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Millright training for the Broads
The Broads Authority has appointed five apprentice millwrights to take part in a new training scheme in an attempt to save the 79 historic drainage mills in the Broads.
The trainees will learn about scaffolding, rope-access, lime-mortaring, boat-handling, timberwork, specialist painting and timber preservation techniques, metal work and wildlife conservation.
In addition, five trainee reed cutters will undergo structured training to revive the declining reed cutting industry.
Both sets of trainees will receive Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bursaries towards the practical work, which will be complimented by one day a week at Easton College. The three-year bursary schemes will result in a National Vocational Qualification.
Skills and experience will be provided by the Windmills Trust, Natural England, RSPB, the Broads Authority and Richard Seago – Norfolk’s only local millwright. Details: www.broads-authority.gov.uk
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