YORK Minster has been given a big cash boost to invest in three new stonemasonry apprenticeships and help safeguard the future of the cathedral.
The creation of three new apprenticeships will be funded by a £170,000 grant from Yorkshire, North and East Ridings Freemasons.
The apprenticeships are being introduced over three years, with each individual learning their craft in the cathedral’s Stoneyard alongside award-winning craftspeople, while studying part-time at York College.
The funding is being given in memory of Iain Ross Bryce, a former Provincial Grand Master of Yorkshire and East Riding Freemasons, who died in June 2015.
The first apprentice to benefit from the grant is 27-year-old Lewis Morrison, who joined the cathedral in August 2016 after completing an NVQ Level 2 stonemasonry qualification at York College. Lewis is currently working on his first carving as part of the cathedral’s South Quire Aisle project.
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