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- IHBC welcomes conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey as new President of ICOMOS, 2026–2029, as she addresses the 22nd General Assembly in Malaysia 30/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 30/10/2026
- BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 30/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 30/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Culture and heritage capital – Valuing social cohesion – a scoping study from DCMS etc. 30/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £30M+ works: Council seeks architect for cultural venue, to 16/11 & £250K 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Supporters invited to adopt Colchester Jumbo tower panels 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms 30/10/2026
- The Carbon Trust on ‘… Five lessons from 25 years’ experience’ and ‘Accelerating the transition to a prosperous, resilient, low carbon future’ 30/10/2026
- HE’s Grant Calls for Proposals: ‘Neighbourhood Heritage – Grants for Communities’, to 27/11 30/10/2026
- ARB: Over 85% of architects complied with mandatory CPD scheme 30/10/2026
- Icon calls on conservation professionals to identify skills at risk: TO 25/11 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Why COST Action C17 still Defines the Agenda for Fire Safety in Historic Buildings.. 30/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes Government response to DCMS Committee inquiry into ‘Protecting built heritage…’: … supportive statements but little detail… 27/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 27/10/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 27/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s ‘Our Past, Our Future’ (OPOF) Midpoint Report 2026 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: The professional ethics of AI in surveying, from the RICS 27/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC on Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – 10-12 June 2027 – as website opens! 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Eryri hydropower approval withdrawn following legal challenge 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Shapinsay has won a national public vote to transform the land around its historic Gas House into a community garden. 27/10/2026
- LGA: National cultural framework to reset how culture is delivered 27/10/2026
- Heritage Debate 2026 asks ‘How can Heritage stay relevant today?’, 18/11, online & free 27/10/2026
- New Commissioners Appointed to Historic England 27/10/2026
Tag Archives: farming
MPs endorse next Chair of Office for Environmental Protection but insist relations with farmers and environmentalists must improve
The EFRA and Environmental Audit committees have endorsed the Government’s chosen candidate to become the next Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), Dame Helen Ghosh, with qualifications.
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Tagged environment, expertise, farming, government
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1-Year extension for Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to support farming and nature
DEFRA has confirmed a one-year extension for over 5,000 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements, originally scheduled to end in December 2025, so thousands of farmers will receive extensions to continue restoring nature and farming sustainably, supporting long-term food security.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (farmers’) doorstep’: Natural England wins right to protect historic sites
The Court of Appeal has granted Natural England a permanent injunction against a tenant farmer to prevent him from ploughing and cultivating land without obtaining the necessary consent, reports Farmers Weekly.
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