Ewan has been training with Jonathan Jackson of Parkinsons Master Thatchers Ltd since 2021, and QEST funding will support the next three years of his thatching apprenticeship. Jonathan has been impressed with Ewan’s passion for the craft and his commitment to learning and developing his skills. After mastering the basic elements of thatching, they will move on to look at more complex types of ridging, repair work, necessary carpentry skills and business skills. In the next five years Ewan hopes to become a master thatcher and continue working in, and helping to preserve, this heritage craft.
Ewan Thomas
2022
QEST Ernest Cook Trust Apprentice
- Thatching
Warwickshire
Warwickshire
I have been working for Parkinson’s Master Thatchers for just over a year and a half now and have enjoyed every second of it. I want to develop my knowledge and skills to become the best thatcher I can possibly be, and becoming an apprentice was the best possible way to achieve that goal. Seeing the work Jonty produces gives me inspiration to become a great thatcher just like him.
