‘Where there used to be hundreds of people doing these trades, now there’s very few and some are retiring and not training anyone. It’s difficult because first you need to find a young person who is passionate about the trade, but then how do you afford them and how do you pay them while they’re not making you any money? It’s a huge commitment and, though you can get apprenticeship funding, it’s all at the minimum rate of just over £3 per hour. You could earn more working behind a supermarket till than you could training to be a master craftsperson and I think that is a sad state of affairs.’