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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 features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep’: District chiefs welcome proposed planning fee boost
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Charity Commission ‘Here to help’: New push on trustee guides as sector faces challenging year
The Charity Commission is launching the next stage of its campaign to raise awareness of core trustee duties and guidance available as the sector faces challenges ahead.
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Cherish: NCT’s new project to help at risk churches
The National Churches Trust has been awarded a £1.9m grant to boost skills, resources and funding for historic places of worship.
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Irish Heritage Council’s new ‘Strategic Plan 2023-2028’
For the first time Ireland will have an evidence base through which to evaluate the contribution of heritage to Irish society and its economy, under plans announced by Ireland’s Heritage Council.
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UKRI: £39M to tackle major environmental challenges
Research teams have received £39 million to develop new and ambitious ideas that will tackle critical global environmental challenges, reports UK Research and innovation (UKRI). Continue reading
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ONS issues ‘Construction statistics, Great Britain: 2021’
Statistics on the construction industry, including value of output, new orders by sector, number of firms and total employment, insolvencies and construction Output Price Indices for 2021 have been issued by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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New funding for National Park Authorities announced, with ‘Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund’ extended until 2025
England’s national parks are set to benefit from new additional funding announced by the government, while £4.4 million will be provided to the country’s ten National Park Authorities to support services such as visitor centres and park rangers.
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Liverpool City Region launchpad projects announced
Twenty-three new projects ranging from eco-friendly concrete to floating solar arrays have been announced as part of Innovate UK’s launchpad programme.
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Local to Global: Building a resilient UNESCO network in the UK
Over the next two years the UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) will develop a resilient network for UNESCO Designated Sites in the UK with anew ‘Local to Global’ project made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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IHBC’s 2022 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes now out: Caitlin Osborne of BCU gets top Award, with Highly Commended and CMP prizes too
The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Award for 2022 has been selected by guest judge Clara Arokiasamy, President of ICOMOS-UK, as Caitlin Osborne, from Birmingham City University’s IHBC-recognised MA course, for her dissertation, while Martin Whelehan of the Building Crafts College (BCC) is ‘Highly Commended’ and Catherine Jack, also of BCU, securing the IHBC Bird-Booth Award for a Conservation Management Plan.
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IHBC’s Council update, on Charters, petitions, your institute and you: 30 March, 2pm, & election too
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting with the first step, the petition for a charter.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022’s 11th reprise for #IHBC25: Aberdeenshire Council accepts £20m levelling up grant
A new NewsBlog reprise on the IHBC’s 2022 Annual School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 in #IHBC25 – celebrates Aberdeenshire Council’s £20m grant from the UK Government’s Levelling Up fund.
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IHBC Signpost: Nationally Significant Infrastructure – action plan for reforms to the planning process
The UK Government has published its Policy Paper on Nationally Significant Infrastructure, including an action plan for reforms to the Planning Process.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £600K costed works: County Council seeks Clerk of Works, closing 03/04, valued £40K
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 call from a County Council for a Clerk of Works, closing 03/04, valued £40K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (local government) doorstep’: Hull’s cream-coloured phone boxes listed
Localgov celebrates the award of Grade-II listed status to nine rare telephone boxes in and around Hull.
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Victorian Society’s climate emergency push to require planning permission for demolition
Baroness Andrews has put forward the Victorian Society’s amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, to require planning permission for demolishing buildings.
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Introducing Podcast ‘Brick by Brick’, Understanding Heritage Projects, for the HTN Youth Forum
Introducing ‘Brick by Brick’: Understanding Heritage Projects’ is a new podcast produced by the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum.
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Building’s Building the Future Commission ‘Ideas Hub’ opens and seeking submissions
Fill in Building’s Building the Future Commission’s online form to tell your solutions to the challenges facing construction and potentially feature in Building.
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New data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work
New data from research conducted by 3GEM on behalf of Nescafé Make Chat Work and surveyed 350 UK construction workers/in SME companies of 5-250 employees in October 2022 reveals that half (47%) of construction workers in the UK feel lonely in the workplace.
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New developments to deliver for people and nature in England
‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ to be introduced from November helping deliver the nature friendly homes of the future in England.
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WMF announces $10M+ in new projects
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced a commitment from funders of more than US$10 million toward safeguarding treasured places around the globe in urgent need of intervention.
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Interior designer Banjo Beale fronts new six-part series, Designing the Hebrides
A new BBC Scotland and BBC Two six-part series is ‘set against stunning Scottish landscapes and showcases distinctive makeovers, encapsulating Banjo’s irrepressible enthusiasm, ingenuity and design flair.’
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Cadw and IHBC join forces to support energy efficiency training for Conservation Officers in Wales
Cadw and the IHBC have joined forces to offer Conservation Officers in Wales expert training on a programme to ensure all have the right skills for their central roles in planning and heritage and environmental care.
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IHBC signpost to global conservation survey: Donovan Rypkema and HSI on national ‘Heritage Holding Company’
Donovan Rypkema, President of Heritage Strategies International is calling on heritage and conservation experts to infrom a national government’s exploration of a ‘Heritage Holding Company’.
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IHBC’s Council, on Charters, petitions, your institute and you: Free & exclusive CPD for all member categories, online: 30 March, 2pm, & election too
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting with the first step, the petition for a charter.
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