The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).
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As Cadw and the RCAHMW ‘look closely at their functions and responsibilities and identify synergies and different ways of delivering’, a Working Group led by Mrs Carole Souter has been consulting stakeholders and, following Workshops, has offered a report below.
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Network Rail has completed a £3.5 million project to refurbish Awe viaduct near Taynuilt on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line.
Continue readingASCHB – The Association For Studies In The Conservation Of Historic Buildings – has informed members that Ian Bristow, leading authority on historic paint colours and ASCHB’s first Treasurer, ‘died suddenly and unexpectedly last week’.
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An overhaul of local plans has been confirmed by the government, as it hopes to ‘deliver homes almost three times faster… recruit more local planners… build 1.5 million homes’.
Continue readingThe Emergency Planning team at Historic England invites organisations and professionals to complete this training needs analysis survey, to help understand where additional training and resources are needed, closing 4 April.
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Europa Nostra, the National Trust and INTO – the International National Trusts Organisation will organise the first edition of the Inclusive European Heritage Residencies, from 14-20 June 2025, with applications closing 14 April.
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‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.
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Following on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to the school theme of ‘Heritage in Context’, all open to everyone and free to attend, and all supporting #IHBCShrewsbury2025.
Continue readingThe IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).
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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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Following government plans to limit the scope of, and/or remove key amenity society interests from planning, including The Gardens Trust and The Theatres Trust, the latter has laid out its case for the status quo.
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IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the New Civil Engineer on a ‘Call for volunteer engineers for Wilts & Berks canal’.
Continue readingThe Court of Appeal has granted Natural England a permanent injunction against a tenant farmer to prevent him from ploughing and cultivating land without obtaining the necessary consent, reports Farmers Weekly.
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The government has announced £1.5 billion funding for 75 selected communities through the Plan for Neighbourhoods.
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10,000 more apprentices are anticipated by government as it ‘slashes red tape to boost growth’, with shorter and flexible apprenticeships and ‘new English and maths requirements’ to boost skills and support employers.
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The Scottish Government is gathering views to help inform new Statutory Guidance for public bodies, to support them in putting the climate change duties into practice.
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The Heritage Alliance (THA) AGM 2025 reflected on the past year, inducted new Trustees and said goodbye to those stepping down, and celebrated the work of our members.
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A Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) State of the Nations Report has been issued on ‘Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries’
Continue readingFollowing on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to the school theme of ‘Heritage in Context’, all open to everyone and free to attend, and all supporting #IHBCShrewsbury2025.
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IHBC’s members-only Council meeting on 24 March includes a welcome for our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to our outgoing President Mike Brown as he moves to the post of Immediate Past President, and the election of our new Vice President Torsten Haak, with up to 3 more Vice President posts open to election at future Councils.
Continue reading‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.
Continue readingAll our members have been sent invitations to the next IHBC CPD-led Council, with new business, and learning that includes London Charterhouse Director of Estates & Conservation, Aimée Felton on ‘The London Charterhouse – A Case Study in Heritage Estate Management’, in a session chaired by Rebecca Thompson, Director of Property, St Paul’s Cathedral and IHBC President elect & Chair of Council.
Continue readingThe 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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Following government plans to limit the scope of, or remove, key amenity society interests from planning, including The Gardens Trust and The Theatres Trust, the former has laid out its case for the status quo.
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