Anna Plowden Trust News

Conservation Awards 2007

The Conservation Awards, the UK's premier awards in the conservation field, have been launched for 2007. The Awards will be presented at the British Museum in September 2007. Short-listed applicants attract significant publicity, and receive a certificate recognising their achievement at the presentation event.

Applications are invited for the Anna Plowden Trust Award for Research and Innovation.This award recognises the achievements of those involved in conservation research and development. It is presented for the best completed programme of research or development intended to advance the knowledge and practice of conservation. This may include research aimed at furthering the understanding of materials, their production and their conservation; and/or production of materials, equipment, systems or techniques for improved conservation and collections care, or for examination, analysis, treatment or monitoring. It must have been accepted for publication or put on the market in the UK between 1 June 2005 and 28 February 2007.

Detailed information about the Awards is available on the new website
www.conservationawards.org.uk. All applications will be made online this year and for the Anna Plowden Trust Award by March 31st. Full details of the applications procedure, including the application forms, are given on the website, together with contact information for any further help or guidance needed.



 

Fundraising and Donations

Since the Trust started its activities in 1999, it has distributed nearly a quarter of a million pounds in grants in support of its programmes. We have assisted around 70 students to train in conservation skills in some of the leading British conservation training institutions by contributing towards their tuition fees. We have assisted over 50 working conservators to add to or update their skills through attendance at short courses or conferences in the UK and overseas. Some of this has been in support of teachers, thereby multiplying the impact of the training received. We have also funded a one year internship at the Victoria and Albert Museum, awarded four prizes for innovation in conservation, provided financial help to support the convergence of the UK professional conservation bodies and initiated a programme to publicise successful conservation projects.

The Trust’s activities are funded entirely from donations, initially from Anna’s friends and family. To continue our work we need on-going funding. We would welcome contributions from you to one of the specific programmes listed on this page or towards our activities as a whole. Any amount is welcome and will help directly towards developing conservation skills and awareness. For example, our grants have included a sum of less than £100 to help a conservator attend a training course, £3,000 to assist with fees for a full-time conservation qualification and £11,000 for a year’s internship at a national museum. Donations are not used for the Trust’s running costs (which are minimal).

If you would like to make a donation, please send a cheque made payable to the Anna Plowden Trust, to Francis Plowden, 4 Highbury Road, London SW19 7PR. You might also consider remembering the Trust’s work in your will.

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