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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
Scotland’s conservation crisis No 4: ‘Architectural Heritage’ journal faces impending closure following funding withdrawal
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HBC for Northern Ireland: ‘Buildings are at their most vulnerable when they are seen as being old-fashioned rather than historic’
The Historical Buildings Council (HBC) for Northern Ireland has published its 19th report, which discusses the challenges of listing and de-listing properties.
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HLF & Clore Leadership Programme supporting heritage leaders, closes from 13 Feb
The Clore Leadership Programme (CLP) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have announced a three-year partnership to foster future leaders in the heritage sector through a package of Clore training and development opportunities, with applications for the 2017/2018 Clore Fellowship Programme closing on Monday 13 February 2017.
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Applications invited for DCMS fundraising training fund: closing 15 Feb
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is seeking a partner(s) to provide subsidised fundraising training to small, local charities and community groups (closing date 15 February 2017).
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New trustees needed for the Theatres Trust: closing 1 Feb
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is looking for seven new trustees, especially those with skills in facilitating communication and knowledge of the artistic and cultural landscape (closing date 1 February 2017).
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Scotland’s £6.6 million for heritage works and facilities follow report citing £65 million need for repairs
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced increased funding following publication of Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation report into the work required to restore and protect iconic buildings and monuments.
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IHBC update: Conservation Areas 50th anniversary Parliamentary Debate – IHBC reports on England’s 35.8% collapse in conservation services and offers ‘5-point plan’ for survival
The IHBC has warmly welcomed the Parliamentary Debate on the 50th anniversary of Conservation Areas, supported by Robert Jenrick MP, scheduled for 26 January and inspired by Civic Voice’s ‘Big Conservation Conversation’, with the IHBC submitting data on the decade-long, 35%+ decline in England’s conservation services as well as its own ‘5-point plan’ for their survival.
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IHBC welcomes BSI launch of Standards Development Portal
The IHBC has welcomed the launch by the British Standards Institute (BSI) of a new portal providing improved accessibility and functionality in the development of sector standards.
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IHBC announces first award to Wales from our Conservation Area 50th Anniversary fund
The IHBC has welcomed the first successful application from a civic group in Wales for an award from the IHBC’s Conservation Area 50th Anniversary fund, as Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society secures help on a planned RTPI Cymru talk exploring the factors that influenced Aberaeron’s recent success in their ‘Wales Best Places’ awards, which celebrate ‘places protected, carefully planned or improved by the planning system.’
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IHBC’s CPD Boost: Holocaust Memorial Day – 27 Jan – and Context 108 on ‘Landscapes of human exploitation’
27 January 2017 is Holocaust Memorial Day and has a theme of ‘How can life go on?’, while Fiona Newton in her Context 108 article reports that 60% of people in the UK under the age of 35 had never heard of Auschwitz and asks how do we conserve the 20th century’s most dreadful heritage?
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IHBC’s ‘Sign of the times’: 71% of councillors think the planning system favours developers
A survey of over 1,200 ward councillors in England, carried out by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) reveals that councillors think the planning system works in the interests of developers over councils and local communities.
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Defence Estate to be reduced by 30%
The Ministry of Defence has outlined a 25-year plan to streamline its massive defence estate and reduce it in size by 30% by 2040.
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NFB to launch Heritage Group, 7 February, Eltham Palace
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has announced the launch of the NFB Heritage Group, which will take place at Eltham Palace, London, on 7 February 2017.
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Laser scans show Forth Bridge in incredible detail
Detailed 3D scans of the Forth Bridge will form the basis for interactive games promoting engineering skills for school children, supported by a grant from Transport Scotland.
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£20,000 bursary for UCL MSc Sustainable Heritage open for applications
The Ecclesiastical Insurance Bursary for the UCL MSc Sustainable Heritage provides up to £20,000 to cover the cost of fees and a stipend to a successful applicant, and closes 17 April 2017.
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Consulting on the future of the Scottish Planning System
The Scottish Government wants to change the planning system so that it realises its full potential by improving procedures and perceptions, and reducing bureaucracy (closing date 4 Apr 2017).
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CPD boost: How the Houses of Parliament helped clean up London’s air
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows how the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament in the 1800s helped create clean-air laws.
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Update on controversial 1.8 mile tunnel under Stonehenge
After 30 years of discussions, the new plans are supported by UNESCO and Highways England but many say the tunnel will cause major damage to the landscape and should be longer.
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IHBC Chair James Caird to attend Brexit ‘Round Table’ hosted by CMS SoS, 24 January
The IHBC’s Chair James Caird is among those representing heritage sector organisations to attend the ‘Round Table’ meeting on Brexit hosted by the Secretary of State (SoS) for Culture Media and Sport (CMS) on 24th January.
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IHBC member invitation to ‘Arches’: Conservation-focussed HE information workshop, CPD recognised – 29/30 March, Liverpool (Some places still available)
The City of Lincoln has joined in an international partnership to develop a new heritage database system for use by UK heritage management organisations, ‘Arches’, and is seeking input from conservation colleagues to secure suitable historic environment conservation standards by inviting IHBC members to a forthcoming IHBC CPD-recognised workshop in Liverpool on 29/30 March 2017.
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: University of London, Goldsmiths College’s former chapel restoration; Contract £1.45M, closing 26 January
The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly HESPR Bulletins that bring tender opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for IHBC members this week features a call from the University of London on the restoration of its Grade II listed Theatre building, Goldsmiths College’s former chapel, with a closing date of 26 January, contract valued at £1.45M.
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Early Career Bursaries on IHBC-recognised ‘Traditional Roofs’ at Lincoln Castle: 8/9 February
The University of Leicester has announced a limited number of £90 bursary places for students, unwaged and early career (first five years post-graduation) professionals on one of its forthcoming IHBC-accredited CPD courses: Understanding and Inspecting Traditional Slate and Tile Roofs, at the Heritage Skills Centre, Lincoln Castle, on Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 February.
For all other delegates the course costs £120 (early bird price – there are a couple of places left) to £185 so this represents a significant saving.
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IHBC welcomes Civic Voice Parliamentary debate on 50th Anniversary of Conservation Areas: 26 January
The Civic Voice, the link body for England’s Civic Trust interests, with the support of Robert Jendrick MP, has secured a House of Commons debate on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of conservation areas on Thursday 26 January.
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IHBC’s ‘Sign of the times’ from Parliament’s home: No historic building grants under Countryside Stewardship scheme for 2016…
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has noted that, in response to a question from Mark Hendrick MP, it has been revealed that although grants for the restoration of historic buildings (HE2) form part of the new Countryside Stewardship scheme, none were issued in 2016.
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CIOB launches free ethical construction MOOC: 30 January
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy has launched a massive open online course (MOOC) focusing on ethics and compliance for construction professionals, starting 30 January 2017, the MOOC being an internet-based course that is available to a very large number of people for free.
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