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Thursday 02 September 2010
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Farming the Land: Girls of the 21st Century

Veteran and 21st century Land Girls celebrated over seventy years of women's farming at an event to be held at the Imperial War Museum London's Wartime Farm.

 

Working together at the Museum’s temporary outdoors Wartime Farm the Land Girls will demonstrate how the skills of women in the sector have changed during the last 70 years, whilst highlighting how the government funded Women and Work programme has helped the modern day Land Girls to develop their skills and careers.

 

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Other Lantra news...

  • We are looking for horticulturists working in England’s historic and botanic gardens to speak out in the second round of our industry research.  To find out more call Pam Smith on 07708 248333 or email pamela.smith@lantra.co.uk

  • With a horrifying average of three deaths a year in the grounds maintenance industry, Lantra Sector Skills Council and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) united with industry representatives to tackle the issue.  Read more...

  • As Love Parks Week (24 July - 1 August), is encouraging people all across the country to appreciate the beauty of our parks, a new report from the UK body for public health specialists shows that parks may be beneficial to our health as well.  Read the full story here... or read the report

  • At the inaugural Agricultural Engineers Association’s College Day over 130 colleges, manufacturers and dealers reconnected to develop the workforce of the future.  Read more...

  • At the Royal Highland Show Lantra hosted a number of events so visitors could learn how a low carbon economy can benefit farmers, land managers and crofters, talk to Scottish business women about running a successful rural business, discover more about careers in the sector and learn about the benefits of Modern Apprenticeships throughtalking to an apprentice and an employer.

  • Pembrokeshire College is the UK’s Environmental Science Team of 2010 - Chevron apprentices Jessica Holmes, Craig Robertson and Ashley Bolton from Pembrokeshire College came first with a gold Award in the UK final of the WorldSkills Environmental Science Competition. The team may now have the chance to represent the UK in the WorldSkills final in London 2011 – the globe’s largest skills competition.  Find out more...

  • LandSkills, managed by Lantra Sector Skills Council on behalf of Yorkshire Forward,  will announce its final £1m winter training programme at the Great Yorkshire Show (13-15 July 2010). Visit stand 617 to find out whether you can  access progressive poultry training just in time for the Broiler Welfare Directive, succession planning and more with LandSkills paying 70% towards the cost.

  • 5,000 additional modern apprenticeship opportunities now on offer - Skills Development Scotland (SDS) recently secured European Funding for an additional 5,000 modern apprenticeships.  Find out more ...

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