The Bali Chalk Fund is thrilled to announce a generous £6,000 donation from Green-tech, following a series of fundraising efforts as part of Green-tech’s celebration of 30 years in business. This contribution is one of five donations to charities selected by Green-tech, which include Candlelighters, Shelter, Perennial, MacMillan, and the Bali Chalk Fund. Over the […]
DATE Tuesday 10th September 2024 EVENT Forum to improve industry & college collaboration Impact Developing skills for improved student outcomes Outcome Funding and support enrichment opportunities for Skills Training At this year’s GroundsFest (10th – 11th September at Stoneleigh Park
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Sparsholt 2023 Curriculum Leader for Horticulture Danielle Fancourt said “the Horticulture learners at Sparsholt College, wanted to say a huge thank you for the financial support received from the BALI Chalk Fund in 2022/23 which enabled the learners in both Year 1 and Year 2 of their Horticulture studies to gain valuable industry competence tickets
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Lucy Mitchell has been awarded Garden Design Student of the Year at Capel Manor College, Acting Head of Horticulture and Garden Design Sophie Guinness said: “Lucy is enthusiastic and very hard working, she will ‘go the extra mile’ and work beyond the curriculum to create exciting and interesting work. Her interpretation of the brief is
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Adam Goodchild has been named Top Landscape Student for 2023 at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, in doing so, he bags a check for £100 and a chance to win the National Student of the Year. Adam, an apprentice at Hampshire based TAB Landscapes says “I have found it interesting how different jobs, techniques and materials
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Jeffrey Bernhard OBE (1923-2023) It was with great sadness that we have heard of Jeffrey Bernhard’s passing at the age of 100, which milestone he achieved on 7th August 2023. Jeffrey sadly passed away in his sleep on 24th August, less than 3 weeks later. I feel very privileged to have attended, along with many others, his
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Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Oatridge Campus, has nominated Duncan Frazer as their Top Landscape Student of the Year for 2023, securing a cheque for £100 in recognition for his achievements, and he now progresses to the National Student of the Year competition, and a chance to win £500 for both himself and the college. At
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Catharine Beck has been recognised by KLC School of Design as their BALI Chalk Fund – Garden Design Student of the Year for 2023. Catharine passed her Garden Design Diploma with distinction, and Course Leader Humaira Ikram said “an excellent student, Catharine was quick to learn and her projects, especially her construction file were impressive,
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The past year has been a busy, and exciting time for the BALI Chalk Fund, launching the Chalk Fund Champions initiative, updating the structure and status to better reflect the current and future ambitions, introducing a new category into the Student of the Year (SOTY) programme, as well as appointing 3 new trustees! Richard Kay
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We have announced the launch of our annual Student of the Year competition, which has this year been updated to encourage garden design students to enter. Garden design colleges had previously not considered students eligible for the competition. BALI Chalk Fund trustees have now created two categories where colleges can nominate their top students studying
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