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- IHBC updates members on Charter progress… IHBC Council review of draft texts due in coming weeks, details TBC 13/11/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, with CP30 and more, so grow with us on Board, Committee, Branches, Panels or Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 13/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 13/11/2026
- IHBC Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 13/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Home insulation schemes could be underestimating heat loss, new research finds 13/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 13/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (maritime) doorstep’: Heritage Group explores cultural heritage and the historic environment within estuarine and coastal habitat restoration activities 13/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Grand Designs showcases London’s extraordinary Cloud House 13/11/2026
- ‘True scale of heritage’s role in Welsh jobs, economy and communities’ – 18000 Jobs + £738Mn 13/11/2026
- Historic England Reveals its Heritage at Risk Register 2026 13/11/2026
- The Reuse Policy Playbook: A Retrofit-First Guide for Local Authorities 13/11/2026
- HBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The roles of heritage when the world changes, from ICOMOS GA2026, Malaysia 13/11/2026
- 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 on Climate Heritage Network and Climate Heritage Week and Culture x Climate 2020 – 12/10-27/11
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Could you help save Abingdon’s Old Abbey House?
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’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week asks HESPR members if they have capacity for pro bono support to ‘… help save Abingdon’s Old Abbey House?
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Application to demolish Derby’s Assembly Rooms
A planning application has been submitted by Derby City Council to knock down the 43-year old Assembly Rooms – which has played host to the likes of Elton John, Iron Maiden, Take That, etc – as The Derby Telegraph has reported.
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Westminster Committee inquiry: The Planning System… in England, evidence closing 30 October 2020
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate Government proposals to reform the planning system, with evidence to be submitted by Friday 30 October 2020.
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New digital service to improve home energy performance
A new digital service to help homeowners improve the energy performance of their homes and cut their energy bills has been launched.
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Europa Nostra’s Free Membership offer for 18-30 years old
If you are you aged between 18 and 30 years old you can apply for free membership of Europa Nostra.
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Lords secondary legislation scrutiny committee report indicates concern over planning reforms linked to …(Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
The Twenty first report of the Lords secondary legislation scrutiny committee suggests concerns about the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/632).
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Scottish Civic Trust has appointed Sue Evans as its Chair
Landscape Architect Sue Evans has taken up her new role as Chair of the Scottish Civic Trust Board as of the 3rd September 2020.
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England’s updated Guidance on town centres and retail
Updated guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses has been issued for England by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG).
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Local authorities warned by Taxpayers’ Alliance about risks associated with investment in commercial property
Councils have been warned by the TaxPayers’ Alliance that some investments in commercial property are delivering yields millions below forecasts.
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IHBC’s IMHO: Built Environment networking highlights importance of generating social value in construction
Jenny Bowles, Manager at Scotland Excel, writes in an opinion piece to highlight the importance in generating social value in construction.
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IHBC Chair urges ‘DEMOLITION REBELLION!’ in England’s NPF 2020 Vision: Join the launch – 16 Oct @ 11am, with Peace, Quartermain and more!
IHBC Chair David McDonald, writing for England’s National Planning Forum (NPF) 2020 Vision – which called for members’ thoughts on ‘Planning in a post-COVID world’ – urges a structured rebellion against demolition, while NewsBlog readers are invited to the Vision’s virtual launch on 16 October at 11am, with commentators to include Liz Peace CBE, Steve Quartermain CBE, Fiona Reynolds and more.
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IHBC with AABC and EASA and more endorse RIBA’s 2 new professional services contracts for conservation
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched two brand new professional services contracts for the provision of conservation architectural services, with both also endorsed by the IHBC, the Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation (AABC) and the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association (EASA).
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IHBC’s October CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector listing with IHBC CPD overview included for free (too!)
The IHBC’s October CPD Circular has been issued, highlighting Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities across the sector, and this month features an overview of the IHBC’s own CPD support.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £2.9M+ costed works: Council seeks consultancy for works to HAZ, closing 19/10 and valued at £184K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week features a Council’s call consultancy team for works to a local Heritage Action Zone (HAZ), deadline 19/10/2020 and valued at £184K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Old articles and a labour of love restoration – Lutyens and Jekyll via The Farnham Herald
The Farnham Herald has reported on a series of articles on the history of Crooksbury House on the slopes of Crooksbury Hill above Tilford – described as the ‘first country house commission by Edwin Lutyens with a surrounding garden by Gertrude Jekyll – which has helped inspire restoration works.
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National Trust to make more than 1,000 redundancies after consultation
After considering more than 14,500 pieces of feedback from staff and volunteers during the 45-day consultation, the National Trust (NT) is making 514 compulsory redundancies as a result of the impact of the coronavirus crisis and has accepted 782 voluntary redundancies, to help save about £100m to support conservation work each year.
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Historic England offers temporary ‘career bridging opportunities’ to respond to sector pressures: Various closing dates imminent!
Historic England (HE) has opened a programme of career bridging opportunities in the form of temporary posts that might be of interest to members, with various closing dates, some very soon.
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Welsh Assembly Senedd to consider NDF for 60 day period
The Welsh Assembly Senedd is to consider, for a 60-day period, the National Development Framework (NDF), setting the direction for development in Wales to 2040.
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HES launches Historic Environment Recovery Fund
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a new £2.6 million fund to support the recovery of Scotland’s historic environment sector from the impacts of COVID-19, with applications opening on Monday 12 October.
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New government measures to deliver value to society through public procurement: Start 1 January 2021
Businesses seeking to win government work must set out how they will also deliver social value priorities, following new measures that come into effect on 1 January 2021.
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Taylor Review Pilot: Final evaluation on sustainable, listed POWs issued
The final evaluation from the Taylor Review Pilot, examining the sustainability of historic places of worship (POW) in England, has been issued.
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England’s Green Homes Grants service: Apply for up to £10,000 to make your home more energy efficient
Applicants can use the Green Homes Grant service to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 towards the cost of making your home more energy efficient.
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Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change
From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia, but the BBC highlights reports on how extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks.
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IHBC’s latest Membership Matters out now, with ‘Good news and sad…’
IHBC members and colleagues who are signed-up to the service will have received the current issue of our Membership Matters – previously the Member Eletter– offering updates on recent trustee meetings and providing more context on our NewsBlog service updates.
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