The Gannochy Trust’s intergenerational neighbourhood in Perth designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie, has picked up two awards and a commendation at the Scottish Design Awards….
Relevant funders, including Art Fund, alongside sector bodies have updated their co-ordinated approach in response to urgent situations when museums, archives, historic sites or collections are at risk.-
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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 Perth’s doorstep’: Gannochy Trust Lifetime Neighbourhood wins at Scottish Design Awards
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Cash boost to create new flexible approach to apprenticeships
A £7 million fund has been launched in England to support more flexible apprenticeships opportunities.
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Latest National Lottery funding opens up access to heritage
More than £14M has been awarded to projects by the Heritage Fund that will help a wider range of people benefit from heritage.
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Confirmation: 69% of people think culture on their high street makes their area a better place to live
As part of Arts Council England’s work to demonstrate the value of culture and creativity, it commissioned ‘A High Street Renaissance’ report which revealed that ‘More than two thirds of UK adults (69%) agree that cultural experiences on the high street make their local area a better place to live’.
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CITB welcomes former apprentice as new Chief Executive
A new Chief Executive will start at CITB on 1 September, a former apprentice who brings a strong track record in skills, training and organisational development.
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Joint statement update on heritage, museums and collections at risk
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UK Government establishes Turing AI Fellowships
The Turing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fellowships are a £46 million initiative created by the UK government, aimed at attracting and maintaining the best talent in artificial intelligence.
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C20 welcomes new President and new Chairman
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) welcomes journalist and writer Catherine Slessor MBE as its new president and also retired architect Ian McInnes as its new chairman.
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Frontierland: Derelict Morecambe theme park site bought by council
The former Frontierland theme park site in Morecambe has been bought by Lancaster City Council, while a theme park had existed on the land since 1906, with Frontierland opening in 1987.
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IHBC welcomes government call to shape the architectural profession – especially the chance to ‘put conservation at its heart’, closing 8/11
The IHBC has welcomed the opportunity to help shape the future of architecture, responding to the Housing Minister’s query on ‘what could be improved’ in regulating architects with a call ‘to put conservation at the heart of the architectural profession.’
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IHBC says ‘conserving our places conserves our planet’ as we respond to new IPCC report on climate change: ‘widespread, rapid’ and ‘unequivocally caused by human activities’
The IHBC has responded firmly to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report – which highlights how climate change is intensifying – by highlighting the urgent need to care for our historic environment, as ‘conserving our places also conserves our planet’.
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REMINDER: Submit your coursework for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School
Following calls from participating courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award is now 31 August, so relevant coursework submitted on ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate – from 2020 OR 2021 may be submitted online for a chance to receive a cash prize and access to the IHBC’s Aberdeen School in June 2022.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £6.6M + costed works this week: Council seeks open and green space strategy, closes 07/09, valued up to £60K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a city council for an open and green space strategy to serve as its new strategic framework, closing 07 September and valued at up to £60K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Website shares vision of new quarter at Grimsby’s Kasbah
A website has been launched to share vision of new cultural and business quarter at Grimsby’s Kasbah and aims to showcase what the regeneration project has to offer businesses, reports The Grimsby Telegraph.
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Chilterns Conservation Board makes formal complaint on AONB appeal decision as DC goes to High Court
South Oxfordshire District Council (DC) has announced that it will make an application to the High Court for a review of a Planning Inspector’s decision – criticised as ‘off-piste’ by the Chilterns Conservation Board – to allow a ‘care village’ in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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TCPA: 80% of shops on high streets could be ‘lost’ to PDRs
New research from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) = ‘Our fragile high streets: Death by permitted development rights?’ – explores risks to high street posed by change of planning laws.
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Scotland’s construction sector plays its part in refugee integration strategy
New funding has been granted to help Arabic speakers access certification to work in the Scottish construction industry.
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England’s ‘National Model Design Code’ sets out design parameters
The National Model Design Code provides detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides and policies to promote successful design.
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HES consultations: Historic Environment Policy for Scotland, closing 31/08; Grant funding programmes, closing 6/09
HES is consulting on individual experiences of using Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (HEPS) – seeking as many responses as possible by 31/08, and on its grant funding programmes – asking for one response per organisation – closing 6 September.
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Zurich Insurance: 64,700+ substandard conversions could be uninhabitable as climate change worsens
Zurich Insurance fears substandard office to flat conversions could pose deadly risk from heatwaves as temperature becomes more extreme with Climate Change.
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REMINDER: Submit your coursework for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School
Following calls from participating courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award is now 31 August, so relevant coursework submitted on ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate – from 2020 OR 2021 may be submitted online for a chance to receive a cash prize and access to the IHBC’s Aberdeen School in June 2022.
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IHBC CPD Signpost: Townscapes – The Value of Social Infrastructure as ‘physical spaces and community facilities’
A Public Policy think tank has called on government to work with local and devolved authorities to better focus, fund and devise a strategy that establishes support for community facilities as a key pillar of the post-Covid recovery agenda.
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IHBC’s research signpost: Design Economy 2021 – on ‘current and future economic, social and environmental’ design values
Design Economy is a resource to help learn more about the current and future economic, social and environmental value of design in the UK.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: pbctoday on ‘Retrofitting for energy efficiency: PAS 2035’
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 pbctoday on ‘Retrofitting for energy efficiency: PAS 2035’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (granite) doorstep’: Granite-gate… guide to UTG saga and why stone is so important to Aberdeen
The Evening Express reports on the mystery of a missing granite staircase has rocked Aberdeen, with a possible police investigation being launched into how dozens of precious stone slabs ended up on the property of a high profile businessman.
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