The future is in our hands: drive to save traditional skills

A new campaign hopes to revive 'critically endangered' ancient techniques

Clay pipe making, wainwrighting, tanning and making spinning wheels - all are skills of the past that can offer us a sustainable future. This is the message behind a drive, launched this spring, to preserve endangered traditional crafts in Britain.

With a new award of 3,000 available, together with fresh support from outdoor pursuits company Farlows, the Heritage Crafts Association is calling for a renewed effort to save old skills and pass them down to the next generation.