Need a MATE? Act soon & reserve your free online IHBC Accreditation guidance and update session soon (November closed; January still open)

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).

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UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10/12

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise.

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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Update on the ‘Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill’

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

The Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Sarah Boyack MSP on 27 March 2025, and this new Parliamentary Research Briefing summarises the situation as of 8 October.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Adaptive Reuse and the ‘….Old War Office… historic elegance, modern air….’

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

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 Building on the ‘….Old War Office: historic elegance, modern air….‘.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 700-year-old church tower suspended 45ft above the ground in City of London building site

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

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The All Hallows Staining Church at 50 Fenchurch Street has been surrounded by a 60,000 square foot excavation site, reports The Standard.

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RIBA on ‘Build it Together’ – Progress and planning towards gender equity in the architecture profession’

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

Commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and independently produced by the Fawcett Society, a new ‘landmark report and action plan’ looks at gender equity in the architecture profession.

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Church of Scotland’s new guidance on purchasing a church or hall building when ‘handling off market sale requests

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

New guidance has been published by the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland on their process for handling off market sale requests from community groups for Church buildings

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NT: Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge Museums saved for the nation

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

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Government has announced a £9 million grant, enabling the National Trust (NT) to secure future of museums within UNESCO World Heritage Site that attract 330,000 visitors annually.

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Six regions receive £25 million to bolster creative industries

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

Government invests £25 million in six mayoral regions to grow their creative industries.

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Scotland’s second ‘Our Past, Our Future (OPOF)’ Annual Report now out

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

Scotland’s second update on the national strategy for the historic environment (2023-2028) is now out – Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Annual Report –with a short summary of the work and activities undertaken towards delivering the strategy’s outcomes.

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AHF: New funding to bring Redruth’s Old Market Store back into use for Public Benefit

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce that it has awarded a Project Development Grant to Redruth Revival CIC to support plans to repurpose the Old Market Store on Fair Meadow in Redruth as a new cycle hub for the community.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The Genius Engineering of Roman Aqueducts

Posted on 11/11/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: ‘Chorobates – An ancient roman device for measuring slopes’ by Yoni Toker, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

An ambitious project of restoration necessitated an equally ambitious shoring up of infrastructure, reports Open Culture.

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IHBC’s November ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch AGMs, CPD Partnerships, BS 40104 (Domestic Retrofit Assessment) & more

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD), from priority Branch Partnership events to AGMs and our joint STBA/IHBC webinar on ‘BS 40104: Domestic Retrofit Assessment – implications for traditional and heritage buildings’.

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Need a MATE? Act soon & reserve your free online IHBC Accreditation guidance and update session (November closed; January still open)

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).

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UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10/12

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise.

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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.

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IHBC’s Practice Signpost: TCPA update blog on ‘The battle for Healthy Homes continues….’, as it notes ‘Planning is not the problem’

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

A new Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) blog looks at the state of play as the Lords report stage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill process has closed and the Bill returns to the House of Commons before receiving Royal Assent.

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IHBC Signpost: Building Safety Guidance – Useful links brought together by GOV.UK

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

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GOV.UK has compiled building safety guidance and resources with links to building safety laws and guidance, as well as from HSE as the Building Safety Regulator.

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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £228K+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for Town Hall re-purposing, to 24/11 & £180K

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s ‘taster’ pick for NewsBlog readers this week a call by an English linked to re-purpose a Town Hall, to 24/11 and valued £180K.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (AI) doorstep’: £10m AI planning tool tender… near-instant decisions on householder apps

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

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£10m is being invested in planning AI for householder cases with near-instant decisions as officers stay in control, reports Complete AI Training.

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Parliament on PAC on ‘Housing developer levy funds’ failure ‘due to systemic problems’: Councils hampered by ‘asymmetry of skills’ with developers

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The system designed to create new affordable housing and infrastructure through developer contributions is not working properly, reports the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), as asymmetry of skills also means that councils often find it hard to challenge developers’ claims.

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AHF: New Funding Available to Support Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales in 2025/26

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce the renewal of its strategic partnership with Cadw, the Welsh Government’s Historic Environment Division.

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ARB registration of internationally-qualified architects – consultation results

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published the results of its public consultation on proposed changes to international routes to Registration.

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Heritage Fund: Six areas, towns and cities across the UK to benefit from long-term investment

Posted on 08/11/2025 by IHBC

The Heritage Fund is delighted to announce funding for these new Heritage Places, the next chapter of a 10-year journey to help places thrive by connecting communities to the heritage on their doorstep.

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