The IHBC is delighted to offer particular congratulations to IHBC members receiving honours in the most recent awards – Membership Committee member Kate Dickson (Kathleen Elizabeth Maclean, BEM) and Peter Aiers (OBE) – as well as to all recognised in our internal and external networks.
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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
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Spotlight on Context for #IHBC25: Hear from IHBC’s Chair and President on ‘How it started; how it’s going…’
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 IHBC Chair David McDonald and Mike Brown, IHBC President on the IHBC’s past, present… and future.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: Council seeks design team for sensitive town centre residential site, closing 15/02, £1.3M
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 call from a Council seeking a team for a sensitive town centre residential development, closing 15/02, valued £1.3M.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Ireland’s empty towns: Dereliction is hiding in plain sight
Whether it’s the ruins of a military barracks in Nenagh, a collapsed building in Mitchelstown, a ghost estate in Abbeyfeale or the not so ‘Grand Hotel’ in Tramore, vacant and derelict buildings represent a legacy of neglect for our physical environment, reports The Irish Examiner.
image: West End Mallow – National Library of Ireland – Commons Wikimedia
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Welsh Government review of Cadw to be led by Roger Lewis
Wales’ Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden has announced the establishment of a task and finish group which will consider Cadw’s current governance arrangements and how effective they are for its operation and the wider provision of public heritage services.
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Historic England Chair sought: 2 days/week, £40K, deadline 16 February
The Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport seeks applications for a new Chair of Historic England, with a closing date of 16/02.
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Belfast: £10 million Neighbourhood Regeneration Fund shortlist agreed
21 projects have been shortlisted for a new £10 million capital fund by Belfast City Council.
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SAVE calls for new entries: Nominate a Building at Risk
SAVE Britain’s Heritage (SAVE) calls for nominations for its Buildings at Risk 2023 update.
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HTN’s Heritage Action Day: England, for ages 10-20, Coventry, 18/02
Heritage Trust Network (HTN)’s, Heritage Action Day is exclusively for young people, aged 10-20, in England and will be in Coventry on 18 February.
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Historic Buildings & Places appoints new Director: Liz Power
Historic Buildings & Places (HBP, formerly AMS) has appointed Liz Power as its new Director, in succession to Lucie Carayon IHBC.
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Disguising solar panels as ancient Roman tiles in Pompeii
Solar panels disguised as ancient Roman tiles or terracotta bricks to match the city skyline is an innovative solutions adopted by the archaeological park of Pompeii and the Portuguese city of Evora.
image: for illustration – Evora panorama by By Paolo Querci – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
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IHBC’s first CPD Circular of 2023 in #IHBC25: Easy access to resources, awards and more, with free sign up
The IHBC’s newest CPD Circular is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – and much more – to help guide busy heritage practitioners to the best value in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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Don’t forget: IHBC’s new Context (174), on your doorstep, online, and – best of all – on #IHBC25…
The new issue of the IHBC’s must-read journal, Context No.174, explores just a few key threads in the history of the IHBC in our 25th Anniversary year – #IHBC25 – with extra gems including a local architectural archive that represents well the UK’s largely untapped mine of local architectural records.
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IHBC signposts New LGA report: ‘Culture key to recovery and prosperity: Cornerstones of Culture Report’
Culture, heritage and creativity are essential to our future national prosperity, levelling up and recovery from crisis, a new Local Government Association (LGA) report finds.
image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC Signpost: Evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020
Guidance and documents about the monitoring and evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 Programme have been issued, reports Government UK.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building ‘unearths’ editorial on Parliament’s construction for 180th anniversary
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’s news features Building’s ‘unearthing’ of an editorial on Parliament’s construction from 1847.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £5.39m Community, Arts, Heritage Centre planned for Saltaire
People have been given a first glimpse of plans for a new £5.39 million community centre for a historic Bradford district village, reports The Telegraph and Argus.
image for illustration: By Foto43 – Salts Mill and canal, CC BY 2.0
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HES: Consultation on first Regulatory Framework closes 14/02
Consultation on Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) first Regulatory Framework, closes 14 February 2023. Continue reading
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Thousands of construction firms default on COVID loans
The number of construction companies defaulting on their COVID loans has risen sharply, Construction News has revealed.
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ICON’s new Marsh Awards for Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections close 31/01, £500 awards
ICON’s new Marsh Awards for the Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections are intended to promote wider recognition of the value that conservation brings to society.
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HES celebrates skills: Stonemasons Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens win gold & silver at the ‘skills Olympics’, SkillBuild
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced that Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens have won gold and silver medals respectively for stonemasonry at the ‘skills Olympics’, while James Lewis is highly commended.
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IHBC welcomes Rebecca Thompson’s EoI for Vice President, as Council re-scheduled to March, AGM set for 3 May, and first call for next trustees issued
IHBC-accredited Rebecca Thompson, Senior Estate Manager at English Heritage, past President of the CIOB, and Yorkshire Branch Committee member, has had her Expression of Interest in the role of IHBC Vice President – and Council Vice Chair – formally welcomed by the IHBC’s Board.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022’s ninth reprise for #IHBC25: Aberdeen City Heritage Trust – Lecture list for 2023
Aberdeen City Heritage Trust helped lead the IHBC’s remarkably successful 2022 Annual School and their new online lecture series is now open so book now, from £10.
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IHBC signposts BBC on film: ‘Looking after thousands of Northern Ireland’s abandoned mines’
There are more than 2,500 abandoned mines dotted across Northern Ireland, and BBC News NI was granted access to one outside Templepatrick in County Antrim.
image: for illustration By National Library of Ireland on The Commons – Square, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: National Heritage body seeks consultancy for cultural programme review, closing 06/02
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 call from a National Heritage Agency for a consultancy to evaluate a cultural heritage programme, closing 06/02.
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