Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with funding from English Heritage and the Yorkshire Dales LEADER programme, is offering free training to owners of old buildings in the Yorkshire Dales.

 

The training aims to dispel the myths associated with historic buildings, give tips on making your older building more energy efficient, and help people find out how to deal with an ongoing problem with their older building.

 

An informative two-part workshop will take place in November for all those interested in the care of historic buildings. Led by Alan Gardner, Chartered Building Surveyor and former technical advisor for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the event will run at The Old Workhouse in Pateley Bridge on Saturday 3rd and Saturday 24th November from 10am-4pm.

 

Training is also open to property owners outside the area, but there will be a charge of £15 per session for those who do not live in the Yorkshire Dales LEADER area.

 

In addition, a short workshop on improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings will be held at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal by kind permission of the National Trust on Friday 23rd November.  There will be an opportunity to hear about the latest findings on energy efficiency in historic buildings, and to view some of the energy saving measures, such as secondary glazing, introduced by the National Trust.

 

Sally Childes, AONB Heritage Officer, said, "We have some fantastic older properties in the AONB and they are one of the things that makes the area so special. By running this free training we hope that homeowners will be able to get a few tips and a little bit of help in maintaining their properties."

 

Booking is essential for all events so please call Nidderdale AONB on 01423 712950 or email aonbevents@harrogate.gov.uk to book your place.

 

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