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- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- 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 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- 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 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
- IHBC joins 33 leading organisations calling for £6.8M in urgent funding to support Planning Schools 10/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 10/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Management’ signpost): AJ on legal challenge to Barbican demolition… which ‘can proceed’ 10/10/2025
- Chancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments… to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’ 10/10/2025
- Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01 10/10/2025
- £214m new funding for Welsh communities to improve neighbourhoods and restore pride 10/10/2025
- RICS calls for expressions of interest for pilot programmes of new professional pathways 10/10/2025
- RTPI launches five-year strategy to elevate planning: Empower 2030 10/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Donovan Rypkema & Heritage Strategies International seek input on ‘measuring in Arts, Culture, and Heritage’ 10/10/2025
- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s CPD Blog from #IHBCShrewsbury2025: Some ‘Academic Reflections on the IHBC Annual School… and participation’ from Dr Alison McCandlish IHBC, University of Glasgow 07/10/2025
Tag Archives: tradition
IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (postal) doorstep’:Royal Mail to roll out ‘postboxes of the future’ across the UK
image for illustration After a successful pilot in April of this year, the Royal Mail is now rolling out its new solar-powered postboxes nationwide.
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Tagged climate change, design, heritage, postbox, solar, tradition
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Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower makes history with RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist
image of ‘Big Ben’ © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize – the first time in the award’s history that a conservation project has been nominated.
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Tagged architecture, awards, building, conservation, culture, expertise, government, heritage, restoration, skills, tradition
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New Civil Engineer: Report urges re-think on ageing transport assets’ ‘growing risk of failure’ with futureproof solutions
A new report, produced by New Civil Engineer (NCE) in partnership with Arup, is urging the infrastructure sector to re-think how ageing assets schemes should be planned, designed and delivered.
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Tagged assets, civil engineering, heritage, insfrastructure, tradition, transport
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IHBC to provide perspectives at upcoming STBA Advisory Group Meeting, 16 June, London
Prof. John Edwards, IHBC Technical Panel Chair and STBA Board Member, will be on hand at the upcoming STBA Advisory Group meeting on 16 June, to deliver perspectives representing IHBC interests and concerns in the evolving policy landscape, including EPC … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, construction, environment, expertise, heritage, net zero, policy, skills, sustainability, tradition
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REMINDER: Communities to nominate UK traditions for new inventory: Opening this summer
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Nominations will open this summer for traditions like Notting Hill Carnival, Hogmanay and artisanal crafts to be officially recognised.
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Tagged arts, community, conservation, culture, heritage, nominations, tradition
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)
The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).
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Tagged building, conservation, course, cpd, education, environment, event, expertise, heritage, skills, tradition
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