The Saltscape trainee programme has been providing vital workplace based experience and mentoring for young people and recent graduates for future careers in heritage, conservation and environmental education. Threaded across various projects, the partnership sought out opportunities to recruit and place trainees to work alongside project staff who acted as professional mentors throughout their placement. […]

This project delivered a range of different workshops and training days that encouraged the use and revival of both traditional and modern crafts and practical conservation skills. Workshops were specific to the heritage and landscape of the Weaver Valley and ranged from bee keeping and canal boat painting to hedge laying, charcoal making and woodcarving. […]