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Join five experienced craftswomen as they discuss creativity, skills and ambitions and barriers to their work as women in conservation
Carole Leith, Chair of our Mills Section attended a fascinating online lecture in December 2024.
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Join today to support our positive, practical approach to building conservation. As a member you become part of a network of like-minded people who care for historic buildings. Other benefits include The SPAB Magazine, access to the Property List and the opportunity to join your local Regional Group.
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What does it mean to be a woman in conservation? Join us for a unique panel discussion as we consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and challenges faced by carvers, sculptors and masons working in the historic built environment.
A one-day course for plasterers, plastering tutors, building contractors and craftspeople seeking to learn about working with traditional lime plaster.
Join us for a one-day introduction to this endangered craft, taught by leading expert Bill Sargent, in association with the National Trust.
Your campaign
If you’re worried about a deteriorating building in your local area, want to contest a planning application, build your own local campaign or set up a building preservation trust then the The SPAB Campaign Toolkit can offer guidance.
Mills
This year, National Mills Weekend will focus on the way that mills past and present have been recorded in pictorial form with the theme ‘Mi
Become a Mills Section member
The SPAB’s Mills Section is the only Society concerned solely with protecting and promoting traditional windmills and watermills in the UK. The Section provides advice and training to mill owners and heritage professionals, and campaigns for the protection of milling heritage. Join the Section now to support its work and receive a range of membership benefits.