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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
King Charles III becomes Royal Patron of RICS
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Views sought on updated guidance for Scotland’s inventory of historic battlefields: closing 2/07
Historic Environment Scotland(HES) is seeking views on updated selection guidance for Scotland’s inventory of historic battlefields.
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CABE Technical Director Becomes New Chief Executive
Richard Harral will be taking the helm as Chief Executive as CABE moves forward with its strategy to support members and professionals to deliver a more competent construction industry.
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Housing and heritage celebrated in Yorkshire RIBA Awards 2024
Yorkshire’s heritage – ranging from the 11th to 20th century – has been celebrated at the recent RIBA Yorkshire Awards, with prizes handed out to sensitive restorations of social housing (Park Hill Phase 2) and historic monuments (Clifford’s Tower).
image: Clifford’s Tower by DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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New members appointed to the Natural England board
Four new members will join the Board of Natural England.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Striking photos show nature reclaiming brutalist concrete
A new photography book, ‘Brutalist Plants,’ explores nature’s links to the architectural style characterised by imposing form and exposed concrete.
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IHBC Chair and President on low-cost 2024 Virtual School, 14/06: Promote critical skills to members, colleagues & networks, at #IHBCReading2024, from £30+VAT
IHBC Chair David McDonald and President Mike Brown have written to all IHBC members to encourage active engagement with the 2024 Virtual School – part of our #IHBCReading2024 School – and to promote its low-cost to colleagues etc. as an easy way to build skills in conservation.
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IHBC’s #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School MarketPlace:LEARN & launch: 12 June, 17:00-18:30- HES, Robyn Pendyr, Morwenna Slade, THA, Civic Voice, sheep wool, shecanengineer.com & much more!
The IHBC’s learning-led MarketPlace:LEARN (12/06; 17:00-18:30pm) complements our 2024 Reading School’s member and sector support, with free online access to all & included in all #IHBCReading2024 options.
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IHBC’s election-compliant #IHBCReading2024 School CPD Circular: Virtual & Day School Special Edition Update, includes MarketPlace:LEARN too
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Our dedicated #IHBCReading2024 CPD Circular on Virtual and Day School has been issued, with content updates following the election and a reminder that new delegates can still join us online, on Friday 14 June, for the Virtual School, accessible from only £30+VAT, with our learning-led MarketPlace:LEARN (Wednesday 12 June, 5.00-6.30pm) launching the Virtual School.
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IHBC signposts THA’s heritage advocacy in election time
With more elections on their way, The Heritage Alliance is making available a wide range of advocacy resources ‘to ensure the continued success of the heritage sector’ in England.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £239K works this week: Wales Council seeks team for heritage engineering transformation, to 24/06, to £180K
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 is a call from a Welsh Council for a design team for the ‘transformation’ of an engineering heritage feature, closing 24/06 and valued c. £180K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep’: Farmer ordered to pay £45,000 for demolishing dovecote without consent
A Shropshire farmer has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £45,000 for demolishing a Grade II listed dovecote on his land without consent, reports Shropshire Council.
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Labour’s New Town plans: Angela Rayner fleshes out party’s vision
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has set out the party’s plans for the next generation of new towns ‘fit for the future’.
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59% of UK homeowners lack the knowledge or confidence to choose heat pumps, new survey says
A new survey from the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) says it has uncovered a significant knowledge gap among UK homeowners regarding renewable heating technologies.
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BSRIA Collaborates to Establish Common Definition of ‘Statutory’ in Workplace and Facilities Management
Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) has collaborated to establish common definition of ‘Statutory’ in workplace and facilities management.
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RTPI: Supporting Planning Skills Fund delivery
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has been selected as a preferred delivery partner for the Planning Skills Fund, a new five-year industry programme aimed at increasing skills and capacity in Local Planning Authorities across the UK.
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RICS finalises appointments to its Standards and Regulation Board (SRB)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the appointment of members to its permanent Standards and Regulation Board (SRB), as nearly 300 candidates applied for the five RICS member and five independent members roles on the Board.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, responding to the town’s huge popularity on social media platforms.
image for illustration: Mount Fuji seen from Fujikawaguchiko, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC Reading 2024 pre-conference CPD webinar series comes to a close, as we thank School sponsors and those who contributed and look forward to the #IHBCReading2024 Annual School
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Over the last few months, the IHBC has been collaborating with expert speakers to deliver a series of free, online, pre-conference webinars for #IHBCReading2024, and as this series closes, and thoughts begin to turn to the Reading School, we would like to take this opportunity to extend our thanks to everyone who participated in the series, and all our School Sponsors and networks who helped make it possible.
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IHBC’s June CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards & more – from Branches on BNG (WM) to Recognised CPD Providers on moisture inspections, & much more
IHBC’s CPD Circular for June offers the usual accessible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for conservation professionals, highlighting Branch events and, to come, an updated #IHBCReading2024 School CPD Circular issue with a Virtual School focus.
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Spread the word: IHBC’s 2024 Virtual School 14 June open as other #IHBCReading2024 options end •
Essential practice updates & insights for all Historic & Built Environment disciplines •
Easy online access • Expert content • Select recordings after • IHBC-Certified •
Low cost (to £35+VAT) •
MarketPlace:LEARN (12/06)
The IHBC’s 2024 School offers essential yet accessible & expert guidance and learning and resources for all practitioners and players with an interest in historic places and fabric, #IHBCReading2024 reading2024.ihbc.org.uk, offering up to 8 hours & more of IHBC-certified interdisciplinary expertise and insights.
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Essential practice updates & insights for all Historic & Built Environment disciplines •
Easy online access • Expert content • Select recordings after • IHBC-Certified •
Low cost (to £35+VAT) •
MarketPlace:LEARN (12/06)
Essential practice updates & insights for all Historic & Built Environment disciplines •
Easy online access • Expert content • Select recordings after • IHBC-Certified •
Low cost (to £35+VAT) •
MarketPlace:LEARN (12/06)
IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘Why is M&S earmarked for demolition when… House of Fraser is… to be refurbished?
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 Building asking ‘Why is M&S earmarked for demolition when its near neighbour, House of Fraser, is set to be refurbished?
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Poltimore House fire met with heartbreak and ‘deep sense of loss’
It is not known if the external walls of Poltimore House can be saved following a devastating fire, but its charitable trust has pledged to save what they can, reports Devon Live.
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The best buildings in Wales announced at RSAW Awards 2024
The winners of the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) Awards 2024 have been announced.
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RTPI highlights importance of General Election in addressing housing crisis and planning system
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has emphasised the importance of the upcoming General Election in addressing the housing crisis and improving the planning system
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