IHBC’s ‘Conservation in conversation’ signpost: ICON CEO sits with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT)

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

Featured in the latest issue of ICON’s Iconnect Magazine, is the Institute of Conservation CEO Emma Jhita sitting down with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT), for an insightful conversation.

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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Arts, Culture and Heritage – Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre has issued its Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England…’, and sees higher participation in areas with more people working in arts and culture.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Developer’s ‘heartbreak’ as Raven hotel in Droitwich Spa is gutted by fire

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Raven Hotel, Droitwich by anya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A developer ‘heartbroken’ over an alleged arson attack on a historic former hotel, the Raven at Droitwich Spa has pledged to protect its heritage, reports the BBC News.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Glasgow’s Mackintosh Halls to be sold for the first time

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Ruchill Church Hall, Glasgow by user:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons

A rare set of buildings, the Mackintosh Halls, Glasgow, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh are to be sold for the first time.

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37 local heritage sites to benefit from £15M boost to breathe new life into communities across England

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Hot rooms of the Turkish Baths, Swindon by Ishpoloni, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Heritage buildings are set to benefit from £15 million of funding as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure our heritage is fit for the future.

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40,000 people to get skills in new Technical Excellence Colleges, using ‘hub and spoke’ model

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

Tens of thousands of future construction workers to be trained up in high-demand construction skills by 2029, delivering growth and helping build new homes, Government UK has announced, operating on a ‘hub and spoke’ model.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada is losing its churches… can communities afford to let that happen?

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Gower Street Church, St Johns, Newfoundland by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

From housing to disaster relief, faith spaces have long filled civic gaps. A new report calls them essential public assets, reports Broadview.

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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, & boasts a ‘first time’ confirmation of IHBC’s pan-sector locus: no ‘conservation’-titled job this round!

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and tell your boss or team how our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, helps them too!

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IHBC calls for Vice President nominees: ‘Statements’ expressing interest, ability and vision due by 24/09

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

Nominees for any further posts of IHBC Vice President are asked to submit an ‘Statement’ by midnight on Wednesday 24 September to admin@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s online Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: Wednesday 8th October, 4.30pm, features ‘Heritage skills…’ with Nicola Duncan-Finn – all members invited (booking details to come)

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next online Council, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 8 October, chaired by IHBC President Rebecca Thompson and featuring CPD ‘Heritage skills and the CITB’s response’, by Nicola Duncan-Finn.

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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – just submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in Newcastle in June 2026, on ‘Adaptive Re-use’.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Making Buildings Safer – Government’s  ‘A to Z of building safety’

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

Building safety involves a lot of technical terms, names and abbreviations, some of which are defined by law, and the government has issued an ‘A to Z’ of commonly used terms, as well as other government and industry organisations involved in building safety.

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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Assessment of priority skills to 2030 report published

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

The Assessment of priority skills to 2030 report offers a detailed analysis of future employment needs across ten critical sectors, aligned with the government’s Industrial Strategy and Plan for Change, and highlights the scale of demand for apprenticeships and broader skills training.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Park Hill Housing development model photos found in attic

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

A remarkable collection of historic photographs documenting the planning and development of Sheffield’s famous Park Hill housing estate has been discovered in an attic, revealing intimate details about one of Britain’s most significant post-war architectural projects, reports SayArt.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Update on state of Woolton Hall building after devastating fire

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Woolton Hall, Liverpool – J. P. Neale(Life time: 1847), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Woolton Hall has been destroyed throughout and every floor of the manor house has collapsed after a fire tore through it, reports The Liverpool Echo.

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Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower makes history with RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

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Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize – the first time in the award’s history that a conservation project has been nominated.

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Join The Heritage Network’s new Expert Panel

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

The Heritage Network has announced the launch of our Heritage Network Expert Panel, a new initiative designed to bring together knowledgeable, dedicated professionals who want to give back to the community heritage sector while developing their own skills and reputation.

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Government: Environmental reforms to break planning system gridlock

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

Government UK says that Britain’s broken planning and development system is to be rewired to accelerate infrastructure delivery and homebuilding while safeguarding the environment.

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Jersey’s new Heritage Law ‘to protect… objects’ out for consultation, closing 08/09

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

A new consultation seeks views on the draft Heritage (Jersey) Law 202- (the ‘Draft Law’), to protect archaeological objects and associated information, to 08 September.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Officials suspended after roof tiles fall from traditional-style building in East China

Posted on 05/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: ‘Drum Tower‘ Yumeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Authorities in Chuzhou, East China’s Anhui Province have taken disciplinary actions following the large-scale detachment of roof tiles from the Drum Tower in Fengyang County.

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IHBC’s online Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: Wednesday 8th October, 4.30pm, features ‘Heritage skills…’ with Nicola Duncan-Finn – all members invited (booking details to come)

Posted on 02/09/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next online Council, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 8 October, chaired by IHBC President Rebecca Thompson and featuring CPD ‘Heritage skills and the CITB’s response’, by Nicola Duncan-Finn.

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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter

Posted on 02/09/2025 by IHBC

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.

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IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular

Posted on 02/09/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC has issued a new form to help ensure sector events with IHBC CPD values can be considered for inclusion in our free IHBC ‘Events Calendar’, with submissions required at least 2 weeks before the end any month to allow for any inclusion in the IHBC’s CPD Circular.

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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026

Posted on 02/09/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – just submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in Newcastle in June 2026, on ‘Adaptive Re-use’.

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IHBC’s ‘Policy’-led research’ Signpost: DCMS Indicator Datasets ‘offering insight into the historic environment’

Posted on 02/09/2025 by IHBC

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) publishes Indicator Data: Each year, Heritage Counts collates datasets about a range of indicators that provide useful insights into the state of the historic environment.

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