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- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 07/08/2026
- SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: ‘Nature’s Rights Bill’ Private Members’ Bill ‘would recognise Nature as a legal subject’ 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Targeted tax support could help turn derelict land into homes and jobs 07/08/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £162K+ costed works this week: Heritage body seeks independent scrutinising service for development 28/08, £50K 07/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (development) doorstep’: Industry sets out wish lists for new Prime Minister and Housing Minister 07/08/2026
- Heritage delivers for England’s economy, new HE data shows: £39.4bn, c.56o,ooo jobs, & each pound adds £1.51 to economy (ests. for 2024) 07/08/2026
- HCLG Committee launches Inquiry into ‘Revitalising High Streets’, open to 07/09 07/08/2026
- European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2027: Open to 7/10 07/08/2026
- ALGAO Publishes Guidance on Local Government Reorganisation 07/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: For Sale, A 7-Story Basket – The Longaberger basket Company’s headquarters in Ohio 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s August CPD Circular: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD partnership listing, from Llanberis (Slate, & free) to Barcelona (SAHGB), Belfast (HN) & Bristol (via Student Awards) and beyond 04/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE Consultation: Permitted development rights linked to schools, assets of community value, defence and conservation, to August 5 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: SAHGB offers IHBC reduced rates for Barcelona Architecture Study Tour, 14-17 October 2026 (IHBC Recognised CPD) 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: New UK pilots from UKNC UNESCO & NTU ‘explore how living heritage gives places meaning’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Procedural guide for Examinations and Gateways under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 04/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WHUK on competition to ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s 30th Anniversary as a World Heritage Site’, to 23/10 04/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Victorian ‘treasures’ feared lost in major fire at former Edinburgh Debenhams 04/08/2026
- HE: Free virtual work experience programme for young people aged 15+ 04/08/2026
- Dr Saira Ali FLI takes up role of President of the Landscape Institute 04/08/2026
- ICE & partners call for new UK PM to ‘re-commit’ to existing infrastructure plans: ‘… not the time to go back to square one’ 04/08/2026
- RTPI: ‘… driverless vehicles could hit planning ‘unlike anything the system has handled before’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Exploring the American Story Through Place, via CyArk 04/08/2026
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on winners in IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award
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 Designing Buildings on winners in IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Jack Parker (Oxford Brookes) receives top Award with £500, and Booth-Bird award to Andrew Pettifor (Birmingham City University), both winning Newcastle School places
The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2025 has been selected by guest judge, IHBC’s Vice President Torsten Haak, as Jack Parker, (Oxford Brookes) for work on ‘Hewing’, while the IHBC’s Booth-Bird award winner is Andrew Pettifor … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Vice President Torsten Haak as Guest Judge for 2025 Student Award: Selecting next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, to receive £500 + Newcastle School place, 18-20 June 2026
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Torsten Haak, Executive Director of the Iona Community and IHBC’s Vice President as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award, supporting our student awards programme of certificates, cash prizes & free … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Vice President Torsten Haak as Guest Judge for 2025 Student Award: Selecting next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, to receive £500 + Newcastle School place, 18-20 June 2026
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Torsten Haak, Executive Director of the Iona Community and IHBC’s Vice President as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award, supporting our student awards programme of certificates, cash prizes & free … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Double up with DB on IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards closing 30/09 and IHBC free access to LPOC at Malvern, 10/11 Oct
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 2 IHBC items: Designing Buildings (DB) on the IHBC Student … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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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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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’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Ailsa Bailey wins top Award, with Highly Commended and Booth-Bird CMP prizes too
The winners of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2024 have been selected by guest judge Nathan Baker, former CEO of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), with winners offered free places at the Annual School in Shrewsbury – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Ailsa Bailey wins top Award, with Highly Commended and Booth-Bird CMP prizes too
The winners of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2024 have been selected by guest judge Nathan Baker, former CEO of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), with winners offered free places at the Annual School in Shrewsbury – … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes new CIfA CE Nathan Baker as Guest Judge for IHBC Student Award 2024: Selecting the next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, who’ll receive £500 + Shrewsbury School place, 12-14 June 2025
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Nathan Baker, new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award, while his choice (& others) will receive certificates, cash prizes … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes new CIfA CE Nathan Baker as Guest Judge for IHBC Student Award 2024: Selecting the next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, who’ll receive £500 + Shrewsbury School place, 12-14 June 2025
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Nathan Baker, new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award, while his choice (& others) will receive certificates, cash prizes … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Annual Student Award guest judge – John Fidler to select next ‘Gus Astley’ winner for £500 + Reading School, #IHBCReading2024, 12-15 June
The IHBC is delighted to welcome John Fidler – a founder member of the IHBC’s predecessor, the Association of Conservation Officers and first editor of Context, and now retired from his international consultancy – as the guest judge for the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … Continue reading
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