National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is currently recruiting new members to our Memorial Fund Panel with expertise in areas including architecture, archaeology, natural & designed landscapes and more, closing 5/11.

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NT: Landmark act of generosity secures home of London’s oldest restaurant for the future

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The home of a beloved London institution once frequented by Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin has been secured for the future as its owner, J-P Mayhew, has donated the building and its collection to the National Trust (NT).

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Conservation areas excluded from England’s new pavement charging rights

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

England’s new pavement charging rights will exclude conservation areas. Drivers can still seek planning permission, with highway approval also required, reports The Charging Scheme.

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Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA) 2026 now out

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2026 (SHEA) has been issued.

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HES: Eight in ten heritage employers report skills gaps

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

Research highlights specialist skills, training and workforce challenges as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) marks 30 years of its Craft Fellowship programme.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What the Bayeux tapestry reveals about medieval buildings on both sides of the Channel

Posted on 23/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Bayeux Tapestry Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

For the architectural historian, it is the 33 buildings represented on the Bayeux embroidery that catch the eye, argues The Conversation.

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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spanning disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, and trustees to building & collection managers

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

To connect employers’ needs with practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service helps them and brings public benefits too!

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IHBC welcomes CHN’s ‘Birthday Month’ – From Local Action to COP31: ‘Join Culture for Climate’, launch 24/10

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) has opened invitations to join in and help advance the experiences of CHN members and their communities as, to mark CHN’s birthday on 24 October, it is launching ‘Culture for Climate: CHN Birthday Month – From Local Action to COP31’.

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CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50)

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s first joint Branch event is a National-Branch CPD Partnership event organised by IHBC London Branch, IHBC South East and IHBC South Branch, supported by London Branch Consultant Claire Hegarty, exploring Enforcement and taking place on 27 October in person in London and Online, with IHBC members and non-members welcome, from £15!

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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…

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of its new Annual School website, featuring exciting updates on our 2027 School, across Bristol & Bath from 10–12 June, exploring ‘Climate Change & Significance’, with conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond enjoying up to three days and more of learning, discussion, exhibits and networking.

School Bookings open February 2027. Register for updates here.

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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.

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LAST CHANCE: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016

This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.

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CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

David McDonald OBE, IHBC Chair, and IHBC President Rebecca Thompson, have written to members and prospective members asking for input to the consultation around our next Corporate Plan, for 2026-30, (‘CP30’), with responses sought by 30 October 2026.

See the Consultation copy of CP30 HERE

RESPOND HERE by 30 October 2026

IHBC Members: If you have not received your email on the consultation contact Lydia at admin@ihbc.org.uk with your membership number

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WAF features  as ‘Chapel wins Architects’ Journal Retrofit Award’

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

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 World Architecture Festival (WAFG) features ‘Le Corbusier and the stones of Istanbul’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Major conservation work begins at Glasgow Cathedral spire

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: August Dominus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Major works to protect the medieval spire of Glasgow Cathedral have started, bringing a visible change to the city’s skyline, reports Historic Environment Scotland.

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Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boost

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

Derelict high street buildings will be transformed into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs, to bring people back into town centres as part of a £210m package.

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Scotland’s 32 councils could be cut to six regional authorities under government plan

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

Scotland’s 32 councils could be replaced by as few as six regional authorities, the government has suggested.

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National Lottery Community Fund proposes rewording of statutory remit

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has suggested that the language underpinning its good cause funding remit should be modernised.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: New Brunswick bishop seeks ways to save historic cathedral from demolition

Posted on 20/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: CLallaby, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, says he hopes to have discussions with the city’s mayor about how to save the city’s historic Sacred Heart Cathedral, currently slated for demolition next spring, writes The Catholic Register.

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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…

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of its new Annual School website, featuring exciting updates on our 2027 School, across Bristol & Bath from 10–12 June, exploring ‘Climate Change & Significance’, with conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond enjoying up to three days and more of learning, discussion, exhibits and networking.

School Bookings open February 2027. Register for updates here.

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CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50)

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s first joint Branch event is a National-Branch CPD Partnership event organised by IHBC London Branch, IHBC South East and IHBC South Branch, supported by London Branch Consultant Claire Hegarty, exploring Enforcement and taking place on 27 October in person in London and Online, with IHBC members and non-members welcome, from £15!

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CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016

This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.

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CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

David McDonald OBE, IHBC Chair, and IHBC President Rebecca Thompson, have written to members and prospective members asking for input to the consultation around our next Corporate Plan, for 2026-30, (‘CP30’), with responses sought by 30 October 2026.

See the Consultation copy of CP30 HERE

RESPOND HERE by 30 October 2026

IHBC Members: If you have not received your email on the consultation contact Lydia at admin@ihbc.org.uk with your membership number

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IHBC’s ‘History’ CPD Signpost: The Public Architect – A Five-Part Podcast Series now out from the SAHGB

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

A mini-series of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) podcasts is available, funded by the RIBA and hosted by Jess Kelly and Claire Jamieson.

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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Government clears path for London’s City Plan 2040 as inspectors back City over HE approach to tall buildings

Posted on 16/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The City of London Corporation has welcomed a major decision for City Plan 2040 after the independent Planning Inspectorate concluded that its approach to managing tall buildings around the Tower of London World Heritage Site, strikes a better balance between heritage protection and economic growth, than the alternative proposed by Historic England (HE).

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