Snow need to panic

The snow caused chaos around the UK in the first weeks of January but thanks to a lot of great work at the College, we were still able to open to those staff who could safely travel.

The decision was quickly made to close the College to learners in the interest of safety. Due to the snow-covered roads in many smaller towns and villages, and heavily disrupted public transport, many staff were also unable to make their way to the College. Those adventurous staff who were able to safely get to campus owe many thanks to the Estates team, who ensured the College sites were as safe as possible. The caretakers worked each day from 7am to clear pathways, roads, entrances and stairs and special mention goes to Galliford Try, the building contractors working on our Campus 21 regeneration, who sent a team of men to help out by clearing the roads and gritting the paths when Brook Street was at its worst. In the second week, Galliford Try even sent a digger and dumper to clear up the snow.

We couldn’t have done it without everyone coming together to help out, so a big thanks to everyone who ensured the College could operate as best as possible. We showed true grit, and it’s snow joke that snow-body does it better than us at WKC!