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- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too! 28/04/2026
- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey for our new parliamentary push 28/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 28/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Cadw on ‘Raising the baa for ecology’, as goats to make Blaenavon Ironworks their home 28/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Times on ‘… sites face ruin as specialist skills dwindle’, + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (LG) doorstep’: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale linked to restructuring 28/04/2026
- Wales Infrastructure Delivery Research 2026: … structural issues need to be tackled to meet long-term infrastructure goals 28/04/2026
- HES: £19.5m for Scotland’s historic cities 28/04/2026
- MHCLG publishes Guidance to support Neighbourhood Planning 28/04/2026
- The Architectural Heritage Fund marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 28/04/2026
- ‘Vanbrugh300’ update: A year-long celebration of Sir John Vanbrugh ‘England’s finest Baroque architect and dramatist’ 28/04/2026
- First wave of national Young Futures Hubs open to turn the tide under the National Youth Strategy, as ‘youth services decline’ 28/04/2026
- Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Hub selects 10 new ‘Local Good Practices’ across Europe 28/04/2026
- IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06 24/04/2026
- IHBC welcomes awards and applause for Dover’s Maison Dieu (Town Hall) conservation – Civic Trust Award & CTA’s AABC award for ‘conservation excellence’ 24/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 24/04/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 24/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost, ‘From Sandbags to Datasets’: New AI-powered flood-readiness model helps identify 1.2m undefended buildings at risk of flooding in England 24/04/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £323K costed works this week: Trust seeks community consultation on heritage project, to 06/05 and £15K 24/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: New leaseholder secured for the Kursaal, paving the way for reopening 24/04/2026
- SFO launches public appeal as it investigates three companies delivering ECO4 contracts over suspected home heating & insulation fraud 24/04/2026
- Tourism: MPs launch inquiry into the future of UK’s tourism industry, open to 18 May 24/04/2026
- HB&P invites submissions for 2026 Stephen Croad Prize, till 31 May 24/04/2026
- RICS and global partners launch CLEAR to align whole-life carbon reporting across built environment 24/04/2026
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories
The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below). West Dean House by Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC Signpost: DBW The Construction Wiki: The Gridshell – what is a gridshell?
image: The British Museum by Seán O’Reilly Designing Buildings Wiki(DBW) traces the history of the gridshell a structure that acts in tension, a lattice frame work or angled grid of individual structural members that are bent to form a shape, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £500K of weekly works: Council seeks park bridge assessments, to 26/06, £15K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a council for structural inspections … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WAF 25on ‘Lies, damn lies, and Homes England statistics’
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 World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2025, on ‘Lies, damn lies, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic England gives £500K to Winter Gardens project
image for illustration: The Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth by Evelyn Simak / The Winter Gardens, (detail) A landmark project to save one of Great Yarmouth’s most iconic buildings has received a major funding boost. Historic England has awarded a £500,000 grant towards … Continue reading
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HES announces £3.9Mn funding to third-sector organisations
Seven projects will receive a share of £3.9million in funding through Historic Environment Scotland’s Partnership Fund.
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AHF funds support revival of Jacobs Wells Baths as ‘multi-use hub’
image for illustration: Jacob Wells Baths Bristol by Samuel Loxton (artist), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce that it has awarded a Project Development Grant to Trinity Community Arts to advance plans … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European heritage Awards/ Europa Nostra Awards 2026 – Apply by 9/09
Europa Nostra has launched its official call for entries for the Europa Nostra/European Heritage Awards 2026, which is open to 9 September, with categories ranging from Conservation & Adaptive Reuse to Research, Skills; Awareness-raising and Championing.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: IHBC reminds members and networks of ‘LAST CHANCE TO BOOK VIRTUAL SHREWSBURY SCHOOL’, by 12/06 for broadcast and recordings on 13/06 (local times)
The IHBC has written to members and networks with reminders to take their ‘last chance to book the IHBC’s #IHBCShrewsbury2025 Virtual School’ which closes this Thursday coming, 5.00pm local (Shrewsbury) time.
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IHBC CPD Circular – Special Edition – Your CPD Guide to #IHBCShrewsbury2025
IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School CPD Circular offers our annual dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources for interdisciplinary conservation professionals at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, online or in-person.
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IHBC welcomes RICS Friend of the School Jessica Jones – RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group VC – to #IHBCShrewsbury2025: NB Virtual School booking (13/06, from £35+VAT) closes 12/06, 5.00pm
The IHBC is delighted to welcome as our 2025 Annual Friend of the School representing RICS Jessica Jones MA MSt FRICS IHBC, Vice-Chair (VC) of the RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group.
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
image: Angharad Hart IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!
Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.
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IHBC seeks ‘Branch Consultants’ with strong interpersonal, IT & comms skills for flexible part-time (typically 4 hours/week) regional support: Help boost locally-led conservation and volunteers, @£25/hour + expenses, closes 18 July
If you want to help the IHBC’s UK-wide built and historic environment conservation practice Branch network, have strong IT, comms & interpersonal skills, and seek flexible home-working with huge potential for engagement, travel and supporting interdisciplinary conservation, please let us … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (business) doorstep’: Leicester’s historic Rialto Bridge faces six-month specialist repair project
Leicester City Council has submitted a planning application to restore the deteriorating Rialto Bridge, a Grade II-listed structure dating back to the 1850s and closed to the public for over a year due to structural safety concerns, reports Business Link … Continue reading
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Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts 2025 published
image for illustration: Scotland – Fiona Newton The Red List of Endangered Crafts, first published in 2017 by Heritage Crafts, has been updated for 2025.
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HES consultation on ‘Scotland’s protected historic places… a long-term strategy for heritage designation’
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has issued a strategy consultation paper and is looking for your views on our strategy for how they identify and legally protect Scotland’s most important historic sites and places.
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Canal & River Trust announces new chief executive
The Canal & River Trust has announced the appointment of Campbell Robb as its new chief executive.
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Need a MATE? IHBC introduces free monthly online MATE sessions from 1 July: All welcome (max. 30 per session), including Full and Associates seeking CPD updates and roles in IHBC’s future training and assessment service
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme, which advises on IHBC accreditation applications, we’re offering free webinars for applicants as we pilot streamlined application forms and expanded resources.
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, while posts from charities get c.25% off
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and telling your boss about our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, … Continue reading
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IHBC to provide perspectives at upcoming STBA Advisory Group Meeting, 16 June, London
Prof. John Edwards, IHBC Technical Panel Chair and STBA Board Member, will be on hand at the upcoming STBA Advisory Group meeting on 16 June, to deliver perspectives representing IHBC interests and concerns in the evolving policy landscape, including EPC … Continue reading
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
image: Angharad Hart IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!
Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Old Sarum fire – Wiltshire Council ‘seeking legal advice’ in listed (& disputed) WW1 Hangar
Wiltshire Council has sought legal advice after fire engulfed a listed First World War hangar that was embroiled in a lengthy planning dispute, reports The Salisbury Journal.
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Cross-party MPs urge Government to make Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme permanent and remove devastating cap
image for illustration: by Joanna Theobald The National Churches Trust has reported how, during a Westminster Hall debate on 13 May 2025, MPs from different political parties urged the Government to fund church buildings if they want to continue to … Continue reading
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