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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s new ‘CPD Circular’: ‘Colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, CPD Spotlights, Branch AGMs, Marsh Awards & more 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 06/03/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 06/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ Signpost: HE on ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’ 06/03/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Authority seeks conservation plans for iconic structures, to 27/03 06/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Building Burghley’… in stone and in person 06/03/2026
- NCT’s Fact Check: What we know about the new funding for churches and VAT changes – and … ‘write to your MP’ 06/03/2026
- UKRI’s ‘Proof of Concept funding opportunity from 04/03’ + simplified research translation & commercialisation funding 06/03/2026
- DB on NPPF Plan making and national decision-making policies 06/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 200+ students compete in spaghetti & glue bridge-building at Okanagan College 06/03/2026
- 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
Tag Archives: environment
Whole House Retrofit competition – successful bids
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A total of £7.7 million has been awarded to the first 3 winning organisations in the Whole House Retrofit competition.
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IHBC calls for Vice President nominees, by 24/02: Help lead IHBC’s Council from our FIRST hybrid Council, in London and online, 24 March 2025 – ‘Statements’ due 24 February 2025
As procedures for the officers of the IHBC’s Council evolve, the IHBC seeks up to four suitably qualified nominees to serve as co-Vice President(s), to be appointed at Council’s FIRST blended meeting on 24 March 2025 (or after), with ‘Statements’ … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming 13 May: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case
If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Council ‘Diary Date’: On 24 March, welcome IHBC’s next President Rebecca Thompson, new VPs, Mike Brown in new role, with Asset Management CPD & more, all at IHBC’s FIRST blended Council, from London’s Charterhouse
image for illustration: Charterhouse by Stuart Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0 IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 24 March as a blended event from London’s Charterhouse, welcoming our Vice President Rebecca Thompson … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Integrating Feedback into Research and Practice
Challenges ahead: collecting, managing, integrating and sharing comprehensible findings on actual performance from cradle to grave.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £526K+ of weekly works: Church body seeks adviser with conservation accreditation, to 07/02
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 church body for a … Continue reading
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World Monuments Fund Celebrates 60 Years of Heritage Conservation Around the Globe
The World Monuments Fund is celebrating 60 years of heritage conservation around the globe as, since 1965, it has been dedicated to preserving the world’s heritage.
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Government: Planning proposals to unblock vital infrastructure and drive nature’s recovery
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new Nature Restoration Fund will accelerate infrastructure projects and enable developers to meet their environmental obligations faster, government reports.
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Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA): Guidance
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) offers government guidance providing information and resources for Natural Capital.
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Scottish Government guidance: Supporting effective community engagement in local development planning:
Scottish Government guidance to assist with engagement activities in the preparation of local development plans is part of measures introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 to put community voices at the heart of the planning system in Scotland.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The Boring Building Index
image for illustration: IHBC Humanise is asking for help to shine a light on the way so many places have become characterless and inhuman… smothered by deadening buildings, and seeks a collection of boring buildings from all over the world, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Council ‘Diary Date’: On 24 March, welcome IHBC’s next President Rebecca Thompson, new VPs, Mike Brown in new role, with Asset Management CPD & more, all at IHBC’s FIRST blended Council, from London’s Charterhouse
image for illustration: Charterhouse by Stuart Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0 IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 24 March as a blended event from London’s Charterhouse, welcoming our Vice President Rebecca Thompson … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC on members’ free places etc. at the London Listed Property Show, 31/01-01/02
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 IHBCon free places and more for members at the London … Continue reading
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Government steps in to save historic rights of way from being lost to the nation
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The 2031 cut-off date for recording historic rights of way is to be removed.
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National Heritage Science Forum develops new Strategic Framework
A new strategic framework for heritage science in the UK has been developed by the National Heritage Science Forum for the period 2024-2027.
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service helps diverse disciplines, levels and sectors, from St Paul’s Cathedral estate to Cadw works supervision, & inter-governmental heritage care to historic railway business
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £8.2M+ of weekly works: BC seeks multi-disciplinary team for design code, to 17/02 & £200K
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 Borough Council (BC) for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Blenheim Palace gets annual deep clean before £10.4m roof restoration
image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A monumental £10.4M undertaking is underway to preserve Britain’s Greatest Palace’s historic architecture and safeguard its heritage for future generations, as Blenheim Palace has announced that its … Continue reading
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World Monuments Fund Announces 2025 Watch: Includes Belfast’s Assembly Rooms… & the Moon!
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the 25 sites on the 2025 World Monuments Watch.
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Local authority planning capacity and skills survey: 2023 findings – 97% face skills gaps, 91% struggle with recruitment, & 38% on reduced teams
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published the findings of its first annual survey of local authority planning capacity and skills, and finding that 97% of local authorities face skills gaps, 91% struggle with recruitment, and 38% … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global) doorstep’: Trump on ‘PROMOTING BEAUTIFUL FEDERAL CIVIC ARCHITECTURE’
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Memorandum for the Administrator of the General Services on ‘Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture’ has been issued as an Executive Order by US President Donald … Continue reading
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IHBC looks back on Context 181 (Part 2): Special Features update, from coal tar to Blue Plaques and climate impacts, for insightful and accessible learning and CPD
With the new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context now out, did you work through all of our earlier number – Issue No. 181 – which boasted feature articles on topics ranging from wood and coal tar to Blue Plaques … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 31 Jan/01 Feb 2025
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 31 January-1 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.
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IHBC ‘Research’ Signpost: Historic England’s Heritage Indicator Data update – Part of Heritage Counts
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Each year, Heritage Counts collates datasets about a range of indicators that provide useful insights into the state of the historic environment with, in most cases, the indicators having been collected since 2002.
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CMS Parliamentary Committee Inquiry call for evidence: ‘Protecting built heritage’… Importance & Barriers, open to 3 February 2025
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to … Continue reading
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