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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 Research Signpost: How the arts and humanities are crucial to responsible AI
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ double-up: BD on the overlooked history of masterplanning in Arabia
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 Building Design (BD) on the overlooked history of masterplanning Arabia. Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: … the moment Hull’s historic Time Ball dropped for the first time in a century
The Guildhall Time Ball, originally constructed between 1915 and 1916, is the highest in the UK and Hull’s historic golden Time Ball has dropped for the first time in more than a century, reports Hull Live.
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National Park bosses ‘slam’ Gove’s permitted development plans
The new consultation on letting rural landowners convert barns without planning consent has drawn special ire from England’s national parks leads.
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Scottish Charity Regulator to gain powers as parliament backs charities bill
The Scottish charity regulator is set to gain increased powers this year after politicians voted through proposals set before parliament.
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APPGs for ‘Housing Market …’ and ‘Ending Homelessness…’ issue joint inquiry report on Solutions for Homeless Households: ‘… turn empty buildings into good… affordable homes’
The APPGs for Housing Market & Housing Delivery and Ending Homelessness have launched their joint report and call on the Government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality, genuinely affordable homes to help end the housing and homelessness crisis.
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Safety measures taken after report on Cambridge church steeple
Urgent safety measures, including a road and pavement closure, were put in place at Our Lady and the English Martyrs (OLEM) church in Cambridge after a report revealed structural issues with the church steeple and bell tower.
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Lichfield Cathedral joins Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF)
Lichfield Cathedral has joined the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF)
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Social Value in Construction Benchmarking Report 2023 published
The annual Social Value in Construction Benchmarking Report is now available. Continue reading
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IHBC’s SE Branch pilots ‘listening’ to local members on #IHBCPetitionforCharter, with practice CPD, charter presentation & focus groups, and funding support for Branch initiatives
The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has piloted an event to encourage members and stakeholders to ‘Have your Say’ – with topical CPD followed by a presentation & focus groups on petitioning – while the IHBC Petition for Charter web resource offers funds for Branch events.
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in Reading in June 2024.
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing end August 2023.
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IHBC Research Signpost: University of Glasgow report emphasises the importance of people and place in policy
A new research report – Developing a People-Centred, Place-Led Approach: The Value of the Arts and Humanities – led by Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, considers the need to balance the focus on the geographic and economic dimensions of place with the lived and felt.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.7M+ costed works: Council seeks design consultancy for public realm works, closing 07/09, to £700K
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 for this week features is the call from a City Council for multi-disciplinary design consultancy for public realm works complementing key heritage assets etc., closing 07/09 value to £700K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: More than just a clock – the story of Machynlleth’s iconic landmark
There are few places in Wales as synonymous with one landmark as Machynlleth, which has been a source of pride to the inhabitants of Machynlleth since the day it was erected, reports the Powys County Times.
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Thousands to be trained to boost energy efficiency in homes across England: Applications close 25/08
Training providers across England can bid for a share of £8.85 million government funding to offer courses in retrofitting and installing insulation, with applications closing 25 August.
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‘Polluters must pay’ says Environment Secretary, as unlimited penalties unveiled
New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences.
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England: Consultation on ‘additional flexibilities’ to support housing delivery, with call for evidence etc, closing 25/09
A consultation on ‘additional flexibilities to support housing delivery, the agricultural sector, businesses, high streets and open prisons’ has been launched, alongside a call for evidence on ‘nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and diversification, closing 25/09’.
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Ukraine war: Russian strikes on Odesa damage Orthodox cathedral
At least one person has been killed and 19 injured in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, officials have said, with the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Unesco world heritage-listed historic centre also badly damaged.
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New Chair appointed to Historic England
The Secretary of State has appointed Lord Neil Mendoza as the new Chair of Historic England for a term of four years from 01 September 2023 until 31 August 2027.
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Fire at Crooked House pub was started deliberately, police say
A fire which swept through an iconic West Midlands pub is being treated as arson, police have confirmed.
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LGA issues Pre-Application Advice and Guidance and framework etc. for England
The Local Government Association provides Pre-Application Advice and comprehensive guidance on putting together a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA).
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Treasurer of RIAS charity misused funds, finds OSCR
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has concluded its investigation into a 100-year-old charity, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), after finding its former treasurer misused its funds.
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IHBC supported Conservation, Places and People (CPP) Parliamentary APPG, on ‘Community groups… in the driving seat’ of heritage regeneration’
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The extent to which community groups should be in the driving seat of heritage regeneration was a key theme of the most recent meeting of the IHBC-supported All-Party Parliamentary Group (APP) on Conservation, Places and People.
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IHBC launches online co-working, assisting applications for Affiliate membership and beyond: First session 9 August, 1.00-2.15pm
Building on the success of our Supporter Surgeries programme, the IHBC is launching a series of online co-working spaces designed to help anyone applying for formal assessment by the IHBC make space in their busy schedules and advance their membership application.
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