil Society Committed to Cultural and Natural Heritage, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute.
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All IHBC members invited to virtual Council, Tuesday 27/02, 4pm: Free CPD on heritage and political engagement with BEFS, plus the chance inform the 2024 AGM Petition for Charter exploration
All categories of IHBC members are invited to join the IHBC’s next free online Council, which will explore both heritage political engagement in Scotland and beyond plus, in a special pre-AGM Council consultation review of next steps in exploring a Petition for Charter, IHBC’s ties to government. Continue reading
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Interested in serving as an IHBC trustee? As IHBC’s 2024 AGM approaches, check our guidance and see if you want to take your IHBC membership to a new level
As a date for the IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being finalised, this is a good time for members of all categories to review our guidance, support and advice encouraging prospective trustees to join our board.
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IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading for presentations on June 14, with Award entries closing 31 March 2024.
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IHBC’s free webinar, co-hosted by Fit for the Future, for #IHBCReading2024 School: IHBC’s Technical Panel lead John Edwards on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038’, 15/03, 10am
IHBC’s Technical Panel lead John Edwards explores ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038 in Retrofitting non-domestic Heritage and Traditional Buildings’ in a free & open webinar on 15 March, co-hosted by Fit for the Future, another free CPD ‘pre-school’ event for IHBC’s Reading School 2024 – ‘Place & Building Care…’, 12-15 June.
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