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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 Supporters: Free 1-hour online guidance sessions on making an Affiliate application – Book now for Thursday 13/10, 1PM (CPD Certified)
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Free Level 3 Award in ‘Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings’ in Wales (T&Cs): Swansea, 10/11 October
IHBC Wales trustee John Edwards has highlighted the opportunity for qualifying candidates – subject to age, income and residence – to access free retrofit training in Swansea on 10/11 October.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: UK professional body seeks Education etc. Officer, from £200/day + exp., closes 01/10
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 is a call from a UK professional body for an Education & Application Support Officer, closing 01/10.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (civic) doorstep’: MP joins residents’ protest in last-minute bid to halt demolition of local landmark
Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has stepped in to support residents in a renewed attempt to stop the demolition of 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, a locally-listed Victorian villa reports The Barnet Society.
image: The Barnet Society website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Restoration of world’s first iron-framed building Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings complete
An eight-year process to restore the oldest iron-framed building in the world, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, known as the ‘grandparent of skyscrapers’, has finally reached its end, announces Construction Management Now.
image: Context 159, Main Mill, historic photo – Shropshire Archives
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Truss says new housing secretary will look at curtailing PINS powers to ‘overrule’ councils
The new Prime Minister is ‘expecting’ her new housing secretary to look at curtailing the powers of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) as it is ‘too easy’ for the body to overrule local authorities.
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England housing strategy could consume over 100% of the nation’s carbon budget according to a new research paper
New research on the future carbon emissions etc. impacts on nature from England’s current housing strategy estimates that by 2050 12% of the carbon budget for 1.5°C could be consumed by newbuilds, and 92% by the everyday emissions from the existing housing stock.
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Architectural workers initiate historic strike ballot
Workers at London-based architectural practice Atomik Architecture (Atomik) will ballot for strike action, in what could be the first ever strike by private-sector architectural workers in the UK.
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Celebrate Scotland’s Climate week (from 26/09) with an Engine Shed ‘Short Guide’ on ‘Climate Change Adaptation…’
Scotland’s Climate week starts on Monday 26 September and Scotland’s ‘Engine Shed’ has produced a Short Guide about how to enhance and upgrade key aspects of a traditional building. These could provide protection against the elements.
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IHBC Education and Application Support Officer Post – Closes 1 October, 1-year, 2/3 days, £200/day+ expenses, Homeworking
The IHBC is offering a unique opportunity for a person, persons, group or organisation in tune with the ethos, ambitions and aspirations of the IHBC – as the UK’s lead body for conservation professionals – to develop and deliver our support in conservation education and training while also looking to wider and longer partnerships.
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IHBC signpost: Historic England’s ‘A Brief History of the English Mosque’
Historic England (HE) has published ‘A Brief History of the English Mosque’ on the discovery of the architectural evolution of the mosque in Britain, from the conversion of houses to contemporary expressions of mosque architecture.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: CIAT features IHBC’s CPPP Consultation, an #IHBC25 project!
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 CIAT’s Architectural Technology Weekly on the IHBC’s consultation on its Conservation Professional Practice Principles update for #IHBC25, our 25th anniversary.
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IHBC features UK Heritage ‘from the (Indian) doorstep’: UK History at risk of being lost forever amid surge in heritage crime
The UK’s ‘Historical past’ is prone to being misplaced endlessly amid a surge in heritage crime UK police chief warns, reports Colors of India.
image: HE Heritage Crime on Twitter
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RICS publishes Levelling Up and Sustainable Placemaking report
RICS has recently published its Levelling Up and Sustainable Placemaking Report.
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Headline findings for England’s Participation Survey
Key findings from England’s Participation Survey have been issued.
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UK update: Skills needs in selected occupations over the next 5 to 10 years
The UK Government has issued independent research that examines changing skills needs within a select group of occupations over the next 5 to 10 years.
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MIT creates 3D scan of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brazil’s BRTech 3D has created a LiDAR-scanned virtual model of Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro.
image: for illustration By Chensiyuan – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35483353
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IHBC Chair and President extend condolences on the passing of Her Majesty the Queen
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), its members, staff and supporters are deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, and on their behalf IHBC Chair David McDonald and IHBC President Mike Brown extend their condolences to King Charles, the Royal Family, the whole nation and the Commonwealth at this difficult time.
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IHBC President & Vice President: Call for nominees to lead members’ new Council – ‘Statements’ due 27/09, Voting in virtual Council, 19/10
Following confirmation by the IHBC Board of interim terms and procedures for the officers of our new Council, the IHBC is calling for suitably qualified nominees to stand for election as IHBC President and IHBC Vice President at the Council on 19 October, with initial submissions due by 27 September.
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular: Retrofit, moisture, #IHBC25 and more, from Wales to London launches
The IHBC’s new-styled, easy access CPD Circular for September is out, with Awards and School signposts, alongside events, research, awards (‘Student’ + ‘Research’) and more, all in line with our 25th anniversary ambitions for IHBC25.
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IHBC Signpost: England’s Heritage Open Days opens today, with lots more across Home Countries and beyond in September
England’s wide-ranging Heritage Open Days (HODs) starts today, with 4900+ events registered across England, and lots more across the Home Countries and beyond.
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IHBC signpost: New Conservative government in summary – via THA
The Heritage Alliance has usefully summarised the landscape of the new government under Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £15K+ costed works: Council seeks options appraisal for linked GII* properties, closes 12/10
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 is a call from a Council for an appraisal etc. of uses for 2 linked Grade II* properties, closing 12/10.
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Advice to charities during period of national mourning
Charities have been advised to review their fundraising, communications, marketing and campaigning activity during the current period of national mourning following the Queen’s death.
image: Buckingham Palace
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WMF: New projects to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage
World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the launch of four new projects to address the immediate, critical needs of heritage professionals in Ukraine and to lay the groundwork for its future rehabilitation.
image: St Sophia of Kyiv Cathedral – By Rbrechko – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75877963
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