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- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s July CPD Circular now out: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD listing, for IHBC, partners etc. includes ‘Thanks’ to Newcastle & RTPI etc, & ‘Hello’ to Bristol/Bath 2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 07/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: DCMS and its refreshed ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARIs) 07/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on… ‘An ‘alternative New York’, via Gaudi, AI and more. 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Scotland’s oldest working woolmill partners with Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life 07/07/2026
- ‘Thoughtful’ Fife data centre ‘rethinks the server shed as a temple’ 07/07/2026
- Georgian Group ‘Vanbrugh 300’ competition for young designers – to 30 September 07/07/2026
- Government UK Policy Paper update on ‘Culture Priority Places’ 07/07/2026
- Reflections on the first six months of future lab, from HB&P’s Director 07/07/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: As one in three fail to collect derelict property levy, Ireland’s Taoiseach says some councils ‘just didn’t bother’… 07/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes ‘SAVE Buildings at Risk’ 2026 launch as data – a record 208 buildings added – highlights ongoing heritage pressures & threats 03/07/2026
Tag Archives: politics
IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto
The Built Environment Forum Scotland has collated how any built environment commitments from the main parties in the run-up to the Scottish Parliament elections align with the 2026 BEFS Manifesto.
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Tagged built environment, cpd, manifesto, politics, Scotland
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National Trust for Scotland calls for VAT cuts to save heritage
image for illustration: High Street tenements, Glasgow by Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to saving the nation’s built heritage as it … Continue reading
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Tagged government, heritage, politics, Scotland, VAT
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‘Politics is not an exact science’… so what does the political future hold for heritage? Free CPD open to all IHBC member categories, online on Thursday 11July, from 4.00 pm
With the General Election upon us now we look past it and into the future with Lizzie Glithero-West, Chief Executive of The Heritage Alliance, who will provide insight into the thinking of the new government.
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Tagged charter, cpd, government, politics
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