REACH has two sites: The Monastery Garden at Prinknash Abbey and The Nursery at Bisley; however students are transported to other sites, known as 'benefactors', when required.
Our staff team is made up of:
- Rangers: work with teams of five students. They are trained in pro-social modelling, health and safety and first aid and are either volunteers or full time paid staff. See What we do for our students.
- Superintendent: floats between groups and offers additional support. Our superintendant is employed and highly trained in areas such as aggression management and restraining techniques.
- Teachers: responsible for overseeing the educational aspects of REACH. We offer NVQ, NOCN and LANTRA qualifications.
- Director: oversees the day to day running of the business.
Prinknash: REACH’s base for landscaping, vegetable growing, environmental awareness and construction.
The site at Prinknash includes:
- A garden under construction that requires regular tending.
- Open spaces for exhibitions
- Opportunities to practise construction techniques
- Patios for crafts and skills
- A rest area
- A secure tool area
- A vegetable plot
- An area for woodland and green wood skills
- An orchard
- Several ponds
- A greenhouse
- An amphitheatre
- A composting area
- Hydro-electricity
- Compost Loos
- Car parking
- Pleached pear and apple arches
- A marquee area
The site slopes and is not suitable for wheelchair access.
Bisley: REACH’s horticulture base
The Site at Bisley offers:
- Large polytunnels
- A shade house
- A greenhouse with heated beds
- Broadband connections and power points
- A workshop suitable for carpentry
- A large greenhouse suitable for a classroom
- An animal husbandry area
- Toilets and a kitchen
- A 'standing out' area
- Full irrigation
- Pleached hedges
- A potager garden
- A large car park
- Three large enclosed grass areas
- A composting area
- A collection of trees and shrubs, including some especially rare specimens
- A hut for refreshments
The site is flat and suitable for wheelchairs and steps are being taken towards installing toilet facilities for disabled people.