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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 features ‘Heritage from the (engineers’) doorstep’: Decommissioned Welsh power station to be converted into £36M green energy hub
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DEFRA: Apply for Landscape Recovery funding to protect native species and improve rivers
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) explains how land managers and farmers can apply for funding from the Landscape Recovery scheme for wildlife and river projects.
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Search on for CLC co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down: Closing 31/03
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) which works between industry and government to identify and deliver actions supporting UK construction in building greater efficiency, skills and growth has commenced a search for a new co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down.
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Holocaust memorial: High Court challenge to monument outside Parliament begins
A legal challenge by the London Parks and Gardens Trust over plans for a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament has started at the High Court.
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The Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF)
Twelve graduates of this year’s Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) Foundation Degree in Applied Historic Building Conservation & Repair have received their certificates at an Evensong service at Worcester Cathedral on 1 March.
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IHBC’s latest CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector support, including #IHBCAberdeen2022 School’s free ‘pre-School’ virtual talk on ‘A Modern Vernacular? Mass Housing…’, 20/04
The IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular is out, signposting sector-wide learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including a free pre-School Aberdeen 2022 online talk from Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing…’, on 20 April, and the 2022 School MarketPlace on 15 June.
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Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ at IHBC’s ‘blended’ 2022 Aberdeen School: On film, on heritage ‘on the edge’, and more… with delegate options outlined as booking opens 15 March!
The IHBC is delighted to announce that the 2022 Aberdeen School will include a special film with Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC, broadcasting to virtual and in-person delegates at the ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, with attendance options now explained and booking to open on 15 March.
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 – ‘Your chance to nominate retired IHBC members and/or successful learners’, closing 31 March
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 Annual School in June, and with a closing date of 31 March 2022.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £3.4M+ works this week: National Heritage body seeks WHS Condition Survey, closing 14/04, valued up 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 Director’s pick this week features a national heritage body’s call for a Condition Survey for a World Heritage Site (WHS), closing 14 April and valued up to £40K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Stunning drone images capture church restoration from above
The restoration project for a local J.J. Scoles Roman Catholic Church, documenting repairs to the roof a local, offers a new perspective on its town and the streets that surround it, reports the Great Yarmouth Mercury.
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Historic England updates Tall Buildings Advice
Following a consultation in 2020, and informed by recent developments in planning and recent research, Historic England has updated its Tall Buildings Advice.
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STILL OPEN: Design Council calls on all UK designers, architects, engineers etc. for Design Economy 2021 survey
The Design Council wants to hear from practitioners as part of Design Economy 2021 to ‘better understand who is a designer today, what their personal and professional backgrounds are, and what kind of design they practice’. Continue reading
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Stonework company fined after employee injured by forklift truck
A stonework company has been fined after an employee was struck by a forklift truck while helping guide a slab.
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Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes announced
Two Heritage Heroes have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector in an initiative sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical Sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical.
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Climate Heritage Network’s survey on Gender and Climate Change
Climate Heritage Network (CHN) members were invited to provide inputs to the UN’s climate agency (the UNFCCC) consultation regarding Gender and Climate Change. Closing [today] 11/03.
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Reduced & more accessible IHBC Affiliate Application Form: Submit by 31/03 to retain ‘Aff’ membership in advance of results in April/May
The IHBC has issued a newly reduced and more accessible Affiliate Application Form to help those current Affiliates successfully applying before 31 March to retain their ‘Affiliate’ membership category title, with assessment results due from April on.
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IHBC Signpost: The role of women in the construction industry
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explains her progression to where she is today and why it is important for women in the construction industry and manufacturing to play their part.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD features Quinlan Terry – ‘Architects don’t know how to produce classical schemes’
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 BDonline on Quinlan Terry and how ‘Architects don’t know how to produce classical schemes’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Rep’s) doorstep’: Dundee Repertory Theatre granted A-listed status
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre has registered its pride as its ‘rare and exceptional example of post-war theatre design in Dundee, Scotland has been recognised with A-listed status for its special architectural significance.’
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DCMS Sectors Skills Shortages and Skills Gaps published: 2019
Experimental statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) show skills shortages and gaps in its sectors and sub-sectors (including Creative Industries and the Cultural Sector) for 2019.
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Is £30M underground asset register a waste of taxpayer money?
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) being created by the Geospatial Commission – part of the Cabinet Office – may be a waste of taxpayer money and lacks rationale, according to an underground asset specialist.
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Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights: Consultation outcome
The outcome from consultations carried out on consequential changes to permitted development rights has been published with a summary of responses.
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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after £1.7m repairs
A Victorian railway bridge, Bennerley Viaduct, is back open to the public after more than five decades of dereliction.
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An East End construction drama on Albert Square
Matthew Grellier, head of construction and engineering at Slater Heelis, assesses the ‘fundamental planning mistakes’ made during the construction of the new Eastenders set that went £30m over budget.
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Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ at IHBC’s ‘blended’ 2022 Aberdeen School: On film, on heritage ‘on the edge’, and more… with delegate options outlined as booking opens 15 March!
The IHBC is delighted to announce that the 2022 Aberdeen School will include a special film with Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC, broadcasting to virtual and in-person delegates at the ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, with attendance options now explained and booking to open on 15 March.
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