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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 ‘Special Interest News’: AJ tribute to Diane Haigh, architect and educator
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Ireland failing to solve derelict buildings, and what to do
A press investigation led by The Irish Mirror shows the huge scale of derelict buildings that lie dormant in Ireland while residents struggle to find homes and businesses need premises.
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Carole Souter appointed Interim Chair of Historic Royal Palaces
Carole Souter has been appointed as Interim Chair of Historic Royal Palaces.
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Two more Scottish councils sign up to tenement repairs app
An app to help the owners of shared properties in Edinburgh repair their buildings has been so successful in its first year it is already being rolled out by two other local authorities in Scotland.
image: for illustration – Edinburgh Tenements – Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Help ‘Shape the Future Work’ of the Heritage Fund: Heritage sector workers survey open to 5/09
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is looking for views to shape its new 10-year strategy, and has opened a survey for those working in the heritage sector, with a deadline of 5 September.
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GMB London trade union calls on Sadiq Khan to stop second ballot on demolition of Camden Estate
Following a previous overwhelming vote against demolition of London’s Juniper Crescent in 2020, GMB London is objecting to One Housing offering carrots of £7,100 of public money to residents in a new vote on demolition.
image: for illustration – Twin Camden locks by Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9570387
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Updates to Approved Documents from Planning Portal
Changes have been made to the Approved Documents which make up the Building Regulation requirements, effecting issues from Ventilation to Conservation of fuel etc.
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Sustainable development planning at Cornish Mining World Heritage Site hailed as ‘world-leading’ by UNESCO
The latest Management Plan issued by the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site has drawn acclaim from the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO, with the organisation labelling it ‘world-leading’. Continue reading
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award open to ‘ANY UK taught coursework’: Closes 31/08 – £500 + free #IHBCSwansea2023!
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in June 2023.
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New IHBC Branch CPD 2022: NW hosts ‘Adapting to Climate Change’, 5/10/22, Chester Cathedral, inc. tours etc.
The IHBC North West (NW) Branch is hosting a full day of conservation talks, tours and discussions on ‘Adapting to Climate Change: Heritage and its Sustainable Future’ at Chester Cathedral on 5 October, with fees from £100 including lunch etc.
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IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception 5 Sept: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25
The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: #IHBC25.
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IHBC’s signpost to Wind Cowels, on Conservation Wiki partner DB
Designing Buildings (DB), parter platform for the IHBC’s ‘Conservation Wiki’ has posted a short history of Wind Cowels by Dan Rigamonti.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £40K of recent advertised works: Council seeks closing 22/08, valued to £40K
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 linked to a ‘Culture, Heritage & Visitor Economy Strategy’, closing 22/08 and valued to £40K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Permission given for extension to Powder Magazine, Coniston
A property owner has been granted permission to build a publicly accessible library in the Lake District by making extensions and alterations to the historic Powder Magazine, linked to Coniston Coppermines Scheduled Monument.
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Council wins High Court case to protect ‘green spaces’ in South Downs National Park
Worthing Borough Council has welcomed a decision by the High Court to rule against plans to build 475 homes, which the local authority argued would spoil its ‘green spaces’.
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New partnership to promote low carbon retrofits in Scotland
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) with a shared ambition to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment.
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‘Value toolkit’ developed to help redefine value and how to measure it.
The Value Toolkit enables value-based decision making focused on driving better social, environmental and economic outcomes, improving industry’s impact on current and future generations.
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Over four-fifths of colleges lack staff for construction courses
There is a country-wide shortage of staff to teach higher-level construction courses, new research has found.
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SPAB: Applications for Philip Webb Award close 12/09
SPAB is accepting applications for the Philip Webb award – to set UK and Ireland ‘architects… a demanding but exciting dual conservation and design challenge’ – with a closing date of 12 September 2022.
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NTS: Glencoe turf house keeps heritage building skills alive by using traditional materials, tools and techniques
Visitors to the The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) Glencoe National Nature Reserve can explore the turf and creel house at the Visitor Centre, where its heather-thatched roof and earth walls blend into the mountain backdrop.
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular: Awards (‘Student’ + ‘Research: both close 31/08) and more, from #IHBC25 and #IHBCSwansea2023 to partners and research
The IHBC’s new-styled, easy access CPD Circular 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 Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception 5 Sept: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25
The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: #IHBC25.
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IHBC Signpost: Concrete Jungles – 6 cement alternatives to reduce impact in cities
ArchDaily’s ‘Topics: Cities And Living Trends’ presents 6 cement alternatives that can reduce its impact in cities.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Guardian on ‘digitally enabled streetscape’ to follow the ‘ramshackle’ Punk heritage
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 on a ‘digitally enabled streetscape’ and its ‘ramshackle’ heritage.
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Links to #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School Recordings & CPD Certs issued: Access still open for new delegates
The IHBC has sent all current Aberdeen School delegates links to access the broadcasts of the #IHBCAberdeen 2022 Day School – if you are missing yours let us know, while anyone else can still sign up HERE to access the broadcasts by becoming a Virtual School Delegate.
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