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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, with updates for local volunteer leads: Part 3 – Parliamentary Commitments to conclusions 09/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes new findings from joint Arts Culture & Heritage Project: ‘… to better articulate the economic, social and cultural value of arts, culture and heritage’ 09/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 09/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 09/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 09/10/2026
- Join in IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 09/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Using the AHRC Commercialisation Strategy and impact guidance, from UKRI 09/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.3Mn new weekly costed works: City BID partnership seeks concept proposals for 3 ‘transformations’ of key locations, to 1/11, @ £500 each 09/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Grade II-listed Ugly House in Wales fails to sell at auction 09/10/2026
- In landmark 50th year AHF awards its 1000th loan 09/10/2026
- Skills England launches Skills For Work programme consultation: to 16 October 09/10/2026
- National Heat Risk Commission – call for evidence – to 30/10 09/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Frank McDonald obituary – campaigning journalist changed how Ireland thinks about urban planning 09/10/2026
- Heritage Network’s Chair Alice Ullathorne IHBC marks success of first year in post at Network’s 2026 NI Belfast conference, with IHBC as exhibitors & members 06/10/2026
- IHBC opens consultation on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 06/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s heritage delivers benefits far beyond tourism, new evidence shows 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: New national research sets out what is needed to sustain cathedral craft skills 06/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: NCE on ‘Ireland’s infrastructure threatened by climate change’ 06/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (trust) doorstep’: A house that changed architecture: Richard +?Su Rogers’s modernist masterpiece given to the nation 06/10/2026
- Community groups invited to apply for funding to bring people together, with next wave of Common Ground Award… ‘up to £2.5m’ 06/10/2026
- New Chair elected by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 06/10/2026
- Historic England on ‘The Public Value of Archaeology’ 06/10/2026
Tag Archives: communication
IHBC’s ‘Communication’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’
image for illustration: Hansueli Krapf CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Scotland’s The Engine Shed makes the case on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’.
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Tagged communication, cpd, historic buildings, IHBC, Scotland
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IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm
The IHBC is delighted to invite ALL our IHBC Committees to be represented at the next Branch Connection Event, taking place online on 22 January 2026, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, so if you a Committee member interested in joining in, … Continue reading
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Tagged building, charity, climate change, communication, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, IHBC, networking, planning, professional, skills
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Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
‘Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology’ explores how people across the UK engage with, value, and access archaeological information.
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Tagged archaeology, communication, environment, public, questionnaire
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IHBC’s Practice Signpost: WhatsApp exchanges may form legally binding contracts
High Court Rulingshould serve as a clear warning to the industry that even informal WhatsApp exchanges can form legally-binding contracts.
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Tagged communication, contracting, legal, messaging, negotiation
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IHBC seeks ‘Branch Consultants’ with strong interpersonal, IT & comms skills for flexible part-time (typically 4 hours/week) regional support: Help boost locally-led conservation and volunteers, @£25/hour + expenses, closes 18 July
If you want to help the IHBC’s UK-wide built and historic environment conservation practice Branch network, have strong IT, comms & interpersonal skills, and seek flexible home-working with huge potential for engagement, travel and supporting interdisciplinary conservation, please let us … Continue reading
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Tagged building, charity, climate change, communication, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, skills, volunteers, working
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, while posts from charities get c.25% off
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and telling your boss about our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, … Continue reading
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Tagged building, charity, climate change, communication, conservation, employment, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, networks, planning, skills, working
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