Wheelwright Greg Rowland has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his unparalleled craftsmanship and tireless work in ensuring their skills are passed on to current and future generations.
Heritage Crafts President HRH The Prince of Wales has lent his name to a new seven-part series, ‘The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation’, set to spotlight Britain’s rich heritage of traditional crafts, airing from 18 May on Sky Arts.
A unique tinsmithing masterclass will be held in September with generous support from The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers and the Heritage Crafts Endangered Crafts Fund.
Axminster Tools and Heritage Crafts are delighted to announce a brand new partnership to celebrate UK woodworking skills, featuring a new Woodworker of the Year award to be launched later this summer.
A trainee millwright has been awarded a grant to help safeguard one of Sussex’s most endangered craft skills thanks to a grant from Heritage Crafts supported by the Sussex Heritage Trust.
Patricia Lovett MBE will step down as Chair of Heritage Crafts at the end of May, after four-and-a-half years as Chair and previously seven-and-a-half years as Vice-Chair, having co-founded the national charity for traditional craft skills which launched in 2010.
Birmingham-based watchmaker Dr Rebecca Struthers has won the 2021 HCA President’s Award for Endangered Crafts. The prestigious award, and £3,000 bursary, was initiated by Heritage Crafts Association President HRH The Prince of Wales.
Designer Rose Uniacke has partnered with the Heritage Crafts Association to create ‘Remnant Weave’, a new fabric remnants collection, the profits of which will be donated to help safeguard endangered artisanal and craft skills in the UK.
Plaster worker Geoffrey Preston, basket maker Hilary Burns, and coppice worker Rebecca Oaks have been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021, in recognition of their unparalleled craftsmanship and tireless work in ensuring their skills are passed on to current and future generations.
by Lucy Hockley “Celebrating 50 years since the first opening of the Weald & Downland Living Museum was not as originally planned, as 2020 changed for everyone. The Museum team had to adjust arrangements for this anniversary weekend last September, yet we were very grateful to be open and mark this milestone. Central to the […]
The Heritage Crafts Association has been recognised by the Ruskin Society with a special award for its contribution to supporting and safeguarding heritage crafts during the COVID-19 pandemic.