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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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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: The impact of climate change on UK properties and trade industries – city property repair costs £144 million by 2040
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Climate Change is set to drive £144M worth of annual repair work for UK tradespeople by 2040, new analysis by Protrade reveals, as escalating floods and heatwaves driven by climate change could push annual property … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: Understanding innovation and investment in DCMS sectors
Government UK has issued research by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) into understanding investment, innovation and productivity in DCMS sectors.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Applying ‘non-use values’ in culture and heritage – Executive summary from DCMS
image for illustration: Natural History Museum by Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), commissioned Alma Economics to conduct exploratory research into the application of ‘non-use value’ in the context of UK … Continue reading
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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Parliamentary CMS Committee calls for permanent funding and removal of cap
The CMS Committee is calling on the Government to make permanent the scheme which allows historic places of worship to reclaim VAT on the cost of repairs and refurbishment.
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Tagged building, conservation, economics, government, heritage, tax, VAT
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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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BBC: National Trust blames tax rises as it cuts 550 jobs
The National Trust has announced plans to cut 6% of its current workforce, about 550 jobs, partly blaming an inflated pay bill and tax rises.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, economics, environment, expertise, heritage, jobs, nature, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost update to RICHeS Survey: For Heritage Science community and networks, input sought to 1 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme – the UK’s strategy to unlock access to heritage science facilities – seeks wide-ranging input to a new short survey (15 mins) to shape the future programme.
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Tagged arts, community, conservation, economics, expertise, heritage, humanities, partnership, questionnaire, science
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Looking back to Context 183 (Part 1): IHBC’s journal examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, from work and economics to emotions and ageing
Our Spring issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 183 examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, highlighting how historic buildings and places trigger rich evocations, but that’s only part of a complex story being told here.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, economics, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, skills, wellbeing
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep: Council to sell Mackintosh building for use as Scottish Catholic archives
image for illustration: Martyrs’ School by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead – designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference … Continue reading
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Design Council launches Skills for Planet Blueprint
image for illustration: The Earth seen from Apollo 17 by Harrison Schmitt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Design Council has launched its ‘Skills for Planet Blueprint: The critical green skills that all designers need’.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Scottish Parliament launches Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) pilot to support climate scrutiny
image for illustration The Scottish Parliament has launched its first Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) –funded programme enhancing engagement with the research community to support scrutiny of climate change.
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Historic England launches Heritage Investment Prospectus
Historic England’s ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ showcases historic sites and buildings across England where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers right now.
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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!
Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: ‘Spillover impacts’ in publicly funded arts and culture sector measured
image for illustration The Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) has found that public funding in the arts and culture sector generates indirect economic impact – or ‘spillovers’ – that support the continued growth of the creative industries and … Continue reading
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The Countryside Alliance investigation: Over 9000 crimes reported at churches across UK in just three years
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald The Countryside Alliance’s latest investigation has revealed that from 2022 to 2024 over 9,000 crimes have been committed on church property as well as other religious premises.
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Tagged building, church, conservation, crime, economics, heritage, rural, vandalism
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Government on PBIS: Reforms to get Britain building will boost economy by billions
New analysis shows economy could be boosted by up to £7.5 billion over the next decade thanks to the pro-growth Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PBIS).
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IHBC’s President keynote on ‘Historic & Heritage Places and Assets’, an essential heritage perspective, ‘… a huge focus at UKREiiF 2025’, Leeds, 20 May
IHBC’s President Rebecca Thompson, Director of Property for St Paul’s Cathedral, will speak on ‘Historic and Heritage Places and Assets’ on 20 May at the Leeds UKREiiF 2025’, a forum dedicated to unlocking investment and driving regeneration and development across … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost, from HE: Understanding the value of England’s Historic Attractions sites
image for illustration: View of Syon House from Syon Park by Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England (HE) has explored how to measure the value of heritage attractions in a way that captures the additional benefits people … Continue reading
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (property) doorstep’: Value of UK housing stock hits £9 trillion for the first time
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The total value of all homes across the UK now stands at £9.10 trillion (£9,100,000,000,000), according to new research by property firm Savills.
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10,000 more apprentices as government slashes red tape to boost growth?
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 10,000 more apprentices are anticipated by government as it ‘slashes red tape to boost growth’, with shorter and flexible apprenticeships and ‘new English and maths requirements’ to boost skills and support employers.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (church/charity) doorstep’: Cathedral launches urgent fundraising push after becoming charity
image for illustration: Peterborough Cathedral website 900-year-old Peterborough Cathedral in Cambridgeshire has launched an urgent fundraising campaign after facing financial struggles in its first year as a registered charity, reports Civil Society.
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Reminder: HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’ – open to 30/01
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.
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HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.
IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: House of Commons Research Briefing Autumn Budget 2024 – A summary
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts
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IHBC’s Finance & Economics Signpost: British Land on ‘Brownfield’ – how to deliver more growth, homes & jobs, with communities’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 British Land’s report on ‘Brownfield urban regeneration: how to deliver more growth, homes and jobs with the support of communities’ has been published.
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