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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 pick from £3.7M+ works this week: Council seeks rapid cultural mapping project, closing 04/03, valued to £25K
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Behind the scenes as Morecambe’s Winter Gardens G2* restoration work continues
Work to bring Morecambe’s historic Winter Gardens theatre back to its former glory is continuing at pace, with hoped the Grade 2* listed theatre will open for Easter, The Lancaster Guardian reports.
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CLC: Green, Safer, More Productive and Better Resourced – new plans for construction in 2022
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has set out four priorities to deliver a better UK construction sector in 2022, selecting issues where there is the greatest need for collaborative industry action, and the greatest opportunity to deliver positive change.
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Policy Exchange calls for a national tall buildings policy
The advocacy body Policy Exchange has called for a new tall buildings policy to stop high-rises undermining the form and character of cities.
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ourplace.scot: New website exploring place-based working
Our Place is a new site devoted to promoting the benefits of place and place-based working, developed by the partners behind the Place Standard tool.
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Protected early 18th Century GII Wiltshire manor destroyed by fire
Nonsuch House, a 10-bedroom Grade II listed 18th Century house in Wiltshire has been lost to fire.
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IHBC’s international signpost: Evaluating the impacts of cultural heritage for sustainable development, via UNESCO and more
‘Evaluating the Impacts of Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development’ is a report released as part of the wider UNESCO-linked ‘Heritage and Our Sustainable Future’ series.
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IHBC’s Council’s 3rd meeting, chaired by IHBC President, explored practice-led CPD on Listed Building Consent and guidance
IHBC’s new Council held its third meeting immediately before the IHBC 2022 AGM on 24 February, with IHBC President and Council
Chair Mike Brown leading updates on recent IHBC developments and introducing a practice-led and free CPD special on England’s Listed Building Consent guidance and wider practice.
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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 news throwback from a week in February: Director’s selection, from ‘crass’ requests to women in industry
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s occasional news listing this week looks back to early February.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Landmark London gasworks could house 555 new flats, after 8,000 complaints
Two iconic East London gasworks could soon be turned into a huge new apartment complex after plans for the scheme passed a crucial stage, reports My London.
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RSPB, CIEEM and RTPI report: ‘Planning naturally- Spatial planning with nature in mind: in the UK and beyond’
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) explore together how planning for biodiversity should be integral to every part of the planning process.
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Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council reverses decision to scrap all arts funding following consultation
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has decided against plans to cut arts funding by 100% following a public consultation which indicated strength of feeling concerning arts funding.
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Irish Government launches the National Retrofitting Scheme
The Irish Government has approved support for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, addressing barriers to energy upgrades (retrofits) and reflecting the step-change needed to achieve a target of 500K home energy upgrades by 2030. Continue reading
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New Scottish Planning Circular on ‘Local Place Plans’
Scotland’s Planning circular 1/2022 – Local Place Plans – provides guidance to communities and planning authorities on the preparation, submission and registration of Local Place Plans.
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Northern leaders put culture at centre of region’s post-pandemic recovery
A post-pandemic, pre-Levelling Up Paper, report on recovery that makes the case for the cultural icons of Northern England to be a catalyst for levelling up wins a rare show of cross-party unity.
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A legal right to nature should be part of levelling-up agenda, say campaigners
The government should set legal duties in levelling-up legislation so that developers and public bodies provide equal access to nature-rich green and blue spaces for everyone. This is just one call set out in a letter to levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove, signed by more than 60 organisations, including from the nature, planning, health and equality sectors.
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Australian mining state passes Aboriginal heritage protection law
Legislators have introduced better protection for Aboriginal heritage in the mining state of Western Australia but indigenous groups said it did not go far enough and are counting on changes at the national level.
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IHBC’s 2022 AGM update: Business concluded with Board appointed and resolutions passed, as next phase of modernisation commences
[slideshow_deploy id=’32645′]The IHBC held its first AGM under the new Articles on 24 February, with all business completed and resolutions passed – most notably the appointment of the new Board – while trustees and officers now look ahead to the next steps in the institute’s evolution.
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REMINDER: 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. Continue reading
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UPDATE: IHBC looks to the future with new ‘Affiliate’ arrangements offering improved support for all: ONLY the name changes – to ‘Supporter’ – for those seeking status quo
The IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category – and recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation – means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘Supporter’ category, but see no other change to their status, benefits, fees or opportunities to learn from and contribute to the IHBC.
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IHBC’s HESPR tender throwback: Director’s selection of tenders from just one week in February, with £377K+ of work across Festivals, Churches, HAzs and more
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s new occasional ‘throwback’ listing boasts an impressive suite of opportunities.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New role for historic Yorkshire Dales mill in the fight against climate change
The historic Gayle Mill is to develop its role in demonstrating the decarbonisation of old buildings, thanks to grant funding, reports the Darlington and Stockton Times.
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Building: Gove drops Ox-Cam Arc project
Government officials have reportedly told local authorities that it has dropped the idea of a centrally-driven project to drive an ‘arc’ of development delivering up to a million homes between Oxford and Cambridge.
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Landscapes review (National Parks and AONBs): government response and consultation (to 9 April)
England’s Department for Environment food and rural affairs (DEFRA) has issued plans to boost nature recovery and safeguard its iconic national parks in the Government’s response – out for consultation till 9 April – to Julian Glover’s independent Landscapes Review.
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