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- IHBC welcomes publication of responses to CMS Parliamentary Inquiry on ‘Protecting Built Heritage’ 23/09/2025
- Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10 23/09/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 23/09/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 23/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Legislation’ Signpost: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill 23/09/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Leicester Cathedral’s New Extension 23/09/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘venue’ doorstep’: Demand for Nandy’s buildings fund exceeds budget by £600m 23/09/2025
- THA launches Ecclesiastical #HeritageHeroes Awards 2025, for THA members, to 30/11 23/09/2025
- National Lottery Players Investment milestone: £1Billion for Scottish heritage 23/09/2025
- RICS: Retrofit tool aims offer a new hierarchy of interventions to ‘ensure historic buildings contribute to a sustainable future’ 23/09/2025
- RTPI announces winners for 2025 Awards for Research Excellence 23/09/2025
- Kew awarded landmark £5 million grant from The Julia Rausing Trust towards the Palm House renovation project 23/09/2025
- Historic Arts and Crafts Garden in Essex Protected 23/09/2025
- Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10 19/09/2025
- IHBC welcomes West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2025 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Submit representations to HM Treasury on Autumn Budget 2025, by 15 October 19/09/2025
- PASS IT ON: – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026 as IHBC’s 2025 Student Award has closing date extended to 30/09 19/09/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £19.5M+ of weekly works: Learned body seeks consultant for ‘major transformation’, to 22/09 & £460K 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Public First Report… ‘Quiet majority’ favour local development 19/09/2025
- CIOB Blog on ‘Construction must maintain focus on mental health support despite pushback’: 7000 suicides in sector over 10 years 19/09/2025
- Campaign for National Parks’ ‘Rivers at Risk’ launch: 57% of NP rivers fail to meet ‘good’ ecological status 19/09/2025
- Three new Commissioners appointed to the Historic England Board 19/09/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Ireland’s €240k funding, awarded to ‘safeguard World Heritage’ 19/09/2025
Tag Archives: investment
National Lottery Players Investment milestone: £1Billion for Scottish heritage
Over the past 30 years we’ve supported 5,000 projects and to celebrate this £1bn milestone the Lottery is highlighting a small selection of our favourite projects over three decades.
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, investment, museums, nature, Scotland, skills
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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 ‘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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£380 million boost for creative industries to help drive innovation, regional growth and investment
Thousands of creative professionals and businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a new £380 million investment package as part of the Creative Industries Sector Plan. GOV.UK writes:
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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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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, funding, government, grant, heritage, investment, planning, skills
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National Trust calls for investment in ‘national renewal’ as research shows emotional connection ‘between Brits and their local heritage’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history, reports The National Trust.
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Government announces 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ to receive long-term investment
The government has announced 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods that will receive up to £20 million over the next decade?as part of a new fund announced at the Spending Review.
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THA publishes ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’ Report
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’, its new report update on Heritage Fiscal and Funding priorities.
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Heritage Alliance publishes Spending Review Analysis
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published our analysis of the June 2025 spending review, noting that ‘the government’s announcement brings a mixed but cautiously optimistic picture for our sector, and presents some new opportunities.’
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Tagged building, community, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, infrastructure, investment, skills, spending
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HES: Skills Survey for Historic Environment Employers, to 30/06
image for illustration: Jonathan Taylor Whether an employer, sole trader or organisation in the heritage sector, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) seeks views on skills needs and gaps, and the accessibility and appropriateness of training provision, to 30 June.
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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 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 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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Government Consultation on Rail reform: ‘a railway fit for Britain’s future’
image for illustration Government UK has outlined the next steps to reform Britain’s railways through a recently launched consultation.
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