You or someone you know may be interested in applying for either of the two categories for the annual Marsh Award for Traditional Building Skills 2009. Nominations are currently being sought for two awards of £1,000 each, in this the fourth year of this award scheme, generously sponsored by the Marsh Christian Trust www.marshchristiantrust.org .
Previous winners of this award are the late Professor John Ashurst (2006); Ray Stevens, The National Trust (2007); Bob Turner, Fisher Decoration Limited (2008) and the first winner in 2008 of the new category of a built heritage sector trainer was George Terry, Highbury College, Portsmouth.
For 2009, both categories are again available and we seek submissions for:
One award celebrating the achievements of an individual craftsperson who demonstrates the highest possible practical skills and standards in any traditional building craft skill occupation
One award for an individual trainer, who has demonstrated outstanding work within the built heritage sector in passing on knowledge and understanding to help develop other peoples’ traditional building craft skills.
1. Criteria for the Award
Eligibility: The two awards are open to craftspeople and trainers working in any of the four UK home countries.
Craftsperson: Submission of a CV and photographic evidence of 3-4 pieces of work over the past 2-3 years on specific heritage or conservation related projects that are highly skilled, challenging, unique or acknowledged as being above the normal standard of a contract. A brief statement of support from an employer, client, architect, or building surveyor citing the person’s abilities is also required.
Trainer: Submission of evidence of consistently high quality delivery of training in the built heritage skills/conservation field to develop the skills and abilities of craftspeople. This can be working for either a training provider or within the workplace and a brief statement of support is required from the Head of the training provider or employer.
Submissions: Electronically with digital images attached or a hard copy with full address and contact details of the craftsperson or trainer to arrive by Friday 27th November 2009 should be sent to:
The Marsh Award for Traditional Building Skills
C/O Seamus Hanna
Heritage & Conservation Manager
National Specialist Office
ConstructionSkills
Charnwood Wing
Holywell Park
Ashby Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3GJ
Tel: 07799 470 701
Fax: 0300 456 5558
2. Award Panel: The awards are assessed by a small judging panel comprising:
Mr Brian Marsh OBE, The Marsh Trust
Lily Gould, The Marsh Trust
Bill Martin, Conservation Director, English Heritage
Seamus Hanna, Heritage and Conservation Manager, ConstructionSkills
3. Presentation of the Awards: The award will be presented in December 2009 at a date to be announced.
