{"id":45755,"date":"2026-02-27T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45755"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:07:04","slug":"looking-back-to-ihbcs-council-on-heritage-skills-in-conservation-and-ahead-to-our-new-response-led-draft-minutes-for-review-and-feedback-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45755","title":{"rendered":"Looking back to IHBC\u2019s Council on \u2018Heritage Skills in Conservation\u2019, and ahead to our new \u2018response-led\u2019 DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43928\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IHBC-Council-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>IHBC\u2019s Council, our inclusive member-only advisory and training body, held its most recent meeting online on 8 October to engage with and update members while also exploring \u2018Heritage Skills in Conservation\u2019, and now with new-format response-led First Draft minutes available for review and feedback to us at <a href=\"mailto:IHBCCouncil@ihbc.org.uk\">IHBCCouncil@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting Council\u2019s role as the inclusive, representative body for all IHBC member categories, IHBC President <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebecca Thompson<\/a> said: \u2018We had a very strong attendance for the IHBC Council Meeting, and a great agenda with many positive issues to share with members.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We shared the great news that Privy Council Office have given approval for submission of Petition for Charter &#8211; #<a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IHBCpetitionforcharter<\/a> &#8211; following review of the Memorandum submitted in May. This recognised the uniqueness of our discipline and the value that we bring to the sector.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We also shared the review of the Corporate Plan to 2025 and scoping for the future plan 2025-2030 and we welcome feedback on this item.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The Council CPD Session on Heritage Skills in Conservation was well presented and represented by our diverse leads, so our thanks go to all of our speakers who contributed.&nbsp; Our focus was on heritage skills will be further enhanced through the parliamentary briefing on 18 November.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018While our digital platform was less interactive than usual, members were still very engaged and involved.&nbsp; So I\u2019m delighted to say that, at Rebbeca\u2019s suggestion, we\u2019re returning to a more responsive reporting format and process to make sure our conversations go on from and beyond the Council meeting itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018This new process starts with early and more summary minutes for review, in a format that allows for feedback by members and updates to be included by us in advance of the next meeting.&nbsp; So for now, any input or queries can be based on to the IHBC\u2019s National Office by emailing us at <a href=\"mailto:IHBCCouncil@ihbc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IHBCCouncil@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IHBC\u2019s Council is the IHBC\u2019s inclusive advisory and training body, open to all IHBC members. All members can join in shaping our activities and plans, as we underpin the involvement of our members in the IHBC\u2019s future through consultation and training. See more details on IHBC\u2019s Council including previous minutes and content <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/aboutmain\/council\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more on the #<a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IHBCpetitionforcharter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more details on IHBC\u2019s Council, including tabs with current and previous minutes as well as content, linked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/aboutmain\/council\/index.html\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHBC\u2019s Council, our inclusive member-only advisory and training body, held its most recent meeting online on 8 October to engage with and update members while also exploring \u2018Heritage Skills in Conservation\u2019, and now with new-format response-led First Draft minutes available &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45755\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,22,244],"class_list":["post-45755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-cpd","tag-skills","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45755"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45758,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45755\/revisions\/45758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}