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Sparsholt College Hampshire triumph
A team of landscaping students from Sparsholt College Hampshire are celebrating their win in the final of the 2007 UK Landscape Skills competition.
Organised by the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) on behalf of UK Skills, the final took place over the three days of the Institute of Groundsmanship?s exhibition, SALTEX, held at Windsor Racecourse from 4th-6th September. Four teams of two battled it out to create gardens based on the same design, demonstrating the range of skills required of today's landscapers.
15,000 plus visitors attend this major annual event for the grounds care, sports amenities, landscaping and estate management sectors, and many took time to watch the competition and cheer on the teams.
The young people involved, aged between 17 and 21, had all competed with their teams in qualifying heats, which began in May this year. Sparsholt's success is testament to the hard work and motivation of the students, Dan Pipe and Richard Jestico, their support team Jake Hooper and Luke Aris, and the dedication of their college tutor Steve Boxall.
