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- IHBC’s new CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, in Branches – from ambling at Amberley to linking in Lincoln & networking in NI – CPD Providers & more… 04/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 04/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 04/09/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 04/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 04/09/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 04/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Professional standards and ethical uses of AI, from the RTPI 04/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £40K+ costed works this week: Cultural centre seeks feasibility study to strengthen role, to 23/09 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Network Rail begins £3.6m restoration of historic Avon Viaduct 04/09/2026
- HE announces further round of two major grant schemes: HAR Capital and POW Renewal (18/09 & 02/10) 04/09/2026
- HES confirms to BEFS plans to refresh Planning Advice for Archaeology and Conservation Areas 04/09/2026
- HE etc. announce Collaborative Doctoral Opportunities 04/09/2026
- AHF & Govan Workspace shortlisted for ‘Social Investment Deal of the Year’ 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: COP31 International Sustainable Buildings Competition, to 1 October 2026 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 01/09/2026
- IHBC ‘Members with benefits’ : Invitation to ‘The Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event’, London, 13/11, with Historic Houses, exhibitors, speakers and more 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 31/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 31/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training; learning programmes; courses 31/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE Research on ‘Effect of the Historic Built Environment on Local Economic Growth in England: An Instrumental Variable Approach’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’! IHBC calls for member assessors & Building on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Parish priest speaks of ‘Blitz spirit’ after fire devastates Leicester church 31/08/2026
- Public Consultation on Historic Environment Policy for NI, to 23/10 31/08/2026
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 9-10 October … just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card!
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is again offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and programme of talks in Malvern, on 9-10 October, with members’ free by booking (email charlie@lpoc.co.uk) or business card presentation. The LPOC … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Signal box reopens as working museum
image for illustration: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Victorian signal box in Surrey is reopening to visitors after being transformed into a heritage attraction, reports BBC News.
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Reflections on the first six months of future lab, from HB&P’s Director
Future Lab may only have been running for six months, but it is extraordinary to see those early thoughts coming to life reflecting on the first six months of the project, reflects Liz Power Director of Historic Buildings and Places … Continue reading →
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IHBC welcomes ‘SAVE Buildings at Risk’ 2026 launch as data – a record 208 buildings added – highlights ongoing heritage pressures & threats
image for illustration: Healings Flour Mill, Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons More than 200 remarkable buildings added to SAVE’s Buildings at Risk (BaR) register – from pubs and pits to town halls and theatres – increasing its BaR … Continue reading →
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HE on Counter-Terrorism Security: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act and likely implications for the heritage sector.
Historic England (HE) aims to support the sector in understanding the requirements of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, which achieved Royal Assent on 03 April 2025.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (milling) doorstep’: Historic six-sailed windmill reopens following five-year restoration project
image: Sibsey Trader Mill by John M, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sibsey Trader Windmill in Lincolnshire, one of England’s last remaining six-sailed mills, is reopening to the public following a five-year conservation project by English Heritage.
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: Local Heritage Listing – Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage, by HE
Historic England has published a new edition of its advice note on Local Heritage Listing, offering updated guidance on identifying and conserving locally significant heritage assets.
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New research explored at the third National Cathedrals Conference
image: Exeter Cathedral nave, DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A new report ‘Living Stones: English Cathedrals as Sacred Spaces in Changing Times’ finds that English cathedrals remain vital civic, cultural, and spiritual institutions in a changing England, while … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Safety fears after youths ‘break into’ historic building in Swindon
image for illustration: Mechanics Institute, Swindon via Wikimedia Commons Major safety concerns have been raised after youths were seen allegedly trying to trespass inside a historic building in Swindon just a month after it was set on fire, The Swindon … Continue reading →
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Griff Rhys Jones reveals 2026 Top Ten Endangered Buildings on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
image for illustration: Derby School of Art, Derby, by Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian Society’s President Griff Rhys Jones returned to the Today programme for the fourth year in a row to unveil its … Continue reading →
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IHBC’s update on our ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ – from Fenland DC, a GII in Wisbech – with new cases always sought
With a new report of another owner of a heritage building successfully prosecuted, Bob Kindred, who manages the IHBC’s LB Prosecutions Database documents is encouraging any cases not already on his records to be forwarded to him at government@ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (listed) doorstep’: HES designates Glasgow’s Ubiquitous Chip following consultation
image for illustration: Ashton Lane, Glasgow, CC by 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Historic Environment Scotland (HES) designated the Ubiquitous Chip on Ashton Lane, Glasgow as a listed building following a consultation from 29 January to 19 February 2026.
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St James’s Piccadilly secures £4.75m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for landmark Wren Project
image for illustration: Westminster : nave, Church of St James, Piccadilly by Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons St James’s Piccadilly has announced the award of £4.75Mn from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support of its Wren Project — … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (valued?) doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Argyle House qualifies for listed status – but won’t get it
image for illustration: Argygle House from the West Port, by kim traynor CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Edinburgh’s Argyle House qualifies for listed status – but won’t get it, as it is unlikely to be granted protection from proposed demolition, reports … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Church) doorstep’: Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes £400K to unlock historic potential of former Catholic seminary
image for illustration: Rob Farrow / Ushaw – “Georgian house” main building via Wikimedia Commons Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens has been awarded £400,000 to secure its long-term future as a heritage destination, conserve its architecturally and historically significant assets, and … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What makes a city beautiful? … what ratings of thousands of urban landscapes reveal
image for illustration: The Royal Crescent, Bath by Michael D Beckwith, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The Conversation’s UK edition explores the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of buildings that ‘leave such an impression when you visit them that they can be forever … Continue reading →
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IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ Signpost: HE on ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’
image for illustration: Becket’s Chapel by Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England’s Advice Note 18 explores ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’.
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Ministerial Update: on ‘Relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’
Jack Sargeant MS, Wales’ Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, has announced the publication of the review of the relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission.
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Georgian Group objects to visitor pavilions in British Museum forecourts
image for illustration: British Museum from NE, Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Georgian Group has formally objected and recommended refusal for the visitor pavilions in the forecourts of the British Museum.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Preferred developer and development proposal for Egyptian Halls in Glasgow approved
image for illustration: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls in Glasgow, 2005 by Maccoinnich, via Wikimedia Commons The restoration of Glasgow’s Egyptian Halls has taken another step forward with the selection of a preferred developer to progress plans for the A-listed … Continue reading →
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LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 Winners have been announced.
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Southbank now listed: The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairs
Image for illustration: Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room © Acabashi; Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0; Source: Wikimedia Commons The 1960s Southbank Centre – including the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall etc, have been listed Grade II.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: New air source heat pump case studies from Historic England
Historic England (HE) has published a new set of case studies on the installation and running of air source heat pumps in large historic buildings.
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Georgian Group launches High Court challenge over Clandon Park decision
image for illustration: Above the Saloon, Clandon Park House after the fire by Ian Capper, CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Georgian Group is seeking a judicial review of council approval for harmful development of internationally important Grade I listed house … Continue reading →
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Reusing Historic Cinemas as Places of Worship
image for illustration: Former Abbey Cinema Wavertree – By Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 & GFDLViews, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has issued Kate Jordan’s Blog on how faith communities are bringing a new lease of … Continue reading →
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