SAVE at 50! Fundraising appeal aims for £100K

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage – SAVE – is 50 this year, and asking for donors to be part of its anniversary year for which there is ongoing appeal with a target of £100,000.

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HEF with HE issue England’s new ‘Historic Environment Overview’: Celebrating ‘impact of… strategic collaboration’

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

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The latest edition of the ‘Historic Environment Overview’ has been issued by Historic Environment Forum (HEF), with support from Historic England (HE).

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SPAB ‘Old House Project’ completes, and now for sale ‘to become a home’

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

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The SPAB team is delighted that the seven-year Old House Project is now completed as the house, St Andrew’s Chapel is for sale, ready to become a home again.

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New Coalition to save Peter Womersley’s Bernat Klein Studio

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

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The Bernat Klein Foundation (BKF), the National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) have launched a coalition bid, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to save the Bernat Klein Studio from ruin and create a new venue to inspire creative arts in the Scottish Borders.

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Volunteering is thriving – Just not where you’ve been looking: We are parts of something bigger

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

If volunteering is really in crisis, why are so many volunteer-led organisations flourishing, asks Reach Volunteering?

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: From Principles to Practice – Approaches for High-Quality Baukultur

Posted on 25/07/2025 by IHBC

Davos Baukultur Alliance – which ‘brings together… focus groups to expand thought leadership and develop practical tools’ – has published ‘From Principles to Practice-Approaches for High Quality Baukultur’.

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Need a MATE? Next chance 5 August:  IHBC’s free monthly online accreditation guidance… all welcome, including accredited members seeking CPD updates and roles in IHBC training and assessments

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme, which advises on IHBC accreditation applications, we’re offering free webinars for applicants as we pilot streamlined application forms and expanded resources.

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IHBC SE Branch Summer Social – Friday 25 July, Pevensey Castle: Places available – ‘Book, bring a picnic… & pop in & out as suits!’

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch summer gathering and site visit for 2025 is to Pevensey Castle, a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage, with all welcome (including ‘kids and dogs’) and CPD certificates on request, but please book and bring a picnic for a full day of tours and talks.

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IHBC’s Research Signpost: UKRI – New fund will focus research investment on local priorities

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) reports that an allocation of  at least £30 million for each of 10 regions across the UK will set local experts at the heart of research and innovation investment, to grow local economies, jobs and skills, improving lives across the UK.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: There’s a reason why some Notting Hill residents are painting their house fronts black

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

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Some Notting Hill residents are painting the fronts of their colourful houses to put off influencer crowding on the streets, reports Secret London.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Housebuilders to pay £100m to avoid legal decision on breaking competition law

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

Britain’s biggest housebuilders have agreed to pay £100m towards affordable homes to avoid a regulator’s decision on whether they broke competition law, reports BBC News.

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Wales’ Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (‘Medr’) launches Strategic Plan 2025-2030

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

The Medr Strategic Plan sets out ambitions for a collaborative tertiary education and research sector, as part of its response to the Welsh Government’s strategic priorities for tertiary education and research.

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£380 million boost for creative industries to help drive innovation, regional growth and investment

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC


Thousands of creative professionals and businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a new £380 million investment package as part of the Creative Industries Sector Plan.

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HE: Uncovering local history hidden on our streets

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

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We are surrounded by historic designs and constructions that were initially invented for everyday purposes says Historic England (HE), and the details and tiny variations of these objects can help tell what was happening in your local community.

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Engine Shed on ‘Fire Safety Management in Traditional Buildings for Dutyholders’

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

A Engine Shed publication offers a short guide to ‘Fire Safety Management in Traditional Buildings for Dutyholders’.

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Centre for Cities: Five reforms to anti-supply measures to boost urban housebuilding

Posted on 22/07/2025 by IHBC

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The new Centre for Cities report – Breaking the Bottlenecks – sets out a range of anti-supply measures the Government should reform to reach its target for 1.5 million new homes.

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IHBC welcomes RICS’ #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School ‘Friend’ benefit: RICS’ rates for members at Global Building Conservation Conference, ‘Sharing heritage skills…’, 25/09, online, 7hrs CPD

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce that, thanks not least to the efforts of our West Midlands Branch team and School Friend lead, RICS & IHBC member Jessica Jones, IHBC members (all categories) can enjoy RICS rates at the online Global Building Conservation Conference, on 25/09, on how to ‘… Sharing heritage skill-sets with the next generation’.

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IHBC SE Branch Summer Social – Friday 25 July, Pevensey Castle: Places available – ‘Book, bring a picnic… & pop in & out as suits!’

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch summer gathering and site visit for 2025 is to Pevensey Castle, a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage, with all welcome (including ‘kids and dogs’) and CPD certificates on request, but please book and bring a picnic for a full day of tours and talks.

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Need a MATE? Next chance 5 August:  IHBC’s free monthly online accreditation guidance… all welcome, including accredited members seeking CPD updates and roles in IHBC training and assessments

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme, which advises on IHBC accreditation applications, we’re offering free webinars for applicants as we pilot streamlined application forms and expanded resources.

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IHBC Research for Practice Digest No.6 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s sixth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers features French public agency for ecological transition alongside our regular updated on Research and Guidance; Calls for Papers, Abstracts & Researchers and our ‘Broader Context’ of research & news – sign up HERE.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Protected sites and development from the LGA and PAS

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

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Part of the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) protected site strategy project is aimed at local planning authorities and explores available regulatory and policy drivers for development to deliver improvements to the condition of protected sites, reports the Local Government Association (LGA).

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’:  Major Fire at Edwardian Busbridge Hall, Godalming, after BBQ sparks blaze

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

A serious fire has broken out at Busbridge Hall in Godalming after a BBQ spread to a room of the property, prompting a large-scale emergency response involving fire crews from three counties, reports UK News in Pictures.

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Welsh Planning Reforms to ‘…. speed up infrastructure decisions and create jobs..’, to make ‘… Wales the fastest country in the UK for determining planning applications’

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

Reforms aimed at making Wales the fastest country in the UK for determining planning applications, creating new jobs and driving economic growth have been unveiled.

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HES: National campaign, ‘Historic Places, Breathing Spaces’, calls on all to ‘connect with heritage to boost.. wellbeing…’

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is calling for people across the country to connect with heritage to boost their wellbeing as a part of a national campaign, Historic Places, Breathing Spaces following a recent survey.

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England’s Dormant Assets Scheme: Forgotten assets to help families and young people thrive

Posted on 18/07/2025 by IHBC

The England’s first ever Dormant Assets Scheme Strategy unlocks £440 million funding.

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