The IHBC has welcomed the launch of Historic England’s Heritage Counts 2023, which ‘provides evidence on the economic value of heritage, the intricate relationship between heritage and wellbeing, and… Heritage Indicators that… gross value added (GVA) figures’.
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the 
Join in the North Branch Winter Event 2023 on 7 December from 5.30pm, with buffet, festive drinks and more at the Black Gate, Newcastle, for certificated CPD (Historic and Technology), from £20 (IHBC Retired members & Students free).
Neath Port Talbot Council (NPTC) has a legal duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity, and in so doing, promote the resilience of ecosystems, and a new Biodiversity Duty Plan demonstrates how they hope to fulfil that duty.
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our 
The Parliamentary Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (LUHC) is calling for written evidence as part of an inquiry aimed at exploring the impact of the built environment on children and young people’s health and wellbeing across England, closing 2 January 2024.
People across the country set to benefit from more skills training, with £200 million to help them launch careers in key industries, writes the UK Government.
The National Churches Trust has shared news on the winners of the National Church Awards 2023.
Eddie Weir PCIAT was inaugurated at the close of the Institute’s AGM in Birmingham.
Baroness Penn has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
John Edwards will explore ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023 in Retrofitting Traditional and Historic Buildings’ in a free and open webinar on 15 December, for 1 hour (including questions) offered on behalf of the IHBC’s Technical Panel, IHBC’s Reading School 2024 – ‘Place & Building Care – Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’ – Christmas 2023 and more.
Impacts of the recent fire at Ayr Station Hotel were raised in the Scottish Parliament with The First Minister by Sharon Dowey MSP, while a roundtable there also explored ‘all options for retaining the historic Ayr Station Hotel for the benefit of the town’, leading to a letter to South Ayrshire Council Chief Executive Mike Newall, signed by six MSPs.
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our 
The BBC has reported that more needs to be done to renovate old buildings in order to tackle the housing crisis in Wales.
Historic England has issued its Heritage at Risk Register 2023, which gives an annual snapshot of the health of England’s valued historic buildings and places.
Historic England has published local data on the estimated need for retrofitting skills to deliver Net Zero for England’s historic buildings, accompanied by information on how areas across England stand to benefit from growing the green economy.
Storm Babet has left a trail of destruction across landscapes, houses and gardens throughout the spine of England and cared for by the National Trust, the charity reports.-
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