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- IHBC congratulates IHBC Chair on formal investiture following OBE award 14/07/2026
- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 14/07/2026
- As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’ 14/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 14/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Understanding growth in the creative industries: National trends and firm-level evidence from Creative UK 14/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on ‘How Harringay’s warehouse district resists ‘gentrification’ 14/07/2026
- The Carbon Trust, on ‘Accelerating access to clean, reliable and affordable energy’ 14/07/2026
- Government guidance on ‘The enrichment framework for schools and colleges… for all pupils and students.’ 14/07/2026
- England’s third new national forest to bring nature closer to communities 14/07/2026
- CIC appoints Simon Rawlinson as new Deputy Chair 14/07/2026
- ‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035 14/07/2026
- NI regulator pauses charity registration invites amid systems upgrade plans 14/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Tear your eyes away from the ballroom. This courthouse is the real face of Trump-era architecture 14/07/2026
- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
Tag Archives: england
AHF: Heritage Revival Fund relaunches to rescue and repurpose more historic buildings across England
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has relaunched the Heritage Revival Fund in England, following the announcement earlier this year of new investment from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support the expansion of the programme.
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Tagged AHF, architecture, england, funding, grants, historic buildings
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost, ‘From Sandbags to Datasets’: New AI-powered flood-readiness model helps identify 1.2m undefended buildings at risk of flooding in England
Snowflake – described by Gemini as ‘a cloud-native, fully managed data platform (often called an AI Data Cloud) that enables organizations to store, process, and analyse vast amounts of data’ – with the Ordnance Survey have collaborated on landmark AI-powered … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, cpd, data, england, flooding, IHBC, professional, skills, technology
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (former) doorstep’: Grade II Mill in Leek, Staffordshire demolished after being destroyed by fire
image for illustration: Big Mill, Leek, by AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Demolition experts say they ‘feel the loss’ of an iconic mill destroyed in a huge fire. Potteries-based Baskervilles had been brought in to clear Leek’s Big … Continue reading
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Historic Houses report highlights ongoing challenges for ‘A Fragile Inheritance…’
image for illustration: Wilton House by David Spender, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic Houses has published a new report on ‘A Fragile Inheritance: the state of the UK’s historic houses’, revealing the state of the UK’s historic homes.
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Tagged country houses, england, gardens, heritage, historic houses, parks
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost (for St Patrick): HE on Irish emigration to England, explored through historic buildings
image for illustration: The White Swan, Digbeth by Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England (HE) has posted its take on historic places in England connected with Irish communities.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (SPAB) doorstep’: Henry rekindles Hot Iron Blacksmithing at Chiddingfold Forge
Henry Rogers has taken up the torch at Chiddingfold Forge in Surrey as SPAB proudly hosts a working craftsperson to continue two centuries of tradition at this rare surviving example of a village green blacksmiths.
Government: £30M boost for coastal communities adapting to eroding shores
image for illustration: Atwick Sands, East Riding of Yorkshire by Stephen Horncastle CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons New Coastal Adaptation Pilots to help England’s most at-risk coastal areas prepare for climate change have been announced.
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Tagged climate change, coastal, england, environment, government, local authorities, planning
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025
TheGovernment UK has published its Local Planning Authorities’ (LPA) ‘Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025’.
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Tagged england, housing, local authorities, planning, report
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