NEW Patreon sponsored Workshop Apprentice (Patreon)

To celebrate #ThankYouPatrons day, meet Aaron, whose Workshop Apprenticeship is being sponsored by you!

Aaron Cruse, 21 from Wiltshire, will be undertaking a three-year apprenticeship with The Tank Museum Workshop, where he will learn how to look after the Museum’s historic collection of vehicles. 

Donors from around the world have been supporting the Museum through  Patreon.com for the past two years. Some of the money raised will now be used to cover the costs of the apprenticeship, run through the Heritage Skills Academy at Bicester.

This sponsored apprenticeship is in addition to the film internship already supported by Patrons. 

Head of Marketing Nik Wyness said; “With pledges at over $5,000 per month, we are pleased to be able to use some of those funds to support a position which will contribute to the future of our vehicles.

“The Apprenticeship aims to teach the next generation the skills required to maintain, conserve and restore historic vehicles – skills which are fast disappearing”, Nik added.

Aaron Cruse said, “It means everything that I’ve got this apprenticeship.

“Having a vehicle come in with a list of problems and seeing it go out and operate on the day makes you proud.”

See the full interview with Aaron in the next episode of Tank Workshop Diaries, which will feature some of the projects he’s involved in at the Workshops.