Magazine - Articles by Laurence Gale MSc (Page 30)

2005 Cricket Groundsman of the Year Awards
3 May 2006 - Cricket - Laurence Gale MSc - 3 comments
Now into the third year of the awards both Cricket World and Pitchcare have been delighted with the response, and the standard of the nominations. This year the number of categories has been increased from three to four. Following our experiences of previous years it was decided to add a Community Award to the list, which recognises the contribution of Groundsmen in the wider context of club and community matters. The winners of each category will be treated to a VIP day out at Lords during the summer.

New teams at Nottingham Forest
28 Apr 2006 - Football - Laurence Gale MSc - 9 comments
In the last few months Nottingham Forest have turned their fortunes around quite dramatically on the pitch, in more ways than one. Since the departure of Manager Gary Megson in February the caretaker management team of Frank Barlow and Ian McParland have transformed results with a run of Eight wins and two draws, putting the club in with a fighting chance to finish in the play offs.

All Weather Racing
14 Apr 2006 - Racing - Laurence Gale MSc - 1 comment
Wolverhampton is currently Britain's only floodlit horse race track and one of only three with complete all weather artificial surfaces. The venue is owned by Arena Leisure Plc, the UK's largest operator of horse racing venues with seven racecourses in their portfolio. It has invested over £3 million pounds into new track facilities at Wolverhampton alone. After its 2nd generation All Weather Track was opened in October 2004, Wolverhampton was described by a leading jockey as one of the best in the world.

A Day at Oakamoor Quarry with WBB Minerals
30 Mar 2006 - Industry - Laurence Gale MSc
WBB Minerals is a multi-national provider of advanced industrial minerals to the world’s ceramics, glass, sports surface, and foundry and construction industries. The company has operations in nine countries across Europe and over 6,000 customers globally, making it one of the world’s largest suppliers of industrial minerals.