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Crisis in skills puts heritage at risk

Series: Heritage Lottery Fund News Release ; 25 January 2002 (4)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: A study "Sustaining our Living Heritage" published by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) reveals that a severe national skills shortage is putting the future of the UK's landscapes, habitats and historic buildings at risk. Traditional skills such as thatching to stone masonary are dwindling, due to poor investment, lack of apprentices and such skills being undervalued. Includes case studies. Heritage Lottery Fund News Release: http://www.hlf.org.uk/cgi-bin/hlfframemast.pl?K=11606&S=EI&T=NEWSTEXTAREA

A study "Sustaining our Living Heritage" published by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) reveals that a severe national skills shortage is putting the future of the UK's landscapes, habitats and historic buildings at risk. Traditional skills such as thatching to stone masonary are dwindling, due to poor investment, lack of apprentices and such skills being undervalued. Includes case studies. Heritage Lottery Fund News Release: http://www.hlf.org.uk/cgi-bin/hlfframemast.pl?K=11606&S=EI&T=NEWSTEXTAREA