EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Cricket square © Lewis Pattinson
BGS was pleased to be able to help the local community by making pitches available to those who suffered flooding of their facilities.
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We also generate additional income from evening lettings of the hockey pitch
climbers at the rear to add depth, colour and cover to a wall! Lewis has tasked Steve to produce new designs for other garden areas and looks forward to his proposals. Martin (51), with his greenkeeping
background and training, has been at BGS for almost a year now and came from Woodhall Hills Golf Club. He’d previously spent thirty years as a greenkeeper at Bradford Golf Club. He attended Shipley College on a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) scheme and also studied at Askham Bryan College gaining his greenkeeping experience. Having a long greenkeeping background, Martin’s skills mean he’s brought a wealth of knowledge and experience with him to BGS. Turf maintenance is his forte as is his abilities with grounds machinery. Lewis has tasked
him with the total control of the in-house machinery maintenance. The Grounds Team are responsible for all on-site outdoor sports facilities and gardens. They also maintain the area around the off-site boat house on the River Aire where students go to row. All are fully compliant with current legislation and each has the necessary spraying certification. (Spraying, incidentally, is not permitted whilst the school is in use).
Ongoing training is arranged for the team;
Lewis has been on an IOSH Managing Safely course and Steve and Martin are due on a similar course shortly. As there are many mature trees on site, most with TPOs, the team have all trained in inspection and preservation techniques. BGS has an H&S officer and there are designated first aiders and fire wardens on site also. The school, to ensure they mitigate any foreseen H&S issues, have the Estates Department meet before the start of each school year to carry out risk assessments and implement new policies, if deemed necessary.
The new hockey pitch 66 PC April/May 2020
The site covers 28 acres and comprises four rugby pitches, one and a half hockey pitches (artificial, sand based), a junior under 10s rugby pitch, two tarmac netball/tennis courts, ten cricket pitches on the main square and three on the junior square. There is also a 300 metre running track. There are three cricket covers and floodlights on the tennis/hockey courts. I asked if the pitches were used/hired by others. “Yes, particularly recently,” Lewis said. “BGS was pleased to be able to help the local community by making pitches available to those who suffered flooding of
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