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A legal bid has been launched to secure protected legal status for a brutalist landmark under threat of being bulldozed, reports The Herald Scotland.
Continue readingOn 5 February 2026 Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board published its report ‘Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals’.
Continue reading13,000 apprenticeship and T Level opportunities are being created by government’s plan to transform school buildings.
Continue readingSAVE Britain’s Heritage has called for nominations for historic buildings at risk to be considered for its 2026 Buildings at Risk register.
Continue readingThe York Consortium for Craft and Conservation has opened the application round for 2026 Bursaries, which closes on Monday 16 March.
Continue readingGovernment UK seeks views on the usability of consolidated Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance and this consultation closes at 11:45pm on 10 March 2026
Continue readingA package of new and enhanced grants for homeowners across Ireland will help those looking to benefit from home energy upgrades.
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Bursaries for the IHBC’s 2026 Annual School on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, in Newcastle from 18-20 June, are now open, offering some of the most accessible and essential learning & CPD on how old and new fabric and places can best work together.
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
Continue readingIHBC members should have received their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join in our new-style and ‘members-only’ online Council from 4.30pm on 8 April, when, as well as Charters & much more, we start to ‘investigate conservation roles and services in local government’ – part of our 3rd Parliamentary Commitment.
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The IHBC is delighted to announce that booking of Full School places is now open for the IHBC Annual School 2026, in Newcastle, from 18–20 June, exploring ‘Adaptive Reuse’ with conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond over three days of learning, discussion, and networking.
Continue readingOn 21 October 2025, the National Churches Trust, in partnership with the V&A Museum, The King’s Foundation, and the Churches Conservation Trust, hosted Great Expectations at the Victoria and Albert Museum, with access to up to 17 recorded talks now available.
Continue readingIHBC’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 IHBC on ‘Booking Opens for #IHBCNewcastle2026’.
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A Scottish heritage charity will change its name after completing the multi-million-pound sale of its 20,000-acre estate on the Isle of Skye, which it says will allow ‘a renewed focus on its core mission’.
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Stoke-on-Trent has become the first city in the UK to declare a heritage emergency, calling for urgent investment to protect its most significant heritage sites as it seeks £325 million in public and private investment over the next decade.
Continue readingNominations for the 2026 Plowden Medal Conservation Award are open until Friday 15th May 2026, so if you know of any talented conservators in any field, who deserve recognition for their work, please consider nominating them and sharing the details with your network.
Continue readingUnderstanding how a community and its people think and feel about their heritage is a vital part of regeneration work: heritage isn’t just about places and things… it’s about what they mean to us and this is what’s known as ‘felt experience’, argues The Heritage Fund.
Continue readingA new publication summarises the key findings from the annual 2024/25 Community Life Survey.
Continue readingThe Infrastructure Strategy sets out a ten-year framework (2027 to 2037) to guide infrastructure planning, investment, and delivery across Scotland.
Continue readingIHBC members should have received their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join in our new-style and ‘members-only’ online Council from 4.30pm on 8 April, when, as well as Charters & much more, we start to ‘investigate conservation roles and services in local government’ – part of our 3rd Parliamentary Commitment.
Continue readingThe IHBC has welcomed National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), the week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
Continue readingKnow any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
Continue readingThe IHBC is delighted to announce that booking of Full School places is now open for the IHBC Annual School 2026, in Newcastle, from 18–20 June, exploring ‘Adaptive Reuse’ with conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond over three days of learning, discussion, and networking.
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The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!
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