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- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: Accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: COTAC issues Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on Marsh Awards – Successful Learning & Community contributions 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to pay £38,000 after stripping out historic listed building 27/01/2026
- RTPI & TCPA: ‘Planning for the Climate Crisis – A guide for local authorities’, 5th Edition 27/01/2026
- ‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government 27/01/2026
- Introducing the HEF’s first Newsletter: ‘Resilience Review’ 27/01/2026
- Scotland’s Bar-L’ joins the (Category) A list 27/01/2026
- Regeneration leader appointed to key role at Homes England 27/01/2026
- Swansea University Heritage Project recovers evidence of a major archaeological find 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s Charlottetown staff propose 45-day heritage designation for research, but council says ‘no’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ at heart of Government’s Warm Homes Plan… ‘biggest home upgrade… in British history’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 23/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’ which took place on 22 /01 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: DfT’s new ‘connectivity score’ tool, helps understand ‘how sustainably located a place is, and transport interventions needed…’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £290K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks Regeneration Masterplan to 30/01 and £40K 23/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (amenity) doorstep’: Canterbury Society launches campaign to preserve Victorian era Street lamps 23/01/2026
- Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee notes ‘Potential for fraud’ after ‘clear and catastrophic failure’ in government-funded wall insulation works 23/01/2026
- LI Briefing: ‘A landscape-led approach – Maximising value for people, place and nature’ 23/01/2026
- Templar Heritage Trust Bursary Scheme funds up to 50% of fees for training in crafts of historic building restoration or conservation… 23/01/2026
- Government’s New National River Walk announced: the first of nine to be created in manifesto pledge: the ‘Mersey Valley Way’ 23/01/2026
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UNESCO UK launches new website
A new website has been developed as part of Local to Global flagship programme by the UK National Commission for UNESCO that strengthens and connects UNESCO Designated Sites across the UK, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Belfast’s Assembly Rooms on watchlist for at-risk global sites
image for illustration: Belfast Assembly Rooms by Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Commons Wikimedia Belfast’s Assembly Rooms building was included in the World Monuments Fund’s 2025 watchlist for endangered heritage sites, reports Irish Central.
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A decade of cuts: Wales risks being left behind in cultural and sporting achievement
Wales spends less on culture than almost all European nations, a Senedd Committee report has founds.
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Heritage Treasures Day: Funding brings new hope for the future of 3 AHF-supported historic gems, from Cranleigh to S. Yorkshire
image for illustration from AHF newsletter : The exterior of Cranleigh Cottage Hospital. Photo courtesy of Cranleigh Heritage Trust CIO. Heritage Treasures Day, reports the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), spotlights three AHF-supported projects in England that have also just been … Continue reading
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Delapré Abbey awarded £3,096,798 grant from NLHF to restore and repurpose historic stables
Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust has announced a £3,096,798 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
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Church of England’s Conservation Grants Programme update: Expanded £5M conservation grants programme open
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Emily Gee, Director for Cathedral and Church Buildings, reports that the Department’s expanded £5million conservation grants programme is now open for applications.
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Local treasures in Wales to be saved and restored
image for illustration: Open Government Licence V3.0 Over £2 million will be awarded to seven local treasures in Wales including community centres, music venues and leisure centres.
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AHF renews commitments to the IVAR Flexible Funder initiative
As a new year begins, the Architectural Heritage Fund(AHF) is renewing our commitments to the Flexible Funder initiative, led by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR).
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The Heritage Fund is supporting communities to secure the future of their churches
image: The Heritage Fund In its latest round of funding decisions, the Heritage Fund has awarded £1.25 million to eight projects with exciting and innovative people-centred plans.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: CoE applauds 13C church hosting community kitchen following renovation
image for illustration: All Saints parish church, Winterton by Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0 With a tower dating back almost to the Norman conquest and the majority of the church standing since the 13th century (13C), a reordering and renovation project … Continue reading
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Success for 15 AHF-supported projects in the final round of the Community Ownership Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund(AHF) has reported on Government awards from the final round of its Community Ownership Fund (COF) for 15 AHF-supported projects.
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IHBC’s Finance and Economics Signpost:The AHF is investing in the ‘Future of Heritage’
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced that three of its loan-funded projects have successfully completed and repaid their investment in the last few months.
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£23M package to support restoration of thousands of listed places of worship
image for illustration The Government’s Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be extended for 2025/26.
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World Monuments Fund Announces 2025 Watch: Includes Belfast’s Assembly Rooms… & the Moon!
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the 25 sites on the 2025 World Monuments Watch.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (UK Research) doorstep 2’: UKRI developing new research data policy framework
A new pan-United Kingdom Research and Innovation(UKRI) research data policy framework will maximise the value of data arising from UKRI funding and support an open research and innovation culture.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (icon’s) doorstep’: Barbican Centre funding for essential works approved by City of London Corporation
image for illustration: Barbican Towers by Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The City of London Corporation has approved a £191 million funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at the iconic Barbican Centre.
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Photographer Thomas Duke recreates 30 iconic moments made possible by National Lottery funding
To celebrate The National Lottery’s 30th birthday and the impact of £50 billion in good causes funding, photographer Thomas Duke travelled the length and breadth of the UK to rephotograph 30 iconic images within the context of their original location. … Continue reading
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A place to call home for 2025… & after – AHF supports affordable housing in Belfast building, focussed on ‘replicable projects’
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has awarded a Project Development Grant to East Belfast Mission to help develop 335 Newtownards Road into a social enterprise retail unit and affordable housing for individuals affected by homelessness.
HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.
AHF Publishes its Annual Review for 2023-24
The Architectural heritage Fund (AHF) has issued its Annual Review 2023-24.
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NCT’s ‘Discover Churches’: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has a guide ‘Explore churches – Discover Churches: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors and a resource’ – designed to help volunteers extend a warm and meaningful welcome to visitors exploring church heritage, art, and community.
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards £10m to help save Birnbeck Pier as it celebrates 160th anniversary
image for illustration: Birnbeck Pier by Oliver Mills, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Commons Wikimedia Celebrations are underway as The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £10m of funding to bring the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier back to life
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (station) doorstep’: Campaigners’ dismay after Restoring your Railway Fund schemes axed by Chancellor
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Transport campaigners have expressed their dismay after Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that the £500 million Restoring Your Railway fund had been cancelled, as part of a wide range of national economies to … Continue reading
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LGA survey says ‘1 in 4 councils likely to need emergency government support’
image for illustration One in four councils in England say they are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years (2025/26 and 2026/27), a stark new survey by … Continue reading
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Future of theatres unclear amid prolonged RAAC closures
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Four theatres that closed in 2023 because of RAAC concerns still have no reopening date announced, while four other venues are not expected to open until at least 2025.
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