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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
RICS Publishes Independent Review – Accepts All Recommendations
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Dragons’ Den for young professionals in construction, £1000, closing 28/09
A ‘Dragons’ Den’ Competition for Young Professionals in the Construction Industry has been launched, chaired by Andrew Griffith, the Prime Minister’s Net Zero Champion and with a cash-prize of £1,000, closing.
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New research reveals cathedrals’ contribution to local economies & communities
A new report for The Association of English Cathedrals has highlighted the importance of Cathedrals as standing ‘at the heart of communities and regions’, and reveals the considerable contribution of cathedrals to their local economies and communities.
image: for illustration purposes only Worcester Cathedral by Steven McLeish
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National Trust adapts Oxburgh Hall’s roof tiles for bats
New roof tiles fitted to a Grade I listed 15th Century manor house have been adapted to stop bats slipping off.
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IHBC’s September CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector support, with free sign up/events listings!
The new issue of the IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular has been posted, offering members and our networks accessible and current information on learning opportunities and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with free postings for anyone holding relevant events too!
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IHBC’s CPD signpost: Why not add to DBW’s list of construction industry ‘traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience & obsolete scientific theories’
Members can add to the Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ –list of construction industry traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience and obsolete scientific theories that members are encouraged to review, supplement and critique!
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IHBC’s ‘IMHO’ Signpost: Valuing Victorian church architecture
In a special guest blog, Connor McNeill – Interim Churches Conservation Adviser at the Victorian Society – writes about how best to find solutions to the sometimes vexed issue of restoring or re-ordering a Victorian church.
image: St Matthew, Edgeley – NCT website
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: ArchDaily on ‘Mallorca’s abandoned buildings’.
The 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 ArchDaily on ‘Mallorca’s abandoned buildings’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the WHS’s doorstep’: Height reduced at Edinburgh concert venue with work poised to begin next year
Designs for Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music and performance venue in over one hundred years have been scaled back in height to avoid a potential legal battle with developers of the nearby St James Centre.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘Doors Open’ doorstep’ 3: England’s HODs – ‘England’s largest festival of history and culture!’…10-19/09
England’s Heritage Open Days (HODs) programme is ‘your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.’
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15 historic rail structures added to Highways England’s controversial works programme
Fifteen ‘previously unthreatened’ structures have been added to Highways England’s controversial works programme to maintain heritage rail assets.
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Hélèn Marie Shafran Appointed Chair of WMF Britain
World Monuments Fund Britain is delighted to announce Hélène Marie Shafran as the new Chair of WMF Britain’s Board of Trustees.
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New ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Derbyshire Dales
The Institute of Quarrying has announced an agreement with the trustees of the National Stone Centre near Wirksworth in the Derbyshire Dales, to create a world class visitor experience and an internationally significant centre of excellence for the quarrying and mineral products industry.
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Every LEGO Architecture set retiring in 2021 and beyond
Two skylines and three landmarks are due to retire from the LEGO Architecture line-up in 2021, but one set will be sticking around until at least 2027.
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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Manage your risk while staying ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ with posts from councils (7) to architects, surveyors & estate managers!
The IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career and employment opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, with recent posts showing a strong and rich diversity of employers and roles, so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service!
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IHBC’s practice signpost: IHBC’s Green Panel convenor on the ‘1 hour project’ – linking students with their profession
IHBC’s Green Panel convenor Crispin Edwards explores how the ‘1 hour project’ links students and their profession.
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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search
IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £5.6M+ costed works this week: Council seeks ‘multi-disciplined company’ for repair and restoration, valued £20K, closing 17/09
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 Council’s call for a ‘multi-disciplined company’ for repair and restoration, valued £20K and closing 17 September.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘Doors Open’ doorstep’ 1:Heritage sites across Wales FREE this September
More than 150 of Wales’ historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems will offer visitors free entry, events or guided tours this September, as 2021 marks the return of Open Doors.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘Doors Open’ doorstep’ 2: Doors Open Days returns as Scotland ‘opens its doors’ in September
Led by the Scottish Civic Trust, Scotland’s ‘Doors Open’ programme means that September’s weekends will see hundreds of architectural gems, sites and other hidden treasures open their doors, throughout the month.
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Wales’ Auditor General calls on all levels of government to step up to help make town centres sustainable
Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, has called on Local authorities in Wales have been urged to use their existing powers and resources to make town centres sustainable.
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DCMS: Update on ‘The Heritage Advisory Board’
DCMS (the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) has published information about the Heritage Advisory Board, which has seven members and reports to the Secretary of State.
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Industry asked for Views on Measuring Equality in Construction: Closes 7/09
Companies from across UK construction can now have their say on plans to develop standard measures of how the sector seeks to improve the equality and diversity in its workforce.
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New planning legislation in Scottish Parliament extends pandemic planning re-commencement dates
Due to COVID-19, Scottish Parliament has deferred some commencement dates relating to Planning.
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IHBC signpost to ‘the Remaking of Century-Old Hardware for a $200M Restoration’
Century-old hardware has found a new life through lost-wax casting at the newly unveiled Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.
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