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- IHBC talks NPPF… on Tuesday 1 Sept, from 4PM: Join in the online discussion of the new Policy Framework and its implications 28/08/2026
- IHBC reports disappointment with ‘unjustified’ statutory role terminations for Theatres & Gardens Trusts 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE – IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 28/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 28/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: On Parliamentary engagement, as CMS Committee presents ‘Protecting Built Heritage’ 28/08/2026
- IHBC Director’s choice from HESPR’s £5.25M+ costed works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Conservation architect, to 09/09/2026 28/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Theatre building is turning 50 28/08/2026
- Welsh Government consults on ‘A vision for culture and sport in Wales…Developing a new culture and sport strategy…’ – to 18/12 28/08/2026
- County Council’s Network (CCN) responds on New National Planning Policy Framework 28/08/2026
- RTPI on NPPF: … puts sustainable communities on the right track.. 28/08/2026
- England’s Mayors given powers to green light developments 28/08/2026
- Government UK: Full steam ahead to fast-track more homes near stations 28/08/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, in craft, landscape, architecture & more 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 9-10 October … just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 25/08/2026
- LAST WEEK FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 25/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 25/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: £6bn North Manchester regeneration risks leaving older residents feeling ‘culturally displaced’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’ double up! IHBC calls for member assessors while Building reports on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New exhibition explores the past, present and future of Edinburgh’s North Bridge 25/08/2026
- National Parks UK & partners: Joint statement on the historic environment of National Parks UK published 25/08/2026
- Government invests in young people with more opportunities close to home 25/08/2026
- Official Statistics: Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26: summary report 25/08/2026
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our Virtual School on … Continue reading
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IHBC CPD Circular – Special Edition – Your CPD Guide to #IHBCShrewsbury2025
IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School CPD Circular offers our annual dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources for interdisciplinary conservation professionals at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, online or in-person.
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury SchoolCPD Circular‘Special Edition’ now out – ‘Heritage in Context:Value | Plan | Change’;Day School & Virtual School still open, from only £35+VAT (13/06)
IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School CPD Circular offers our annual dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources for interdisciplinary conservation professionals at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, online or in-person.
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School announces ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCShrewsbury2025 as booking options narrow fast: New delegate-led engagement & learning with Exhibitors & Sponsors
The IHBC is delighted to announce that our 2025 Shrewsbury Day School has added a new learning thread, as now specialist exhibitors will add even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates, with a call for Virtual … Continue reading
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!
Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School announces ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCShrewsbury2025 as in-person options narrow: New delegate-led engagement & learning with Exhibitors and Sponsors
The IHBC is delighted to announce that our 2025 Shrewsbury Day School has added a new learning thread, as now specialist exhibitors will add even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates, with a call for Virtual … Continue reading
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IHBC congratulates Conservation Wiki partner Designing Buildings as it reaches 20,000 articles
image DB: 2000 Bing AI Designing Buildings (DB) – host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has reached a major milestone, with 20,000 articles published.
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School announces ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCShrewsbury2025 as booking options narrow fast: New delegate-led engagement & learning with Exhibitors & Sponsors
The IHBC is delighted to announce that our 2025 Shrewsbury Day School has added a new learning thread, as now specialist exhibitors will add even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates, with a call for Virtual … Continue reading
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IHBC 2025 MarshAwards announced: Carole Ryan for ‘Retired- Community Contribution’ and William Johnson for ‘Successful Learning’ – Awards presented at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 13/06
Judges in the tenth year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the 2025 Awards, as Carole Ryan secures the ‘Community Contribution by a Retired Member of the IHBC’ award, while the ‘Successful Learning in Heritage … Continue reading
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)
The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls and more, with Schools, webinars, Byker, Balance, Branches & more
IHBC’s May CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.
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IHBC issues AGM update on new speaker with encouragement for proxy votes – online from 5.30pm, 13 May – members only, booking essential
The IHBC has updated the 2025 AGM’s formal notice – for 13 May, with online proceedings from 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start – which includes a new pre-AGM talk, by Tim Greensmith and entitled ‘Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings – Back from … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories
West Dean House by Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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IHBC looks back at Context 182: Gus Astley Student Awards, viewed from across the pond, and ahead as 2024 Awards at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, and 2025 Awards open to 31/08
The previous issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 182 – included a special update from our guest Student Awards judge for 2024, John Fidler, responding to the submissions, a sound reminder both of submissions for 2025 and the … Continue reading
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Higher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2023/24 – Notes
The Statistical Bulletin has been produced by Jisc in collaboration with statisticians from the Department for Education, the Office for Students, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland and been released according to … Continue reading
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IHBC looks back… at Context 182 – Gus Astley Student Awards, viewed from across the pond – … and ahead, to presentations at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, and 2025 Awards, now open to 31/08
The previous issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 182 – included a special update from our guest Student Awards judge for 2024, John Fidler, responding to the submissions, a sound reminder both of submissions for 2025 and the … Continue reading
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IHBC issues 2025 AGM notice – online from 5.30pm for 6.00pm, 13/05, exclusive to all member categories – with Alastair Godfrey, on ‘… Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings’, prefacing #IHBCShrewsbury2025
The IHBC has sent all members the 2025 AGM’s formal notice – for 13 May, with online proceedings from 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start – and includes our pre-AGM talk, this year with Alastair Godfrey on ‘The history and restoration … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)
The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage’
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s April ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls and more, with Schools, School webinars, Sustainability, Branches & much more
IHBC’s April CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.
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Booking opens for #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 12-14/06: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online), free pre-conference webinars and more, for all your conservation needs…’
Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – in wonderful Shrewsbury, on 12-14 June, centred on our hybrid (in-person & Virtual) Day School (13 June), with certified IHBC CPD, exhibitors, pre-conference webinars, networking & more
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