Robert Aagaard OBE JP (/ˈeɪɡɑːrd/ AY-gard;[1] 27 June 1932 – 1 April 2001) was an English furniture maker and conservator, magistrate, and founder of the youth movement Cathedral Camps.
At Harrogate he had his own showrooms and operated a factory at Knaresborough, which made period fireplaces and decorations needed by conservation schemes, with 30 employees.
[3] In 1980, Aagaard and his wife Fiona founded the Cathedral Camps, a youth movement recognised as a residential section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and served as its chairman until his death.
Establishing a supply of suitable tools and conservation materials, insurance, accommodation, and transport all needed careful planning.
[2] In Who's Who, he gave his recreations as "Gardening, walking" and his address in the year of his death as Manor House, High Birstwith, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.