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December Golf Diary
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (10 Dec 06 10:20)
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December Tennis Diary
Tennis -
By Laurence Gale MSc (10 Dec 06 10:10) - 1 comment
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December Football Diary
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (10 Dec 06 10:00)
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December Rugby Diary
Rugby -
By Laurence Gale MSc (10 Dec 06 9:45)
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December Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (07 Dec 06 9:00)
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Mapping soils
Training -
By Laurence Gale MSc (24 Nov 06 11:00)
In my role as editor and consultant for Pitchcare I often come across many horror stories about poorly constructed and maintained pitches, which in the main arise from the fact that inappropriate surveys have been carried out to ascertain the existing soil physical properties and structure make up of the site, coupled with the fact that to save money there is often a compromise on imported materials. Particularly on lower budget projects where quite often sub standard local imported subsoil and topsoil materials are used.
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The 'F' Plan
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (11 Nov 06 16:45) - 1 comment
Top class sport continues to demand ever improving playing surfaces as games become faster and more skillful. Many stadium pitches are being used more and more, not just for sport but also for events such as concerts and exhibitions. Another recent trend has seen stadiums used for duel sports with football and one of the two rugby codes pitch sharing. It is a scenario that has put extra pressure on the groundsmen at these venues. - Read Article
November Tennis Diary
Tennis -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Nov 06 9:30)
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November Rugby Diary
Rugby -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Nov 06 9:00)
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November Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Nov 06 8:00) - 2 comments
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November Football Diary
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Nov 06 16:00) - 2 comments
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November Cricket Diary
Cricket -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Nov 06 15:00) - 2 comments
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November Golf Diary
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Nov 06 14:00)
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New lease of life for Ketley Bank Playing Fields
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (31 Oct 06 12:00)
The Borough of Telford & Wrekin, like many other local authorities, are constantly looking at opportunities to improve their playing pitch facilities. In most cases their maintenance budgets do not cater for pitch improvements, especially for the provision and installation of primary and secondary drainage schemes. - Read Article
A Budding Career
Industry News -
By Laurence Gale MSc (20 Oct 06 18:10)
Always on the look out for a different story, I felt it would be interesting to find out what the Managing Director of a major international company got up to and the role he plays in running such a company. Having spent some time with David Withers at this year’s GCSAA show in Atlanta I decided he would be my ideal candidate. - Read Article
Kubota Live!
Industry News -
By Laurence Gale MSc (13 Oct 06 13:00)
Our Industry is going through a period of change. The long debate on the merits of attending the Saltex and Harrogate shows has come to a climax this year. A number of companies are changing their marketing strategies, pulling out of the shows in preference to other corporate activities. The favoured strategy this year has been a more personal and independent road show format.
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Shifnal Expectations
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (12 Oct 06 11:00) - 1 comment
To find out for myself I made a visit to one of my local clubs, Shifnal in Shropshire, to meet up with Ian Fitzpatrick, their
current Greens Chairman. Ian has a twenty-year association with the club and, in that time, has served on several committees as well as being Club Captain. - Read Article
Sands of Time
General Sports -
By Laurence Gale MSc (05 Oct 06 14:00)
We tend to take for granted the vast range of products available to our ever-demanding consumer market place, not realising how many of the materials used in these products have their origins in a quarry in Leighton Buzzard. Silica sand and gravel, for example is used in water filtration and found in many common place products such as adhesives, grouts, tiles, bricks and pet care products to name a few.
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October Golf Diary
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (04 Oct 06 17:00) - 2 comments
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October Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (04 Oct 06 15:30) - 1 comment
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