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- IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: What’s on… from Branches (NW: IoM Water Wheel; NO & RTPI: Towns etc.; YO+: Mortar Essentials) – School webinars, partnering, & more 08/05/2026
- IHBC salutes STBA (& a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026: 14 May, with free tickets too! 08/05/2026
- WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3 08/05/2026
- IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06 08/05/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto 08/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.6M costed works this week: Council seeks accredited consultant for grant scheme, to 28/05 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Cathedral) doorstep’: Amid a heritage skills crisis, St Paul’s wants to bring its craftspeople into the light, reports Building 08/05/2026
- New towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ Built Environment Committee report 08/05/2026
- UKGBC calls for urgent action on retrofit and energy optimisation in new reports 08/05/2026
- Heritage Network gathers data on ‘The impact of community-led heritage’, asking: ‘What did Impact 2025 show?’ 08/05/2026
- THA & University of Oxford explore ‘what makes partnerships across heritage sector and academia work’: Survey open to 1 June 08/05/2026
- DB, CIAT & more… on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’ 08/05/2026
- RIBA responds to Single Construction Regulator prospectus 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 8 URBACT Good Practices turning cooperation into ‘Social Innovation’… powered by the people with a survey too 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 05/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11 05/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 05/05/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ CPD Signpost: ‘Oliver Barratt MBE (1941–2026): A Life in Service of Edinburgh’, from The Cockburn Association: 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Build More Homes and New Towns Summit 2026’ update 05/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: GOV.UK on its ‘Working Minds Campaign’ + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 05/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Highland Council approve funds for Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum 05/05/2026
- Government UK: On engaging the public when preparing a local plan 05/05/2026
- Icon Appointed by RICHeS to deliver its first UK-wide Heritage Science Workforce Survey 05/05/2026
Tag Archives: art
Connections Through Culture Grants 2025, to 23 June
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A British Council grant programme designed to nurture fresh cultural partnerships between the UK and selected countries is open to 23 June.
IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ Signpost: Dezeen Agenda Special Edition features stories from Art Deco Centenary series
image for illustration: Art Deco Power House in Tuai by Searlenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Timed to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Paris exposition that introduced art deco to the world, Dezeen Agenda Special Edition explores the … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, architecture, art, Art Deco, building, conservation, culture, expertise, heritage
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State of the Nations research series: Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) State of the Nations Report has been issued on ‘Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries’
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IHBC welcomes new addition to members’ publications listing: Dr Kathryn Davies IHBC on ‘Vernacular wall paintings in the Welsh Marches, 1550–1650’
Kathryn Davies’ Artisan Art: Vernacular wall paintings in the Welsh Marches, 1550–1650 is a revised & updated edition (August 2024) of the original 2008 edition.
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Tagged art, art history, conservation, culture, expertise, heritage, vernacular
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Friends of Friendless Churches: ‘Latest News’, on churches in care – Wales, wall paintings, service dates and more
image: canvases and triple decker pulpit, St Doged’s, Llanddoged The ‘Latest News’ bulletin from Friends of Friendless Churches updates on a new church in their care, St Doged’s, Llanddoged and offers an inside look at our works at St James’s, … Continue reading
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NCT’s ‘Discover Churches’: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has a guide ‘Explore churches – Discover Churches: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors and a resource’ – designed to help volunteers extend a warm and meaningful welcome to visitors exploring church heritage, art, and community.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: The St. Anne’s Church fire in Toronto – a cautionary tale to preserve heritage
image for illustration Jack Rozdilsky of York University, Canada, looks to lessons following the St. Anne’s Church fire in Toronto, from moving activities to a GoFundMe campaign to support rebuilding, reports the Canadian Architect.
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