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All seven Historic Environment Managers have succeeded in securing employment after completing English Heritage's Historic Environment Traineeship (HET) Scheme, set up to boost the next generation of heritage professionals.

Emma Nelson is Conservation Officer with the War Memorials Trust based in Victoria, London. There she is providing conservation advice administering their grant schemes, producing guidance notes and helping to develop their outreach and education programme.

Lucie Carayon is Casework Secretary at the Ancient Monuments Society. The Ancient Monuments Society is one of the National Amenities Societies, and is committed not only to campaigning for historic and beautiful buildings, but to furthering the study of them. Lucie's position as Casework Secretary sees her advising on listed building cases, championing sensitive new design in historic settings and preventing unnecessary destruction.

Claire Carey is European Marine Site Implementation Officer at Northumberland County Council. This is a very relevant post where, given the amount of heritage along the Northumberland coast and within the European Marine Site boundary, she is involved in conservation of both the historic and natural environment.

Stuart Mee is in post as Conservation Officer with Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council in Wales.

Alice Ullathorne is working as Church Buildings Support Officer for Ripon & Leeds.

Joanna Burton is a Heritage Consultant with Beacon Planning, a planning consultancy based in Cambridge with a heritage and urban design specialism. Joanna is involved in all aspects of the company's role including producing conservation area appraisals, heritage statements, design and access statements and historic building assessments.

In addition, Clara Turlington has taken on a new role as Renewable Energy Manager for George F White, bringing her knowledge of the sector to a new complementary professional discipline.

Chris Smith, National Planning Director at English Heritage, said: "The success of the trainees getting interesting, relevant jobs in the historic environment sector is testament to the rigorous selection process and work-experience programme that they have undergone here at English Heritage. They have done really well, especially at a time of cuts affecting the jobs market, and they have proved an inspiration for the trainees from our second intake who are due to complete the Scheme in September."