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- IHBC welcomes Vice President Torsten Haak as Guest Judge for 2025 Student Award: Selecting next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, to receive £500 + Newcastle School place, 18-20 June 2026 14/11/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s must-read review of heritage periodicals 14/11/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 14/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Designing Buildings on ‘What is the UK Centre for Mould Safety?’ 14/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice (Retrofit)’ Signpost: How RDSAP 10.2 impacts EPC assessments in traditional buildings – an Engine Shed blog 14/11/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £289K+ of weekly works: Parish seeks team for GII* church works, to 03/12 & £250+K 14/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (mouldy) doorstep’: ‘Poor’ insulation leaving houses mouldy needs wider investigation, government told 14/11/2025
- MPs to hold a debate on the 80th anniversary of UNESCO: 18/11 14/11/2025
- THA’s Ecclesiastical Heritage Heroes 2025: Nominations Open to 30/11 14/11/2025
- Landscape Institute opens Feasibility Study on ‘Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Accreditation Scheme’ 14/11/2025
- Home Builders Federation – ‘State of Play: Challenges and opportunities facing SME home builders’: 89% highlight LA capacity constraints 14/11/2025
- NT’s Cultural Heritage Magazine Autumn/Winter 2025 issue 14/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: See the Parthenon without scaffolding for the first time in c.200 years 14/11/2025
- IHBC Toolbox’s latest Guidance Note update now out: ‘Local Planning Authorities in England on Consulting the National Amenity Societies’ 11/11/2025
- Need a MATE? Act soon & reserve your free online IHBC Accreditation guidance and update session soon (November closed; January still open) 11/11/2025
- UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10/12 11/11/2025
- 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 11/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Update on the ‘Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill’ 11/11/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Adaptive Reuse and the ‘….Old War Office… historic elegance, modern air….’ 11/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 700-year-old church tower suspended 45ft above the ground in City of London building site 11/11/2025
- RIBA on ‘Build it Together’ – Progress and planning towards gender equity in the architecture profession’ 11/11/2025
- Church of Scotland’s new guidance on purchasing a church or hall building when ‘handling off market sale requests 11/11/2025
- NT: Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge Museums saved for the nation 11/11/2025
- Six regions receive £25 million to bolster creative industries 11/11/2025
- Scotland’s second ‘Our Past, Our Future (OPOF)’ Annual Report now out 11/11/2025
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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.
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Landscape Institute opens Feasibility Study on ‘Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Accreditation Scheme’
The Landscape Institute (LI) is exploring the possibility of creating a dedicated Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Accreditation Scheme beginning with a Feasibility Study, looking at a formal route to address growing concerns from members on inconsistencies in standards … Continue reading
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Tagged accreditation, climate change, expertise, landscape, nature, professional, sills
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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
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Adaptive Reuse and the ‘….Old War Office… historic elegance, modern air….’
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 Building on the ‘….Old War Office: historic elegance, modern air….‘.
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IHBC’s November ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch AGMs, CPD Partnerships, BS 40104 (Domestic Retrofit Assessment) & more
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD), from priority Branch Partnership events to AGMs and our joint STBA/IHBC webinar on ‘BS 40104: Domestic Retrofit Assessment – implications for traditional and heritage buildings’.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £228K+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for Town Hall re-purposing, to 24/11 & £180K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s ‘taster’ pick for NewsBlog readers this week a call by an … Continue reading
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1-Year extension for Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to support farming and nature
DEFRA has confirmed a one-year extension for over 5,000 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements, originally scheduled to end in December 2025, so thousands of farmers will receive extensions to continue restoring nature and farming sustainably, supporting long-term food security.
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IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ signpost from Designing Buildings: 35 Years of BREEAM (and latest V7 mandatory update)
image for illustration After many iterations and updates, and within an increasingly competitive market for alternative assessment methods, the latest BREEAM 7 is perhaps one of the most demanding, reports Designing Buildings (DB) and becomes the only option from September … Continue reading
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Wales’ Economic mission: Green skills review – Recommendations on how to improve training and support for green jobs in Wales
A new note provides a summary of the findings of the Green Skills Review into improving training and support for green jobs in Wales, one of four short turnaround reviews undertaken across Welsh Government during the first half of 2025.
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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s must-read review of heritage periodicals
image: Rob Cowan for IHBC Context IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, but it also included our must-read update on recent journals, ‘Periodically’, by Bob Kindred MBE.
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HES is Talking about Heritage, till December 7
People across Scotland are invited by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to take part in national conversation about heritage. image for illustration: Fiona Newton
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IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Branch Officers
The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National … Continue reading
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Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £960K+ of weekly works: Nationally significant charity seeks design services for ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week comes from The IHBC Director’s pick this week comes … Continue reading
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Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns
The New Towns Taskforce has recommended locations for the next generation of new towns.
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Honouring the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree: a new creative commission
Two years after the illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, the National Trust is launching a major creative commission to mark its legacy and inspire a renewed connection with nature.
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£10Mn+ Water company fines fund local restoration projects
Over £10 million in water company fines directed to restore local waterways through 51 projects aimed at cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas.
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and tell your boss or team how our targeted subsidies for adverts, … Continue reading
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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’
IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, but also included Sammy Woodford on ‘’The world of generative AI’.
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IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald The IHBC has commended the new The Gardens Trust report ‘Harnessing Parks and Gardens in the 21st Century: How historic landscapes can support and enhance our today and tomorrow’, recently launched at Red Cross Garden … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre
image for illustration Foxglove is an independent non-profit organisation that ‘fights to make tech fair for everyone’ and last December the co-Executive Director, made submissions to the public inquiry into a proposed data centre in Buckinghamshire, as outlined below.
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Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released
Government UK has issued the ‘People and Nature Surveys for England…’ with data tables and publications from the Adults’ survey year 5 (April 2024 – March 2025).
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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
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, government, heritage, learning, nature, networking, Newcastle, planning, skills
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Parliamentary Inquiry: ‘The Environment in Focus’, open to suggestions to 10 Oct
The Environmental Audit Committee’s open call for potential topics of inquiry in the areas of climate change, the environment and nature and ‘invites proposals on what the Committee should investigate next and why, by 10 October.
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Tickets available for THA’s #HeritageDebate2025: ‘Totally free’, on Zoom, on 6/11, from noon
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has announced that free tickets are available for their #HeritageDebate2025 on 6 November, from 12-2pm.
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