Founder of Blyth Tall Ships project recognised for training

Founder of Blyth Tall Ships project recognised for training

The man behind a shipbuilding and shipwright project which has helped hundreds of young people find skills and jobs has been honoured.

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Clive Gray started the Blyth Tall Ships Project to celebrate the town's maritime past, offering skills and qualifications.

What started in 2009 as a project to build a small traditional sailing boat has seen more than 500 people trained.

He has been recognised with a National Lottery Heritage Award.

The project, which aimed to help young people without training or jobs, now sends apprentices and qualified workers into the local engineering and offshore sectors.

Mr Gray said that was "life changing" for many people.

"I think for lots of people we get who say 'this was the turning point' that it got them from being in a rut to getting on a different set of tramlines," he said

"We've grown to having 350 volunteers, and we've had more than 500 people working on NVQ levels one, two and three and 85% of them have got jobs almost immediately."

Nik Hawthorne, who joined as trainee, is now employed as a trainer and said he believed the project also helped peoples' wellbeing.