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- Hear more from the RTPI – IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 01/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11 01/05/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 01/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Why Language Matters In Climate Change Solutions 01/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Tilbury Douglas first contractor to launch humanoid robot on a construction site 01/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £141K costed works this week: Heritage body seeks specialist illustrators, to 20/05 01/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (charity) doorstep’: ‘Huge relief’ as National Trust exempted from consumer rights rule change 01/05/2026
- Griff Rhys Jones reveals 2026 Top Ten Endangered Buildings on BBC Radio 4 Today programme 01/05/2026
- New Historic Houses report finds that nine in ten heritage workers would recommend their career 01/05/2026
- Scottish Government supports HES chair amid resignation reports 01/05/2026
- ‘Our Place to Give’: Government’s new plan to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities 01/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Commission and Europa Nostra announce the winners of Europe’s top heritage awards 2026, with public voting to 12/05 01/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too! 28/04/2026
- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey for our new parliamentary push 28/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 28/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Cadw on ‘Raising the baa for ecology’, as goats to make Blaenavon Ironworks their home 28/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Times on ‘… sites face ruin as specialist skills dwindle’, + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (LG) doorstep’: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale linked to restructuring 28/04/2026
- Wales Infrastructure Delivery Research 2026: … structural issues need to be tackled to meet long-term infrastructure goals 28/04/2026
- HES: £19.5m for Scotland’s historic cities 28/04/2026
- MHCLG publishes Guidance to support Neighbourhood Planning 28/04/2026
- The Architectural Heritage Fund marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 28/04/2026
- ‘Vanbrugh300’ update: A year-long celebration of Sir John Vanbrugh ‘England’s finest Baroque architect and dramatist’ 28/04/2026
- First wave of national Young Futures Hubs open to turn the tide under the National Youth Strategy, as ‘youth services decline’ 28/04/2026
- Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture 28/04/2026
Tag Archives: expertise
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Climate Heritage Network ‘Refresher on the Global Call to Put Culture at the heart of Climate Action’
Thank you for signing the Global Call to put Culture at the Heart of Climate Action. Whether you signed the day we launched in 2023, or joined more recently, we are so grateful for your commitment to culture-based climate action! … Continue reading
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Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more
IHBC members are receiving their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join the next IHBC Council, from 4.30pm on 8 October, with a revised programme to reflect our Charter progress, with linked CPD on ‘Heritage Skills and the Conservation … Continue reading
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Tagged building, charter, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, government, IHBC, planning, skills
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IHBC’s October ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch events, CPD Partnerships, Lime, Lutyens & more
IHBC’s October CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities, including priority IHBC CPD Branch Partnership events, CPD Provider and other network training, alongside our joint STBA/IHBC Autumn webinar series on Heritage Retrofit Methodology.
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card!
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and conference in Malvern, on 10-11 October, with members’ free by booking (email charlie@lpoc.co.uk) or business card presentation.
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, government, heritage, learning, nature, networking, Newcastle, planning, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)
West Dean House by Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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IHBC’s Professional Signpost: Historic Rochester Grade II listed bridge undergoes detailed principal inspection
image for illustration: Rochester Bridge by Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Skilled rope access inspectors are at Rochester Old Bridge to carry out a detailed inspection that puts them within touching distance of all elements of the bridge. … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £87.5K+ weekly works: Social landlord seeks affordable housing services, to 10/10, £84K
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 comes from a social landlord seeking architectural services for … Continue reading
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Housing Secretary issues ‘call to arms’ to ‘build, baby, build’
The new Housing Secretary has issued a ‘call to arms’ to leading developers and housebuilders following a roundtable held this week, reports Government UK.
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Parliamentary Inquiry: ‘The Environment in Focus’, open to suggestions to 10 Oct
The Environmental Audit Committee’s open call for potential topics of inquiry in the areas of climate change, the environment and nature and ‘invites proposals on what the Committee should investigate next and why, by 10 October.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Europa Nostra on ‘European Cultural Heritage Summit 2025’, Brussels 12-15 Oct – ‘Heritage Matters for Europe
The European Cultural Heritage Summit 2025 will take place from 12 to 15 October in Brussels, Belgium.
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IHBC joins 33 leading organisations calling for £6.8M in urgent funding to support Planning Schools
The IHBC is among 33 leading organisations from across planning, housing, nature, and energy to signed a letter to the Housing and Planning Minister calling for £6.8Mn in urgent funding for Planning Schools to continue to recruit and train apprentice … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10
All IHBC members will receive a personal email invitation from IHBC President Rebecca Thompson to attend the next virtual meeting of IHBC’s Council, from 4.30pm on Wednesday 8 October, and featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the Construction Industry … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: Interim evaluation on the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’
Government has issued and interim evaluation report on the Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN) Fund is an up to £30Mn package of funding to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England, including up to £10m … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £38K+ of weekly works: Wales BC seeks public opinion survey, to 24/10 & £18K
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 comes from a Welsh Borough Council (BC) seeking assessment … Continue reading
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New LGA analysis shows nearly 28,000 affordable homes lost due to permitted development rights
New Local Government Association (LGA) analysis has spurred campaigners to sign an open letter calling on Government to scrap permitted development rights (PDR) that have cost thousands of affordable homes.
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Chair appointed to Historic Environment Scotland
The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Mr Robertson, today announced the appointment of Sir Mark Jones as Chair of Historic Environment Scotland.
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Tickets available for THA’s #HeritageDebate2025: ‘Totally free’, on Zoom, on 6/11, from noon
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has announced that free tickets are available for their #HeritageDebate2025 on 6 November, from 12-2pm.
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HES is Talking about Heritage
People across Scotland are invited by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to take part in national conversation about heritage. image for illustration: Fiona Newton
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Volunteers across North America help repair crumbling lighthouse
On an uninhabited island just off the community of Westport, Nova Scotia, a part of the community’s past is quietly disintegrating but volunteers will soon arrive from across North America, to bring that structure back to life, reports CBC News.
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IHBC welcomes publication of responses to CMS Parliamentary Inquiry on ‘Protecting Built Heritage’
image for illustration: Shrewsbury – Angharad Hart The Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (CMS) has issued papers regarding its inquiry into protecting built heritage in the UK – which closed 3 February – with the evidence submitted, including correspondence, oral … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10
All IHBC members will receive a personal email invitation from IHBC President Rebecca Thompson to attend the next virtual meeting of IHBC’s Council, from 4.30pm on Wednesday 8 October, and featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the Construction Industry … Continue reading
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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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Tagged building, climate change, conference, conservation, cpd, environment, event, exhibition, expertise, heritage, planning, skills, sponsorship
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