QC old students to restore school field

Three of the alumni who contributed to the clearing of part of the Queen’s College field on April 13. From left are Dr Nicholas Waldron, Dr Terrence Blackman and Chris Wilson.

A group of Queen’s College old students have taken the initiative to rehabilitate the school’s recreational field and have committed to attend to its maintenance for at least the next six months.

Stabroek News had reported on Monday that the field, which had transformed from a usually well-kept area into an “unnavigable” space with overgrown grass and builder’s waste, had been cleared two weeks after this newspaper reported on its deplorable conditions.

It was since related that only one section of the field was cleared, although the funds have already been raised to have additional works completed. According to past student Alfred Granger, clearing the entire field will cost $72,000, based on an