{"id":48262,"date":"2026-10-06T16:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48262"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:13:59","slug":"ihbc-marsh-awards-now-open-nominate-your-successful-learner-in-heritage-skills-or-retired-member-community-contributions-to-close-15-december-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48262","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your \u2018Successful learner\u2019 (in Heritage Skills) or \u2018Retired member\u2019 (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IHBC-Marsh-Award-joint.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IHBC-Marsh-Award-joint.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32224\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IHBC is has opened nominations for the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/marshawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC-MARSH Awards<\/a>, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate \u2018Learning in Heritage Skills\u2019 and \u2018Community Contributions by Retired members\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominating is easy and can be done by filling in the relevant forms online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.eu\/forms\/ihbc-marsh-awards-retired\/\">IHBC Marsh Award for community contributions by retired members<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.eu\/forms\/ihbc-marsh-awards-learning\/\">IHBC Marsh Award for successful learning in traditional building activities and craft skills<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE NEW SCHEDULE: Entries this year close on 15 December 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more help, you can also contact your local Branch Consultant via your Branch Committee or email <a href=\"mailto:support@ihbc.org.uk\">support@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC President Rebecca Thompson said: \u2018Please do nominate someone deserving that you know, so they can be thanked and celebrated.&nbsp; I know it does take a little effort, but it could make all the difference to someone\u2019s life skills or cherished projects.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018And to nominate, all you need to do is complete an easy-fill form\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We are always delighted to receive any entries for either category so please pass this on to colleagues, contacts and others in the sector and beyond.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Winners are rewarded with cash prizes (which may be donated) and free places at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbcannualschool.org\/\">IHBC\u2019s Annual School, next year on 10 \u2013 12 June in Bath and Bristol<\/a>, where they can receive their prizes in an awards ceremony at the School\u2019s Annual Dinner.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more details or if you have any questions about criteria, eligibility, or anything else, contact Sarah Homer at <a href=\"mailto:support@ihbc.org.uk\">support@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more and nominate at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/marshawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC-MARSH Award<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on background on the 2026 Award successes on IHBC\u2019s <em>NewsBlog<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47068\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more background to the new dates at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48150\">Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing\u2026 opening end September and closing December, so get ready now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbcannualschool.org\/\">IHBC\u2019s Annual School, next year on 10 \u2013 12 June in Bath and Bristol<\/a> (NB: pre-launch Beta site)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC is has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate \u2018Learning in Heritage Skills\u2019 and \u2018Community Contributions by Retired members\u2019.<\/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":[40,18,1029],"class_list":["post-48262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-community","tag-conservation","tag-marsh-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48262","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=48262"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48264,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48262\/revisions\/48264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}