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- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 06/02/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & employers see public & personal benefits 06/02/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 06/02/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 06/02/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 06/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 06/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Reusing Historic Cinemas as Places of Worship 06/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.3Mn of weekly works: UK cultural body seeks Landscape Architect for works in urban setting, to 17/02/2026, from £750K 06/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster Council launches ‘Retrofit First’ policy & more in City Plan Partial Review 06/02/2026
- AHF announces £46m expansion of the heritage revival fund 06/02/2026
- ARB launches consultation on proposed changes to professional practical experience (PPE) 06/02/2026
- Government calls for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03 06/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Durham joins UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities – ‘a significant site of scholarship and learning for over a thousand years’ 06/02/2026
- IHBC on LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2025 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts, via our ToolBox 03/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 03/02/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 03/02/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads 03/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Planning Appeal fails for Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre, Bury St Edmunds 03/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ reports as ‘Architects clash over Liverpool Street station plans’ 03/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dumfries House to get £6.5m expansion named in honour of King Charles 03/02/2026
- New paper from Creative UK: UK Government asked to recognise how culture is ‘key to sustainable economic growth’ 03/02/2026
- Innovation in Action: RICHeS Access Fund Catalyst Projects Award Five Initiatives 03/02/2026
- HES: Climate Change Adaptation Manual for Heritage Tourism 03/02/2026
- RIBA Architects Salary Report: What are the average salary levels in the architecture industry? 03/02/2026
- How the UK’s leading charities measure report and share their results: The Impact Report 03/02/2026
Tag Archives: renovation
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: House Europe needs 1 million signatures for laws to protect affordable housing and the climate, ‘and make renovation the new norm’
Every minute, a building in Europe is destroyed – not by natural disaster, but by human hands, and House Europe wants to stop this destruction and make renovation the new norm, demanding new EU laws to protect affordable housing and … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, construction, expertise, funding, net zero, renovation, reuse, skills
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IHBC’s Professional Signpost: Historic Rochester Grade II listed bridge undergoes detailed principal inspection
image for illustration: Rochester Bridge by Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Skilled rope access inspectors are at Rochester Old Bridge to carry out a detailed inspection that puts them within touching distance of all elements of the bridge. … Continue reading
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Kew awarded landmark £5 million grant from The Julia Rausing Trust towards the Palm House renovation project
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has announced a landmark philanthropic donation of £5 million from The Julia Rausing Trust toward the Palm House renovation project, the largest philanthropic gift to date for the project and one of the most significant … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Iconic Round House building renovation to begin in Evesham
image for illustration: The Round House, Evesham (2018) by Joanna Theobald Work is set to begin on an iconic Round House building in the town centre that has been covered in scaffolding for more than a year, reports The Evesham … Continue reading
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SPAB ‘Old House Project’ completes, and now for sale ‘to become a home’
image for illustration: SPAB The SPAB team is delighted that the seven-year Old House Project is now completed as the house, St Andrew’s Chapel is for sale, ready to become a home again.
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New Coalition to save Peter Womersley’s Bernat Klein Studio
image for illustration: Bernat Klein Studio 2010 by Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Bernat Klein Foundation (BKF), the National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) have launched a coalition bid, supported by The … Continue reading
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SPAB’s Work on Old House in Boxley is complete
image: SPAB The Society for the protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) has completed work on a Grade II ‘building at risk’ near Maidstone, the Old House in Boxley, Kent.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Landmark church faces VAT blow under new church heritage funding rules, threatening community renovation, says CoE
image for illustration: St Mary’s Church, Banbury by AJD, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons St Mary’s Banbury is the biggest arts venue in a town with more than 50,000 residents, but now struggles to fund a £1M renovation with … Continue reading
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AHF and HES: £2Mn partnership funding for the sustainable community re-use of Scotland’s historic buildings
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce the extension of its long-standing strategic partnership with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as, thanks to the HES Partnership Fund, the AHF will continue and enhance delivery … Continue reading
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UK Parliamentary guidance on VAT and Churches
Construction work to repair buildings, including historic churches, is charged VAT at the 20% standard rate. The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme provides grants to mitigate the VAT costs for these repairs.
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Theatres Trust announces Theatre at Risk Register 2025 announced
image for illustration: The Theatres Trust The Theatres Trust has published its annual register of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK, with five council-owned theatres added to the list, as pressures on local authority … Continue reading
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