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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: HIstoric England
New Commissioners Appointed to Historic England
Seven new Commissioners have been appointed to Historic England, including Charles Donald, Dominic Field, Anna Keay, Georgina Lynch, Claire McColgan, Lukman Patel, and Moira Sinclair, with all appointed for a term of four years.
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Government clears path for London’s City Plan 2040 as inspectors back City over HE approach to tall buildings
The City of London Corporation has welcomed a major decision for City Plan 2040 after the independent Planning Inspectorate concluded that its approach to managing tall buildings around the Tower of London World Heritage Site, strikes a better balance between … Continue reading
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Major £41Mn drive to restore churches and revitalise heritage buildings in communities across England announced
image for illustration: Tony Atkin, Hayle Parish Church, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 74 heritage and faith buildings including churches, synagogues, town halls and castles will receive support from the Places of Worship Renewal Fund and the Heritage at … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, funding, grants, HIstoric England, places of worship
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IHBC welcomes new findings from joint Arts Culture & Heritage Project: ‘… to better articulate the economic, social and cultural value of arts, culture and heritage’
The IHBC has warmly welcomed the new report from Historic England (HE) and partners on ‘Developing Taxonomies for Arts, Culture and Heritage’ a project ‘describing how arts, culture and heritage create flows of benefits for people and communities’.
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Historic England on ‘The Public Value of Archaeology’
Historic England has issued a new and comprehensive economic valuation study of England’s archaeological activity.
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Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR)
image: Temple of Vaccina, Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A new report from Historic Houses looks at how Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register?(HARR) can be used.
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Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries
The Heritage Fund worked with Historic England (HE) to better understand how the climate crisis is affecting the UK’s natural heritage sites and the people that manage them.
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Tagged cemeteries, gardens, heritage, Heritage Fund, HIstoric England, landscapes, parks
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HE announces further round of two major grant schemes: HAR Capital and POW Renewal (18/09 & 02/10)
Historic England (HE) has opened new Expressions of Interest for The Heritage at Risk (HAR) Capital Fund and the Places of Worship (POW) Renewal Fund (to 18/09 & 02/10).
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HE etc. announce Collaborative Doctoral Opportunities
The AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award call for expressions of interest 2026 from Historic England and the English Heritage Trust has been announced. SEE THE CALL HERE FOR SUPERVISORS ONLY
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HE: ‘England’s bedrock proves Historic Buildings drive Economic Growth’
Landmark new research reported on by Historic England uses England’s underlying geology to demonstrate – for the first time – that historic buildings actively drive local economic growth, not merely reflect it.
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HE Blog by Hana Morel: The Role of Heritage in Delivering Climate Change Action – solution, infrastructure, evidence and more
Historic England’s (HE) Hana Morel, Head of Climate Change, explains how heritage is part of delivering solutions to climate change.
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Historic England and Youth Speaker Series
A recent Historic England event highlights Heritage and the National Youth Strategy.
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Heritage delivers for England’s economy, new HE data shows: £39.4bn, c.56o,ooo jobs, & each pound adds £1.51 to economy (ests. for 2024)
The latest Heritage Counts analysis from Historic England (HE), uses a revised methodology to better highlight the economic contribution and resilience of England’s heritage sector, as employment continues to grow – supporting an estimated 251,000 jobs in 2024 – reinforcing … Continue reading
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HE: Free virtual work experience programme for young people aged 15+
Historic England (HE) is offering a virtual work experience programme for young people aged 15 and over in a programme ‘designed to give delegates an insight into the wonderful careers available within heritage.’
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Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’
image for illustration: Wadworth Brewery, Devizes by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Opportunities to create new homes from historic buildings across England are showcased by Historic England’s 2026 Heritage Investment Prospectus. Historic England writes: The prospectus highlights 20 … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Strategic Plan 2026-31: On ‘growth, place and sector’
The IHBC has welcomed the launch of Historic England’s ‘Strategic Plan 2026-2031’, which ‘sets out how Historic England will deliver against our three new priorities of growth,?place?and sector.
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New partnership between Durham University and Historic England to focus on heritage challenges
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raby_Estate_Farms_-_geograph.org.uk_-_341583.jpgimage for illustration: Raby Estate, Hugh Mortimer via Wikimedia Commons Durham University has signed a new partnership with Historic England to advance research and public engagement on North East England’s natural and cultural heritage
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (under-valued?) doorstep’: Developer fights to keep new features on church
A developer who replaced historic stained glass church windows with UPVC is fighting to keep the new installations, according to the BBC.
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Tagged church, heritage, HIstoric England, planning
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) opportunity on ‘Spaces of Health: Connecting Past and Present Experiences of Health and Wellbeing in Heritage’, open to 1 May
Historic England and the University of Leeds have announced a fully funded four-year Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2026, providing full tuition fees with a tax-free maintenance allowance, with applications open to 1 May.
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Tagged health, heritage, HIstoric England, research, wellbeing
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: HE launches two short films that explain the role of the HERs
Historic England (HE) has launched two films that explain the vital role Historic Environment Records (HERs) play for our heritage, including Victorian buildings and monuments.
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HE launches guide to ‘Developing Creative Industry Hubs’
image for illustration: Custard Factory, by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has launched ‘Heritage Works for Creative Businesses’, a new publication which will help developers to transform empty and underused historic buildings … Continue reading
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HE Publishes Planning Bulletin Supplemental on NPPF
Historic England (HE) has published a Planning Bulletin Supplemental to the Historic England monthly Planning Bulletin, raising awareness of Historic England’s response to the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
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Tagged consultation, draft, government, HIstoric England, local authorities, NPPF, planning, policy
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Historic England’s new sector newsletter: The Professional Edit
Historic England encourages heritage professional to sign up for its heritage Sector Newsletter: The Professional Edit.
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