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- IHBC welcomes the chance to ‘Unlock Access’ to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with ‘Full Access Fund Call’ open to 8 April, with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 24/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: BEFS & Dr Scott McGibbon on ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure – Building Scotland’s Workforce for Net Zero’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘Double-up Sector News’: DB on ‘Ireland’s National Residential Retrofit Plan’ & IHBC on ‘Sponsorship opportunities for #IHBCNewcastle2026 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (SPAB) doorstep’: Henry rekindles Hot Iron Blacksmithing at Chiddingfold Forge 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Preferred developer and development proposal for Egyptian Halls in Glasgow approved 24/02/2026
- England’s cultural infrastructure: repair, maintenance and renewal reports from Purcell show £2 billion of unfunded repair and maintenance (R&M) 24/02/2026
- Icon launches new Early Career Membership category 24/02/2026
- Why City & Guilds says ‘Apprenticeships could be the only way out of the UK’s Housing Shortage’ 24/02/2026
- Government: £30M boost for coastal communities adapting to eroding shores 24/02/2026
- English Heritage appoints Tony Hales CBE as its new Chair 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, ‘Trump says’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
Tag Archives: conservation
IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: HE’s Technical Advice on ‘Historic and Traditional Buildings at Risk of Flooding’ – mitigation & adaptation for flood types & construction to energy efficiency & more
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald One in four buildings are at risk of flooding, and this figure is likely to increase, so Historic England (HE) offers technical advice and guidance on understanding how the historic environment might mitigate or adapt … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, flooding, government, heritage, planning, skills
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £7M+ of weekly works: Town Council seeks team for urban development enhancement project, to 12/12 & £1M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from an English Town … Continue reading
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The Heritage Alliance on ‘What the Autumn Budget Means for the Heritage Sector’
Following the Autumn Budget The Heritage Alliance (THA) has developed a briefing providing an analysis of the most significant announcements within the budget for our sector.
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Tagged business, conservation, economics, environment, expertise, government, heritage, hospitality, leisure, planning
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RSPB: New ‘More in Common’ report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense
A report by the More in Common think-tank for the RSPB shows people want developers to build with nature, not against it.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European Heritage Hub’s ‘Call for good practices’ – ‘Cultural heritage as an asset for the green, digital and social transformation’, to 19/12
Cities and regions : European Heritage Hub makes a call for submissions on good practices in cultural heritage.
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IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!)
As part of the IHBC’s suite of resources and guidance designed to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the Affiliate member category, we are delighted to announce our next Supporter Surgery, to take place on 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, building, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, heritage, IHBC, learning, planning, skills
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BDP on ‘Redeveloping Plymouth Civic Centre’
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 BDP on ‘Redeveloping Plymouth Civic Centre’.
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Tagged building, city, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, redevlopment, skills
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Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved
Government has confirmed that the National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved to remember the lives lost during the pandemic.
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Tagged commemoration, conservation, COVID, environment, government, heritage, memorial, national, planning
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ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant
Icon has announced that the Pilgrim Trust has awarded £45,000 in funding to support our project ‘Conservation Skills at Risk – Protecting Heritage for Future Generations.’
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England to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting
Millions of trees to help get Britain growing through billion-pound investment in green jobs and nature restoration, creating thousands of jobs, Government UK reports.
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Tagged climate change, communities, conservation, environment, forests, government, health, nature, planning, trees, wellbeing
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A town wants to give away its 100-year-old convent: is it a housing solution?
image for illustration: Convent of Jesus and Mary, Gravelbourg by Archyfb, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Gravelbourg, Sask., looks for a visionary to give historic building a new life, reports CBC.
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IHBC’s December ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch & National AGMs, Surgeries, CPD Partnerships & more
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD), from priority Branch Partnership events to Branch and National AGMs and more.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, partnership, planning, skills, training
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IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!)
As part of the IHBC’s suite of resources and guidance designed to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the Affiliate member category, we are delighted to announce our next Supporter Surgery, to take place on 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, guidance, heritage, IHBC, planning, skills
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IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit
Image Credits: S O’Reilly IHBC & F Newton IHBC On 18 November the IHBC hosted the 2025 Westminster launch of its new ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’, informed by cross-cutting research into challenges across the full landscape … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, crafts, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, net zero, planning, retrofit, skills
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IHBC welcomes new joint CEOs at Historic England to post
Claudia Kenyatta CBE and Emma Squire CBE have taken up the role of Co-Chief Executives of Historic England, following the retirement of Duncan Wilson on 31 October 2025.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Management ‘ Signpost: DB’s ‘brief outline of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, with terms, and amendments
Designing Buildings (DB), host platform to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, offers a summary update of the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB).
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.4M+ of weekly works: BC seeks review of Conservation Areas, to £50K
The 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 this week is a call from an English Borough Council … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, HESPR, IHBC, planning, skills
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Two companies fined total of £190k for unauthorised Grade I listed building works following BNES council prosecution
image for illustration: IHBC Bath & North East Somerset Council (BNES) has successfully prosecuted two companies for carrying out unauthorised works to a Grade I listed building in Bath which affected its character as a building of special architectural or … Continue reading
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Gardens Trust on ‘Government Consultation on Removal of the Gardens Trust as a Statutory Consultee’
The Government has launched a consultation including the removal of the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee, running until mid-January.
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Tagged charity, conservation, consultation, expertise, gardens, government, heritage, policy
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Excellence Day 2025 spotlights innovation, creativity and community engagement
The European Heritage Excellence Day 2025 took place on 12 October at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels as part of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2025. During the event, the 30 winners of the European … Continue reading
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ services spans disciplines, levels & sectors, linked by interdisciplinary conservation practice standards delivering public benefit
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on the ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service … Continue reading
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Tagged architect, church, conservation, expertise, heritage, IHBC, jobs, localauthority, private enterprise, skills, surveyor
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IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit
Image Credits: S O’Reilly IHBC & F Newton IHBC On 18 November the IHBC hosted the 2025 Westminster launch of its new ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’, informed by cross-cutting research into challenges across the full landscape … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (duplicate) doorstep’: Plans for first Iron Age broch ‘in 2000 years’ approved for Highlands
image for illustration: The Iron Age Mousa Broch by Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Planning permission has been granted for the first broch in 2000 years to be constructed in the Highlands, reports The National.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lottery) doorstep’: Historic Birnbeck pier saved as surprise funding announced from NLHF
image for illustration: Birnbeck Pier by Oliver Mills, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The restoration of a historic pier has been saved just before councillors were to cancel the project thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, reports the … Continue reading
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‘Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security’ – with ‘nature as essential to sustaining growth and a healthy society’
A new strategy from Natural England – ‘Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security’, Natural England’s strategy – sets out how it will ‘move beyond protection to systemic, large-scale recovery of nature’.
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