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Todmorden on Sea??
9 Aug 2006 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Todmorden groundsmen Nevil Sutcliffe and Richard Crossland had seen nothing like it as a violent thunderstorm flooded their ground to a depth of more than a foot.
Bradford Golf Club
28 Oct 2005 -
Golf -
David Markham
Bradford Golf Club have solved a drainage problem on their three wettest greens by using a mole ploughing machine as part of a gravel banding exercise.
New County wicket responds well
13 Sep 2005 -
Cricket -
David Markham
- 3 comments
Groundsman Andrew Mackay is pleased that his newly laid pitch won general approval following Lancashire's four day championship game against Worcestershire at Stanley Park, Blackpool.
Scarborough meet the deadline
10 Aug 2005 -
Cricket -
David Markham
When Scarborough Cricket Club decided to renew their outfield for the first time for nearly 140 years it turned out to be a bigger, more difficult and much longer exercise than they could possibly have imagined.
New outfield for Scarborough Cricket Club
4 Apr 2005 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Scarborough Cricket Club will start next season with a new outfield following a £20,000 renewal scheme.
Spring Preparation for Cricket
3 Apr 2005 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Roll your square before the ground dries out. That is the advice to cricket groundsman at this time of the year from Headingley groundsman Keith Boyce, who is groundsman at New Rover Cricket Club in north Leeds.
New for old synthetic in Keighley
25 Jan 2005 -
Synthetics -
David Markham
Footballers in Keighley are enjoying the benefits one of the most up to date pitches thanks to a £295,000 investment by their local authority – Bradford Metropolitan Council.
Blooming Heather at Branshaw GC
25 Jan 2005 -
Golf -
David Markham
Branshaw Golf Club, high on the hills above the West Yorkshire town of Keighley, are proud of their heather and want to keep it in tip top condition.
From Farmer to Greenkeeper at Bracken Ghyll GC
22 Dec 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
- 3 comments
Some 12 years ago sheep grazed on farm land above the village of Addingham in the lovely Wharfe valley. There is nothing remarkable about that you might say except that the land is now an 18-hole golf course – yet another example of farm land being converted to other uses.
Plane-ly different at Horsforth GC
7 Dec 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
Horsforth Golf Club has a noisy neighbour. The course adjoins Leeds-Bradford airport and golfers are used to the noise of low flying aircraft as planes take off and land next to the course four miles north of Leeds city centre.
Annus Horribilis at Queensbury
3 Dec 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
- 1 comment
A year to forget at Queensbury Golf Club - bad weather and stolen machinery.
New first team pitch with RFU grant
11 Sep 2004 -
Rugby -
David Markham
Newly promoted Bradford and & Bingley have spent some £31,000 on a new pitch this summer-full article inside
Rejuvenated pitch for Hartlepool United
25 Aug 2004 -
Football -
David Markham
Hartlepool United’s pitch is in tip top condition for the start of the Coca Cola League season after it was stripped and re-seeded during the summer. More Inside.
ECB grant provides new drainage scheme for Yorkshire club
23 Aug 2004 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Kirkstall Educational are reaping the benefits of a radical drainage scheme they undertook last winter. The club celebrated their 150th anniversary with the renewal of their outfield drainage system thanks to an ECB pitch upgrade grant-full article inside
Yorkshire school invests heavily in sports surfaces
12 Aug 2004 -
General Sports -
David Markham
Kevin Byrne has a wide sporting portfolio as chief Groundsman at Giggleswick School – an independent school set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Cricket, rugby, athletics, soccer, tennis and hockey, both with grass and hard court surfaces are all on his agenda and high on his concerns is drainage
Quick drying loam enables play at Eldwick and Gilstead CC
6 Aug 2004 -
Cricket -
David Markham
- 1 comment
A change of loam has brought tangible drainage benefits to Eldwick and Gilstead Cricket Club in a damp summer.
Groundsman Garvin Clarke has used Ongar loam on his square for the first time-article inside
Change makes for big improvements at Skipton Golf Club
22 Jul 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
- 3 comments
Robert Clare took on a big job when he became Course Manager at Skipton Golf Club last June after a year as Head Greenkeeper.For, the picturesque course in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales was, in his own words, in poor condition
Headley GC and fusarium advice
1 Jul 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
- 1 comment
Head Greenkeeper, Richard Hartley, has been in his new position for just three months. However, he is keen to introduce practices to minimise fusarium disease. More inside.
Vandalism and the Graden at Park Avenue
3 May 2004 -
Cricket -
David Markham
The groundstaff at the cricket Centre of Excellence have had problems with vandalism, but have benefitted from the use of the Graden machine. More inside.
Calverley Golf Course
20 Apr 2004 -
Golf -
David Markham
Head Greenkeeper, Clive Walton, is part way through a major six-year programme to redevelop Calverley Golf Club, a mixture of parkland and moorland course midway between Leeds and Bradford. More inside.
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