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- IHBC applauds North Branch and RTPI NE partnership ‘Joint Summer CPD event’: 5 June, from only £40, inc. lunch etc. 26/03/2024
- TIME IS RUNNING OUT: But bursaries are still open for CPD on finance to law at #IHBCReading2024 – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’ 26/03/2024
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024 26/03/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: HESPR member update for #IHBCReading2024 – FREE webinar ‘Six simple steps to social media’, for IHBC’s 2024 School 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (skateboard) park’: Livingston Skatepark is now officially a listed structure! 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Welsh pub to reopen, with urinal, after rebuild 10 miles down the road 26/03/2024
- Lord Parkinson’s speech at Heritage Day, hosted by The Heritage Alliance 26/03/2024
- Changes to various permitted development rights in England: to 09/04 26/03/2024
- An accelerated planning system in England: Consultation on new application route, charges, expanding appeals & more, to 01/05 26/03/2024
- Stonehenge tunnel Campaigners lose High Court challenge 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global (and local) doorstep’: Immersive exhibition on Notre Dame de Paris at Westminster Abbey to 01/06 26/03/2024
- IHBC welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for 2024 Reading Annual School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording) 22/03/2024
- IHBC highlights CMA finding of ‘fundamental concerns in GB housebuilding market’… ‘under-resourced planning depts’ & ‘privatisation of public amenities’ etc. 22/03/2024
- IHBC welcomes South-East Branch Day School and AGM 2024: ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’ Canterbury, 26/04, from £35 22/03/2024
- TIME IS RUNNING OUT: But bursaries are still open for CPD on finance to law at #IHBCReading2024 – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’ 22/03/2024
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s EDI signpost for Women’s History Month: The women who shaped British modernism… from Context and the ‘People Wiki’ 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £900K+ works this week: DC seeks landscape architect/urban designer for street projects, to 16/04 22/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Group wants to save ‘fortified brutalism’ on Conwy’s skyline that others call a ‘carbuncle’ 22/03/2024
- Scope and options tabled for delivery of Palace of Westminster restoration: More time needed so next government decides… 22/03/2024
- RICS launches pioneering new standard on retrofitting practices across the UK 22/03/2024
- Scotland’s Climate Change Committee: 2030 climate goals are no longer credible 22/03/2024
- Ecclesiastical’s 2023 Heritage Heroes announced 22/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Charter report on ‘…innovative/emerging cultural heritage education & training…’ 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s December CONTEXT now online, on ‘Buildings in the countryside’: Vernacular survivals; Rural buildings at risk; Tithe barn meanings, Urban fringes and even Zen! 19/03/2024
Daily Archives: 26/11/2020
Don’t forget: Vote by proxy even if joining in the IHBC’s 2020 AGM: ‘Help the IHBC move past the pandemic’ with our historic modernisation!
ALL IHBC members with a say at the online AGM on 3 December are called on to vote in advance ‘by proxy’, even if attending – votes during the AGM take precedence, so these can be changed on the day … Continue reading
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CIAT updates members on IHBC research into England’s LA Conservation Capacity: 50% fall in a decade, with 6% with none!
CIAT has reported to its members and networks the IHBC’s recent research into current Local Authority (LA) conservation service capacity in England, which has declined by 50% in just over a decade, and today suggests 6% of local authorities currently … Continue reading
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IHBC NewsBlog readers’ update: From the National Metal and Waste Crime Week of Action
Stephen Armson-Smith of the, Crime Prevention Tactical Adviser at Braintree and Uttlesford has offered an update on its recent ‘virtual’ conference on the ‘theft of metals from heritage properties’. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Chinese ruins transformed into museum’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Dezeen … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (European) doorstep’: Green light for UK’s Stonehenge project
The controversial plan to construct a €1.9 billion road tunnel close to the prehistoric site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, has been approved by the UK government, reports Construction Europe. image: By Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, … Continue reading
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Victorian Society comments ‘should not be brushed aside’ says judge in Birmingham skyscraper challenge
A proposed high-rise development has raised major concerns over the impact on Birmingham’s historic buildings, and the judgment stated that Victorian Society comments ‘should not be brushed aside’!
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NCT on ‘The House of Good’ and the value of Churches: Churches are so much more than places of worship
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has published The House of Good, a new report on the value of churches that highlights how ‘Churches are so much more than places of worship’.
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England’s Green Homes Grant extended for extra year: Works must end by March 2022
Homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme.
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RTPI: Measuring What Matters: Planning Outcomes Research
The Royal Town Planning Institute(RTPI) has issues research from across the UK and Ireland into how authorities can measure the outcomes of planning.
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Heritage Fund blog update from Ros Kerslake: We’re backing the heritage sector to adapt and thrive again
As everyone around the UK face the challenges of responding to COVID-19 amid varying guidance and restrictions, the Chief Executive of the Heritage Fund, Ros Kerslake, shares The Fund’s latest plans to support the heritage community.
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MHCLG: ‘Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces …’
England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)has issued Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces to help social distancing, that ‘applies in England only and does not impose any legal obligations.’ image: Open … Continue reading
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Become a Trustee for The Heritage Alliance: Closing 1 December!
The Heritage Alliance (THA) is currently looking for new Trustees to join its dynamic organisation in February 2021, closing 01/12.
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and King’s College London launch £150,000 Awards for Civic Arts Organisations
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), in partnership with King’s College London, has opened submissions for a new award that celebrates the civic role of arts organisations in society. image: KCL website
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