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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’s HESPR weekly pick from £416K+ works: Heritage body seeks investment programme evaluation, due 18/01, value c.£250K
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the park entrance’: Welsh slate roofs in Lake District town must go says National Park
Planners have rejected a request to allow a number of new homes in the Keswick area to keep their Welsh slate roofs, following a requirement to use local materials instead.
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GOVE: ‘Communities put at heart of planning system’ with Bill changes
Secretary of State for Levelling Up etc., Michael Gove is leading new measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) ‘to place local communities at the heart of the planning system’.
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RTPI: Almost 90% of Local Authorities surveyed struggling with backlog of planning enforcement cases
Planning enforcement across the country is in a resourcing, skills, and performance crisis, as revealed by a RTPI survey of 103 local planning authorities.
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Consultation for Scotland’s new historic environment strategy: Our Place in Time, closes 20/02
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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BRE asks: ‘Help test the Built Environment Carbon Database’ – open till 16/12
BRE is collaborating with other industry leaders to develop a new Built Environment Carbon Database so it can ‘become the main source of carbon estimating and benchmarking for the UK construction sector.
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Thousands of apprentices quit due to ‘poor quality’ of scheme
Thousands of people who have taken up apprenticeships to help them develop new skills have dropped out due to the poor quality of their schemes, new research reveals.
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IHBC Signpost: UK’s DCMS Parliamentary Committee publishes ‘Promoting Britain abroad’
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) House of Commons Parliamentary Committee has published its report on ‘Promoting Britain abroad’, including recommendations to government.
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IHBC Signpost: Heritage Open Days Festival Review 2022
The Heritage Open Days Festival feedback highlights how visitors continue to praise the local volunteers and staff who helped them connect with their places and learn new things.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Guardian features M&S response to Simon Jenkins on proposed Oxford St demolition
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 Guardian’s featured response by M&S to Simon Jenkins on the Oxford Street demolition.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (island) doorstep’: ‘… dedicated tourism cabins in the Isle of Wight’s AONB…’
A former fruit orchard in the Isle of Wight’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), could be turned into a tourism development as four two-bedroom timber cabins are proposed in a ‘niche, high-quality’ small-scale tourism business, the Isle of Wight News reports.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep’: No rockfalls at Edinburgh Castle for four years despite safety curbing concerts
The heritage body responsible for Edinburgh Castle has not recorded any rockfalls from the landmark for four years, reports The Edinburgh Evening News.
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Investment, innovation, and collaboration with industry – CITB’s Annual Report, 2021-22
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is responding to a host of challenges in the sector by investing in apprenticeships, launching a range of innovative initiatives, and working collaboratively with industry, the organisation’s 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts reveal.
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Ecclesiastical launches second Heritage Risk Barometer of ‘biggest risks’
Specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical has launched its latest Heritage Risk Barometer to help heritage organisations consider the risks they face.
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England’s HEF: Stakeholder Survey 2022, closes 12/12
England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) is undertaking a short stakeholder survey to gauge views from about the HEF’s role, relationships and independence, closing Monday 12th December.
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Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations: Case study research into voluntary sector intermediaries
A case study – part of a series of work undertaken by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) looking into the funding of Scottish voluntary organisations – draws on voluntary sector intermediaries to explore direct funding by the Scottish Government.
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Historic houses Awards 2022: From glorious gardens and priceless collections to outstanding restoration and sustainability
To celebrate the myriad achievements of the owners and custodians of independently owned historic houses, castles, and gardens, Historic Houses run a series of annual awards that highlight the best, with the awards for 2022 now out.
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SPAB Heritage Awards: Winners for 2022 announced
SPAB welcomed over 230 people to its very first SPAB Heritage Awards ceremony at Conway Hall in London.
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Central Taiwan Rainbow Village defaced: Artist condemns perpetrator as ‘villain’
Rainbow Creative Co. Ltd, which operates , has been accused of defacing the attraction’s famous murals in an act of vengeance.
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IHBC’s early update on UK Parliamentary Group’s first Inquiry report, on ‘The Value of Heritage’, from Westminster, in #IHBC25
Targeted cuts in VAT on listed building refurbishments and a presumption against demolition of existing properties are among recommendations in a UK-wide All-Party Parliamentary Group’s (APPG) first report, on ‘The Value of Heritage’, supported by the IHBC, launched in Westminster on 1 December, and another major event in the IHBC’s 25th anniversary year: #IHBC25.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022: Seventh reprise: Boost for Bon Accord Baths restoration as council throws weight behind plans
Plans to resurrect Aberdeen’s historic Bon Accord Baths – the spectacular ‘work in progress’ venue for our 2022 Annual School‘s Thursday launching reception in June – have been given a considerable boost after Aberdeen City Council agreed to lend its support to the effort.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £290+K costed works: Town Council seeks cost consultant for major project, due 9/12
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 town Council’s call for cost consultant services for a major town centre ‘Town Deal’ project, closing 9/12.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (church) doorstep’: Put churches to community use if they are to survive, says new research
Churches must improve the way that their buildings are used by the community, a new report published on Tuesday says, reports the Church Times.
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UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard coalition launches call for evidence
The team developing the UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the NZCBS) has launched a call for evidence, to help inform and guide the development of the Standard.
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Historic Environment Scotland seeks up to 5 Board Members: Closing 16/12
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is looking for up to five Board Members, offering fees from £228/day, for up to two days per month, with reasonable expenses also covered, closing 16 December.
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