Meet the Foggers

The Facilities Assistants at St Peter’s have named themselves ‘The Foggers’, in honour of their newly acquired role which they have been performing since the start of term.

The Facilities Assistants work in all corners of the School, from Boarding Houses to broom cupboards, to create a safe and secure learning environment for staff and pupils.

Since September, they have added ‘fogging’ to their list of duties. This involves spraying an atomised spray of antiviral disinfectant into various spaces across the site from classrooms and meeting rooms to corridors and dining halls.

The Foggers have primarily been working out of school hours, on weekends and evenings, to ensure that all spaces are thoroughly disinfected. Occasionally, though, they have been asked to drop everything and do some fogging to ensure the smooth running of the school.

Fogging is carried out in addition to the cleaning done by the school’s housekeeping team and provides an extra layer of antiviral protection.

The team of Foggers includes Jack ‘The Machine’ Hopwood, Gary ‘The Legend’ Marshall, Mick ‘The Bandit’ Hagan and Dave ‘The Handyman’ Matterson.

Mr Richard Blanchard, Estates Manager, said:

Like Ninjas, the Foggers go about their duties often unnoticed. They have been doing an amazing job and we are incredibly grateful for everything they do.

Mr Jeremy Walker, Head Master of St Peter’s School, said:

Our Facilities Assistants are remarkable people and, along with so many others on the support staff, have been working tirelessly to keep everyone safe at St Peter’s. There is a tremendous sense of camaraderie and excellent good humour among them all and I am delighted to pay tribute to our fantastic Foggers!