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THE GOLDONIAN GOLDINGS PERSONALITIES
When Mr. Greenhill first joined Goldings in May 1953, he was responsible for the maintenance of all sports areas together with care and issuing of sports equipment. In those days with over two hundred boys thirsting for active sport—no distracting TV addicts in that era—six football pitches and two regular Staff and Boys cricket elevens, life could be hectic to say the least. Everyone associated with sport between 1953 and 1959 felt a sense of admiration and gratitude to Mr. Greenhill for the high standard of playing surfaces prepared by him with skill and experience. In 1959 a vacancy occurred in the kitchen gardens and a transfer was arranged. This new life was nothing unusual to Mr. Greenhill whose earlier experience had covered both private and public parks service. Gardening had been his life-long interest, commencing as a garden boy at Amwellbury House, followed by a period at Poles Farm, Ware. From 1942 until 1946 he was on active service in the Mechanical Equipment Company of the Royal Engineers, moving through France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Returning to civvy-street an interesting spell was spent at Roch-fords', still famous for their pot-plants, before moving to parks gardening for the Hornsey Borough Council as a propagator. Just prior to coming to Goldings, further distinct experience was gained at landscape work. Mr. Greenhill's main interests, apart from gardening, are music, wood-carving and art. Older members of staff will remember their appreciative surprise at a Staff and Boys exhibition a few years ago where they had the opportunity of seeing some of his excellent carved models.
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