
HES Blog Page
Check out these brilliant blogs by Trainees on the Historic Environment Skills Project.
From archaeology to stonemasonry, digital engagement to carpentry, the project brought important heritage skills to the forefront.
The Historic Environment Skills (HES) programme engaged people across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands in the skills needed to conserve, protect and help the public engage with their heritage including: archaeology, traditional building skills, project management for building preservation trusts and engagement. This project started in Spring 2018 and completed in November 2021.

Fede’s Trainee Blog
In the late autumn of 2020 Historic Environment Skills worked with the delivery team for transept repairs at St Bartholomew’s Church Covenham to provide a couple of trainees with a…
End Of Placement Reflections – Kieran
In the late autumn of 2020 Historic Environment Skills worked with the delivery team for transept repairs at St Bartholomew’s Church Covenham to provide a couple of trainees with a…
A Week In The Life Of A Heritage Plastering Trainee
– This piece was written by Arran, HES Heritage Plastering trainee at Messenger BCR from September 2019- 2020 – Arran is our Heritage Plastering trainee, working with Messenger BCR on…
A Week In The Life Of A Historic Building Conservation Trainee
– This piece was written by Cameron, HES Historic Building Conservation Trainee at Millstone Restoration from September 2019 – 2020 – Our Historic Building Conservation Trainee, Cameron, gets to see…
A Week In The Life Of A Historic Environment Advice Assistant Apprentice
– This piece was written by Tim, HES Places Team Technical Assistant at the Historic Places Team in Lincolnshire County Council from September 2018 – 2019 – My name is…
A Week In The Life Of A Carpentry & Joinery Trainee
– This piece was written by Victoria, HES Historic Joinery Trainee at Lincoln Cathedral from September 2018 – 2019 – Victoria started her placement at Lincoln Cathedral in the summer…
Traineeship So Far With Our Heritage Joiner
– This piece was written by Graham, HES Heritage Joinery Trainee at Jericho Joinery from September 2019 – 20 – Graham started his Heritage Joinery placement with us and his…
A Week In The Life Of A Trainee Stonemason
– This piece was written by Rachael, HES Masonry Trainee at Lincoln Cathedral from September 2018 – 2019 – Ever wondered what a stonemason gets up to during the working…
A Trainee’s Farewell
– This piece was written by Laabiyah Iqbal, Building Preservation Trust Management Trainee at Heritage Lincolnshire from September 2018 – 2019 Laabiyah has been with us on an 18-month…
A Week In The Life Of A Building Preservation Trust Management Trainee
– This piece was written by Laabiyah Iqbal, Building Preservation Trust Management Trainee at Archaeological Project Services from September 2018 – 2019 – Hi everyone, my name is Laabiyah and…