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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
Owner of GII-listed building hit with £50,000 fine for fitting new windows
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Cadw on ‘How to improve energy efficiency in Historic Buildings in Wales’… ‘for anyone’
The challenge of climate change requires everyone to act, and Cadw has produced guidance for anyone who wants to improve the energy efficiency of a traditional or historic building.
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Delivering Net Zero via UKGBC: Guidance on key considerations for commercial retrofits
UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)has produced a guide to support the significant efforts needed to achieve our net zero ambitions, based on established industry thinking and discussions with built environment professionals.
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Ecclesiastical: Heritage charities celebrate share of £1million fund
Nine heritage charities have received donations of £1,000 each as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group’s ‘Movement for Good’ awards.
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BBC: Eleven Historic English pubs recognised for their interiors
Eleven pubs across England have been recognised for their historic or unusual interiors, as they have been listed, upgraded or relisted.
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Second tranche of pioneering Community-focused pilots for England’s High Streets announced
Five high streets across England have been named Community Improvement Districts (CID) as part of a pioneering new initiative by Power to Change, which backs community business in England that trade for the benefit of local people.
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Traditional croft house in Stornoway crowned Scotland’s Home Of The Year 2022
New Tolsta – a traditional, early 20th century croft house in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis – has been crowned the winner of 2022’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series.
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Aberdeen School Interim Feedback: 90%+ ‘excellent to good’ for ‘Experience’ & ‘CPD’ (96% for ‘Blending’!); 92% ‘invaluable to very useful’ – So fill your form now!
Feedback on our Aberdeen 2022 School is coming in and it’s impressive – especially for such an experimental format – and there’s still time to add your thoughts to help shape plans for our Swansea School in 2023 – #IHBCSwansea2023 – covering technical aspects of conservation.
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Last chance to book – IHBC’s FREE SE ‘Branch Reconnection Day’ for #IHBC25, with ‘Antics of a… Listing Inspector’ + tours + more: Lewes, 09/07, booking closes 2/07
The IHBC’s SE Branch-hosted ‘Reconnection Day’ day on includes a talk on ‘The Antics of a Historic England Listing Inspector’ from Richard Morrice as well as tours and food and more, all free to IHBC members (booking essential).
image: Friends Meeting House, Lewes – The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC welcomes opening of nominations for Vic Soc’s 2022 Top Ten Endangered Buildings by #IHBCAberdeen2022 School keynote, Griff Rhys Jones
The IHBC has welcomed the launch of the Victorian Society’s nominations for its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings campaign.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £150K+ works: National Park seeks design services for visitor site, closing 25/07, £65K
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 National Park Authority for a design lead for a visitor site, closing 25/07, valued £65K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Llanymynech Limekiln volunteers urge end to anti-social behaviour
A volunteer at a popular tourist venue, the Llanymynech Limeworks, has called to an end of vandalism at the site, reports The Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer.
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Parliament restoration delays cause skills and money losses: House of Commons Public Accounts Committee
A report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee finds that Parliament restoration and renewal programme delays are leading to loss of skills, increased risk of health and safety incidents and ‘wasteful’ spending.
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Emissions must be reduced in the construction of buildings if the UK is to meet net zero, MPs warn
From residential to commercial buildings, the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warn that Government impetus and policy is lacking, and urgent action is needed.
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RICS establishes strategic oversight group for diversity, equity, inclusion etc.
RICS has established a strategic oversight group to steer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives focused on building a culture of accountability and belonging and ensuring the membership and profession better reflect the societies they serve.
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LGA’s ‘Culture and Local Government Commission’ calls for case studies: by 29/07
The Commission on Culture and Local Government, launched by the LGA in March, is calling for councils and their local cultural partners to share examples of their work in using culture to support recovery and levelling up, closing 29 July.
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ARB on ‘Milestone in US and UK Reciprocity Agreement for architects’
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has reached an important milestone in the process that will help UK registered architects seek registration in the USA, and vice versa.
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5 historical U.S. landmarks threatened by climate change
America’s historic monuments – both natural landmarks and human-built structures – draw millions each year to witness and pay tribute to a simultaneously rich and painful heritage, but these physical markers are at risk from the effects of a changing climate.
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IHBC welcomes Designing Buildings’ 10th anniversary and linked Report
‘Designing Buildings, The construction wiki’, and host platform to the IHBC’s own copy of our 2022 annual report for our sponsors, is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary.
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Check out #IHBC25: 25 years since we turned professional – with ideas invited on marking our heritage and while looking ahead
Our new subscription year – April 2022 to March 2023 – will see the IHBC mark a quarter of a century since our incorporation as a professional body supporting and accrediting built and historic environment conservation specialists, so we’re kick-starting it by launching the logo inviting your ideas on how to mark this special year!
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ on ‘toxic culture’ in architectural education
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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) on ‘toxic culture’ in architectural education.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dramatic makeover at Leicester meeting house, thanks to Government fund
Two important examples of Leicester’s architectural history have been fully restored thanks to a government grant for expert repair work, Quenby Hall Gates and the boundary wall to the city’s historic Great Meeting Chapel.
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HEF’s Heritage Sector Resilience Plan launched
The Heritage Sector Resilience Plan, developed by the Historic Environment Forum (HEF) with the support of Historic England, has been launched.
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WMCA investment unlocks regeneration plans for two more historic buildings
Plans to regenerate another two historic buildings – the Victorian-built Globe House in Walsall and the derelict former Erdington Baths in Birmingham – have been unlocked by fresh investments from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
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Tower Hamlets awarded ‘Tree Cities of the World’ recognition
Tower Hamlets has been awarded ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status for our dedication to urban and community forestry, tree-planting, and biodiversity.
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