{"id":15794,"date":"2017-06-02T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15794"},"modified":"2017-06-02T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:59:57","slug":"ihbc-marsh-awards-2017-winners-x3-receive-awards-rewards-more-at-the-ihbcs-2017-school-manchester-22-24-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15794","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Marsh Awards 2017: Winners (x3!) receive awards, rewards &#038; more at the IHBC\u2019s 2017 School \u2013 Manchester 22-24 June"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Marsh_Awards_web-e1496419059397.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15795\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Marsh_Awards_web-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"IHBC Marsh Awards website\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The judges of the second year of the IHBC Marsh Awards have met together and carefully assessed the submissions, and are delighted to announce the 2017 IHBC Marsh Award winners:<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marsh Award for Successful Learning in Heritage Skills\n<ul>\n<li>James Archer (\u00a3500 Award), now a construction apprentice with the Canal &amp; River Trust, specialising in masonry skills. James \u2018shares his skills with others [and] has given training sessions to the team and volunteer groups around the traditional skills of mixing and working with lime mortars\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 He has \u2018great passion for the waterways\u2019 while \u2018in addition to his paid work at the Trust, he volunteers with the Waterways Recovery Group in his spare time, to help to restore disused\/neglected canals around the country\u2019.\u00a0 He \u2018has also recently volunteered at the Transylvania Trust, Romania, where he carried out work at Banffy Castle\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Marsh Award for Community Contribution (Retired Member)\n<ul>\n<li>Ken Burley (\u00a3500 Award), \u2018a keen RTPI and IHBC Member\u2019 for his work with the South Yorkshire Buildings Preservation Trust, especially in \u2018enabling its talented members to work to their full potential to achieve a successful outcome despite the formidable challenges\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Marsh Award for Community Contribution (Retired Member: Highly Commended)\n<ul>\n<li>Edith Gollnast (Exceptional \u00a3250 Award): For \u2018the meticulous drawing of Oxford\u2019s buildings to illustrate a series of books on heritage walks\u2026 the proceeds of the books go towards furthering the work of the Oxford Preservation Trust.\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three have the chance to attend the IHBC Full School (Residential) in Manchester, 22-24 June, themed on Transport Infrastructure, and valued at up to \u00a3500.\u00a0 The programme includes the IHBC\u2019s Annual Dinner where the formal presentations of these well-deserved awards will take place, along with the presentation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/gasa.ihbc.org.uk\/\">Gus Astley Student Award<\/a> 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Cash prizes are awarded by the Marsh Christian Trust, while the offer of free places at the 2017 Annual School in Manchester is sponsored by the IHBC.<\/p>\n<p>IHBC President and awards co-judge David McDonald said: \u2018It has been a real privilege to have been a judge again for this second year of the IHBC Marsh Awards.\u00a0 Not only have I been able to appreciate the work of a number of the unsung heroes of conservation, but it has also been an extremely positive experience working with the Marsh Christian Trust.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brian Marsh, inspiration and behind the Marsh Awards, said: \u2018We are pleased to be able to work with IHBC for the second time to deliver these Awards, recognising those who have dedicated a lifetime to heritage conservation and those who are dedicated to heritage learning and development.<\/p>\n<p>The quality and range of nominations was very impressive, showcasing high level technical work and also grassroots contributions to heritage conservation and learning. We hope that in years to come, more and more nominations will be encouraged and we can continue to raise the profile of this important sector.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Emily Reeves, Trust Manager at the Marsh Christian Trust, reported: \u2018It is a pleasure to be working with the IHBC on this Awards partnership to help recognise and promote the exceptional work taking place in heritage conservation and learning.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We were pleased to see that the standard of nominations across both categories was very high and we hope that, as awareness of these Awards grows, more and more nominations will be encouraged every year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The next IHBC Marsh Awards will close in 2018, so be sure to start planning your nominations now! For more on the annual IHBC Marsh Awards for community contribution and successful learning see the IHBC Marsh Awards <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/marshawards\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0and for background see the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=Marsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NewsBlogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judges of the second year of the IHBC Marsh Awards have met together and carefully assessed the submissions, and are delighted to announce the 2017 IHBC Marsh Award winners:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15796,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15794\/revisions\/15796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}