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- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 03/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 03/03/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 03/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 03/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: Poetry from concrete – Scotland’s fascinating historic concrete and brutalist architecture 03/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: HESPR Alert on early booking & special offer for ALL staff on Virtual #IHBCNewcastle2026’! 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Call to Tyneside authorities to restore historic swing bridge (closed since 2019!) 03/03/2026
- Ministerial Update: on ‘Relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’ 03/03/2026
- Tell The Heritage Fund: Is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis? TO 16/03 03/03/2026
- Georgian Group objects to visitor pavilions in British Museum forecourts 03/03/2026
- Consultation on new regeneration body for Greater Cambridge 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: HE on ‘Stanley Kubrick – A Heritage Odyssey’ 03/03/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 Annual Day School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, in person & online, June 19: Accessible & Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT 27/02/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 27/02/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 27/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £77K of weekly works: Authority seeks design team for a new development, to 22/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: HE introduces the Monumental Works of Giles Gilbert Scott 27/02/2026
- DCMS Honours Team on New Year 2027 (NY27) ‘Invitation to nominate’, information sessions and nomination form (to 31/03) 27/02/2026
- RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’? 27/02/2026
- New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments 27/02/2026
- RICS modernises CPD framework and launches new member app 27/02/2026
- UK Research and Innovation launches creative industries strategy 27/02/2026
- ARB’s five-year strategy to strengthen safety, competence and culture in architecture 27/02/2026
- Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme 27/02/2026
Tag Archives: environment
IHBC’s #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals), from 27/03 with Kathryn Davies
Following on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to … Continue reading
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As IHBC’s Council prepares to appoint a new Presidential Team at London’s Charterhouse on 24/03, we welcome Torsten Haak’s ‘Expression of Interest’ in one of up to 4 Vice President posts
IHBC’s members-only Council meeting on 24 March includes a welcome for our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to our outgoing President Mike Brown as he moves to the post of Immediate Past President, and the election of our new Vice … Continue reading
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IHBC sponsors ‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’: Joint ICOMOS-UK/University of Liverpool conference, 11 April – ‘Be part of this important conversation’, in-person or online
‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.
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IHBC’s ‘members-only’ invitation to our next Council, 24/03, online from 1.15pm, includes ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate Management’ and much more
All our members have been sent invitations to the next IHBC CPD-led Council, with new business, and learning that includes London Charterhouse Director of Estates & Conservation, Aimée Felton on ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Spotlight: Gardens Trust’s response to government’s plans to end statutory consultee role
Following government plans to limit the scope of, or remove, key amenity society interests from planning, including The Gardens Trust and The Theatres Trust, the former has laid out its case for the status quo.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £71K+ of weekly works: Authority seeks landscape & HE management plan, to 11/04 & £40K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a national authority for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Parliament’s) doorstep: House of Commons Research Briefing – ‘Closure of high street services in rural areas’
image for illustration The House of Commons Library has published a briefing outlining the impact of the closure of high street services in rural areas.
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Government-led UK-wide survey on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, for those looking after ‘any place of worship that occupies a listed building’
The UK Government has opened a consultation targeting ‘people responsible for looking after ‘any place of worship that occupies a listed building’, as part of an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
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Wales to get £100 million to restore pride in neighbourhoods and boost growth
Wales to receive £100 million creating local growth and opportunities through new Plan for Neighbourhoods.
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IHBC’s ‘members-only’ invitation to our next Council, 24/03, online from 1.15pm, includes ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate Management’ and much more
All our members have been sent invitations to the next IHBC CPD-led Council, with new business, and learning that includes London Charterhouse Director of Estates & Conservation, Aimée Felton on ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate … Continue reading
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Booking opens for IHBC’s 2025 School, #IHBCShrewsbury2025, June 12-14: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more.. for all your conservation needs… ‘in Context’
Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – in wonderful Shrewsbury, on 12-14 June, centred on our hybrid (in-person & Virtual) Day School (13 June), with certified IHBC CPD, exhibitors, pre-conference webinars, networking & more
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CLOSING SOON:Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025
The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s double-up – Designing Buildings on Conservation Wiki + Marsh Awards to 31/03
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 New Civil Engineer on ‘Statutory consultees removed to streamline planning…’.
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HE: 30 New Projects Explore England’s Rural and Coastal?Working-Class Heritage
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Historic England has announced 30 new projects exploring England’s rural and coastal working-class heritage.
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Action taken to protect households with poor-quality insulation
The government has taken immediate action after checks found widespread cases of poor-quality solid wall insulation installed under inherited ECO4 and GBIS.
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New strategy for Scotland’s local civic and heritage groups: SCT on ‘… Places, People, and their Stories’
The Scottish Civic Trust, the national voice for local civic and heritage groups, on 3 February 2025 launched their new strategy Scotland’s Places, People, and their Stories.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: STBA on CALECHE – Circular Innovation for Historic Buildings
image for illustration As a project partner, the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) is working with European experts in the CALECHE Project, developing sustainable solutions for historic building conservation.
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Booking opens for IHBC’s 2025 School, #IHBCShrewsbury2025, June 12-14: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more.. for all your conservation needs… ‘in Context’
Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – in wonderful Shrewsbury, on 12-14 June, centred on our hybrid (in-person & Virtual) Day School (13 June), with certified IHBC CPD, exhibitors, pre-conference webinars, networking & more
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IHBC’s ‘members-only’ invitation to our next Council, 24/03, online from 1.15pm, includes ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate Management’ and much more
All our members have been sent invitations to the next IHBC CPD-led Council, with new business, and learning that includes London Charterhouse Director of Estates & Conservation, Aimée Felton on ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Scottish Government’s ‘Energy Performance Certificate reform – Consultation analysis’
A new report offers independent analysis of the consultation on EPC reform, held by the Scottish Government to gain views and greater understanding on what could be achieved in this area, has been issued.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £1.9M+ of weekly works: NI govt service seeks team for modernisation of A-listed building in CA, to 24/03.
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Northern Ireland (NI) government … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Planning shake-up? Industry says councils need to be adequately resourced
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Industry welcomes planning shake-up but tells government to ensure councils are adequately resourced, reports Building.
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Government on planning overhaul: ‘Bureaucratic burden’ lifted to ‘put growth at the heart of the statutory consultee system’
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The government has confirmed further reforms to overhaul the planning system and ‘put growth at the heart of the statutory consultee system’.
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Government: Planning and Infrastructure Bill published
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has published its ‘Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, saying it ‘will see significant measures introduced to speed up planning decisions’, so as the IHBC’s Consultation Group will start its response, members interested in … Continue reading
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AHF: Grants awarded to support projects by Heritage Development Trusts
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced new Project Viability Grants awards to support projects by two Heritage Development Trusts, Intra Community Trust and North East Scotland Preservation Trust, part of the latest grants where 9 projects across England, Scotland … Continue reading
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