Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd is a non-profit making organisation based in the North West of England. Since 1997 we have been involved in the management and promotion of European projects concerned with culture, heritage, archaeology and the environment. We are promoters of the EU Leonardo da Vinci Training Programme and provide funded training opportunities through this programme to UK students, recent graduates and young workers. This website contains details of our current European training opportunities and gives an overview of other work, either completed or currently being undertaken by Grampus, both in the UK and abroad. If you experience any problems with this website, or if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

FUNDED EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY TRAINING PLACEMENTS 2012

Grampus are managing two European archaeology training projects in 2011. We have opportunities for UK undergraduates and recent graduates to join excavations accross Europe under the Leonardo da Vinci project -'European Archaeology Skills Exchange' (EASE) and 'Graduate European Archaeology Skills Exchange' (GREASE).

FUNDED EUROPEAN TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PLACEMENTS 2012

Grampus are managing the Leonardo da Vinci project 'Training In Contemporary Applications of Traditional European Crafts' (TICATEC) during 2011. This project will provide funded 4-week training opportunities for UK Initial Vocational Training students to learn a variety of traditional techniques and crafts across Europe.

FUNDED EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS TRAINING PLACEMENTS 2012

Grampus are managing a Leonardo da Vinci project in 2011 to provide environmental placements in Europe for UK students. The project is called 'Developing Environmental Skills In Rural Europe' (DESIRE) and offers 4-week funded placements in Iceland, Cyprus, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

 

Grampus Heritage and Training Limited

Ashgill, Threapland, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 2EL, England

Telephone: 016973 21516 Fax: 016973 23040

Email: enquiries@grampusheritage.co.uk

 

 

Grampus is proud to be a partner in the new "Green Village" Project. This new project brings together 9 European countries who are all seeing a decline in rural areas through declining income, ageing populations, younger generations moving to areas of work, the loss of traditional skills and the loss of land. By focusing on creating a market for local and sustainable products, such as tourism, and looking at Cultural Heritage, it is hoped that Rural Regeneration can get a kick start in many affected areas. Click on the logo opposite to go straight to the "Green Village" website.

Grampus staff were recently funded by Green Village "Sustainable Ancestors" to go to Slovakia to test surveying techniques. To read more, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCITING NEWS!! We are very happy to announce that the Broomlands Community Excavation has been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards category "Rescue Dig of the Year", after appearing in the magazine in an article written by Dr Lynda Howard in CA issue 255. To vote for the excavation, please click on the logo or click here to go to the Current Archaeology Awards web page. You will find the categories at the bottom of the page where each nominee has selection box for voting.

This is great recognition for the hard work and dedication all the volunteers put into this excavation.

 

 

Grampus is proud to be a partner in the new "Celebrating Seasons" project. This project brings together 5 European countries sharing a set of common issues in striving to 'regenerate' rural communities and economies. Working with adult learners who come from rural communities, the project theme focuses on the ways in which we mark the passing of the year and celebrate the passing seasons all across Europe. This is a uniting theme, and one which is accessible to all. The adult learners will experience traditional celebrations in another country to compare to those they already know.

 

 

 

 

This year Grampus is celebrating our 10th year sending archaeology students and recent graduates on Leonardo Da Vinci funded placements to excavate on archaeological sites all over Europe. We look forward to the next 10 years!

 

 

 

Grampus applied for and was awarded funding to do further work in the area around Papcastle after the success of the Broomlands excavation in the summer of 2010. We have been granted funding to do 3 weeks excavation. We divided the weeks up so that between 10th - 21st October, we excavated in the area next to "The Cradles" on the North bank of the River Derwent opposite the Broomlands field, and between 14th -19th November, we were excavating in the Burroughs field to the east of the "The Cradles".

Both excavations were open to volunteers and we would like to extend a huge thank you to you all for turning up and helping us and welcome to those of you who are new to our projects. The report for both excavations is forthcoming though the geophysics report is available on our UK Projects page, where the preliminary Broomlands report is also now available. We will now be working on the final application for funding for the main project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each region involved shares similar issues and concerns, relating to the natural environment and the unsustainable demands placed on it, as well as the wider social context of rural poverty, a lack of jobs and education, poor infrastructure and few opportunities for young people.

Young people are bombarded with messages about global warming, climate change, rural under-development and unemployment, yet often have little chance to address these issues constructively with their peer group. The main theme of this project is about the issues facing young people from remote rural areas, both positive and negative, therefore our partnership is encouraging young people to explore these issues and find ways to overcome obstacles to their own development. For further details, check out our blog (http://paint-pixel.blogspot.com/)

"From Paint to Pixels"

From Paint to Pixels is a 'Youth In Action' project funded by the European Union through the British Council, and involves bringing over 30 young people from across Europe together to explore changing landscapes through digitally recreating historic paintings and images. We held a two-week activity in April and May 2011, culminating in an exhibition in Cockermouth showcasing all of the work the participants produced. The context of the project is that of the changing landscape- both literally and culturally- and what those changes mean for the young inhabitants of that landscape.