On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 7 Most Endangered Programme in 2023, Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute have announced the 11 most threatened heritage sites in Europe shortlisted for this year’s edition of the programme.
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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
Europa Nostra: 11 European heritage sites shortlisted for 7 Most Endangered Programme 2023
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Community Ownership Fund bidding prospectus out: £140M over 4 years across UK
The Community Ownership Fund bidding prospectus provides detailed guidance on the purpose of the fund, eligibility criteria, funding and support assessment criteria and the decision-making process. Please see below for update on Round 2.
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Applicant’s guide out on Countryside Stewardship Woodland Management Plan grant 2023
Countryside Stewardship (CS) Woodland Management Plan (WMP) grants are open for applications all year from 5 January 2023.
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Newly updated ICOMOS Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism
ICOMOS is very pleased with the adoption of the newly updated ICOMOS International Cultural Heritage Tourism Charter, which was approved at its last General Assembly in October 2022 in Bangkok (Thailand).
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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, with NTS, Councils, Parliament, Historic Royal Palaces, HE and much more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique career service!
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#IHBCAberdeen2022’s 10th reprise for #IHBC25: Councillors welcome moves to secure dangerous buildings!
A new NewsBlog reprise on the 2022 Annual School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 in #IHBC25 – celebrates councillors praise for the efforts of the Building Standards team at Aberdeen City Council to ensure that properties across the city present no risk to the public.
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Interested is serving as an IHBC trustee? New Board statement encourages diversity and more, so review guidance and terms and explore, all before 22 March close
IHBC’s Board has issued a new statement on ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’ to encourage Board nominations most representative of our membership, with further guidance on our web pages and in person, helping all member categories engage with our governance and voluntary roles before trustee nominations close on 22 March.
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2023
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing 31 March. Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: How to use HES archives and collections to discover more about Scotland’s buildings
If you want to learn more about the history of your traditional house (or any other historic building in Scotland) this may be the time for a visit to the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) archives.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.1M costed works: National heritage body seeks site monitoring etc., closing 08/03, valued £200K
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 by a national heritage body for site monitoring etc., closing 08/03, valued £200K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from (Scott’s) doorstep..’: How Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford home had a major influence on design
Sir Walter Scott achieved superstar status, influenced countless other novelists, and helped embed a tartan-trimmed vision of Scotland in the minds of generations of tourists, and a new exhibition aims to spotlight his legacy continues in many towns and cities.
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Cabinet re-shuffle creates 4 new departments etc., includes Net-Zero while DCMS drops digital
The Prime Minister, with the approval of His Majesty The King, has today created four new departments, including new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and a re-focused Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Historic Environment Scotland rejects calls to list Wyndford flats
Historic Environment Scotland has decided not to list four multi-storey blocks in the Wyndford community which are subject to contentious demolition plans.
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CNN: Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say
CNN reports on how scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places.
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Heritage Alliance opens applications for Heritage Day 2023
All are invited to join The Heritage Alliance (THA) for Heritage Day 2023 – a collective celebration of heritage, which will once again bring together leading voices from across our membership and the wider heritage sector.
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Spotlight on Context for #IHBC25: Hear from IHBC’s past Chair and first President on our progress, ‘From chrysalis to butterfly…’
Marking the 25th anniversary of the IHBC – #IHBC 25 – our ‘IHBC at 25’ issue of Context looks back at where today’s multidisciplinary institute came from, how it has evolved and where it might go, and this celebratory NewsBlog features Malcolm Airs, past chairman and first president (2001 to 2003).
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2023
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing 31 March. Continue reading
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Interested is serving as an IHBC trustee? New Board statement encourages diversity and more, so review guidance and terms and explore, all before 22 March close
IHBC’s Board has issued a new statement on ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’ to encourage Board nominations most representative of our membership, with further guidance on our web pages and in person, helping all member categories engage with our governance and voluntary roles before trustee nominations close on 22 March.
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IHBC Signpost to Building on solar panels in planning applications, as ‘panels have a right to light’
Photovoltaic panels have a right to light, so planners will want to see that any on neighbouring properties have been taken into account, explains Building.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Purcell (HESPR member) on Porthcawl progress, from BD
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 HESPR member Purcell’s update on Porthcawl Pavilion from Building Design (BD).
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to restore historic Lydd Railway Station ravaged by fire
Plans have been proposed to restore the Lydd Railway Station after it was hit by a fire, reports Kent Live.
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Odesa inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in danger in the face of threats of destruction
The World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the World Heritage List in danger.
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REMINDER: Consultation on Scotland’s new historic environment strategy closes 20/02: Our Place in Time (OPIT)
Historic Environment Scotland is consulting on a new strategy for Scotland’s historic environment: Our Place in Time, closing 20 February 2023.
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England’s Chief Planner highlights invitation to respond to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Consultation
The January ‘Message from [the] Chief Planner’ of England, Joanna Averley, headlines the Government’s National Planning Policy consultation open till 2 March 2023.
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HES launches survey of Scotland’s stonemasonry sector: Closing 28/02
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has on Wednesday 18 January launched a survey of stonemasonry in Scotland to better understand the current status of the sector.
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