{"id":36545,"date":"2023-05-19T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36545"},"modified":"2023-05-20T17:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T16:05:28","slug":"ihbc-marsh-awards-for-2023-announced-graham-arnold-nw-and-stewart-ramsdale-no-joint-retired-winners-with-mason-jessica-eyre-for-successful-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36545","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Marsh Awards for 2023 announced: Graham Arnold (NW) and Stewart Ramsdale (NO) Joint \u2018Retired\u2019 winners with mason Jessica Eyre for \u2018Successful Learning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Judges in the eighth year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the 2023 Awards, with a joint award for \u2018Community Contribution by a Retired Member of the IHBC\u2019 to Graham Arnold (Northwest Branch) and Stewart Ramsdale (North Branch), and the \u2018Successful Learning in Heritage Skills\u2019 going to Jessica Eyre of Triglyph Masonry<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026\u00a3500 and a free place at the upcoming Annual School in Swansea\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Each award winner is to receive \u00a3500 and a free place at the upcoming Annual School in Swansea in June 2023.<\/p>\n

IHBC Marsh Award judges were especially impressed with Graham Arnold\u2019s dedication to the cause of heritage conservation in retirement through his efforts on the Friends of Birkenhead Park Committee.<\/p>\n

\u2026 a haven for local residents of a deprived community\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Graham said: \u2018This award is dedicated to the Friends of Birkenhead Park who, working as a team, have persuaded and assisted Wirral Council in obtaining the inclusion of the Park on the UK Tentative List for World Heritage Sites in April this year.\u00a0 The Friends, through the Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area, help provide a haven for local residents of a deprived community to enjoy the pleasures of growing vegetables, healthy eating and appreciation of nature.\u00a0 Through walks they also promote the Park as a pioneer of democratic public parks. In its design Sir Joseph Paxton provided the eye catchers of the Swiss Bridge, Roman Boathouse, Grand Entrance and Alpine Rockfall.\u00a0 Such features had previously been central to private parks but were now able to be appreciated by anyone, regardless of wealth and status, as they wandered through the landscape.\u2019<\/p>\n

The judges were no less impressed by Stewart Ramsdale\u2019s multitude of volunteering and community engagement activities from the time of his retirement \u2013 as well as before \u2013 including sharing his knowledge and skills with the public and local community groups in the Tees Valley and the North East more widely.<\/p>\n

\u2026 helping community groups realise their dreams to restore cherished local heritage\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Stewart said \u2018I am truly honoured to be recognised by IHBC and the Marsh Charitable Trust in being selected for this award.\u00a0 In retirement my work with these organisations continues, particularly Tees Heritage Trust where we focus on helping community groups realise their dreams to restore cherished local heritage. Outreach to the broader community through heritage walks and talks, sharing the store of a knowledge acquired over many years has also been ongoing.\u00a0 Unshackled by timescales, fees and other hinderances, the freedom of volunteering permits building issues to be addressed in full, whether it\u2019s historical research or painstaking assessment and analysis of fabric.\u00a0 Results are consequently richer and more satisfying than might normally be obtained in practice or public service.\u00a0 I strongly recommend it as a model for retirement.\u00a0 I was touched and delighted to be nominated by IHBC North Branch for this award and I am grateful to all past and present members of branch committee for their support and friendship over many years.\u2019<\/p>\n

Judges admired the submission on Jessica Eyre especially for her detailed and thoughtful approach to stonemasonry, dedication to high standards and understanding of conservation philosophy, and commitment to expanding the accessibility into the sector by sharing her knowledge with the wider community.<\/p>\n

Jessica said: \u2018Working on and learning more about our built heritage combines so many of my interests, including art, social history, craft, and sustainability, and having my efforts recognised by simply being nominated for the Marsh Award is wonderful. To win is rather overwhelming.\u2019<\/p>\n

An \u2018in-person\u2019 Award presentation is planned for the Annual Dinner of the IHBC Swansea School 2023, on the evening of the IHBC\u2019s Swansea Day School on 23 June.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Annual School see HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more on the IHBC Marsh Awards for Community Contribution (Retired Member) and Successful Learning in Heritage Skills see HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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