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ICOMOS-UK’s new General Secretary: Dr Alison Hems

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

Alison Hems has been appointed to the post of General Secretary of ICOMOS-UK, succeeding Susan Denyer, who has stepped down after 20 years in the role.

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London Historic Building Trust appoints five new Trustees

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) has appointed five new Trustees.

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The Long Barrow at All Cannings: A Novolithic Barrow build in 2014 – a ‘Druidic Place of Worship’

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

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The Long Barrow at All Cannings is operated by Tim Daw, a ‘spiritual place where people of any or no faith can come to remember and give thanks, especially for the lives of their loved ones’.

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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service helps all disciplines, levels and sectors, and with a charity focus this round, remember the IHBC subsidises charity posts by c.25%

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and telling your boss about our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, helps your prospects too!

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Join IHBC’s online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into heritage estate planning and management, all in our first ‘blended’ Council (NB: ‘In-Person’ attendance exclusively by invitation only).

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Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – with presentations on June 13, and entries closing 31 March.

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IHBC issues formal notice for 2025 AGM: 13 May 2025, 5.30pm for 6pm start, online

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

IHBC Chair David McDonald has written to all members of the IHBC with the date of and guidance on the 2025 AGM, to take place online on Tuesday 13 May 2024 at 6pm, with the full programme starting at 5.30pm’, so if you have not received your notice, check your email trash first, and contact IHBC Company Secretary Lydia Porter at admin@ihbc.org.uk as needed.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: NTS on its ‘Pioneering conservation’, as Hill House… is ‘dissolving like an aspirin in a glass of water’

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is carrying out a pioneering conservation programme for Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh as the building is ‘dissolving like an aspirin in a glass of water’.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s listing spotlight’ from HESPR’s £46+M of weekly works: Council seeks Landscape design etc. services linked to Lottery Bid, to 21/03

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Borough Council for Landscape design and consultancy services linked to a Lottery Bid, to 21/03.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council ‘unable’ to argue against Chinese Embassy proposal

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

Tower Hamlet’s rejection of Chinese Embassy plans in the borough in December was based on police objections which have since been withdrawn, reports The Slice Tower Hamlets magazine.

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HE publishes ‘Heritage Led Regeneration Toolkit’

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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Historic England (HE) has published its Heritage Led Regeneration Toolkit on how to ‘use the unique and distinctive history and character of local places as a catalyst to revitalise communities and the local economy’.

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Unlock Scotland’s past with trove.scot

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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You can explore millions of records online now as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has unveiled new website to access its collections, archives, images and information: trove.scot.

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House of Commons Parliamentary Research Library Briefing on VAT and Churches

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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House of Commons Parliamentary Research Library has issued a Briefing on Construction work to repair buildings, VAT and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPOWGS) that provides grants to mitigate the VAT costs for these repairs.

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UNESCO UK launches new website

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from whom MHCLG can commission short pieces of ad hoc work under contract…’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada on ‘It’s Time to Abolish the Right to Demolish’

Posted on 28/02/2025 by IHBC

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Heritage advocate Catherine Nasmith on how it’s time to make building demolition the exception, not the rule, reports Canadian Architect.

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IHBC’s SE Branch Newsletter: Branch Chair (& trustee) Joanna Saady updates, on people, CPD, networking, Branch School – ‘Let’s get stoned…’ – & AGM (Reigate, 28/03) & much more

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has issued its latest NEWSLETTER, updating on events, plans, new Branch Consultant and more, so check out what one IHBC Branch does, including at its AGM & School, ‘Let’s get stoned, Materials and conservation techniques’ Reigate, 28 March!

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Join IHBC’s online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

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Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming 13 May: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch – or any at our National Office (e.g. Administrator, Lydia Porter at admin@ihbc.org.uk or Director, Seán O’Reilly at director@ihbc.org.uk).

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ H&S Signpost: Building Safety Wiki – ‘Why the UK construction industry must unite for Building Safety’

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

As regards Health and Safety, 2025 represents a pivotal year for the building design and construction industry, writes Designing Buildings’ ‘Building Safety Wiki’, and as a dynamic, user-generated platform that fosters collaboration, your contributions can help shape the future of building safety in the UK.

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost, from DCMS: Embedding a Culture and Heritage Capital Approach

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

A new departmental report sets out the approach to embedding best practice for valuing cultural and heritage assets.

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IHBC’s HESPR members’ ‘News and Tender Alert’ News Spotlight: Director’s pick from February, with reminder on benefits including free annual Jobs etc. post (transferable, for goodwill!)

Posted on 25/02/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members ‘News and TenderAlerts’, while after a quiet periods, as now, the IHBC’s Director selects a sample news listing from a recent issue.

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