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Dumfries House has announced plans for a major new £6.5 million development named in honour of King Charles, to create a state-of-the-art events space.
Continue readingA new paper from Creative UK calls on the UK Government to recognise how culture is ‘key to sustainable economic growth, healthy communities and a confident national story’
Continue readingThe Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) Access Fund Catalyst Projects has awarded funding to five innovative initiatives set to redefine how heritage science drives research, conservation and public engagement across the UK.
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A toolkit to support heritage tourism businesses in their adaptation journey, the ‘Climate Change Adaptation Manual for Heritage Tourism’ provides guidance on how the heritage tourism sector can identify and adapt to the impacts of climate change in Scotland.
Continue readingRIBA’s Head of Research, Adrian Malleson, reviews the salary data from the 2025 RIBA Business Benchmarking Report.
Continue readingA new Third Sector report looks at how leading charities measure report and share their results.
Continue readingICOMOS took part in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which was held from 10-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, to reaffirm its commitment to climate action within heritage conservation practices.
Continue readingIHBC’s members and prospective members are asked to feed back on the summary review of our Corporate Plan for 2020-25 – ‘CP25’ – presented at our September Council, to help inform plans for our Corporate Plan for 2026-30 (CP30), with initial responses encouraged by 28 February 2026.
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IHBC’s last edition of our members’ journal Context – No. 185 – is available to read online and for this NewsBlog round we feature Terry Hughes on ‘Reslating an ancient water mill.
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IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, which lists accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories.
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
Continue readingThe Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has opened its Full Access Fund – to help heritage science and conservation researchers etc to access RICHeS-funded equipment, with a support webinar on 11 March.
Continue readingThe IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call by an English Council for an organisation to lead & operate a community restoration project, to 28/02
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The City of London Corporation has approved a £191 million funding package to support essential repairs and upgrades at the Barbican Centre, safeguarding the Grade II-listed arts complex for the 21st century.
Continue readingThe Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is marking 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation supporting communities across the UK to rescue, reuse and reimagine historic buildings
Continue reading£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period ‘turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more’.
Continue readingHistoric England’s (HE) Conservation and Heritage Capital projects ‘offer great opportunities to build in skills and training’ helping address skills gaps and shortages identified in its research.
Continue readingA National Retrofit Hub paper highlights how retrofit policy and delivery often focus narrowly on technical performance and energy metrics, when ‘enabling communities to have a… say… is critical to delivering lasting benefits.’
Continue readingUK Heritage Pulse – created by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and partners – is calling for participants in panel of hundreds at the heart of the sector to regularly offer views, shape strategy, share knowledge and influence funding priorities.
Continue readingCNN looks at plans to rebuild the ‘top-secret’ bunker beneath the White House East Wing in preparation for President Donald Trump’s sprawling new ballroom.
Continue readingKnow any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
Continue readingIHBC’s members’ journal Context No. 185 is under the spotlight and for this NewsBlog round we feature Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ as she looks across the UK at changes, case law, appeals and call-ins.
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The IHBC has welcomed Government’s £15Bn ’Warm Homes Plan’ – to ’help millions of families benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation…’ – but says it must ‘ensure that retrofit is done properly’.
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The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 30-31 January 2026 in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.
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The Council on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC) has published Insight 4: ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’, undertaken by Ingval Maxwell and Barry J Bridgwood for COTAC.
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