THE DANCE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

Registered Charity No. 802135

THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS

37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY

About me

 

· I am a Chartered Surveyor and have been a SPAB member since early 1990s.

· Previous work includes repairs for The National Trust at Dunster Castle and repairs of scheduled ancient monuments for Exmoor National Park Authority on Exmoor.

· My chief interests are historic plain glass, traditional carpentry repairs, limestone conservation and lime burning in the South West.

· Having lived in Somerset for the last few years I am about to emigrate to New Zealand with my family to start work in a conservation practice on South Island.

Why do I want to raise money for the Trust?

 

Simply put, I see the scholarship as the single greatest opportunity available to building professionals to learn in nine months substantially more about the care of historic buildings than most will learn in a lifetime.  To anyone with a passion and enthusiasm for the conservation of our cultural heritage a place on the scholarship has no equal.

 

The biggest regret of my professional life is that I let the opportunity pass me by!  However, I hope that I can help the future funding of the scholarship and encourage others to make the most of their love of historic buildings.

 

What I am aiming to do

 

I intend to compete in a minimum of four events between 2008 and the end of 2011.  I have completed the following running events:

 

· The Gower Peninsular Coastal Trail Marathon on 06 December 2008.

· The Portland Bill Coastal Trail Marathon on 31 January 2009.

· The Bath Half-Marathon (13.1 mile run) in March 2009.

 

Once we are settled in New Zealand I will think about entering:

 

· The Challenge Wanaka Triathlon in 2011.

· Speight's Coast to Coast in 2011.

 

All the this depends upon my entries being accepted – if not, I will aim to find substitutes.

Robin has set up a sponsorship page on justgiving.com.  Click here to sponsor him.