After three years, Stafford Holmes handed over the role of Chairman to Jeremy Blake at the Annual General Meeting in September. Stafford Holmes \u2013 our \u2018Lime Minister\u2019 \u2013 is remaining on the committee so the Forum will be able to draw on his boundless knowledge and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n
Jeremy\u2019s credentials as Chairman include, in addition to his years on the committee, roles as a senior partner at Purcell Miller Triton, an\u00a0AABC\u00a0(Architects Accredited in Building Conservation) committee member, and chairman of the Hemp Lime Construction Products Association.<\/p>\n
Education & Training<\/strong>. The UK government\u2019s initiatives for education in traditional skills include establishing the National Heritage Training Group. During its early years Ian\u00a0Brocklebank\u00a0arranged meetings with the\u00a0NHTG\u00a0to advise on their curriculum for the trades.<\/p>\n The Forum has maintained contact to some degree; various training courses involving advanced levels of skill have been given at\u00a0NHTG\u00a0venues by committee members Gerard LyncBlundell.<\/p>\n There is not room here to list all past and present\u00a0BLF\u00a0committee and other members concerned with education, but the numbers providing courses continue to expand and we are learning from one another.<\/p>\n Publications Events In addition, the Stone and Wall Paintings section of the Institute of Conservation (Icon) held a one-day conference on the conservation of architectural\u00a0plasterwork\u00a0in an adjacent room.\u00a0 The presence of so many like-minded people generated a real \u2018buzz\u2019 and we hope for similar combined or parallel events in the future.<\/p>\n Technical Advice and Standards The queries continue to grow and become more complex as the use of lime increases worldwide. The Forum has also taken the lead in promoting field studies, research and analysis which is urgently required to establish the variable qualities and performance of building limes supplied by different manufacturers.<\/p>\n Cliff\u00a0Blundell\u00a0is influencing the drafting of the Building Regulations in Wales to take account of appropriate repair and maintenance methods for traditional buildings, particularly those of solid-wall construction; Ian\u00a0Brocklebank\u00a0is attempting similar influence in England.<\/p>\n International links The presence of the Nordic Limes Forum and the Building Limes Forum Ireland at\u00a0Ironbridge\u00a0was only one of the many contacts made and maintained during the year.<\/p>\n The redesigned website attracts an increasing number of visitors thus promoting the lime message worldwide.<\/p>\n The series of Lime in New Build Seminars will continue with a seminar in conjunction with the Heritage Skills Network (South-East) planned for Basingstoke in February 2012.<\/p>\n Next year\u2019s Gathering will be held 21-23 September 2012 at Durham. The committee is developing proposals for small, low-cost, one-day regional events in addition to annual Gatherings. There is also the potential for joining forces with other like-minded\u00a0organisations\u00a0for joint events.<\/p>\n Volume 19 of the Journal is being prepared and there will be the usual newsletters to inform members about best practice, research and current developments in the use of lime in building.<\/p>\n The Forum will maintain its links with other national Building Limes Forums to promulgate the \u2018lime message\u2019 worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After three years, Stafford Holmes handed over the role of Chairman to Jeremy Blake at the Annual General Meeting in September. Stafford Holmes \u2013 our \u2018Lime Minister\u2019 \u2013 is remaining on the committee so the Forum will be able to draw on his boundless knowledge and enthusiasm. Jeremy\u2019s credentials as Chairman include, in addition to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1486,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nTwo of the objectives of the Building Limes Forum\u00a0emphasise education of professionals, builders, conservators, craftsmen and -women, and the development of appropriate industrial and craft skills and techniques.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Journal and the Newsletter achieve the objective to exchange, collate, and disseminate information. Journal 18, edited by Richard Smith, was published in September and contained the largest amount of information of any Journal in a variety of papers covering a wide range of topics.\u00a0 There were four newsletters issued, three were edited by Sam\u00a0Percival, the fourth by the Committee.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The 2011 Conference and Gathering was held in September in\u00a0Ironbridge,\u00a0Shropshire.\u00a0 This year, the members of the Building Limes Forum were augmented by a sizeable contingent from the Nordic Limes Forum as well as members of the Building Limes Forum Ireland.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Paul\u00a0Livesey, chairman of the Technical Panel, has taken the lead in answering many technical queries submitted to us over recent years.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There is a truly international dimension and growing friendship that continues to develop in the world of lime. Other national Building Limes Forums have been formed and have expanded with enthusiasm and a unity of purpose.<\/p>\nPlans for 2012 and Beyond<\/strong><\/h2>\n