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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
UNESCO’s global review of training funds spotlights levy schemes in 75 countries
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Scotland’s Culture Secretary announces over £850K investment in eight communities
Coastal towns and busy urban centres amongst eight projects in Scotland set to benefit from new area-based funding Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has announced.
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NW Branch Conference update and review: Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions, challenges and priorities, because it’s ‘NOT IF, BUT HOW’
The IHBC North West (NW) Branch’s recent conference on ‘Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions & challenges’, held in Chester Cathedral on 27 April, voiced the need to find common ground between heritage regulation and change under climate change, concluding that ‘It’s not IF but HOW!’.
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Your invite to IHBC’s new virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE – 21 June, flexible from 4.30PM, FREE & OPEN TO ALL – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023
Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.
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IHBC welcomes c.130 Heritage MarketPlace Stalls and offers ‘Zoom Rooms’ to reach visitors at MarketPlace:LIVE 2023 on 21 June, 4.30-7.00pm – the launch of #IHBCSwansea2023
The IHBC has written to Heritage MarketPlace stallholders – our recast web directory and hub for anyone seeking heritage-related support – offering the chance to host ‘Zoom Rooms’ to meet, guide and advise visitors to the online MarketPlace:LIVE launch of the 2023 Annual School: Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.
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2023 Natural Stone Show Seminar programme out: Includes free IHBC Recognised CPD from HE on Conservation Day, 08/06
The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised CPD, so be sure to register NOW!
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IHBC Project Signpost: McGee to deliver pioneering deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane in the City of London
McGee, a specialist engineering contractor delivering high-profile, complex engineering projects, is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Castleforge for deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane, in the City of London.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB on IHBC’s Marsh Award winners
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 the Designing Buildings (DB) on the announcement of the IHBC Marsh Awards winners: Community contributions and successful learning in heritage skills.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the roots up’: Ancient King Charles oak faces the chop
Tensions are brewing in Berkshire as residents push back against plans to cut down a 700-year-old oak tree used to spy on King Charles I’s army during the Civil War, reports Localgov.
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New SME study reveals 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely at work
A new study conducted by 3GEM on behalf of NESCAFÉ Make Chat Work surveyed 350 UK construction workers/tradespeople in SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) companies of 5-250 employees, in October 2022 revealed that 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely at work.
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AJ: City of London looks to ‘retrofit first’ policy for its future City Plan
The Architects’ Journal (AJ) has reported that draft measures debated by councillors on the City’s local planning committee last month (27 April) highlighted the corporation’s intention to place greater weight on retrofitting in its 2040 City Plan.
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Large proportion of levelling up funding left untouched
Levelling up has been one of the biggest focuses for local authorities recently, but according to the Labour Party, central government has spent less than 10% of the funding that it has committed to levelling up, reports Public Sector Executive.
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APS indicates safety is at risk as construction sector struggles for staff
Research from the Association for Project Safety [APS] reveals the UK’s built environment is at risk of becoming less safe as the industry fails to attract new staff.
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HES Regulatory Framework: ‘How we provide regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems’
The new Historic Environment Scotland (HES) framework document explains HES’s approach to regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems, and is designed for anyone who engages with these services or wants to understand more about its decisions and advice.
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Your invite to IHBC’s new virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE – 21 June, flexible from 4.30pm, FREE & OPEN TO ALL – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023
Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.
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IHBC is at the 2023 Natural Stone Show… naturally – with new MarketPlace, Schools, HESPR, Wiki & more, Excel, 6-8 June (IHBC CPD Recognised Conservation Day: 8 June)
The IHBC will join thousands of industry professionals and over 200 exhibitors at the Natural Stone Show at Excel on 6-8 June, with IHBC Recognised CPD at the Historic England-sponsored Conservation Day (8 June), and all free!
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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 launches #IHBCPetitionforCharter consultation web hub & resource: Peruse, pass on and promote
The IHBC has launched its consultation web hub & resource offering context, updates and more on the prospect of an IHBC Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – to help engagement on the issues around the IHBC seeking a Royal Charter – the ‘Petition for Charter’ – with funding for volunteer and Branch initiatives open too.
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IHBC Signpost: DB’s ‘Circular Economy Wiki’ – ‘a centralised platform… on implementing circular economy in construction
The Circular Economy Wiki – within Designing Buildings (DB) – is a centralised platform containing guidance, definitions and examples on implementing circular economy in construction, with all welcome to contribute.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £150K costed works: Council calls for UD services, referencing designated archaeology, closing 31/05, valued to £100K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a Council’s call for urban design (UD) services, referencing a ‘Scheduled Ancient Monument’, closing 22/06 & valued £25K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New twist in battle to save old sawmill building as owner appeals listing
The owner of a Victorian industrial building that’s under threat of demolition has appealed against a recent decision to give it listed status, ReGlasgow reports.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National housebuilder fined nearly £500,000 for polluting river in Pontypool
Housebuilding firm Taylor Wimpey has been fined £488,772 for failing to prevent numerous incidents which led to the pollution of a river in Pontypool, reports Wales Online.
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Want to become Heritage Fund ‘RoSS’ consultant? Closes 19 June
The Heritage Fund is seeking expert consultants to apply to our new RoSS Framework – the Register of Support Services (RoSS) is a framework of external consultants -from April 2024, with applications closing 19 June.
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New RTPI hub showcases ‘Interim State of the Profession 2023’
RTPI has highlighted how the planning profession faces challenges to its public image resulting in the widespread abuse of planners, at the same time as planners are paid much worse, with salaries failing to rise in line with inflation, with a new that hub showcases interim findings on the state the profession in 2023.
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MPs warned by PAC that Westminster could collapse before restoration
There is a ‘Real and rising risk’ that Palace of Westminster will be destroyed by catastrophic event before it is restored, says Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
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