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- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s CPD Blog from #IHBCShrewsbury2025: Some ‘Academic Reflections on the IHBC Annual School… and participation’ from Dr Alison McCandlish IHBC, University of Glasgow 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 07/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost ‘The Big Think’ UK Heritage Pulse update – Sector-wide collaboration and relevance 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre 07/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on regen in Newcastle – UK Design Capital of the Year & IHBC 2026 School Venue 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Victorian engine found in attic of former Scots jail ‘one of three in world’ 07/10/2025
- 2024 ICOMOS Annual Report now available 07/10/2025
- C20 welcomes listing of Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building (1987-89), 1 Cobham Mews Studios in Camden 07/10/2025
- From the Carbon Trust’s Insight Series: New draft Net Zero Standard version 2.0, and ‘What it means for corporates’ 07/10/2025
- Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released 07/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Climate Heritage Network ‘Refresher on the Global Call to Put Culture at the heart of Climate Action’ 07/10/2025
- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s October ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch events, CPD Partnerships, Lime, Lutyens & more 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories) 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s Professional Signpost: Historic Rochester Grade II listed bridge undergoes detailed principal inspection 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £87.5K+ weekly works: Social landlord seeks affordable housing services, to 10/10, £84K 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Decision on plan for Glasgow’s iconic Barrowlands sign 03/10/2025
- Housing Secretary issues ‘call to arms’ to ‘build, baby, build’ 03/10/2025
- Parliamentary Inquiry: ‘The Environment in Focus’, open to suggestions to 10 Oct 03/10/2025
- Surge in 18–25-year-old new members as National Trust annual report reveals growth of 39% 03/10/2025
- Edinburgh’s Cockburn Association welcomes new Director, Rowan Brown 03/10/2025
IHBC CPD boost from DBW: Real estate needs focus on urban context not technical ‘green construction’
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Parliament approves CIO conversion for incorporated charities
Parliament has agreed changes to enable incorporated charities and community interest companies to become charitable incorporated organisations and the process will begin in January.
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Up to 160 jobs reported at risk at English Heritage Trust
Civil Society reports that English Heritage is planning to cut staff numbers in a bid to be financially sustainable by 2023, and is consulting its staff on the restructure until 15 December.
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NCVO Webinar on meaning of GDPR for charities
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published its recent webinar on how to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation(GSPR)rules starting next May.
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How to protect heritage buildings against fire: Public advice from the Devon & Somerset FRS
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service (FRS) has issued advice on protecting heritage buildings against fire.
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SAVE’ Buildings at Risk Catalogue: call for new entries includes GII and unlisted, closing 30 December
SAVE is looking for Grade II (GII) listed and unlisted historic buildings which are at risk, vacant and in need of a new use and/or new users, by 30 December.
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Churches Conservation Foundation announces second grant award scheme: closing 26 Jan
Applications are being accepted for the Churches Conservation Foundation grant award scheme which seeks to support young craftspeople with an interest in religious built heritage, who want to travel to increase their expertise and knowledge, with a closing date of Friday 26th January 2018.
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IHBC says ‘It’s Christmas (well, almost)’: Enjoy our member gift offers, from Pevsners and planning law to standards and freebies
IHBC members may now make the best of the season even better with the IHBC, and take advantage of some of our member offers:
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IHBC’s 2018 School welcomes keynotes Bill Drummond and Jukka Jokilehto: Exploring ‘OUR SHARED HERITAGE’ in Belfast, June 21-23
The IHBC has announced Bill Drummond, Scottish artist and art provocateur, and Jukka Jokilehto, Finnish conservation architect and adviser, as internationally renowned keynote speakers at the next ‘Annual School’ – the primary event in the calendar of the UK’s built and historic environment conservation specialists – to take place in Belfast on 21-23 June 2018.
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Another IHBC application support day sorted: Yorkshire Branch MATE session update from Kate, and plans for Manchester on 25 Jan and beyond
Kate Kendall, IHBC’s Learning Education, Training and Standards (LETS) Officer, and lead on training for IHBC accreditation, has delivered another well-received Membership Application Training Event (MATE) for the Yorkshire Branch, in York, at the end of November, with next seminar will take place in Manchester on the 25th January for the North West Branch.
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IHBC Branch survey follow up as Carla lays the groundwork for a monthly Branch and Events NewsBlog: Let Carla know what your Branch is planning!
Following the IHBC’s recent Branch Support Survey led by our Support Officer Carla Pianese, and an initial report to trustees, Carla is making the first preparations to help members, volunteers and Branches know more about what other Branches are doing, as she gathers event listing and activities from our across our Branch network.
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IHBC welcomes England’s Heritage Counts 2017 – themed on ‘50 years of conservation areas’
The IHBC has welcomed the launch of Historic England’s (HE) Heritage Counts for 2017, which this year focuses on ‘50 years of conservation areas’.
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England’s Heritage Minister on new Heritage Council; new HAZs; local community commemorations, interim protection review and much more in his Heritage Statement on Heritage Day, with the THA, and welcomed by IHBC
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has thanked the Heritage Minister John Glen, and delegates at its recent Heritage Day, where the minister launched his 2017 Heritage Statement, with the IHBC welcoming discussions on proposals that include:
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IHBC HESPR’s weekly top weekly pick from c.£2.6M+ costed work: Kings Lynn UAD for Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) £70-75,000, closing 11/01
The IHBC’s heritage business list, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ emails, with costed opportunities worth more than £177,000 this week, while the IHBC Director’s current top pick for NewsBlog readers features another call related to the King’s Lynn Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Initiative, this time for a Urban Archaeological Database (UAD) for the town of King’s Lynn (Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk), valued at £70-75,000 and closing 11/01.
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IHBC on heritage from the doorstep: London’s Roupell Street proposals rejected by Committee
According to the local community Roupell Street, a quiet, Georgian residential street in the heart of Waterloo, was facing severe threat to its heritage and the environment if plans from a global, commercial language school go ahead, and after a long campaign, on November 28, the Planning Committee went against Officers’ recommendations and voted to refuse the proposals.
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IHBC on heritage from the doorstep: Telegraph owners accused of ‘washing hands’ of historic GI listed Leeds mill as new deal saves building
Grade I (GI) listed Temple Works flax mill, which once boasted the biggest room in the world, had been put up for auction with no reserve after years of neglect, leading to local accusations of a ‘washing of hands’ of heritage responsibilities by the billionaire owners of the Telegraph, the Barclay brothers, but now Leeds property developer CEG has agreed to buy the building the day before it was due to sold at auction in a last-minute deal welcomed by Leeds City Council and Leeds Civic Trust.
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Scotland’s Planning Bill published: ‘Planning and inclusive growth’
Scotland’s Planning (Scotland) Bill, intended to strengthen and simplify the planning system while supporting ‘inclusive growth’, has been published, alongside a Ministerial Statement on ‘Planning and Inclusive Growth’ by Kevin Stewart MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Local Government and Housing, while the Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent in Autumn 2018.
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Research Fellowships to doctoral students, early career researchers and doctoral-level research assistants, closing 25/01
An International Placement Scheme Call – described as an ‘IPS Fellowship’ – is to provide Early Career Researchers (ECRs), doctoral level research assistants and AHRC/ESRC funded doctoral students with dedicated access to the internationally renowned collections, programmes and expertise held at the IPS institutions.
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BBC on 6,500 people buying crumbling castle
Thousands of internet users have joined forces to save Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in France, reports the BBC.
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Conservation capacity crises confuse cornflake consumption at Country Life: Thanks Bob!
Country Life, the celebrated weekly on heritage and things social and rural, has reported cornflake confusion for columnist Athena, as heritage adviser and IHBC research consultant Bob Kindred explained the background to her realisation that ‘the number of conservation officers in England has fallen by more than a third’ in recent years, and ‘Scandalously, more than 30 councils don’t employ one at all’, as she calls on the Government ‘to make it clear to councils that conservation officers provide a statutory service.’
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IHBC welcomes ‘Landscape and Urban Planning Special Issue’: Patrick Geddes’ legacy in the new millennium
Following the IHBC’s featuring of Patrick Geddes in our recent ‘Conservation and Urbanism’ issue of Context, the new Landscape and Urban Planning Special Issue also features Patrick Geddes, and includes an ‘open access’ (free) article: ‘Thinking organic, acting civic: The paradox of planning for Cities in Evolution’ by Mike Batty & Stephen Marshall.
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Interactive map lets IHBC members (and others) take a ‘Literary Journey’ through the historic monuments of Rome
IHBC members may be interested in a new model for touring Rome’s best known landmarks, an interactive map, from of the Morgan Library and Museum.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Former High Wycombe library could become offices after years of standing empty
A former library on Queen Victoria Road in High Wycombe, which has stood empty for a number of years, could be turned into offices, according to the county council.
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Bristol and Wandsworth explore lamposts for electric vehicle charging in push for e-motoring infrastructure
The prospect of electric vehicle charging points being installed in every residential street in Wandsworth has moved a step closer after councillors backed ambitious plans for a major expansion in the borough’s e-motoring infrastructure, including exploring placing e-vehicle charging plugs in lamposts, while reports from Bristol offer more background on the business and environmental concepts.
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HE reveals overwhelming public support for saving England’s Mills
Historic England (HE) reports that 85% of England’s population says they are against demolition and replacement of mills, with 70% saying they should be considered for new housing, offices and public amenities before constructing new buildings, and this number rises to 79% among those from the North of England.
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