image: Rob Cowan for IHBC Context
IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, but it also included our must-read update on recent journals, ‘Periodically’, by Bob Kindred MBE.
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As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
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‘BS 40104: 2025: Retrofit Assessment for Domestic Dwellings – Code of Practice’, was officially published at the end of September and here Prof. John Edwards, IHBC’s Technical Panel Secretary and lead on the heritage/traditional buildings workstream, updates NewsBlog readers on key issues, and on how to find out more.
Continue readingInstitute for Governance report ‘Reorganising district councils and local public services, challenges and options’ suggests that merger of districts may well create ‘a postcode lottery for delivering key services’.
Continue readingA High Court judge has granted permission for a judicial review of the City of London Corporation’s (CLC) decision to approve plans for the demolition of Bastion House and the former Museum of London, reports Local Government Lawyer.
Continue readingOfficers in Woolton are urging parents and guardians to warn their children about the dangers of going into Woolton Hall after it suffered extensive fire damage.
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image for illustration: Cafe on Southport Pier by Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sefton Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement confirming full funding for the restoration of Southport Pier — a historic and much-loved landmark that has stood proudly on the town’s coastline since 1860, reports My Sefton News.
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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 Building Design (BD) on the ‘litany of failures’ in external insulation uncovered by the National Audit Office.
Continue readingThe Architectural heritage Fund (AHF) has been celebrating the Past Present and Future of Railway Heritage for Railway 200 marking the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Continue readingPeople across Scotland are invited by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to take part in national conversation about heritage.
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Continue readingThe Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Ulrike Knox, Jamie Ritblat and Philip Shepherd as Commissioners to the Historic England (HE) board.
Continue readingA new interim Chief Construction Adviser has been appointed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Continue readingThe Association for Cultural Enterprises has launched the Cultural Enterprises Awards 2026 celebrating success and creativity in cultural income generation.
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The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National Office.
Continue readingAs part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
Continue reading‘BS 40104: 2025: Retrofit Assessment for Domestic Dwellings – Code of Practice’, was officially published at the end of September and here Prof. John Edwards, IHBC’s Technical Panel Secretary and lead on the heritage/traditional buildings workstream, updates NewsBlog readers on key issues, and on how to find out more.
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image for illustration: Epiacum, Whitley Castle, Northumberland by Thomas Sopwith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Countryside Stewardship Heritage Service is a partnership between Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Historic England, that supports sustainable land management to protect our shared heritage for future generations.
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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 comes from The IHBC Director’s pick this week comes from a nationally significant charity seeking design services for a ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11/2025.
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image for illustration: Poundbury Dorchester by Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The urban planning ideas of King Charles – which once saw him battling with the architectural establishment – are helping to inspire the next generation of new towns in England reports BBC News.
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image for illustration: Opening of Stockton & Darlington Railway painting by John Dobbin – Wikimedia Commons
Five heritage railway stations, alongside 2 other railway sites, have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England, in recognition of their historic and architectural interest and to mark 200 years of the modern railway.
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BEFS has launched a new Manifesto, Building Foundations for a Better Scotland, in advance of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
Continue readingAs the Planning and Infrastructure Bill makes its way through Parliament, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) reports that it has secured an amendment to ensure design quality is at the heart of new development.
Continue readingPathways to Planning is a graduate programme intended to attract a diverse group of individuals to fast track their career in the built environment as a local government (LG) planner or surveyor, with applications open to 6 January 2026.
Continue readingThe New Towns Taskforce has recommended locations for the next generation of new towns.
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image for illustration: Stonehenge by Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
A major new study, announced today, will measure the economic and non-economic value of the UK’s UNESCO sites. From the world-renowned Stonehenge, Tower of London and the Lake District, to Biosphere Reserves, Global Geoparks and the Creative Cities network, UNESCO-designated sites cover 14% of the UK’s land area and are home to 9 million people.
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