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- IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: What’s on… from Branches (NW: IoM Water Wheel; NO & RTPI: Towns etc.; YO+: Mortar Essentials) – School webinars, partnering, & more 08/05/2026
- IHBC salutes STBA (& a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026: 14 May, with free tickets too! 08/05/2026
- WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3 08/05/2026
- IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06 08/05/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto 08/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.6M costed works this week: Council seeks accredited consultant for grant scheme, to 28/05 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Cathedral) doorstep’: Amid a heritage skills crisis, St Paul’s wants to bring its craftspeople into the light, reports Building 08/05/2026
- New towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ Built Environment Committee report 08/05/2026
- UKGBC calls for urgent action on retrofit and energy optimisation in new reports 08/05/2026
- Heritage Network gathers data on ‘The impact of community-led heritage’, asking: ‘What did Impact 2025 show?’ 08/05/2026
- THA & University of Oxford explore ‘what makes partnerships across heritage sector and academia work’: Survey open to 1 June 08/05/2026
- DB, CIAT & more… on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’ 08/05/2026
- RIBA responds to Single Construction Regulator prospectus 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 8 URBACT Good Practices turning cooperation into ‘Social Innovation’… powered by the people with a survey too 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 05/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11 05/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 05/05/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ CPD Signpost: ‘Oliver Barratt MBE (1941–2026): A Life in Service of Edinburgh’, from The Cockburn Association: 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Build More Homes and New Towns Summit 2026’ update 05/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: GOV.UK on its ‘Working Minds Campaign’ + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 05/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Highland Council approve funds for Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum 05/05/2026
- Government UK: On engaging the public when preparing a local plan 05/05/2026
- Icon Appointed by RICHeS to deliver its first UK-wide Heritage Science Workforce Survey 05/05/2026
Tag Archives: grant
Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture
£4 million of public funding and private philanthropy has been allocated through the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund ‘to improve access to museums and galleries across the country’. Government UK writes: 24 local museums have received a share of … Continue reading
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Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation
Government has announced a ‘major youth employment drive backed by £1 billion’ to ‘help create 200,000 jobs for young people’, alongside the ‘biggest transformation of apprenticeships in a decade’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant (Engaging New Audiences …) and Heritage Documentation Training Grant (Empowering Cultural Preservation) to 23/01 & 30/01
CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant will provide recipients with an opportunity to amplify place-based stories of cultural heritage through 3D virtual experience, and its Heritage Documentation Training Grant offers a unique opportunity for 10 emerging professionals to gain photogrammetry training and … Continue reading
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ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant
Icon has announced that the Pilgrim Trust has awarded £45,000 in funding to support our project ‘Conservation Skills at Risk – Protecting Heritage for Future Generations.’
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: South Downs NP on ‘… investing in built heritage skills’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the South Downs National Park (NP) on investing in built … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Thatch Repair Grant Scheme Opens in Donegal (with a little on ‘Fire Risk’)
Donegal County Council’s award-winning Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications.
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