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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’s heritage from Design to Economics, from £30+VAT: Jan Gehl (Design) + Donovan Rypkema (Economics) + High Streets + Lottery + Local listing + Participation – Book now and ask questions early!
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: News selection form IHBC virtual 2021 School MarketPlace Stallholder Designing Buildings Wiki
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 a news selection from Designing Buildings Wiki, IHBC’s virtual Brighton School conference MarketPlace Stallholder and host of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki. Continue reading
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IHBC’s features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Video marks end of Inverness Townscape Heritage Project
Inverness Townscape Heritage Project (ITHP) has released a video to mark the end of the project, which saw £1.75 million in grant funding awarded since it began in September 2015, reports Scottish Construction Now.
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RTPI announces launch of new network for politicians involved in planning
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is delighted to announce the launch of a new network to bring together politicians involved in planning and planning decisions. The RTPI’s Politicians in Planning Network will enable local authority and parliamentary politicians across all UK and Ireland planning systems to share best practice, to access information and receive a regular newsletter on planning matters free of charge.
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Design Council: Using design as a force for change
The Design Council is keen to show the power of design and how it impacts three key areas of the economy: business innovation, places and public services.
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CITB on Levy Proposals and Consultation
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) announced in summer 2020 that the Consensus process would be suspended, and that Government would legislate to secure the CITB Levy for 2021/22, allowing CITB to focus on supporting employers’ immediate skills needs through the impact of COVID-19.
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BSI: New competence standards for work in buildings
A new set of competence criteria for everyone working on a building has been published by UK national standards body, BSI.
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Government urged to support creation of thousands of new green jobs in areas with greatest employment challenges
Green Alliance research has found that more than 16,000 new jobs can be created through coastal restoration, tree planting and urban green spaces across areas with the greatest employment challenges, particularly in the ‘Red Wall’, with more green jobs across Britain.
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IHBC Signpost: Leonardo da Vinci Designs the Ideal City: See 3D Models of His Radical Design
The roots of the discipline we call urbanism run all the way back to the 15th century when, early in the European Renaissance, thinkers were reconsidering a host of conditions taken for granted in the medieval period, but few figures thought as far ahead, or across as many fields as Leonardo da Vinci.
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Fancy a freebie at the IHBC’s Virtual School? #IHBCBrighton2021 or can’t attend live?Just ask the best question by 17/06 and get the fee back!
Delegates across the IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School on 17-18 June #IHBCBrighton2021 – especially any who can’t attend a live session– should submit questions, queries or observation in advance (by 17 June) as you can win back the School fee if selected for the ‘’Most valuable session contribution’, so just send your question HERE Continue reading
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Connecting conservation across continents: Roundup by Rypkema & PlaceEconomics – from Reading Gaol to the ’21 Tulsa Race Massacre, linked at IHBC’s virtual 2021 School on 18/06!
Anyone seeking a wider take on conservation can join the IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School to hear from US heritage economist Donovan Rypkema – both as presenter and MarketPlace stall host – while the Roundup from PlaceEconomics – sister company of MarketPlace stallholder HSI – highlights just how our conservation connects across the continents.
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Customised learning at IHBC’s School Heritage MarketPlace, 18/06: Tell our MarketPlace Stallholders what you want!
The IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School #IHBCBrighton2021 Heritage MarketPlace #IHBCMarketPlace is the perfect source for targeted learning, with lots of options across diverse practice areas – from working as a consultant and education to sealing systems and heritage roofing – but remember that some stallholders want your suggestions on what they should cover, so just let them know using our Stallholder Billboard for contacts! Continue reading
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REMINDER: Single Seminar’ options at 17 June School #IHBCBrighton2021 @ £10+VAT: Asset management OR Retrofit OR 21st Century education & training OR Communities and Campaigning!
General practitioners can now book ‘Single Seminar’ delegate options to access new insights into key practice areas covered at the IHBC’s Brighton School on 17 June, for only £10+VAT.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £872.5K+ costed works this week: Park Authority seeks Walkover Surveys, valued from £1250
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 Park Authority for Walkover Surveys, closing 28/06 and valued at £1250- £2500. Continue reading
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Demolition of ‘beautiful’ historic and protected cottage leads to prosecution of East Meon developer
A developer has been prosecuted and ordered to pay thousands in fines and costs after a historic cottage was demolished, reports The News.
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Parliamentary report on England’s planning reforms: ‘Reconsider the three areas proposal’ and publish impact assessment on historic buildings and sites
Parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has issued its report on the Government’s 2020 proposed reforms to England’s planning, as conclusions include that it ‘should reconsider the case for the three areas proposal’ and publish an ‘assessment of the impact of its proposed changes on historic buildings and sites.’
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AHF 2020/21 ‘Impact Report’ now out: To ‘evaluate our overarching impact’
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has published its new annual Impact Report which analyses data gathered from projects funded to understand what impacts AHF projects are having in communities across the UK, all a key theme at the IHBC’s virtual 2021 Brighton School conference MarketPlace.
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HES: New plan to promote equality, diversity and inclusion from IHBC School MarketPlace Stallholder
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) – an IHBC 2021 HES MarketPlace Stallholder at the IHBC’s virtual 2021 Brighton School on 18 June – has set out its vision to tackle inequalities and increase access to and participation in Scotland’s historic environment with publication of its new Equality Outcomes for 2021-25.
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Now out: Biodiversity in new housing developments: creating wildlife-friendly communities
‘Biodiversity in new housing developments: creating wildlife-friendly communities ‘ is a new report on how to ‘adopt nature-based solutions as we transition to a sustainable future’.
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IHBC signpost Dave Stitt opinion piece via IHBC School MarketPlace Stallholder CIOB Academy: Six questions construction leaders should ask themselves about quality
Dave Stitt running the Coach for Results Course at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy – and IHBC virtual 2021 Brighton School conference MarketPlace Stallholder on 18 June – asks if construction leaders create the right environment for quality.
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#IHBCBrighton2021 welcomes more virtual ‘Heritage MarketPlace’ stalls and learning: Lottery, CIOB Academy, HE, HES, BEFS, ICON, YALE UP, IHBC’s CPP APPG, Energy Savers, DB Wiki, HTN, THA, Hirst & Murphy Associates – offering dedicated virtual sessions from casework, products and practice to BPNs, advocacy, funding priorities and more!
The IHBC is delighted to welcome another round of stall listings to the 2021 Brighton School’s learning-led ‘Heritage MarketPlace’ on 18 June, which offers stallholders access to the IHBC’s School networks, promotion and learning for 6+ months for only c.£100+VAT, including a Day School place!
Check out recent stalls and learning opportunities at the IHBC’s ‘Heritage MarketPlace’, which include:
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IHBC’s CPD Circular now out: 2021 School updates Cost-effective cross-sector support, with free sign up/events listings.
The IHBC’s regular CPD Circular is out, offering updates on the best learning opportunities and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and naturally highlights the IHBC ‘Virtual’ Annual School 2021: Brighton 2021.
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REMINDER: Single Seminar’ options at 17 June School #IHBCBrighton2021 @ £10+VAT: Asset management OR Retrofit OR 21st Century education & training OR Communities and Campaigning!
General practitioners can now book ‘Single Seminar’ delegate options to access new insights into key practice areas covered at the IHBC’s Brighton School on 17 June, for only £10+VAT.
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IHBC seeks input on heritage ‘Construction Slang’ to inform first Wiki listing by 2021 School (#IHBCBrighton2021) MarketPlace Stallholder DBW
The IHBC seeks input on heritage-specific slang etc. to the Wiki-list of slang-style terms ‘frequently used or understood by those working on UK building sites’, listed by School MarketPlace Stallholder at the IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School: Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW).
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Fancy a freebie at the IHBC’s Virtual School? #IHBCBrighton2021 Or just have a session query but can’t attend it live? Ask the best question by 17/06 and get your money back!
Delegates across the IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School #IHBCBrighton2021 on 17-18 June – especially any who can’t attend a live session– should submit questions, queries or observation in advance (by 17 June) as you can win back the School fee if selected for the ‘’Most valuable session contribution’, so just send your question HERE Continue reading
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