Andrew Balding

With staff parties, quiz nights, trampolining evenings, tennis knock out competition, weekly evening football and of course big celebrations in the pub when we have good winners!

A Christmas card from a current member of staff - 'I would like to say a big thank you for your continuous kindness, love and support. I feel incredibly lucky to be a part of Park House and more importantly I feel like I belong... so thank you for both being the most incredible bosses anyone could ask for! And here is to many many more years as part of team Balding! '

National Trainers Federation / NARS rates of pay with regards to wages, depending on age and experience within the racing industry.

We pay weekly on a Friday by BACS. Accommodation is included in the package, with just bills extra unless living in flats on the yard or the hostel when the bills are included.

Pool Money is a 5% of the penalty value of prize money won by horses trained at Park House. All staff qualify for a share from the moment they start work. This share is paid quarterly.

WIFI is available for all staff 24/7 in all areas of the Hostel which is located on site.

We have excellent phone signal and 4 G is very good in the area.

We have something for everyone! An excellent hostel with 16 individual rooms, a communal sitting room and dining room, a permanent cook on site who cooks all meals (except at weekends). Nutrition is taken seriously in the work place and the food provided by the residence cook is healthy and the menus are carefully selected. Breakfast is mainly cereals, porridge and toast, with cooked breakfast on Saturdays. Lunch is a proper main meal, ie roast chicken or spaghetti bolognace and dinner is a lighter meal, ie quiche and salad or stir fry.

For those who have out grown the hostel, we have an all girls house, or bed sits, 1/2 bedroom flats, all with the option of eating in the hostel if required.

We then have 2/3 bedroom houses for more senior management or for the staff with families. Kingsclere has an excellent school in the village, within walking distance, which achieved an outstanding OFSTED report in 2021..

All staff at Park House Stables have a workplace pension scheme provided by Scottish Widow, pool money as mentioned above, Christmas presents and bonus for management where and when appropriate.

Spillers kindly sponsor our 'RACING GROOM OF THE MONTH AWARD' This is chosen within the team and the winners receives £100 and a bottle of Champagne.

Achieving NVQ qualifications is hugely encouraged and we support staff members through this process as much as we possibly can.

We offer staff first aid training, media training (when required) and Leanne White (rider coach ) comes in to help the less experience riders to ensure that they continue to develop their riding skills.

We work closely with Racing Welfare who are very generous and are very much around to help and encourage staff to extend their skills whether this is doing computer courses, staff management training, LGV training (new name for HGV!) and much more!

Park House stables is currently sponsored by KING POWER, all staff will have polo shirts, jackets, gillets and caps provided.

All riders are provided with black protectors and hats, meeting all British Safety Standards.

There are some houses that allow pets.

The hostel sitting room has wifi, two computers, sky television, 3 x equicisors and full kitchen facilities.

Spillers Employee of the month - chosen by the management £100 and a bottle of Champagne.

Village is only 1/2 mile walk. Excellent bus service.

Kingsclere lies between Newbury (7 miles) and Basingstoke (9 miles) and between the M3 and M4 motorways.

Kingsclere village is within walking distance and has its own health centre, library, dentist, chemist, primary school, post office, hair salon, mini supermarket and three good pubs.

The mainline station at Newbury has a service to London Paddington (55 mins) and the trains from Basingstoke run to London waterloo (50 mins).