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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
New Context out: Conservation Areas 50th Anniversary – Spreading the word with Civic Voice and partners
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‘Early Bird’ rates for IHBC’s 2017 Annual School end 21 April: Book now and save on CPD
Rate reductions on ‘Early Bird’ bookings for the IHBC’s 2017 School – ‘Transport Infrastructure’ – end 21 April, so if you want to get even better value, be sure to book now for your annual ‘re-charge’ of heritage CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR pick’ of the week: Sunderland CC seeks consultant for Round 2 Townscape Heritage HLF bid, £42k, closing 24 April
The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other business opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week features a call from Sunderland City Council for a heritage consultant for a Round 2 Townscape Heritage bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area, valued at £42,000 and closing 24 April.
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IHBC responds on HE’s ‘Listed buildings and curtilage’ revision
The IHBC has delivered its response to the draft ‘Advice Note’ from Historic England (HE) on ‘Listed Buildings and Curtilage’ highlighting concerns over uncertainty and ambiguity in the document, and that practitioners’ value and need advice that is clear and unambiguous.
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CAMRA celebrates the best pub designs in Britain, including conservation
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has unveiled its pub design awards results, which include those for high standards in the refurbishment and the conservation of existing pubs, with the Scottish Stores near London’s Kings Cross winning this year’s Conservation Award, sponsored by Historic England.
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Scotland’s Culture Secretary launches new fund to promote arts, heritage and business collaboration
A pioneering new fund that promotes collaboration between Scottish businesses and arts and heritage organisations to deliver new arts and heritage projects has been officially launched by Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop.
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Charity 100 Index now includes English Heritage
This year’s review of the Charity Finance Charity 100 Index includes the English Heritage Trust, a charity responsible for managing the day-to day operations of the former English Heritage.
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Thatch CPD boost, IHBC-recognised: ‘Conservation of Thatch’, 17 May, Peterborough – IHBC member rate from £40+VAT
Historic England (HE), in conjunction with the East Midlands Master Thatchers’ Association (EMMA) and the IHBC, hosted by our East Midlands Branch, offer another remarkable day of IHBC-recognised CPD on the ‘Conservation of Thatch’, 17 May in Peterborough, from £40+VAT for IHBC members, led by Alison Henry of Historic England.
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IHBC and COTAC welcome major new partnership – CITB, HES, HE and Cadw – to boost heritage construction skills
The IHBC and COTAC have welcomed the news that the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has joined forces with national heritage bodies – Scottish Government’s Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Historic England (HE) and the Welsh historic environment service Cadw – in a landmark partnership to support skills in heritage construction.
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IHBC CPD opportunity: ‘Condition Surveys of Historic Buildings’ course, 3 May – Use our CPD plans to secure employer support!
IHBC members tell us that that skills in condition surveys are a priority, so we are happy to note that Oxford University is offering a practical, 3-day course on this from 8 May, from £455, and it does cost, our own research helps members make the case for employer support!
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HLF: £10.1m across UK to help widen heritage talent pool
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is investing £10.1m in 18 projects across the UK to help train a new and more diverse generation of heritage craftspeople, digital specialists and entrepreneurs.
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Restoration of historic Venetian Waterways on course after £1.7m from National Lottery
An major project to restore Great Yarmouth’s historic Venetian Waterways is on course after securing a grant of more than £1.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund.
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Innovation fund to support 30 libraries across England
Arts Council England and government have announced that 30 local authorities’ libraries services from across the country will receive a total of £3.9 million from the Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation fund.
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Cheers! Yorkshire pub saved by its customers rated best in the UK
Camra’s top accolade goes to George & Dragon, in Hudswell, Yorkshire, which was rescued from bankruptcy.
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Museum of Iron: On how Coalbrookdale changed the world forever
A new ‘Museum of Iron’ opening kicks off Ironbridge Gorge Museums 50th Anniversary celebrations.
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Oxford councils submit proposals to become unitary authority
Oxfordshire County Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council have submitted a joint proposal to the government to become a new single unitary authority for Oxfordshire.
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Tolpuddle Martyrs’ old chapel to be restored as a place to ‘sit and think’
Derelict building in Dorset village known for its place in British trade union history has won a Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
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Last chance for IHBC 2017 School sponsorship – add your name to our list of distinguished sponsors
As final arrangements are being put in place for the IHBC’s 2017 School, ‘Transport Infrastructure’, in Manchester 22-24 June, we are delighted both to welcome our current sponsors and highlight the final opportunities for heritage bodies to add your name to our list distinguished sponsors.
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IHBC Director helps open CIOB/NT conference: ‘Successful Operation of Historic Building’, London, 3 May
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly has been invited to deliver an opening speech at the joint CIOB/National Trust conference ‘Keys to the Successful Operation of Historic Buildings’ on 3 May 2017 in Somerset House, London.
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR pick’ of the week: Blackpool Council seeks structural engineer for Tower refurb, valued up to £200k, closing 27/04
The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other business opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week features a call from Blackpool Council for a structural engineer to carry out work relating to the refurbishment of the Blackpool Tower Steel Structure, valued at £150,000-250,000 and closing 27 April.
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IHBC members encouraged to submit nominations for Honours List: by 14 April
IHBC members are encouraged to submit a nomination for the honours list by April 14 so that the outstanding efforts of those working in the heritage sector are acknowledged and celebrated. Continue reading
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NTS CEO adopts ‘industry analogy’ to argue: ‘Merger with HES almost inevitable’
Simon Skinner, chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) – Scotland’s biggest conservation charity – has said he believes it is almost inevitable that it will merge with the newly created heritage charity and public body Historic Environment Scotland (HES), because ‘If you go to an industry analogy, you have back offices we both run, payroll systems, we have conservators, they have conservators.’
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Historic England says: ‘Breathe new life into an old place – Make it a Heritage Action Zone’
Historic England says its new Heritage Action Zones (HAZs) initiative should ‘unleash the power in England’s historic environment to create economic growth and improve quality of life in villages, towns and cities’ as it announces the first ten places to receive funding over the next three-to-five years.
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Will Self on 70 years of planning to ease conflict… the 1947 T&CPA on the BBC
The BBC currently features Will Self as he walks the London green belt in search of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act (T&CPA), which he argues tried to end the post war British conflict between field and city. Continue reading
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Sheffield’s sewer gas lamps get new lease of life
The BBC reports that Gas street lamps originally invented to burn off dangerous sewer gas are being restored in Sheffield.
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