Training

Do you know your annelids from your arachnids? This training project aimed to increase the number of people skilled in recording invertebrates across Shropshire.

The project explored the heritage of Carnlough using a private collection of photographs taken by the late Jim McNeill during the 1960s and 1970s.

Following the unexpected discovery of a Late Bronze Age tanged chisel and knife blade, a rapid archaeological assessment identified the site as an extremely rare, intact Bronze Age burial mound at Bolton-le-Sands.

Young people gained new skills while preserving and raising awareness of Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in Luton.

Volunteers explored six centuries of history through the lives of local personalities, sharing their discoveries through the ‘Woking’s Story’ display at The Lightbox.

Raising awareness of Scotland’s rural heritage by encouraging and enabling people to discover, explore, share and help protect their local heritage through learning and volunteering.

The Galloways Hydraulic Pumping Engine has been restored and is now on display to the public.

The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever.

The Marine Graduate Training Programme provided work-based training in marine conservation and community engagement for recent university graduates.

An HLF Skills for the Future grant enabled the CBA to offer year-long workplace learning bursaries.

The funding will further the work at the Heritage Boatyard, training more people in the necessary heritage skills so they can help conserve the historic collection.