Old Pitsfordian wins Top Award!

Congratulations to former Pitsford School pupil Abby Hipwell who was awarded the ‘REALM brick’ - an award for the top construction and surveying student at Harper Adams University College.

The ‘REALM brick’ has been awarded for 19 years and is given to a first year student studying either Rural Enterprise and Land Management (REALM), or Rural Property Management.

Abby gained the top overall mark for the construction and surveying module which involved designing a cricket pavillion, working in a group to survey and project managing the development of a redundant farm building. These tasks contributed to her excellent grade which placed her top of over 70 other students studying the same module at the Harper Adams University College in Shropshire.

REALM Course Leader, Simon Keeble, said: “Winning the brick is an excellent achievement for Abby and shows that she is capable of achieving great things during her time at Harper Adams.

“It certainly bodes well for her future career.”

Abby is currently in China with five other students on a month-long trip to complete a course at the Beijing Agricultural University.

As well as achieving the brick, Abby is the Course Representative for REALM and a Harper Adams ambassador for the RICS Matrics networking group.