From 2009 to 2013 a comprehensive programme of training events and complimentary initiatives was delivered via the THI training programme.
Traditional skills training was provided to upskill local contractors, building professionals and Local Authority staff. These one and two day training courses were delivered by specialist training providers in Campbeltown. Fourteen courses were run with over 150 persons attending. Feedback was very positive.
To encourage the local community to participate in the management of their heritage, over 30 events, training courses and complementary initiatives were delivered, involving over 1400 home owners, community group members and local school children. Sessions ranged from home owner maintenance and repair to a free gutter clearance programme; to archaeology and social history.
The programme was funded by Argyll & the Islands LEADER, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Argyll & Bute Council.
Below is a list of all courses and events held within the programme.
Contractors & Building Professionals
Course Name | Delivered By | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Repair of Sash & Case Windows | SPAB | 2009 | Workshop for contractors, homeowners, building professionals and Council officers. |
Making & using Traditional Mortars | SLCT | 2010 | Traditional mortar mix proportions & techniques. |
Introduction to Campbeltown THI | A&BC | 2010 | Introduction and Q & A session. |
Local vernacular traditions & materials | GHB | 2010 | Seminar |
Leadwork Training | LA | 2011 | Basic principles of bossing and welding lead sheet industry. |
Traditional Roofing | HCA | 2012 | Practical training on historic and vernacular buildings. Traditional roofing materials, assessing a roof, technical slaterwork |
Non Destructive Survey & Techniques | STST | 2012 | Introduction to condition surveying skills & conservation assessment of traditional/historic buildings. |
Traditional Shopfront Repairs | HSC | 2013 | Shopfront masterclass including materials and their conservation, conserving traditional shopfronts, signs and advertising. |
Traditional Joinery | WLC | 2013 | Practical workshop on skills in restoration work of timber mouldings. |
Limewash and Traditional Paint | CFC | 2013 | Paint types suitable for historic buildings. Practical sessions on lime wash, lime paint and silicate/mineral paints. |
Structural Appraisal & Repair of Historic Buildings | CFC | 2013 | Assessing traditional & historic buildings, repairs, construction & materials, legislation & guidance, surveys, recording & conservation philosophy. |
Mortars for Repair & Conservation | CFC | 2013 | Mortars available for traditional buildings, focussing on lime based mortars for building, pointing, harling or render. |
Repairing Stone Buildings | CFC | 2013 | Homeowners - Stone & mortar types, stone decay & repair, mortars & renders for stone buildings and painting stone buildings. |
Conservation & Repair of Stonemasonry | CFC | 2013 | Survey & assessment, materials, mortar & stone matching. Repairs including; vegetation removal, patch re-pointing (ashlar and rubble), dressing back stone surfaces, stone surface mortar repairs & indenting new stone. |
External Render & Harling | CFC | 2013 | Principles, selection, application and maintenance of external render and harling, & paint finishes. |
Repair of Traditional Plasterwork | CFC | 2013 | Consolidation and repair of traditional plasterwork. repair of typical defects such as cracking and patch repairs |
Courses and events for community groups, homeowners and local school children
Course Name | Delivered By | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
UK Doors Open Day | KCS | 2009 | Exhibition at Doors Open Day event |
Project launch open evening | CTHI | 2010 | Drop in event evening for community |
Homeowners maintenance & repair talk | SLCT | 2010 | Public event where experts provided advice to building owners on repair and maintenance. |
First Aid | AT | 2010 | Course held to teach the basic practices of First Aid to community group members. |
Oral History | IA & BP | 2010 | Viewpoint tour delivered in Highland Parish Church Hall. |
Digital photography | KP | 2010 | 2 workshops held in conjunction with the above 'Viewpoint' event. |
Genealogy | AB & AT | 2010 | 2 workshops held with info on how to trace your ancestors using internet resources |
Art and design project | IA | 2010 | Images of historic buildings designed by Primary schools, screen printed onto Fair Trade shopping bags. |
Graphic design – creating logos | AHT & JN | 2011 | Delegates were given an insight into the design process and how graphics can be used for marketing. |
Creating artwork for leaflets and interpretation | AHT & JN | 2011 | Delegates gained an insight into content, layout, the use of artwork etc. |
Illustration | AHT& JN | 2011 | The course content included; examples of how illustration can be used as part of marketing, review of illustrations currently used by local groups, looking at good examples, how to commission an illustrator. |
Marketing training | AHT | 2011 | Course content included the development of marketing messages to key stakeholders and instructed community groups how to harness marketing practices to stimulate action and generate revenue. |
Website design | AHT | 2011 | Introductory workshop for community groups. |
Public Information events and other initiatives
Course Name | Delivered By | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
UK Doors Open Day | KCS | 2011 | Assisted the Kintyre Civic Society with an exhibition on CARS and THI during Doors Open Day. |
Campbeltown Heritage Trail formed | CHTG | 2013 | Volunteer group formed to deliver free walking tours in July and August. Three leaflets also produced for public use. |
Maintaining Traditional Buildings | CFC | 2013 | Homeowners’ event for NMW. How older buildings work, traditional materials & construction, maintenance, dampness. |
Archaeology & Social History | KH | 2013 | The work of a field archaeologist and artefacts on display. Guided walk with Dr Anderton looking at 18th &19th C buildings. |
Design and Publication of Campbeltown Tenement Maintenance Guide | JGA & DM | 2012 | Provides tenement owners with advice on maintaining their buildings, working with neighbours, setting up owners associations, how the council can help and best ways to manage the costs of maintenance. |
Shopfront Repair | HSC | 2013 | Public event for anyone with an interest in the history and significance of shopfronts. |
Digital Recording & Editing | IA | 2012/3 | First event - S1 students created Powerpoint presentations highlighting THI improvements to the centre of Campbeltown. Second event - S3 students produced a brochure giving an overview of THI project. |
Interviewing for Oral History | IA | 2013 | Primary school students created radio programmes featuring historic buildings in Campbeltown town centre. First event – Dalintober Primary School featured Campbeltown Town Hall. Second event - Involved Castlehill Primary whose programme featured the recently completed Old Schoolhouse. |
Surveying Traditional Buildings Lecture | STST | 2012 | Skills and techniques involved in surveying condition & assessing conservation, repair and maintenance requirements of traditional/historic buildings. |
Historic Building Maintenance Event | CTHI , A&BC HS | 2011 | Highlighting the importance of building maintenance. Presentations throughout the day. |
National Maintenance Week & Gutter Clearing | CTHI | 2011 | Free gutter clearing on over 30 town centre buildings. To raise awareness. |
Tenement Maintenance Guide Launch Event | CTHI | 2012 | Launch of the guide and an advice and guidance session for homeowners. |
National Maintenance Week - raising awareness | CTHI | 2012-3 | Annual event highlighting property maintenance. In partnership with HS & SPAB. CTHI distributed advice to homeowners. |
Project Update Open Evenings | CTHI | 2011-13 | Annual events to keep local people up-to-date with the THI. Public liaison about the project and displays |
Newsletter highlighting progress of THI | CTHI | 2013 | Public information newsletter on works completed to date, forthcoming works & training events held. |
Presentations to local groups | CTHI | 2010-15 | Presentations delivered to community groups to keep them up to date with the progress of the THI. |
Practical training – Office Administration | A&BC | 2010-12 | Trainee Clerical Assistants (Three) working in THI Office. Funded via Future Jobs Fund. Full time post secured. |
Practical training – Office Admin volunteer | A&BC | 2011-12 | Volunteer working in THI Office. |
Practical training - Town Centre Handyperson | A&BC | 2010-12 | Two Town Centre Handypersons employed via the Future Jobs Fund, fully funded by the DWP. |
Training Delivered by :
Argyll & Bute Council - A&BC
Argyll Training - AT
Campbeltown Townscape Heritage Initiative - CTHI
Historic Scotland - HS
InspirAlba - IA
Kilmartin House Museum - KH
Craig Frew Conservation - CFC
John Gilbert Architects - JGA
Scottish Lime Centre Trust - SLCT
Duich McKay - DM
Alba Heritage Trust - AHT
Breeze Productions - BP
Campbeltown Heritage Trail Group - CHTG
Kintyre Photography - KP
Gleeson HB Consultants - GHB
Kintyre Youth Enquiry Service - KYES
Kintyre Civic Society - KCS
Anne Baird - AB
Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre - STST
Jan Nimmo - JN
Leadsheet Association - LA
Community, Enterprise - CE
Heritage Craft Alliance - HCA
Historic Shop Conservation - HSC
West Lothian College - WLC