As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme, which advises on IHBC accreditation applications, we’re offering free webinars for applicants as we pilot streamlined application forms and expanded resources.
Continue readingThe Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme – the UK’s strategy to unlock access to heritage science facilities – seeks wide-ranging input to a new short survey (15 mins) to shape the future programme.
Continue readingThe ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud. With their contribution, we will be able to set up the Cultural Heritage Cloud with and for the communities.
Continue readingThe House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report on the ‘Condition of Government Property’ has been published, together with minutes relating to the Report on 11 June 2025.
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A new British Academy report – Measuring Social and Cultural Infrastructure – emphasises the urgent need for policymakers to recognise social and cultural spaces as essential infrastructure contributing directly to economic growth and reducing social inequalities.
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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 from an estate holding authority planning valuations of its properties, to 04/08 and valued at £173,250.
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image for illustration: Hotspur Press on Fire by Jotaht, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
On 24 June, people woke up with the tragic realisation that one of Manchester’s oldest and most symbolic buildings the Hotspur Press has been destroyed, reports Manchester Evening News.
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A five-year plan to significantly improve and enhance many of the city’s bridges, statues, monuments, and fountains has been given the green light by Hull City Council’s (CC) Cabinet, reports Hull News.
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On June 12 the European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the 2025 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, which are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, with 30 outstanding winners from 24 countries across the continent.
Continue readingThe National Churches Trust (NCT) is calling for input by 13 July to its survey to help politicians, the media, and the wider public better understand the challenges churches face and to highlight the vital work they do.
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Endangered historic, culturally significant and nature-rich places around the world have a powerful new voice in a cross-party parliamentary group as the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for UNESCO World Heritage Sites was formed this month, prompted by concerns designated sites in the UK could be dropped by the international body.
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Historic England (HE) Guidance on ‘Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation’ is open for consultation to 1 August, as guidance intended for all those considering, planning or responsible for large-scale change in the British landscape and seascape.
Continue readingA background report setting out the findings and recommendations for reform of the public body, Architecture and Design Scotland, following a review process by Scottish Government was published on 17 June 2025.
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Our Spring issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 183 examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, highlighting how historic buildings and places trigger rich evocations, but that’s only part of a complex story being told here.
Continue readingHighland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has agreed to adopt the 2025 Planning Enforcement Charter that captures all planning enforcement policy and procedures, explaining how enforcement works, the Council’s roles and responsibilities and the service standard that have been set.
Continue readingThe ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud. With their contribution, we will be able to set up the Cultural Heritage Cloud with and for the communities.
Continue readingThe AHRC has opened a consultation to evaluate the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme, and seeks input ‘from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses this work’.
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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 South Downs National Park (NP) on investing in built heritage skills.
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The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead – designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, to be used as a public museum of Scottish Catholic archive.
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Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history, reports The National Trust.
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The Welsh Government has published its policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’, indicating it’s priorities for arts, museums, libraries, archives and the historic environment sectors.
Continue readingThe government has announced 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods that will receive up to £20 million over the next decade?as part of a new fund announced at the Spending Review.
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The Design Council has launched its ‘Skills for Planet Blueprint: The critical green skills that all designers need’.
Continue reading52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets.
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The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has inaugurated Ian Brant as Chair at its Council Meeting, to succeed Dr Wei Yang OBE in this role for a two-year term of office starting with immediate effect.
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