As the Hepworth Wakefield in Yorkshire mounts a major retrospective of the sculptor's work, Fiona McKenzie Johnston looks at Barbara Hepworth's life in St Ives and how it influenced her work.
THE North Yorkshire based last maker of pianos in the country says it has made the best of coronavirus lock-downs over the last 12 months. Yorkshire Pianos at Bolton Abbey is currently the only piano maker in the country whose instruments, under the Cavendish name, are built wholly in the UK; and even though the shop was closed for long periods in recent months, the small, skilled staff has carried on making instruments. Owner Adam Cox said: “The shop has been closed, but in terms of manufacturing it has given us more time and space , because we would normally be dealing with customers coming into the shop. We have had time to get on and make pianos.”
HEATING engineers in Bradford can access Baxi apprenticeship funding and support when they take on an apprentice in 2021. Working in conjunction with local Leeds College of Building, Leeds, Baxi, the UK boiler manufacturer, is offering to pay the college fees for the gas engineering apprentices of Baxi Approved Installers. Not only will successful applicants enjoy fully-funded education, Baxi will also provide branded workwear, personal protective equipment (PPE), free Baxi product/specialist training, work experience with a Baxi engineer and a factory tour. To take advantage of the Baxi apprenticeship scheme, approved installers need to put their apprentices forward for the scheme by June 13.