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- 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- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Eryri hydropower approval withdrawn following legal challenge 27/10/2026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
- Heritage Fund: Reopening Dewsbury Arcade as the UK’s first community-run shopping centre… ‘home to 16 affordable small shops… studios &… event space’ 27/10/2026
- Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser appointed to improve building safety 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms 27/10/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 23/10/2026
- IHBC looks forward, from our last Council: Public Practice Associate Programme open to 16/11, as Trustee Serena Cardozo highlights potential 23/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 23/10/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 23/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50) 23/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Design Economy – Evidencing the value of the UK’s design sector across nations and regions. 23/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: York Minster’s New Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management 23/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s ‘double-up’ taster from HESPR’s £969K works: Council seeks structural engineer for church (@£15K) & heritage trust calls for learning specialist on Schools resource (@£3.8K) 23/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: An 180-year old church has disappeared overnight, and people are angry 23/10/2026
- National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 23/10/2026
Tag Archives: parks
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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‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035
London Parks and Gardens has announced that its new Director Philip Barnes will lead delivery of London Parks & Gardens’ ambitious strategy to 2035.
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Tagged climate change, gardens, green spaces, heritage, heritage protection, London, parks
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WMF Call for Nominations: Cultivating Resilience, for ‘… gardens & designed landscapes to adapt to climate change, June 20
image for illustration: Superbloom at the Tower of London, by Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons World Monuments Fund (WMF) is seeking proposals to join ‘Cultivating Resilience’, our signature program strengthening the ability of historic gardens and designed landscapes … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, environment, gardens, green, heritage, parks, WMF
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Historic Houses report highlights ongoing challenges for ‘A Fragile Inheritance…’
image for illustration: Wilton House by David Spender, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic Houses has published a new report on ‘A Fragile Inheritance: the state of the UK’s historic houses’, revealing the state of the UK’s historic homes.
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Tagged country houses, england, gardens, heritage, historic houses, parks
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Campaign for National Parks on Fingleton Review: The worst averted — but still a backward step for national parks and nature
The Campaign for National Parks (CNP) welcomed Government’s decision to reject the most extreme recommendation in the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review – to repeal the Protected Landscapes duty – but warns that the planned legislation still represents a significant … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, landscapes, nature, parks, planning
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Tell The Heritage Fund: Is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis? TO 16/03
The Heritage Fund is asking the thousands of owners and managers of historic landscape parks and gardens across the UK to take part in a new survey about how the climate crisis is affecting the places you care for.
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Tagged climate change, conservation, gardens, guidance, HIstoric England, landscape, parks
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New APPG for National Parks and National Landscapes launched
On Tuesday 21st October Barry Gardiner was nominated as Chair of the APPG for National Parks and National Landscapes, a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) championing access to and protection of National Parks and National Landscapes, which cover 25% … Continue reading
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Tagged APPG, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, landscape, nature, parks
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IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Campaign for National Parks (CNP), the only independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales, has celebrated its success.
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Tagged conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, landscape, parks, planning
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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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Scottish NPA steps up enforcement on unauthorised small plot development
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority (NPA) is urging caution and escalating enforcement action as the concerning trend of the marketing of small plots with the misleading potential for a range of uses continues in the National Park.
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Tagged building, enforcement, environment, government, nature, parks, planning
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IHBC members with benefits: HBPGE invitation to free Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2025, 11/11, London
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens invites IHBC members to join us for the HBPGE 2025 event, which is free to attend and held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses AGM, 11/11, 9 – 5, QEII Centre, Westminster.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, gardens, heritage, learning, nature, parks, skills
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IHBC members with benefits: HBPGE invitation to free Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2025, 11/11, London
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens invites IHBC members to join us for the HBPGE 2025 event, which is free to attend and held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses AGM, 11/11, 9 – 5, QEII Centre, Westminster.
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Tagged building, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, gardens, heritage, parks, planning, skills
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UK Government: Annual report for England’s Participation Survey – parks/gardens; cities/towns, & landscapes/habitat most popular
A new data release by government provides estimates from England on engagement in the digital, culture, media, and live sport sectors reported during the period of May 2023 to March 2024 (2023/24), with top reasons ‘To spend time with family/friends’ … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, community, digital, environment, gardens, government, nature, parks, trends
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: IHBC supports Gardens Trust Assembly, Cowcross St, 03/04, on ‘… the UK Planning Systems’, with 15% off for IHBC members
The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).
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Tagged climate change, community, conservation, environment, expertise, gardens, heritage, nature, parks, planning, skills
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REMINDER: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: IHBC supports Gardens Trust Assembly, Cowcross St, 03/04, on ‘… the UK Planning Systems’, with 15% off for IHBC members
The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).
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Tagged climate change, conservation, environment, event, expertise, gardens, government, heritage, nature, parks, planning, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: IHBC supports Gardens Trust Assembly, Cowcross St, 03/04, on ‘… the UK Planning Systems’, with 15% off for IHBC members
The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, gardens, government, heritage, nature, parks, planning, skills
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