A thank-you for your boundary stone and beating the bounds volunteers: walk leaders, map and archive volunteers, stone recorders, landowner liaison, church volunteers, teachers and parents, tea makers and the founders. The weathered parish stone in the hedge bank, walkers with willow wands on the old line or a volunteer clearing moss from the carved letters as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your maypole volunteers: dance leaders, pole keepers and riggers, ribbon menders, musicians, costume and flower-crown makers, stewards, May Day and fete committees, school staff and parents, history volunteers and the founders. The ribbons plaited down the pole on the village green, children mid-dance under a May sky or a volunteer's hands untangling the braids as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your fingerpost volunteers: surveyors, painters and signwriters, joiners and metalworkers, history volunteers, coordinators, traffic safety and verge volunteers, archive, oral history, school volunteers and the founders. The freshly painted signpost at the crossroads, a cast-iron finial against the sky or a volunteer's brush lettering the miles as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your village sign volunteers: carvers and joiners, painters and gilders, designers, history volunteers, the committee, lifting and planting volunteers, archive, oral history, school volunteers and the founders. The freshly painted sign on the green, the carved oak post in low sun or a volunteer's brush picking out gold as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your holy well heritage volunteers: well keepers and clearers, guides, history and recording volunteers, path and hedge volunteers, wildlife and water-watch volunteers, education, events, archive, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The little stone well-house in the wood, clear water over old steps or a volunteer's hand on the worn stone basin as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your Saxon church heritage volunteers: churchwardens, guides, history and recording volunteers, fabric and churchyard volunteers, cleaners and flower arrangers, education, events, archive, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The little stone church on the hill, its long-and-short tower or a thousand-year-old doorway as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your pillbox and WWII defences heritage volunteers: survey and recording volunteers, history volunteers, conservation volunteers, guides, stewards, education, events, archive, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The pillbox in the hedge, the anti-tank cubes by the river or an old wartime photo as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your folly and grotto heritage volunteers: conservation volunteers, recorders, history volunteers, guides, stewards, gardeners, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The little tower on the hill, the shell-lined grotto or a newly cleaned shell as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your village pound and pinfold volunteers: repair volunteers, recorders, history volunteers, guides, gardeners, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The little walled pound on the green, its old iron gate or a newly set coping stone as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for your stone circle and standing stone volunteers: site volunteers, recorders, guides, stewards, finds and collection, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The old stones in the morning mist, a lichen-patterned stone up close or a guide's hand near the tallest stone as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, no-climbing and protected ground safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your hillfort heritage volunteers: site volunteers, recorders, guides, stewards, finds and collection, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The ramparts against the sky, the old gateway in the frost or a guide's hand pointing across the valley as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, steep bank and protected ground safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your Roman fort and villa heritage volunteers: site volunteers, recorders, guides, stewards, finds and collection, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The low walls on the hillside, a mosaic floor under the shelter roof or a guide's hand beside a carved stone as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, fragile walls and open trench safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your packhorse bridge heritage volunteers: path and site volunteers, recorders, guides, walk leaders, collection, archive, education, events, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The narrow arch over the beck, the worn cobbles in the morning mist or a guide's hand on the low parapet as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, water and slippery stone safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your abbey and priory ruins heritage volunteers: site and recording volunteers, guides, open day stewards, collection, archive, education, events, shop and tea, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The broken arches against the sky, the cloister lawn in the morning light or a guide's hand on a carved stone as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, high walls and loose stone safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your tithe barn heritage volunteers: building and timber volunteers, guides, open day stewards, collection, archive, education, events, shop and tea, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The great barn doors open to the light, the oak roof like an upturned ship or a guide's hand on the old threshing floor as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, height and old timber safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your village lock-up and old gaol heritage volunteers: building and ironwork volunteers, guides, open day stewards, collection, archive, education, events, shop and tea, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The little stone lock-up on the green, the iron-studded cell door or a guide's hand on the great key as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, small spaces and heavy doors safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your dovecote heritage volunteers: building and timber volunteers, garden and grounds volunteers, bird volunteers, guides, collection, archive, education, events, shop and tea, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The old dovecote in the orchard, the rows of nesting boxes around the potence or a guide's hand on the turning ladder as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, ladder, wall and bird safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your historic observatory volunteers: telescope and dome volunteers, public night and solar observing volunteers, building volunteers, guides, collection, archive, education, events, café and shop, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The old dome against a starry sky, the brass telescope under the open shutter or a guide's hand on the eyepiece as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, eye, dark and dome safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your pottery and bottle kiln heritage volunteers: demonstrators, kiln and building volunteers, guides, collection, archive, education, events, café and shop, oral history, the trustees and the founders. The old kiln against the evening sky, glazed jugs on the drying shelf or a potter's hands at the wheel as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, heat, dust and kiln safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your market hall heritage volunteers: friends of the hall, building volunteers, clock and bell keepers, guides, collection, archive, education, events, café and shop, the trustees and the founders. The iron roof in morning light, brass scales at the weighbridge or the market bell as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, ladder, glass and crowd safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your woodturning and treen heritage volunteers: turners and demonstrators, collection volunteers, workshop keepers, guides, archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. A bowl spinning on the lathe, a curl of shavings on the workshop floor or a shelf of old treen as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, lathe, blade and dust safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your sail loft and sailmaking heritage volunteers: sailmakers and demonstrators, collection volunteers, loft keepers, guides, archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. A tanned sail drying on the quay, a palm and needle on the loft floor or an old boat under full canvas as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, needle, height and water safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your pewter and silversmithing heritage volunteers: demonstrators, collection volunteers, workshop keepers, guides, archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. A polished tankard on the bench, a silversmith's hammer on the stake or a row of hallmarks under the loupe as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, hot metal, tool and chemical safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your clog and shoemaking heritage volunteers: demonstrators, collection volunteers, workshop keepers, guides, archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. A row of wooden lasts, a clog sole fresh from the stock knife or a cobbler's hands on the stitching as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, knife, awl and machine safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your stained glass restoration volunteers: restoration helpers, window recorders, wardens and building keepers, guides, archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. Morning light through a coloured window, a panel on the light table or a restorer's hands on the lead as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, ladder, lead and glass safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your pipe organ restoration volunteers: restoration helpers, tuners' assistants and keepers, organists, guides, recorders and archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. Gleaming display pipes, a row of stop knobs or a restorer's hands on a tracker action as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, ladder and loft safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your thatching heritage volunteers: demonstrators and craftspeople, the helpers who sort, comb and carry, growers and harvesters, guides, recorders and archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. A fresh ridge on an old cottage, bundles of water reed on the scaffold or a thatcher's hands with the leggett as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, height and fire safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your smokehouse and kipper heritage volunteers: demonstrators and former curers, the people who look after the smokehouse, guides, oral history and archive, education, events, shop, café and tasting table, the trustees and the founders. Rows of golden kippers in the smoke, oak-blackened beams or a curer's hands at the tenterhooks as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, smoke and food safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your blacksmith and village forge heritage volunteers: smiths and demonstrators, the people who keep the forge working, guides, oral history and archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. The glowing hearth, hammers and tongs on the rack or a smith's hands at the anvil as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, fire and forge safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.

A thank-you for your fishing heritage museum volunteers: net menders and demonstrators, boat volunteers, guides, oral history and archive, education, events, shop and café, the trustees and the founders. Nets hung in the loft, a row of herring baskets or a mender's hands with a netting needle as a private digital jigsaw with your note at the end. Words first, harbour and boat safety, photo tips, piece counts, honest pricing and ideas that are not a puzzle.