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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 20/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes CHN’s ‘Birthday Month’ – From Local Action to COP31: ‘Join Culture for Climate’, launch 24/10 20/10/2026
- 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) 20/10/2026
- 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… 20/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 20/10/2026
- 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 20/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 20/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WAF features as ‘Chapel wins Architects’ Journal Retrofit Award’ 20/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Major conservation work begins at Glasgow Cathedral spire 20/10/2026
- Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boost 20/10/2026
- Scotland’s 32 councils could be cut to six regional authorities under government plan 20/10/2026
- National Lottery Community Fund proposes rewording of statutory remit 20/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: New Brunswick bishop seeks ways to save historic cathedral from demolition 20/10/2026
- 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… 16/10/2026
- 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) 16/10/2026
- 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 16/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 16/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘History’ CPD Signpost: The Public Architect – A Five-Part Podcast Series now out from the SAHGB 16/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Government clears path for London’s City Plan 2040 as inspectors back City over HE approach to tall buildings 16/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £316K weekly costed works: Council seeks team for repairs to GI & Scheduled Monument to 29/10 @ £120K 16/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bath could temporarily drop UNESCO World Heritage Site status 16/10/2026
- Major £41Mn drive to restore churches and revitalise heritage buildings in communities across England announced 16/10/2026
- Canal & River Trust: Britain’s canals could play an even bigger role in the nation’s water security 16/10/2026
- HES National Centre of Excellence for Canals & Traditional Skills gains new retrofit facility to become premiere heritage hub, with with 1Mn from RICHeS & UKRI, 16/10/2026
- Top heritage rail awards open for 2027: Deadline for entries (all categories) 9 November 2026. 16/10/2026
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ features ‘’A ‘boon for landfill’… buildings we lost in 2024’
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 the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on ‘A ‘boon for landfill’… seven … Continue reading
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Government’s National Buildings Database – A ‘detailed inventory of all the buildings in Great Britain’, including energy performance
The government is developing a detailed inventory of all the buildings in Great Britain, including all domestic buildings (houses and flats) and non-domestic buildings (offices, shops, warehouses, schools, hospitals etc.) and include information such as the size, age, construction and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s first Councils for 2025, with targeted CPD for all members: · 21 January – virtual, with Conall Doherty on ‘… Structural engineering in Ireland’ · 24 March, blended Council, London Charterhouse, welcoming new President Rebecca Thompson
IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC member categories, includes ‘A Wonderful Barn, a Fort and a Gaol: Structural engineering in Ireland’ with Conall Doherty, while the following Council, on 24 March, will be blended, from London’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £1.2M+ of weekly works: Scottish Trust calls for Conservation Architect-led team for project, to 24/01 & £170K
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 Scottish Trust for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Consultation on ‘City of Bath and Great Spa Towns of Europe WHS…’, to 17/01/2025
Public Consultation launched concerning City of Bath and Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site (WHS) Management Plan closes on 17 January 2025.
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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CITB: Net Zero industry toolkit
CITB – The Construction Industry Training Board – has created a toolkit for all professionals in the construction industry designed to make information surrounding skills, training, regulations and future requirements surrounding net zero accessible, easy to understand and in a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR News and Tender Alert listing spotlight: Director’s sample news selection from December 2024
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while after a quiet periods, as now, the IHBC’s Director selects a sample news listing from a … Continue reading
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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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Historic England researches Local Lists in LPAs: Survey open to 31/01/2025
Historic England (HE) has initiated a project to research, review and provide recommendations on the development and revision of local heritage lists, initially with research into the current picture of Local Planning Authorities’ (LPA) local lists, seeking input from only … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.4: Engine Shed & HES on ‘Preserving trades across the pond… top 6 takeaways’
‘What can we learn from building conservation practices in the USA, and what can they learn from our practices in Scotland?’ asks the Engine Shed, as Craft Fellows Cat Hotchkiss and Gordon Muir reported back from the International Preservation Trades … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.5: Join the IHBC’s next virtual Council with free CPD, open to all IHBC members: Tuesday 21 January, 4pm, includes ‘transferable lessons for all practitioners’
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next free online Council for more relevant and topical CPD.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.6:Look beyond retail to reverse high street decline, says new Lords report
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Built Environment Committee has published its report, ‘High Streets: Life beyond retail?’, following its inquiry into high streets in towns and small cities.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.7: Cadw Governance Review advances as Cadw & RCAHMW advance Working Group
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Following a Cadw Governance Review in 2023 recommending a review of the Cadw/RCAHMW relationship, and a 2024 government call ‘to look closely at… functions and responsibilities and identify synergies’, the new Working Group … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.8: England’s 2024 Heritage Open Day Evaluation, 1Mn+ visitors, 5427 events & 1000s of volunteers
England’s Heritage Open Day Festival for 2024 celebrated three decades of connecting communities and helping them discover the stories on their doorstep as over 1Mn visitors enjoyed the 5,427 events organised by our community of thousands of local volunteers and … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.11:National Highways & Natural England sign agreement to strengthen environmental impact
image for illustration: A417 by Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0 National Highways and Natural England have signed a landmark agreement to support the delivery of world-class national infrastructure whilst ensuring better outcomes for the environment.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.12: Tear down barriers to help diversify the housing market, says FMB via LSE
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Small house builders, who account for just 10% of all new homes across the country, won’t be able to increase their market share unless barriers are removed, says a new report commissioned by … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.14: Planning proposals get Britain building and turn the tide on nature’s decline
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new approach to development and the environment will boost the number of homes being built, as developers will be able to pay into a new Nature Restoration Fund to meet their environmental … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.16: LGA, on ‘Almost 24,000 affordable houses lost in office-to-residential conversions’
image for illustration The Local Government Association (LGA) states that, in order ‘to deliver more housing of a decent standard, councils need the right powers, skills, resources and funding to act, and want to work with government and the development … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.17, featuring ‘Heritage from the (BID) doorstep’: From the home of #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Shrewsbury’s BID High Street award said to boost trade and pride
image for illustration: Shrewsbury by Angharad Hart Shrewsbury’s Business Improvement District (BID) has said being named home of Britain’s best high street will bring in more visitors and create local pride, another reason to join IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – … Continue reading
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.18, featuring ‘Heritage from the (civic) doorstep’, with Stoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
image for illustration: Stoke Newington Town Hall by Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons A ‘government body’ – Historic England – has declared Hackney’s Stoke Newington Town Hall at risk of loss and in need of protection, reports … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Christmas boost to Branch Committees’ infrastructure: Director’s first introductions to new ‘Branch Liaison & Support Consultants’
The IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to representative Branch Committee Officers with initial introductions and contacts details for the new Branch Liaison and Support Consultants (BL&SC), our new way to help volunteers.
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IHBC welcomes HB&P’s digital 2024 Centenary issue of ‘Heritage Now’, including Edward Holland IHBC (& HESPR) on the ‘Village Alive Trust’
image: ‘A general view of Llanarth Church’ (top) ‘Croft Barn, Interior after restoration’, (bottom) – photos by Edward Holland Historic Buildings & Places (HB&P, formerly the Ancient Monuments Society) has issued a special digital issue of its Winter 2024 Heritage … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features Government on its ‘… overhaul of planning committees to get Britain building’
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 government’s announcement on its ‘Major overhaul of planning committees to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Aberdeen’s Poundland launches historic move at new store – selling homes to the public
image for illustration: Aberdeen Harbour, Victoria Dock by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Poundland has spent six years renovating its latest branch which opens this weekend – and it will include two firsts for the discount chain, reports … Continue reading