Get your training in now! 70% funding ends with March

The Defra Traditional Building & Rural Skills Project that enables Heritage Craft Alliance to offer courses for as little as £20 ends on 31 March. The Alliance is fitting in as many courses as possible between now and then.

You can book a place by calling 01677 422289.

If you don't find the course date / location you're looking for, get in touch. If there is enough interest the Alliance might be able to put together a bespoke course on the subject you want to study at a time and place that is convenient to you. Alternatively, if you have enough people to fill a course, the Alliance can bring the tutor to you.

Courses on offer include 'Introduction to Building with Stone', a three-day, intermediate practical course from 24 to 26 March, 9.30am to 4.30pm each day, at the Heritage Craft Alliance Training Centre at Thorp Perrow, Bedale, North Yorkshire.

Subjects covered:

  • Mortars, mixing & uses
  • Stone types / dressing
  • Setting out
  • Walling – styles & techniques
  • Repairs & replacement

It is designed to appeal to builders, property / home owners, surveyors and building professionals, learners in the industry.

The price is £30 plus VAT (with Defra Funding, subject to eligibilty).

Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd, Training Centre, Thorp Perrow, Bedale, DL8 2PR. Tel: 01677 422289.