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Surrey and Pinnacle PSG renew community partnership
Surrey County Cricket Club have renewed their partnership with Pinnacle PSG for a further two years, stretching the deal until 2015.
After initially partnering...
Surrey County Cricket Club have renewed their partnership with Pinnacle PSG for a further two years, stretching the deal until 2015.
After initially partnering with the club in 2006, Pinnacle PSG has provided fantastic support to the club’s efforts to grow the game of cricket in Inner London with 495 local children attending cricket events last year. It has also helped support the establishment of the widely praised Ben Hollioake Learning Centre.
Over the course of the new deal, Pinnacle PSG will continue to support the development of the game through both the Pinnacle Project and the ‘Reach Your Pinnacle’ scholarship as well as re-establishing the Howzat Project, a partnership with local schools that has laid dormant in recent years due to a lack of funding and will now be renamed in the Pinnacle Howzat Project.
As a part of the new partnership, Pinnacle PSG will be utilising the facilities within the Ben Hollioake Learning Centre to engage with the local Lambeth community as part of its team’s work in the borough.
The Pinnacle Project
The Pinnacle Project consists of free of charge after-school cricket training for pupils in the London Borough of Lambeth and further Inner London areas. Sessions are delivered at venues in Wick Gardens, Brixton; Myatts Field, Camberwell; Clapham Common and Norwood Park.
'Reach Your Pinnacle' Scholarship
Two children identified from the Pinnacle Project sessions are awarded a paid scholarship to attend a Surrey County Cricket Club development course over the winter at the Kia Oval, allowing them a chance to receive further coaching and make the most of their talent.
The most talented players on Surrey development courses are then entered into the ‘Player Pathway’, where skilled players are given the opportunity to progress through Surrey age group cricket, potentially ending in the Pemberton Greenish Surrey Academy and the Surrey professional squad.
The Pinnacle Howzat Project
The Pinnacle Howzat Project is designed to ensure the doors of the Kia Oval are constantly open to schools across south London. Participating schools are able to deliver a regular classroom lesson in the Ben Hollioake Learning Centre before using the adjacent Lambeth Hall for a coaching session and being taken on a tour of the ground, providing a great day out of the classroom for pupils. When back at school, children are given free tickets to attend another match at the Kia Oval, with their family.
Speaking about the new partnership, Surrey County Cricket Club Commercial Director Charlie Hodgson said: “Pinnacle PSG has been a great supporter of Surrey and our work in the local community for many years and it is fantastic that we have renewed the deal for a further two years.
“As a club, we are constantly trying to find ways of making a difference and positively engaging with our local community, so partnering with companies such as Pinnacle PSG, who are vital to the infrastructure of Lambeth, is always something we are keen to do.”
Neil Euesden, Managing Director of Pinnacle PSG added: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Surrey County Cricket Club and continuing to offer Lambeth residents access to great sporting facilities and opportunities.
“The ongoing scheme with the club and residents cements our desire to promote healthy living and brighter futures among the communities we maintain and manage within Lambeth.”
Education chef of the year
Marc Chambers, catering manager for Pinnacle PSG’s catering partner ISS at Beechwood and Arbor Vale Schools in Slough, has won the ISS Education Chef of...
Read moreMarc Chambers, catering manager for Pinnacle PSG’s catering partner ISS at Beechwood and Arbor Vale Schools in Slough, has won the ISS Education Chef of the Year competition.
Last month, ISS Education held their second annual Chef of the Year competition, inviting members of their kitchen staff from across the country to compete for the title at Unilever’s Knorr Development Kitchen facilities in Leatherhead.
Fifteen cooks took part on the day after being selected based on their menus of a main course and dessert which were submitted prior to the contest. The menus had to meet strict criteria, centred on the principle that all dishes should be suitable for use in a school dining environment.
The group competed across two heats where they were scored on factors such as flavour, presentation and culinary skill. Marc soared through the first round where he prepared a main course of chicken stuffed with mushroom mousse, served with spinach ballotine and sticky rice, and a dessert of pear tart tartin with a chantilly cream. The overall points scored in these heats determined which five entrants would advance to the final cook off.
In the final, the remaining cooks were asked to devise a dish from a range of mystery ingredients. The selection consisted of various types of fish including scallops, salmon and haddock as well as a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
After an hour of careful planning, preparation and execution, Marc’s trio of fish on a parmesan risotto, won him the top title. He scored an impressive 14 out of 15 for the dish, bagging him the top trophy as well as a selection of prizes including an iPhone 5 and £175 worth of vouchers.
Pinnacle PSG delivers a full range of facilities management services including caretaking, energy management, hard facilities management and catering to both Slough schools.
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View movie (3:55)The purpose of the event was to investigate both short and long-term fiscal challenges faced by local authorties in the next two years. From April they will be grappling with the impact of council tax benefit and business rate localisation.
These challenges are set against a backdrop of ongoing public sector austerity, which has now become the ‘new normal.’ In the second The MJ Future Forum, leading public sector experts examined the financial picture for local government while a series of workshops provided solutions to some of the issues raised during the plenaries. Neil Euesden, Pinnacle PSG’s Managing Director, lead a workshop entitled ‘Austerity should not mean poor housing’, which focussed on the challenges and opportunities that housing presents to councils.
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Surrey and Pinnacle PSG renew community partnership
Surrey County Cricket Club have renewed their partnership with Pinnacle PSG for a further two years, stretching the deal until 2015.
After initially partnering with the club in 2006, Pinnacle PSG has provided fantastic support to the club’s efforts to grow the game of cricket in Inner London with 495 local children attending cricket events last year. It has also helped support the establishment of the widely praised Ben Hollioake Learning Centre.
Over the course of the new deal, Pinnacle PSG will continue to support the development of the game through both the Pinnacle Project and the ‘Reach Your Pinnacle’ scholarship as well as re-establishing the Howzat Project, a partnership with local schools that has laid dormant in recent years due to a lack of funding and will now be renamed in the Pinnacle Howzat Project.
As a part of the new partnership, Pinnacle PSG will be utilising the facilities within the Ben Hollioake Learning Centre to engage with the local Lambeth community as part of its team’s work in the borough.
The Pinnacle Project
The Pinnacle Project consists of free of charge after-school cricket training for pupils in the London Borough of Lambeth and further Inner London areas. Sessions are delivered at venues in Wick Gardens, Brixton; Myatts Field, Camberwell; Clapham Common and Norwood Park.
'Reach Your Pinnacle' Scholarship
Two children identified from the Pinnacle Project sessions are awarded a paid scholarship to attend a Surrey County Cricket Club development course over the winter at the Kia Oval, allowing them a chance to receive further coaching and make the most of their talent.
The most talented players on Surrey development courses are then entered into the ‘Player Pathway’, where skilled players are given the opportunity to progress through Surrey age group cricket, potentially ending in the Pemberton Greenish Surrey Academy and the Surrey professional squad.
The Pinnacle Howzat Project
The Pinnacle Howzat Project is designed to ensure the doors of the Kia Oval are constantly open to schools across south London. Participating schools are able to deliver a regular classroom lesson in the Ben Hollioake Learning Centre before using the adjacent Lambeth Hall for a coaching session and being taken on a tour of the ground, providing a great day out of the classroom for pupils. When back at school, children are given free tickets to attend another match at the Kia Oval, with their family.
Speaking about the new partnership, Surrey County Cricket Club Commercial Director Charlie Hodgson said: “Pinnacle PSG has been a great supporter of Surrey and our work in the local community for many years and it is fantastic that we have renewed the deal for a further two years.
“As a club, we are constantly trying to find ways of making a difference and positively engaging with our local community, so partnering with companies such as Pinnacle PSG, who are vital to the infrastructure of Lambeth, is always something we are keen to do.”
Neil Euesden, Managing Director of Pinnacle PSG added: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Surrey County Cricket Club and continuing to offer Lambeth residents access to great sporting facilities and opportunities.
“The ongoing scheme with the club and residents cements our desire to promote healthy living and brighter futures among the communities we maintain and manage within Lambeth.”
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