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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
Copenhagen named UNESCO World Capital of Architecture for 2023 The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023
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The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP): Collaboration by lawyers and others to enable climate conscious contracting
The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) is a collaborative effort by lawyers and other legal professionals to enable climate conscious contracting, as more than 700 legal professionals from more than 180 organisations are working pro bono to create practical legal solutions in the form of model laws and clauses to be wired into legal agreements.
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The Heritage Fund on Parks for People: Why should we invest in parks?
Evidence from The Heritage Fund on the Parks for People programme uncovers the importance of our parks and how they can be supported in future.
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Winners and runners-up for Future Cities Forum 2021 Summer Awards
The Future Cities Forum has announced the winners and runners-up who have been successful in receiving awards in Summer 2021 judging forum.
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New Trailblazer apprenticeship for Stone
Minister for Apprenticeships Gillian Keegan has signed off the funding for a stonemasonry Trailblazer apprenticeship, the final step in giving stone its own apprenticeship.
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Arcadis: Average construction dispute value hits record level in 2020
The average value of construction disputes hit a record level in 2020, rising to £27.7m, according to data from Arcadis’ 11th annual ‘Global Construction Disputes Report 2021: The road to early resolution’.
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From Handcrafted Stone to 3D Printing: The Technological and Material Evolution of Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia
Archdaily has reported on how numerous technologies were and continue to be used in the construction of Antoni Gaudí’s Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, from a highly crafted stone construction to the most modern 3D printing techniques and high strength concrete.
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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Manage your risk & stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ – with lead posts across public, private and third sectors – so sign up free now!
To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts range from , so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service!
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IHBC welcomes publication of HE’s report from Matthew Saunders: On the ‘…national re-survey… additions to the total and a revisit of the ‘minimalist’…’
The IHBC has welcomed the publication of the report carried out by Matthew Saunders for Historic England (HE), principally concerning ‘…a national re-survey involving additions to the total, and a revisit of the ‘minimalist’ lists compiled before 2005, to ensure that they match the standard of present Listings’.
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New Closing Date for IHBC’s Student Awards: Submit your coursework 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 welcomes Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2021
The IHBC has welcomed the line-up for the 2021 Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival, just announced by The Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1M + costed works this week: Council seeks architect for development near listed cathedral, closing 16/08/2021
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 Borough Council for an architect for a new development close to a Grade II-listed cathedral, closing 16/08/2021.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (engineer’s) doorstep’: ‘Ashamed to be an engineer’: NCE readers react to Highways England bridge infilling
New Civil Engineer (NCE) readers have expressed ‘shame’ in their profession after images of a the concrete-infilling of a 159-year-old masonry arched bridge in the heart of the Cumbrian countryside were published in national newspapers and circulated widely on social media channels.
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Welsh Slate Landscape UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Bath’s inscription extended
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, while The City of Bath – originally inscribed on the Word Heritage List in 1987 – has also been awarded a dual designation as part of the Great Spas of Europe.
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Free construction training in England as search for new recruits intensifies
The Skills Centre is offering guaranteed training and job interview opportunities around five sites in the Greater London area, north Kent and West Midlands.
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CPRE’s Planning Bill six tests: System that campaigners are using to assess the new planning bill
The Countryside charity CPRE join other leading charities including RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts in releasing six tests that new planning rules must pass to put people and nature first.
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Coalition calls for reforms to ‘flawed’ apprenticeship levy
The Government has been urged to make urgent reforms to the apprenticeship levy by a coalition by local government and major employers in London.
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HTN seeks new Directors, closing 23/08
Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is recruiting new members to its Board of Directors, with calls closing 23 August.
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IHBC Signpost from the House of Commons: Planning Decisions & Local Involvement debate
The matter of ‘Planning Decisions: Local Involvement’ was debated in the House of Commons on 21 June 2021.
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Brighton 2021 Day School recordings now out for delegates only; New delegates access session recordings for £10+VAT
Recordings of the main CPD webinar sessions from the Friday IHBC Brighton 2021 Day School(which included Heritage MarketPlace stall sessions, not recorded) are now out EXCLUSIVELY for School delegates – these links should not be circulated – but others can sign up as new delegates to access the recordings for a fee of £10+VAT for each of the 2 Day School sessions.
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REMINDER – IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Awards close 31 JULY: Win £500 and a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School with your built environment/heritage coursework
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REMINDER: IHBC update: New SAHBG-IHBC Research Award closing date of 31/07 – Celebrate the ‘quality of architectural-historical research… in heritage and conservation practice’
The IHBC notes the new closing date of 31 July for the joint venture with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating architectural-historical research produced as private consultants or for public bodies etc., with winners to receive a medal and a free place at an IHBC Annual School.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: dezeen on a ‘3D-printed stainless steel bridge in Amsterdam’
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 dezeen on a ‘3D-printed stainless steel bridge in Amsterdam’.
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Covid leaves UK councils with £3bn financial black hole
UK councils face a £3bn black hole in their budgets as they emerge from the pandemic, a BBC investigation into their finances can reveal.
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PLACE Alliance launches ‘THE DESIGN DEFICIT: Design skills and design governance approaches in English local authorities’
Place Alliance has launched a major new report examining design skills and design governance approaches in England’s local planning authorities, funded by the Urban Design Group and supported by the Design Council.
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