Drive, Determination and Design Excellence Winning the Student of the Year Award for Garden Design in 2024, Charlie White demonstrated not only the determination and drive that helps a young person step up and stand out amongst college peers, but also how they can raise their profile and career prospects on a national platform. Charlie, […]
Student of the Year (Garden Design) 2024: Introducing Charlie White Read More »
Driving funds forward for the future of UK landscaping 2025 has seen an exponential and welcomed uplift in support for the Fund. Appointing Champions at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, the Chalk Fund’s Trustees have engaged with recognised landscape and horticultural commercial specialists Diane McCulloch and Lynn Hunter. These new collaborations will ensure advocates, donors
The Fund welcomes Diane McCulloch and Lynn Hunter to their team Read More »
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
Capel Manor Announce their Garden Design – Student of the Year Read More »
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
Sparsholt College announce their Top Landscape Student! Read More »
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,
Top Garden Design Student Nomination Announced Read More »
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
Student of the Year 2023 Read More »
Cameron Barker adds “UK Top Student” to his impressive list of accolades. The 20-year-old Myerscough student swept away the competition to take the top honours, earning himself and his college a cash prize and tickets to the BALI National Landscape Awards. As most readers will be aware, The BALI Chalk Fund runs a range of
BALI Chalk Fund – Top Student Award -2022 Read More »
BALI Chalk Fund trustees have awarded Josh Reid top honours at Pershore college but it seems this ambitious student wants more! Whilst it came as a shock to him to win this award and the £100 prize, it seems that Josh now wants to be recognised as the UK’s top student in horticulture which would
Pershore College Top Student Sets Sights on National Honours Read More »
George Truss, a student of BALI Training Provider college Writtle University College, has been awarded the BALI Chalk Fund’s National Landscape Student of the Year Award 2019. George, who has recently completed his Extended Diploma in Horticulture and is Junior Director of Constable Landscapes, a family-owned landscaping business which he now part oversees at the
BALI Chalk Fund’s top award presented to Writtle student Read More »
Top students from two UK land based colleges have had their efforts recognised by each receiving certificates and a cheque for £100 from the BALI Chalk Fund. Brinsbury student Holly Burn received her awards from Chalk Fund Trustee Nick Coslett, Holly displayed outstanding performance throughout the year and her tutors wanted to recognise her effort
A Brace of Top Students Find Reward Read More »
