Clive Gray has spent years passing on maritime skills training to youngsters in Blyth.
Clive Gray receives his National Lottery Heritage Award from historian David Olusoga
Clive Gray started the Blyth Tall Ships Project to celebrate the town's maritime past, offering skills and qualifications. "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.
The project celebrates the town's maritime history, with restoration work continuing on the Williams II.
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