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- IHBC’s new Context, No. 186, does more heavy lifting for members: on ‘Infrastructure and Industry’ 13/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings on ‘Managing building safety risks across an existing residential portfolio’ 13/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 13/03/2026
- 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! 13/03/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 13/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence – Planning Inspectorate guidance 13/03/2026
- IHBC Director’s from HESPR’s £77K costed weekly works: NI authority seeks qualified team for services, to 19/03 13/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £40m plan to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings in Liverpool City Region 13/03/2026
- LG etc. Ombudsman warns councils are ‘losing control’ of planning enforcement as complaints increasingly reveal years-long delays 13/03/2026
- RIBA condemns ‘ill-advised’ ARB accreditation rule 13/03/2026
- New £400,000 pilot fund launched to help Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings adapt to climate change 13/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (globally local) doorstep’: Rare snail ‘cited’ in Council’s approval for Trump Doonbeg ballroom 13/03/2026
- IHBC’s Research for Practice Digest No.7 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’ 10/03/2026
- IHBC’s new ‘CPD Circular’: ‘Colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, CPD Spotlights, Branch AGMs, Marsh Awards & more 10/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 10/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 10/03/2026
- 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! 10/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ Signpost: DB & CIOB on ‘Core construction skills…’ 10/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: HESPR Alert on ‘Know a nominee’ for an award – successful learning or community contributor 10/03/2026
- Historic England’s new sector newsletter: The Professional Edit 10/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bid to demolish 17th century Borders cottage and build new home rejected 10/03/2026
- ‘Cultural Tax Reliefs Impact Review’ published by Arts Council 10/03/2026
- New CPRE exhibition marks 100 years of countryside protection 10/03/2026
- Aviva Analysis indicates proportion of new homes built in flood areas rises to one in nine 10/03/2026
- Protrade on ‘State of Construction Apprenticeships in 2026’ 10/03/2026
Tag Archives: value
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Major new study to reveal the value of the UK’s UNESCO sites
image for illustration: Stonehenge by Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 A major new study, announced today, will measure the economic and non-economic value of the UK’s UNESCO sites. From the world-renowned Stonehenge, Tower of London and the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Donovan Rypkema & Heritage Strategies International seek input on ‘measuring in Arts, Culture, and Heritage’
Donovan Rypkema & Heritage Strategies International have launched a survey to learn from experts and advocates in Arts, Culture, and Heritage ‘what might be measured, the importance (or not) of measuring values, and to learn what similar work on creating … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Submit representations to HM Treasury on Autumn Budget 2025, by 15 October
HM Treasury ‘welcomes representations as part of the policy-making process…’ they may be made on the Autumn Budget 2025 by October 15. as a written submission, commenting on government policy or suggesting new policy ideas to be considered in the … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, economy, employment, government, policy, treasury, value
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ACE: Private Investment in Culture Survey 2025 report
As the national development agency for creativity and culture, The Arts Council England’s (ACE) vision in its ‘Let’s Create strategy’ is ‘by 2030 for England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and … Continue reading
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HE: ‘Public backs Historic Churches’ as research reveals significant ‘Heritage Premium’
New research by Historic England (HE) reveals strong public support for preserving historic churches, even among those who do not regularly attend services or identify as religious
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills, technology, value
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Applying ‘non-use values’ in culture and heritage – Executive summary from DCMS
image for illustration: Natural History Museum by Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), commissioned Alma Economics to conduct exploratory research into the application of ‘non-use value’ in the context of UK … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: From DCMS & London Economics ‘Estimating the economic and social value of volunteering’
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has issued a London Economics report to monetise the economic and social value of volunteering in England.
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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost, from HE: Understanding the value of England’s Historic Attractions sites
image for illustration: View of Syon House from Syon Park by Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England (HE) has explored how to measure the value of heritage attractions in a way that captures the additional benefits people … Continue reading