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- IHBC’s 2025 AGM concludes, featuring Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025, new trustees (and old), a ‘stop-press’ update on our Charter-linked Memorandum and much more… 16/05/2025
- IHBC congratulates Conservation Wiki partner Designing Buildings as it reaches 20,000 articles 16/05/2025
- HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage 16/05/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories) 16/05/2025
- IHBC REMINDER– DEADLINE EXTENDED for our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey: Open to 22 May 16/05/2025
- IHBC ‘Philosophy’ signpost from Designing Buildings: AI is killing the goose that laid the golden egg 16/05/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s weekly works: Church body seeks architect for works and bids, to 23/05 16/05/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: IHBC’s The Cockburn Association’s 150th Annual General Meeting 16/05/2025
- Department for Communities: Condition of NI’s Listed buildings declines by almost 25% in twenty years 16/05/2025
- Government on PBIS: Reforms to get Britain building will boost economy by billions 16/05/2025
- The Wildlife Trusts: Government amendment to Planning Bill threatens nature and infrastructure delivery… removing statutory consultees from NSIPs pre-app process 16/05/2025
- HSDS User Needs Survey (Year 1) open to 31 May 16/05/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Arran announced as 10th UNESCO Global Geopark in UK 16/05/2025
- IHBC welcomes Hirst Conservation to HESPR – IHBC’s register of quality-assured conservation and heritage practices 13/05/2025
- IHBC’s President keynote on ‘Historic & Heritage Places and Assets’, an essential heritage perspective, ‘… a huge focus at UKREiiF 2025’, Leeds, 20 May 13/05/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School 2025 pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals), with Dr Andy Wigley on ‘Shrewsbury’s Built Heritage..’, 15/5 13/05/2025
- IHBC REMINDER– DEADLINE EXTENDED for our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey: Open to 22 May 13/05/2025
- IHBC’s Management signpost: ‘An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape…’ 13/05/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Defra, via LinkedIn, seeks 30 new Board Members for England’s NPAs etc, to 19/05 13/05/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Irish) doorstep’: Thatch Repair Grant Scheme Opens in Donegal (with a little on ‘Fire Risk’) 13/05/2025
- Government: Experimental AI could help councils meet housing targets by digitising records to make planning data accessible 13/05/2025
- Local heritage to be protected with £20Mn funding 13/05/2025
- Wales Consultation: A New Approach to Volunteering in Wales: Closing 30/05 13/05/2025
- UK Government: Record £13.9Bn of R&D funding unveiled to boost innovation, jobs and growth 13/05/2025
- Defra seeks 30 Board Members of National Park Authorities and National Landscape Conservation Boards: to 19/05 13/05/2025
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IHBC issues AGM update on new speaker with encouragement for proxy votes – online from 5.30pm, 13 May – members only, booking essential
The IHBC has updated the 2025 AGM’s formal notice – for 13 May, with online proceedings from 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start – which includes a new pre-AGM talk, by Tim Greensmith and entitled ‘Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings – Back from … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, heritage, learning, planning, restoration, skills
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HE: Grant to Secure the Future of Colchester’s Iconic Jumbo Water Tower
image for illustration: Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester By Ritchie Hicks – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Historic England (HE) has awarded a grant of £550,000 for the repair and restoration of the Jumbo Municipal Water Tower in Colchester, continuing its … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Blog from Policy@Manchester (University of Manchester): Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis – why we must act now
image for illustration: Jonathan Taylor Dr Eric Lybeck argues that problems with restoration timelines aren’t just cautionary – they’re symptomatic of a deeper crisis: the lack of heritage skills in the UK.
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Delapré Abbey awarded £3,096,798 grant from NLHF to restore and repurpose historic stables
Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust has announced a £3,096,798 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Blenheim Palace gets annual deep clean before £10.4m roof restoration
image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A monumental £10.4M undertaking is underway to preserve Britain’s Greatest Palace’s historic architecture and safeguard its heritage for future generations, as Blenheim Palace has announced that its … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design & Presentation’ signpost: SPAB CE & IHBC member Matthew Slocombe on Clandon Park controversy, BBC (44.32-51.20; and 22/01)
Matthew Slocombe SPAB Chief Executive (CE) and IHBC member helps explore the Clandon House options, from ‘a Country House laid bare’ to restoration, on the BBC (from 44.32-51.20, available to 22 January.
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