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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’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick’: Museum of London seeks planning consultancy for Smithfield museum, closing 28 Feb
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Recent changes to apprenticeship funding explained
Apprenticeship funding is changing in spring 2017 through the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in April and a new simplified funding model in May, and the University College of Estate Management explain the changes.
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EH faces High Court battle over planned interventions at York’s Clifford’s Tower
English Heritage (EH) is facing a High Court battle over plans to dig underneath a medieval tower to add a visitor centre, according to reports in The Telegraph and The Guardian, as independent city councillor Johnny Hayes – lead in crowdfunded objections – said the authority’s decision was ‘deeply flawed’ and that ‘The idea of a shop, café and visitor centre sticking into the mound and into the Eye of York is unbelievable.’
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NT to launch international design competition for Clandon Park
The National Trust (NT) has announced plans to bring the fire-ravaged Palladian mansion back to life – in the charity’s biggest conservation project in a generation.
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Up to £18,000 grants available for charity websites
The Transform Foundation is offering the grants to cover areas such as strategy, design, build, content strategy and training.
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VAG Bursaries for Spring Conference: closing 3 March
The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) is offering three bursaries to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend the Spring Conference, ti take place at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire from 11 to 15 April 2017, with applications closing 3 March.
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EU call for innovative financing, business and governance models for adaptive re-use of cultural heritage
The EU Commission has launched a call under the Horizon 2020 Programme for submissions on governance models for adaptive re-use of cultural heritage facing functional redundancy, with a deadline of 7 March 2017, 17.00 Brussels time.
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Allchurches Trust announces £13M grants for churches and charities: seeks more bids
The Allchurches Trust has announced grants totalling more than £13 million from its most recent funding round, and invited more local churches and charities to bid for Allchurches’ support.
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17th century Monmouthshire building to be restored
Monmouthshire County Council is set to restore a 17th century Grade II listed building in Caerwent.
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IHBC invite to help HE pilot the HELM: Decode the NPPF in London on 15 March, and IHBC CPD-recognised too!
Historic England (HE) is offering a special invitation to IHBC members to help pilot test their Historic Environment Local Management (HELM) interactive course on ‘The NPPF Decoded’, in central London on 15 March, with this first event CPD-recognised by the IHBC.
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IHBC’s Marsh Awards reminder 2: £500 for successful heritage learning, and an IHBC Full School place – closing 31 March
The IHBC’s new Marsh Awards programme has entered its second year, and includes the celebration of successful learning in heritage activities, with prizes of £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Annual School (closing date 31 March 2017).
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IHBC distils, just for you… with Context’s ‘Review’ of conservation journals
From the Twentieth Century Society’s C20 and the Association of Preservation Technology Bulletin to TM: Theatres Magazine and the Journal of the Chapels Society, IHBC Research Consultant Bob Kindred MBE looks at a recent selection of conservation journals in Context No.147.
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IHBC CPD on Retrofit in North Wales: from CEW – 15 February, Llandudno
Low-cost IHBC-recognised CPD for retrofit in older buildings is on offer from Constructing Excellent in Wales (CEW) in a series of events led by Colin King, BRE, and IHBC trustee John Edwards, with the next due on 15 February, in Llandudno.
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Mates in Mind aims to improve mental health in construction
The British Safety Council and the Health in Construction Leadership Group has launched the Mates in Mind programme to address mental health in the construction industry.
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Milton Keynes celebrates 50th birthday
Britain’s most famous New Town has marked its 50th anniversary with a programme of events to celebrate a place that was first mentioned in the Domesday Book and is now home to almost 270,000 people.
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SPAB asks: ‘What’s your favourite old building?’
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) publishes a ‘National Treasure’ feature in its quarterly SPAB Magazine – what building would you like featured?
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Could you speak to children about heritage? Call Speakers for Schools
The Speakers for Schools initiative is looking for heritage experts to talk at state schools to help children learn about cultural heritage.
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Discover Heritage Awards open for entries: Closing 28 Feb
The Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) 2017 Discover Heritage Awards for excellence in cultural and natural heritage interpretation in Britain and Ireland are now open for entry (closing date 28 February 2017).
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National Army Museum to reopen after three-year redevelopment
The National Army Museum has announced that it will open on 30 March 2017 after a three-year £23.75 million re-development project including £11.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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New tree preservation and replacement guidance issued
The Planning Inspectorate has issued new guidance documents on the procedures for tree preservation orders and tree replacement notices
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Iconic Leith ‘Banana Flats’ receive Category A listing
Historic Environment Scotland has recognised Leith’s iconic Cables Wynd House (aka the ‘Banana Flats’) and neighbouring Linksview House at Category A, as IHBC Affiliate Dawn McDowell, Deputy Head of Designations at Historic Environment Scotland, describes them as ‘amongst the best examples’ of their type while they become ‘the 50th and 51st buildings built after the Second World War to be recognised with listing at Category A’.
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IHBC member invitation: Join the Heritage Gateway website development – London 21/22 February – and get an £80 honorarium (almost the full IHBC annual fee after tax relief!)
The IHBC is a co-partner in the Heritage Gateway, the heritage information hub hosted by Historic England, and for the next stage of its development they are looking for historic and built environment consultants to take part in one of a series of focus groups to be held in London on 21 and 22 February, offering £80 to participants (which, coincidently, is almost the same as the full annual fee for IHBC membership, after tax relief and before other concessions and fee-support!)
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IHBC reports on joint-APPG on ‘Will Neighbourhood Planning delivery the homes the country needs?’
The IHBC’s Vice-Chair Kathy Davies joined the debate on housing and neighbourhood planning at the recent joint All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) for Civic Societies and for Local Democracy, led by Civic Voice, which took place on Tuesday 31 January, and here reports back on issues raised there.
Houses of Parliament courtesy of UK Gov
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IHBC reminder: Civic Voice Design Awards close 14 Feb
The IHBC reminds members that submissions for England’s Civic Voice Design Awards closes on 14 February.
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IHBC’s Marsh reminder: £500 for retired IHBC members contributing to the community, and an IHBC Full School place – closing 31 March
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards programme has entered its second year, and includes the celebration of retired IHBC members contributing to their community, with prizes of £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Annual School (closing date 31 March 2017).
It couldn’t be easier to nominate just visit the website for full details and complete the online form RETIRED or LEARNING
If you are not able to complete an online application, you can download an application form in either Word or PDF from the website.
If you would like further guidance on your nomination please contact support@ihbc.org.uk.
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Find out more about this year’s Marsh Award
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