Our Official Charity Partner 2025 We’re proud to support the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers as our official charity. This article highlights the impactful work they do through their Bursary Apprenticeship Programme - offering young people like Mark Hewlett the opportunity to learn a traditional craft and build a rewarding career. A Bursary Apprenticeship is a structured, four year-long program designed to provide the hands-on training and experience in a specific field of gunmaking or gunsmithing. At the beginning of their apprenticeship, the apprentice will be assigned a trainer, who is usually a master craftsman who will work closely with them in ...