Edinburgh Traditional Building Skills Demonstration
2019-05-13 09:30 - 15:30 UTC | Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a Traditional Building Skills and Materials Event on 13 and 14 May in the quadrangle outside Edinburgh City Chambers which members of the public are welcome to attend.

Those attending will be very welcome discuss the route into the industry for local apprentices at Edinburgh College who will be giving mini-masterclasses to local school pupils.

We will have four trades being demonstrated by apprentices are working with Developing the Young Workforce, Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian Regional Group, to bring school children to try the skills on display.

This event is part of larger Construction Scotland’s Inspiring Construction programme where we promote the vast array of careers available in the construction industry to school pupils to help them make their career choices.

Edinburgh Homeowners Event
2019-05-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum will deliver a homeowners event on 13 May to help them identify and undertake repairs to their homes.

The event will also highlight how to keep your home in a good state of repair with timely repairs which will ultimately save homeowners money if done correctly. Keeping your home in a good state of repair is the first step to making a home energy efficient.

There will be experts from across the industry and public bodies giving homeowners impartial advise on how to start repairs and correct maintenance of their building.

There will also be expert advice on overcoming issues of shared repairs and how City of Edinburgh Council can help homeowners experiencing these issues.

There will be presentations from:
Stone Federation GB,
National Federation of Roofing Contractors,
City of Edinburgh Council,
Scottish Government,
Historic Environment Scotland, and
Mill Architects

There will also be a chance to view the experts in action as they demonstrate the skills required to repair and maintain your building. There will even be a chance for homeowners to receive a mini-masterclass in these trades themselves.

Traditional Building Skills Demonstration at the Scottish Parliament
2019-05-28 10:00 - 2019-05-29 15:00 | Scottish Parliament, EH99 1SP
Scottish Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a Traditional Building Skills and Materials Event on 28 and 29 May outside the Scottish Parliament which members of the public are welcome to attend.

Working with various Developing Young Workforce teams, we have organised for school pupils from Glasgow, Falkirk, Fife and Edinburgh will receive a mini-masterclass in roof slating, stonemasonry, plastering and painting & decorating.

The demonstrations will be delivered by Dundee & Angus College, Edinburgh College, City of Glasgow College and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors.

The event is sponsored by Sandra White MSP, Gordon Lindhurst MSP and Elaine Smith MSP and we hope that they, and a few of their MSP colleagues, will once again come to the event to talk to the apprentices delivering the mini-masterclasses and even have a go themselves!

Glasgow Traditional Building Skills Demonstration
2019-06-03 09:30 - 2019-06-04 15:00 | Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow
Glasgow Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a Traditional Building Skills and Materials Event on 3 & 4 June outside the Glasgow Cathedral which members of the public are welcome to attend.

Working with Developing Young Workforce in Glasgow, we have organised for school pupils from across the city to receive a mini-masterclass in roof slating, stonemasonry, plastering and painting & decorating.

The demonstrations will be delivered by City of Glasgow College, West College Scotland, National Federation of Roofing Contractors, Stone Federation GB and Historic Environment Scotland.

Traditional Building Skills Demonstration at The Royal Highland Show
2019-06-20 09:30 - 2019-06-23 17:00 | Traditional Building Skills Demonstration at the Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB, United Kingdom
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a traditional building skills demonstration during this year’s Royal Highland Show.

We will be located at the Countryside Cottage and giving those attending an opportunity to try their hand at roof slating and stonemasonry while there will also be a demonstration on sash & case window.

Experts will be available throughout to give those attending impartial advice on the repair and maintenance of their buildings.
