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- IHBC’s December ‘CPD Circular’: For cost-conscious and time-sensitive conservation learning… events, awards, calls and much more 06/12/2024
- IHBC welcomes re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris: 7-8 December, in time for Christmas 2025 06/12/2024
- IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025 06/12/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Council seeks evaluation in theatre project, to 18/12 & £8k 06/12/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 1: This is Money on M&S demolition… ‘a big win’ 06/12/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 2: SAVE Britain’s Heritage on M&S demolition – ‘stop incentivising demolition’ 06/12/2024
- Cadw and the Royal Commission to review their working relationship 06/12/2024
- NCT’s critical Autumn Budget update for UK churches 06/12/2024
- UWE Bristol Survey: How sustainable practices are integrated into the design phases of construction projects in the UK 06/12/2024
- IHBC applauds RTPI NW’s e-bulletin feature by IHBC CO Sammy Woodford: ‘Out of Office: Planning Professionals in the Classroom’ 03/12/2024
- IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025 03/12/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: HE on ‘Heritage-led tourism supporting England’s economy’ 03/12/2024
- IHBC HESPR ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features NCE on inspection techniques on GII listed Hull tidal surge barrier 03/12/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (demolition) doorstep’: Stirling Prize-winning Salford building to be demolished 03/12/2024
- New skills hubs launched ‘to get Britain building’ 03/12/2024
- Friends of Friendless Churches: ‘Latest News’, on churches in care – Wales, wall paintings, service dates and more 03/12/2024
- RICS releases new global standard on property agency and management principles 03/12/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Explore Burj Al Babas, Turkey’s Abandoned Town of 587 Disney-Style Castles 03/12/2024
- IHBC’s been busy! Director’s new Bulletin to Branch Committees outlines extra support for volunteers, new pilot MATEs, 2025 School and much more 29/11/2024
- IHBC welcomes RIBA’s new ‘must-have’ conservation practice guide), with ICOMOS 1993 Guidelines at its heart… and IHBC at its head 29/11/2024
- IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025 29/11/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Biodiversity COP 16 in brief, from DB 29/11/2024
- IHBC ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Church seeks restoration works etc., to 03/01/2025 29/11/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Group looks to take on viaduct to stop BCP Council’s ‘demolition’ 29/11/2024
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: A ‘brand-new’ advice page on ‘Good Design’ from the Planning Inspectorate 29/11/2024
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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Don’t forget IHBC’s free ‘Publications by Members’ webpage posting: Just send us the details, for all member categories
The IHBC is delighted to remind members of the IHBC who have published books still in print that they can promote these for free on our ‘Members Publications’ web page: Just send the details to Peter Badcock at it@ihbc.org.uk.
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RIBA slams ARB reforms to degree awarding powers: ‘The change risks haemorrhaging talent’
RIBA has issued its response to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) consultation on Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which proposes a change in wording from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2025 website and toolkit launched
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 New website and toolkit launched ahead of next annual celebration of skills and apprenticeships.
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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)
As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to Student Award entrants for 2024, with record numbers seeking prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, via guest judge Nathan Baker, CIfA CE
The IHBC has received a record 50+ submissions to our 2024 Student Awards, all hoping guest judge, Nathan Baker – new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) – will choose them for the coveted and certificated … Continue reading
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IHBC’s November ‘CPD Circular’: For cost-conscious learning, sector awards, calls and much more (including a CMP query!), with a simpler format too
IHBC’s new CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible and cost-effective Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, now with an even simpler format, and including the usual range of Branch … Continue reading
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UVAC warns of threat to public services posed by reform of government’s apprenticeship levy
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new report by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) has warned that drastic reform or the abolishment of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme will have a hugely detrimental impact on public services.
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IHBC welcomes new CIfA CE Nathan Baker as Guest Judge for IHBC Student Award 2024: Selecting the next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, who’ll receive £500 + Shrewsbury School place, 12-14 June 2025
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Nathan Baker, new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award, while his choice (& others) will receive certificates, cash prizes … Continue reading
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IHBC Council: Charles Mynors, online and on ‘Better legislation for the historic environment…’ – A Presidential invite exclusive to ALL member categories, Wednesday, 16 October, 4.00pm
IHBC’s President Mike Brown has opened an exclusive invitation to ALL members categories for a free CPD programme headlined by Dr Charles Mynors exploring ‘Better legislation for the historic environment – lessons from Cardiff Bay’, online from 4.00pm on Wednesday … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘History’ signpost ‘… from the (global) doorstep’: World Architecture Festival on the history of the Warburg Institute
image for illustration: Aby Warburg by the Aby Warburg Institut, London, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The World Architecture Festival (6-8 November) has published ‘The history of the Warburg Institute’ as a narrative for our times, by Jeremy Melvin.
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IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more
The IHBC has circulated a new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, to update committees on strategic developments, so if you are keen to find out more on any points below, just check in with your Branch Officers.
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IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35
IHBC North Branch has announced its Autumn full-day CPD event at Darlington’s Hopetown, part of the £35m funded linear Heritage Action Zone project (HAZ), on 11 October 2024, from only £35 for members.
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Join IHBC’s Council online on 16 October, 4pm, as Charles Mynors follows up on #IHBCReading2024: Free IHBC training, insights, CPD & more, exclusive to all IHBC member categories
Join in the IHBC’s next Council online on Wednesday 16 October at 4pm, which is open exclusively to IHBC members of all categories and features the distinguished Barrister Dr Charles Mynors IHBC, now appearing after his #IHBCReading2024 Reading School talk … Continue reading
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LAST CHANCE IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Villa Medici, Académie de France à Rome makes open call for Fellows annual selection, to 16/10
image for illustration: Villa Medici, Rome by Laterbat, CC BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons Académie de France a Rome announces applications for the 2025-2026 fellows selection open call will be open to Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 12:00 (midday – CET).
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Designing Buildings Home Page double-up on IHBC’s Student Awards (new date) and HESPR (new category)
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week’s news features Designing Buildings Home Page ‘double-up’ on IHBC’s Student Awards and … Continue reading
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