Who were the 2005 Fellows and what did they study?
- Catherine Hillis - The interpretation of outdoor sites for blind and partially sighted people
What jobs do they normally do?
- Catherine Hillis works for the RNIB as Talking Images Arts and Heritage Officer
- Rosie Wilkinson works for Lane Clark & Peacock, actuarial consultants, as an Analyst
- Sarah Williams is a Sustainable Development Officer for the International Aluminium Institute
Where have the Fellows visited?
During their research the Fellows visited several National Trust properties including Gibson Mill, Brancaster, Wallington, Stourhead, Sizergh and Brownsea Island.
They also visited comparable organisations in Italy, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Sweden.
What was the mentors’ experience?
Heather Smith, Head of Access for All:
'Being Catherine’s mentor has given me an opportunity to support someone else from outside the Trust in their research and personal development, which has been challenging and worthwhile. My role wouldn’t give me the opportunity to undertake a study like this, so discovering how our European colleagues are tackling these issues will help me and our properties to raise the quality of our visitor experiences.'
Anna Shiel, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer:
'Rosie’s research will help us in developing the Trust’s Food Policy and how we implement that. Her comparison with other local food initiatives gives us some great examples to learn from; from ideas about how we can use the Trust brand to market food to examples where mistakes have been made and we should be learning the lessons for the future.'
The third mentor was Denise Loten, Environmental Practices Officer for the North Territory.
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