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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
- IHBC joins 33 leading organisations calling for £6.8M in urgent funding to support Planning Schools 10/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 10/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Management’ signpost): AJ on legal challenge to Barbican demolition… which ‘can proceed’ 10/10/2025
- Chancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments… to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’ 10/10/2025
- Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01 10/10/2025
- £214m new funding for Welsh communities to improve neighbourhoods and restore pride 10/10/2025
- RICS calls for expressions of interest for pilot programmes of new professional pathways 10/10/2025
- RTPI launches five-year strategy to elevate planning: Empower 2030 10/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Donovan Rypkema & Heritage Strategies International seek input on ‘measuring in Arts, Culture, and Heritage’ 10/10/2025
- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s CPD Blog from #IHBCShrewsbury2025: Some ‘Academic Reflections on the IHBC Annual School… and participation’ from Dr Alison McCandlish IHBC, University of Glasgow 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 07/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost ‘The Big Think’ UK Heritage Pulse update – Sector-wide collaboration and relevance 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre 07/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on regen in Newcastle – UK Design Capital of the Year & IHBC 2026 School Venue 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Victorian engine found in attic of former Scots jail ‘one of three in world’ 07/10/2025
- 2024 ICOMOS Annual Report now available 07/10/2025
- C20 welcomes listing of Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building (1987-89), 1 Cobham Mews Studios in Camden 07/10/2025
- From the Carbon Trust’s Insight Series: New draft Net Zero Standard version 2.0, and ‘What it means for corporates’ 07/10/2025
- Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released 07/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Climate Heritage Network ‘Refresher on the Global Call to Put Culture at the heart of Climate Action’ 07/10/2025
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£214m new funding for Welsh communities to improve neighbourhoods and restore pride
Government’s £214 million Pride in Place funding is reaching every local authority in Wales.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: Interim evaluation on the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’
Government has issued and interim evaluation report on the Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN) Fund is an up to £30Mn package of funding to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England, including up to £10m … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Public First Report… ‘Quiet majority’ favour local development
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications as new research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development, reports LocalGov.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Ireland’s €240k funding, awarded to ‘safeguard World Heritage’
The Irish government has announced a pilot World Heritage Strategic Investment Fund to invest €240,000 to conserve, maintain, protect and promote World Heritage in Ireland.
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New report calls for long-term placemaking to create vibrant communities
The ‘Place Building – Developing Homes & Communities’ report advocates a shift from short-term housing targets to long-term placemaking, as aligning policy incentives with on-the-ground innovation and community insight lets the built environment sector transition towards a true place-building approach.
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University of Greenwich and the University of Kent announce ‘trailblazing’ collaboration: New ‘super-university’
The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent have today, 10 September 2025, announced our intention to formally collaborate.
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IHBC’s ‘Conservation in conversation’ signpost: ICON CEO sits with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT)
Featured in the latest issue of ICON’s Iconnect Magazine, is the Institute of Conservation CEO Emma Jhita sitting down with Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust (HOLT), for an insightful conversation.
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Arts, Culture and Heritage – Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England
The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre has issued its Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England…’, and sees higher participation in areas with more people working in arts and culture.
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37 local heritage sites to benefit from £15M boost to breathe new life into communities across England
image for illustration: Hot rooms of the Turkish Baths, Swindon by Ishpoloni, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Heritage buildings are set to benefit from £15 million of funding as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure our heritage is fit … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada is losing its churches… can communities afford to let that happen?
image for illustration: Gower Street Church, St Johns, Newfoundland by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons From housing to disaster relief, faith spaces have long filled civic gaps. A new report calls them essential public assets, reports Broadview.
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IHBC welcomes ODs, DODs, HODs & EHODs: Open Days for locally-led heritage resources and projects across September and beyond
The IHBC is once again delighted to welcome the suite of volunteer-led and publicly supported events across September that open access to local heritage places and resources: Open Doors (Wales), Doors Open Days (Scotland), Heritage Open Days (England) & European … Continue reading
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DCMS issues ‘Invitation to nominate’ for recognition in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, with Information Sessions and Nomination Form
A letter from Susannah Storey, DCMS Permanent Secretary, invites nominations for the ‘BD26’ Honours List.
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Rayne Trust Open Call for Expressions of Interest: ‘…for greater investment in community spaces for the long term’
Where People Meet Grant Programme is an Open Call for Expressions of Interest from the Rayne Trust, to ‘support spaces that enable people in their communities to lead connected, healthy lives.
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New era for Somerset students and communities as UCS College Group launches
A fresh chapter in education has begun across Somerset this August, as Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) and Strode College officially unite to form University Centre Somerset College Group (UCS College Group).
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Public lacks confidence in the next generation of New Towns, but has clear ideas for getting them right, RTPI/YouGov survey finds
A survey from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and YouGov reveals that the UK public has serious doubts about whether the next generation of new towns will meet future needs – and has strong views on how to get … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Campaigners blast ‘investment in destruction’ as government funds partial infill of Queensbury Tunnel
The Government is to commit public funding to a project that will see the partial infilling of the Queensbury Tunnel, reports The Halifax Courier, the 1.4-mile long Queensbury Tunnel, was closed in the 1950s, and the focus of a longstanding … Continue reading
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Places of Worship Forum (POWF) launches inaugural Newsletter: COSS on ‘New Futures Programme – Former places of Worship in Scotland’
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The new Places of Worship Forum (POWF) Newsletter includes Audrey Dunn, Churches Advisor at COSS (Community Ownership Support Services) introducing their New Futures Programme – Former places of Worship in Scotland a new initiative dedicated … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: From DCMS & London Economics ‘Estimating the economic and social value of volunteering’
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has issued a London Economics report to monetise the economic and social value of volunteering in England.
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AHF: £400K+ grants help communities rescue & repurpose England’s Historic Buildings
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is very pleased to announce that it has awarded additional grants through the Heritage Revival Fund, with £424,738 given in support of nine different projects in June, ranging from a former parish school in Gateshead … Continue reading
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Spirit of 2012: Research, learning and insights measure wellbeing to understand the value for money of Spirit of 2012 grants
Spirit of 2012 is the London 2012 social legacy organisation offering research, learning and insights from over a decade of funding projects to inspire a social legacy.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: AHRC Mission Awards pilot ‘a team convening approach’ – Climate research and Cultural heritage
Three Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Mission Awards will explore climate research and cultural heritage through a team-based approach that seeks to transform the way research is conducted.
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Volunteering is thriving – Just not where you’ve been looking: We are parts of something bigger
If volunteering is really in crisis, why are so many volunteer-led organisations flourishing, asks Reach Volunteering?
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IHBC’s Research Signpost: UKRI – New fund will focus research investment on local priorities
image for illustration UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) reports that an allocation of at least £30 million for each of 10 regions across the UK will set local experts at the heart of research and innovation investment, to grow local … Continue reading
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HE: Uncovering local history hidden on our streets
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald We are surrounded by historic designs and constructions that were initially invented for everyday purposes says Historic England (HE), and the details and tiny variations of these objects can help tell what was happening in … Continue reading
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IHBC SE Branch Summer Social – Friday 25 July, Pevensey Castle: Places available – ‘Book, bring a picnic… & pop in & out as suits!’
The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch summer gathering and site visit for 2025 is to Pevensey Castle, a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage, with all welcome (including ‘kids and dogs’) and CPD certificates on request, but please … Continue reading
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