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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
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IHBC@COP26 CPD to COTAC: On ‘Protecting our world: Climate change’ and much more – 23-24/11, only £20, supported by the IHBC
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IHBC@COP26 CPD to COTAC: On ‘Protecting our world: Climate change’ and much more – 23-24/11, only £20, supported by the IHBC
IHBC@COP26 CPD to COTAC: On ‘Protecting our world: Climate change’ and much more – 23-24/11, only £20, supported by the IHBC
IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 3.1K+!
‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 3.1K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings.
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IHBC@COP26 signpost from the Planning Portal: Policy ambivalence in action
Looked at in the context of IHBC@COP26 aspirations, and those of the Glasgow COP itself, England’s Planning Portal news this week reveals a diverse take on policy and government frameworks currently shaping actual planning outcomes.
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IHBC@COP26 on joint NI initiative for partnerships for ‘Conservation in Common’, with IHBC NI, DfC, SPAB, RTPI etc.
IHBC Northern Ireland (NI) Branch members have been invited to attend ‘Conservation in Common’ a cross-disciplinary series of events for professionals working in the built heritage sector and the Department for Communities (DfC).
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IHBC@COP26 Case Study in church conservation conversion: From HEF’s COP26 ‘Heritage Responds’
Dr Jennifer Freeman explored the conversion of the Grade II* Church of St Mary the Less, Thetford, Norfolk, including the challenges buildings on the Heritage at Risk Register, retrofitting, and maintaining the churchyard as an open space, in a text abbreviated in the Historic Environment Forum’s (HEF) ‘Heritage Responds’ [download] COP26 publication.
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IHBC@COP26 HESPR pick from £12M+ works: National body seeks review of select architectural activities, closes 22/11, value £25-£30K
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 the call from this week is the call from a national body for an expert review of select architectural activities, closing 22/11, valued £25K – £30K.
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£54K fine for 200-year-old Yorkshire pub demolition in CA against villagers’ pleas
Property developer Wayne Low, 48, demolished a 200-year-old pub, the Historic Travellers Rest, in Yorkshire in the Long Riston village conservation area (CA) after admitting he didn’t have planning permission, and was fined £54K.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from the #IHBCAberdeen2022 doorstep’: ‘… twin threats of flooding and drought’
The BBC has posted the story of Lorraine Watson’s chip shop – Carron fish bar in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire – which has been badly flooded five times in 10 years, and asks ‘Is climate change a factor in Aberdeenshire’s repeated, devastating floods?’.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plan to demolish historic distillery for Glasgow flats ‘should be turned down’
A developer planning to demolish most of a historic distillery to build 182 flats in the city centre will get a chance to convince councillors to back the project — despite planners calling for the scheme to be refused.
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost: Riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with new woodland
The government has announced a new project to plant extensive woodlands along England’s riverbanks launched to improve water quality, manage flood risk and boost biodiversity.
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IHBC@COP26 CPD to COTAC: On ‘Protecting our world: Climate change’ and much more – 23-24/11, only £20, supported by the IHBC
The IHBC is delighted to support as sponsor the forthcoming COTAC conference on ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise…’, to take place over two half-days on 23 and 24 November.
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IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 2.5K+ only days from launch!
[slideshow_deploy id=’31686′]The IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 2.5K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings, with Apple and more to come.
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REMINDER: IHBC@COP26 virtual built and historic environment ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’: Engaging with COP26, because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’
The IHBC is supporting built and historic environment conservation at COP26 through our virtual ‘IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ to guide visitors and delegates to our resources, our members’ activities and our linked partners and networks, because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’. Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 signpost from the engineers: Soaring non-environmental costs of reversing Great Musgrave bridge infilling
The estimated cost of reversing the controversial infilling of a bridge in Great Musgrave, Cumbria, has tripled, as National Highways confirmed to New Civil Engineer (NCE) that the cost of reversing the infilling alone will come in between £80,000 to £90,000.
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost, from Spring 2021: NT maps climate threat to coast, countryside & historic places
In March-May 2021 The National Trust (NT) published a ‘game changing’ map illustrating the threat climate change poses to some of its most iconic and culturally significant sites – and offered some solutions on how to tackle it.
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IHBC@COP26 HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: IHBC on ‘Climate and Conservation Podcast’ COP26 programme
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 IHBC’s own notice on its IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation Podcasts’.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from nature’s doorstep’: Northumberland National Park’s new restoration scheme begins
The Northumberland National Park is participating in a national pilot scheme that will see historic farm buildings across the park be restored.
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IHBC@COP26 conservation & community signpost: Gove ‘welcomes’ idea of maintaining residents’ say in planning applications
The housing secretary Michael Gove has told the House of Commons that he ‘welcomed’ the idea of maintaining residents’ ability to comment on and influence individual planning applications, signalling a change of approach from a key proposal in the planning white paper.
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IHBC@COP26 signpost: Adaptation in danger of being ‘undercooked’ at COP26 as community resilience ignore
The importance of adapting local communities to make them more resilient in the face of the climate emergency is not being taken seriously enough, the Environment Agency has warned.
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IHBC@COP26 on participation: REMINDER – User Research & Planning Reform survey – MHCLG etc
Over the coming weeks and months, ‘MHCLG’ (sic.) will be carrying out user research to support the planning reform programme. We’d love for you to sign up for our user research panel which means when we’re conducting research, you’ll be offered the opportunity to take part.
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IHBC@COP26 signpost from The Times: ‘Why British houses [are] so damp and mouldy’
The Times is asking ‘Why are British houses so damp and mouldy?’, while noting that… ‘It’s easy to blame the climate, but there are other reasons why our homes are blighted by disturbing growths.
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IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 1.6K+ only days from launch!
[slideshow_deploy id=’31686′]The IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 1650+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings, with Apple and more to come.
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IHBC@COP26, on post-COP planning: CPP APPG secures North-West MP James Grundy as new Chair taking helm
In an important step forward for after IHBC@COP26, MP James Grundy has been elected as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ‘Conservation, Places and People’ (CPP APPG), succeeding Layla Moran MP who now serves as the APPG co-vice chair, as plans to conclude the inaugural inquiry with November and December meetings are in place.
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IHBC@COP26 promoted to 15K registered users of the UK’s ‘construction wiki’: Designing Buildings
The IHBC@CP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service has been added to the open resources of Designing Buildings (formerly Designing Buildings Wiki), and featured on its twice-weekly digital Newsletter to the 15000 registered users of the ‘construction wiki’.
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IHBC@COP26 call to members to respond to architects regulation review: ALL IHBC members are encouraged to respond before close on 8/11
The current review of architects regulation is part of a wider review to make sure that the architectural profession is inclusive and progressive – echoing many IHBC@COP26 aspirations – and IHBC Members and other built and historic environment specialists and players are encouraged to respond to this consultation before it closes on 8 November.
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