13.6.77 - 11.12.77 - Trainee Gardener
Manopower Services Commission and Leicester University Botanical Gardens.

12.12.77 - 19.3.78 - Assistant Gardener.
Leicester University Botanical Gardens.

20.3.78 - 22.7.79 Gardener.
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Salford Health Authority.

23.7.79 - 26.5.85 - Propagating Gardener / Groundsman.
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Salford Health Authority.

27.5.85 - 31.12.85 Head Gardener.
Hope Hospital, Salford Health Authority.

1.1.86 - 11.12.89 Gardens Superintendent.
District Wide, Salford Health Authority.

12.12.89 - 3.2.06 - Grounds Manager.
Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust.

6.4.05 to date - Part-time Horticultural Tutor.
Salford College.

4.2.06 to date - Heys Groundcare.
Self employed Landscape Gardener



Qualifications from Union of Lanashire & Cheshire Institutes in General Horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society in Horticulture, City and Guilds London Institute in Horticulture, City and Guilds in Agriculture & Horticulture, National Proficiency Tests Council in Module PA1 , PA6A Pesticide Application, National Proficiency Tests Council in Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw and related operations, NHS / Open College, Certificate in Health Service Management, BASIS (Registration) Ltd, Certificate in Amenity Pest Management