Open day for Cardigan bursary scheme
An open day to promote a Foundations in Heritage bursary scheme will be held at on Saturday June 18. The event will be held at the Cadwgan Trust property, Tŷ Castell, Green Street Cardigan. The bursary scheme will provide the opportunity for 15 trainees to spend 12 months working alongside skilled craftspeople in the built heritage sector in Carmarthenshire; Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. Placement trainees, with the help and guidance of placement providers will work towards achieving an NVQ3 in Heritage Building. The skills that they learn will help sustain the built heritage sector in West Wales. There is a significant shortage of these traditional building skills that are essential for the conservation of the high number of heritage buildings in the area. Training will be particularly targeted to attract younger people and women and will include lime plastering, stone masonry, carpentry and slate and tile roofing. The scheme is being led by Carmarthenshire County Council and is based...