Hamish Ogston meets with the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship at Monmouth House

Hamish Ogston, Frances Cambrook and Michael Sheppard

The Hamish Ogston Foundation recently had the pleasure of meeting with the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) to discuss current and future business. The meeting was attended by Hamish Ogston, Robert Bargery, the Foundation’s Heritage Project Director, Frances Cambrook, CWF Executive Director and Michael Sheppard, CWF Deputy Director.

The meeting covered a range of topics, including progress with the Hamish Ogston Foundation Craft Training Project that supports the training of Level 2-3 apprentices and Level 4-5 Foundation degree students across the CWF cathedral membership of eleven Anglican cathedrals. The Hamish Ogston Foundation funding has already had a positive impact on the retention of craft skills in the cathedral environment and the heritage sector more widely, helping to keep traditional skills alive so that they can be passed down to future generations.

The Hamish Ogston Foundation Craft Training Programme is a craft skills education and training programme designed to support the conservation, maintenance and repair of cathedrals and adjoining historic buildings around the UK, run by the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship. Since 2020, the Foundation has pledged a total of £3.5 million to support the initiative.

Potential future concepts were also discussed, and it's clear that there is a lot of scope for further collaboration between the Foundation and the CWF. The two organisations are committed to making a significant impact on the acquisition and retention of craft skills in the heritage sector and have agreed to continue working together to achieve this goal.

For further information on this Programme, see here https://www.hamishogstonfoundation.org/heritage/craft-training-programme

For more information on our Heritage initiatives, visit: https://www.hamishogstonfoundation.org/heritage