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HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDED TRAINING BURSARIES PROGRAMME 2006-2010

2008 - Five Months Internship in Stained Glass Conservation at
Holy Well Glass, Wells, Somerset
Educational Stipend of £14,500 p.a. pro rata

Conserving our heritage can be a stimulating and rewarding career. In conjunction with the University of York, Icon is a one-off six-month work-based internship for the period April – September 2008, as part of its successful HLF-funded conservation training bursaries scheme. The programme aims to broaden access to careers in conservation and to increase the UK's fund of conservation skills. This placements is open to new entrants to conservation from arts, crafts, science or heritage backgrounds.

Information on this placements and details of eligibility can be found on the Icon website at www.icon.org.uk Interviews for short-listed applicants will be held in early March .The internship will start in April.

Apply using the form available from the Icon website www.icon.org.uk Forms may also be obtained by e-mailing training@icon.org.uk or by telephoning 0131 240 5038/2. We request that - wherever possible - you use electronic format for enquiries and applications.

The Training Development Manager, Icon,22-26 George St Edinburgh EH2 2PQ
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 14 APRIL 2008

New Grant

The Stained Glass Museum is delighted to have received a grant from AIM (Association of Independent Museums) towards the purchase of a set of Hearing Helpers - assisted listening devices for those who are hard of hearing. If you know of a group who might like to visit The Stained Glass Museum but are hard-of -hearing and worried about not getting the most out of a visit to get in touch with us. We would be delighted to organise something for them.

St Mary's primary school project

The Stained Glass Museum has just completed a project with St Mary's primary school, Ely, which has resulted in this wonderful window for their entrance hall. The whole year group was involved in the making of the window - cutting glass,designing an individual element of the window and then fusing the panels. Thanks also to Althea Braithwaite who taught them and who was overall design co-ordinator for the project, Barley Studio for assembling the panel and to local joiner Bob Button for making the cabinet.

If you know of another local school who might be interested in undertaking a similar project please let us know

St Mary's window