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On Sunday 27 April 2008, the Isle of Wight will host a trade show focusing on the maintenance, repair and conservation of historic/traditional buildings. Organised by the Isle of Wight Council’s conservation and design team and supported by the Listed Property Owners Club, the Historic Buildings Trade Show aims to raise awareness of the importance of traditional skills in maintaining period properties and the Island’s historic built environment. The day will include talks and demonstrations including:

*Please note that the above schedule may be subject to change

Owners of historic/traditional properties, anyone working in the construction industry and people interested in the Island’s historic built environment are being invited to visit Northwood House, Cowes, which will provide a welcoming atmosphere where visitors will be able to browse products, pick up tips and make contacts. Doors open at 10.00am and will close at 4.00pm, admission is free of charge.

For further information about the day please contact the Council’s conservation & design team.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £900,000 to a partnership between English Heritage, The National Trust, Cadw, ConstructionSkills and the National Heritage Training Group to establish and deliver a £1.2 million Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme throughout England and Wales over the next four years until 2010.

The scheme offers to provide bursaries and facilitate work-based training placements (Bursary Placements) for eligible and successful applicants, who are enthusiastic and committed to developing their skills in order to work in the built heritage sector in England and Wales.

The scheme will concentrate on providing funding to develop particular skills and will concentrate on the following skill sets:

For further information about the scheme visit www.buildingbursaries.org.uk.

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) runs training events which focus on the preservation and conservation of historic buildings. To find out the latest courses/events on offer for 2007/2008 click here.

The Conservation & Design team has published a special leaflet on historic buildings at Shorwell, Isle of Wight.

The leaflet entitled ‘A Jacobean Mayfair’ is the culmination of a community-based historic buildings survey conducted in the parish, designed to raise awareness of the village’s historic architecture. The project was supported by grant aid from the Island’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) unit and a donation from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). For further information about the project please contact the Conservation & Design team.

To download the leaflet click the link below

A Jacobean Mayfair leaflet