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- IHBC’s new CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, in Branches – from ambling at Amberley to linking in Lincoln & networking in NI – CPD Providers & more… 04/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 04/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 04/09/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 04/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 04/09/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 04/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Professional standards and ethical uses of AI, from the RTPI 04/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £40K+ costed works this week: Cultural centre seeks feasibility study to strengthen role, to 23/09 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Network Rail begins £3.6m restoration of historic Avon Viaduct 04/09/2026
- HE announces further round of two major grant schemes: HAR Capital and POW Renewal (18/09 & 02/10) 04/09/2026
- HES confirms to BEFS plans to refresh Planning Advice for Archaeology and Conservation Areas 04/09/2026
- HE etc. announce Collaborative Doctoral Opportunities 04/09/2026
- AHF & Govan Workspace shortlisted for ‘Social Investment Deal of the Year’ 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: COP31 International Sustainable Buildings Competition, to 1 October 2026 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 01/09/2026
- IHBC ‘Members with benefits’ : Invitation to ‘The Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event’, London, 13/11, with Historic Houses, exhibitors, speakers and more 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 31/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 31/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training; learning programmes; courses 31/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE Research on ‘Effect of the Historic Built Environment on Local Economic Growth in England: An Instrumental Variable Approach’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’! IHBC calls for member assessors & Building on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Parish priest speaks of ‘Blitz spirit’ after fire devastates Leicester church 31/08/2026
- Public Consultation on Historic Environment Policy for NI, to 23/10 31/08/2026
Tag Archives: Scotland
HES: More heritage funding to tackle rising cost and climate challenge
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has raised the maximum grant available per project by a quarter of a million pounds
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Rare Scottish chain-bar suspension bridge secures £1/4Mn support for heritage restoration
image for illustration: Callum Black / Old bridge at Kalemouth, Commons Wiki Plans for Borders historic bridge, Kalemouth Suspension Bridge, to receive a major restoration have secured support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, reports the Scottish Borders Council.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: What can we do about Edinburgh’s ‘soulless’ canalside?
image for illustration: Entrance to Lochrin Basin by David Martin, CC BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons Edinburgh Quay should be one of the city’s crown jewels, but instead it is pretty vacant, reports The Edinburgh Enquirer.
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SCT’s Manifesto for Scotland’s Places: ‘Protect What Matters’
The Scottish Civic Trust has issued a new ‘Manifesto for Scotland’s Places, to ‘Protect What Matters’.
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Tagged communities, conservation, development, planning, Scotland
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RTPI Scotland’s ‘Planifesto’
Our Planifesto vision is a Scotland that is prosperous, resilient and equitable, where everyone has access to safe, well-planned places and a healthy natural environment
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Tagged housing, infrastructure, planning, Scotland
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SHBT unveils new 3-year strategy
The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has published its three-year strategy, ‘Our Future at Fifty’, setting out its plans to restore more at-risk buildings across Scotland as the charity approaches its 50th anniversary in 2028.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Demolition of fire-hit facade begins as Glasgow Central station partly reopens
image for illustration: First Minister visits Union St after fire, by Scottish Government, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Demolition work has begun on the facade of a fire-damaged building near Glasgow Central as the station partially reopened 10 days … Continue reading
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Tagged demolition, fire, Glasgow, Scotland
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Scottish Civic Trust’s ‘My Place’ Awards now open
The Scottish Civic Trust’s ‘My Place Awards’ celebrate conservation and more across categories from ‘Community-led Regeneration’ to ‘Equalities’.
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National Trust for Scotland calls for VAT cuts to save heritage
image for illustration: High Street tenements, Glasgow by Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to saving the nation’s built heritage as it … Continue reading
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BEFS publishes the latest edition of quarterly POWF Newsletter
image for illustration: St Mary’s Church at Whitekirk by Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has published the latest edition of the Places of Worship (POWF) Newsletter.
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Tagged churches, ecclesiastical, research, Scotland
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New £400,000 pilot fund launched to help Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings adapt to climate change
A new £400,000 pilot project has been launched to support pioneering projects that help organisations owning Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings respond to climate change.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bid to demolish 17th century Borders cottage and build new home rejected
A bid to demolish a derelict Borders farm cottage, thought to date back to the early 17th century, has been rejected after it was deemed that approval would create an unwelcome precedent, reports The Border Telegraph.
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: Poetry from concrete – Scotland’s fascinating historic concrete and brutalist architecture
image for illustration: Bernat Klein Studio 2010, Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic building conservation is for buildings more modern than you might expect, reports Scotland’s The Engine Shed.
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Tagged brutalism, concrete, conservation, heritage, Scotland
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: BEFS & Dr Scott McGibbon on ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure – Building Scotland’s Workforce for Net Zero’
A new blog from Built Environment Forum Scotland by Dr. Scott McGibbon IHBC – ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure’ – unpacks the fragmented skills landscape and proposes concrete actions.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer
image for illustration: Argygle House from the West Port, by kim traynor CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons A legal bid has been launched to secure protected legal status for a brutalist landmark under threat of being bulldozed, reports The Herald Scotland.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate
image for illustration: Armadale Castle, by Doug Lee CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons A Scottish heritage charity will change its name after completing the multi-million-pound sale of its 20,000-acre estate on the Isle of Skye, which it says will allow ‘a … Continue reading
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The Heritage Fund on ‘Putting people’s memories at the heart of heritage-inspired regeneration’ – ‘Felt experience’
Understanding how a community and its people think and feel about their heritage is a vital part of regeneration work: heritage isn’t just about places and things… it’s about what they mean to us and this is what’s known as … Continue reading
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Scottish Infrastructure Strategy 2027-2037 Consultation now out
The Infrastructure Strategy sets out a ten-year framework (2027 to 2037) to guide infrastructure planning, investment, and delivery across Scotland.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inclusive Farm Scotland welcomes first students to 22-acre working farm on Royal Deeside
Inclusive Farm Scotland has welcomed the first students to its 22-acre working farm at Tarland on Royal Deeside as the charity’s purpose-built facilities near completion.
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Tagged agriculture, Scotland, skills, technology
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RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’
RICS has published its ‘Scotland Manifesto – Surveying Scotland’, setting out clear priorities for the next Scottish Government and warning that ambitions on housing delivery, infrastructure investment, protecting our existing assets and climate action will not be achievable without urgent … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dumfries House to get £6.5m expansion named in honour of King Charles
image for illustration: Dumfries House – Main Entrance by M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Dumfries House has announced plans for a major new £6.5 million development named in honour of King Charles, to create a state-of-the-art … Continue reading
HES: Climate Change Adaptation Manual for Heritage Tourism
image for illustration: Urquhart Castle, By Hansueli Krapf CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A toolkit to support heritage tourism businesses in their adaptation journey, the ‘Climate Change Adaptation Manual for Heritage Tourism’ provides guidance on how the heritage tourism … Continue reading
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