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Catching up at Wimbledon
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (10 May 06 13:00) - 5 comments
Like most of my compatriots I have found this spring to be very challenging, the cold, dry weather resulted in little or no real significant grass growth during March and April. - Read Article

Wimbledon 2005
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (12 May 05 8:00) - 5 comments
Currently there are a lot of building works going on as part of the development to the Centre Court. New administration offices are being built on land previously used for staff car parking. This has meant we have had to develop some new permanent car parking facilities on the grass areas outside. More Inside. - Read Article

Renovations at Wimbledon
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (09 Nov 04 9:45)
We started the renovations during the last week in July taking advantage of the warm weather conditions that promote fast germination rates.More Inside. - Read Article

Film Crews and Tournament success
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (20 Oct 03 14:00) - 1 comment
From our point of view the tournament was very successful, we didn’t get a single complaint from any player this year about any court-full article inside - Read Article

New courts complete stern test
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (08 Sep 02 0:00)
After the tournament last year we decided to invest in a Koro machine, albeit a smaller version so that it would work snugly on our courts. We Koro'd off five of the courts to a depth of 6mm, which removed all of the visible vegetation - Read Article

Wimbledon prepares for the tournament
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (18 Jun 02 0:00)
As we lead into the Championship I look to assistance from Mother Nature - she does a much better job than we can do. Really all I want is the sunshine. We get regular forecasts and they are saying showers every day at the moment - Read Article

Wimbledon Update 13/04/02
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (20 Apr 02 0:00)
Very little mowing has been done this week because the temperatures have remained quite cold and growth has been slow.We had left the grass longer in the cooler areas on some of our courts where the ends are in permanent shade through the winter - Read Article

Preparations start at Wimbledon
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (05 Apr 02 0:00)
The official start of the season is the 19th May, so we have some time to go yet. We are on a countdown to the Members opening day, which is good for us because we have a target to get everything ready for this day. - Read Article

The word from Wimbledon
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (19 Nov 01 0:00)
The visitors that come to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon out of season often remark about the quantity and scale of the works in progress. For the last ten years there has been ongoing development that will continue, probably for another ten years.As soon as the last tennis has been played for the year, - Read Article

Eddie Seaward Overview
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (01 Sep 01 0:00)
I became an assistant Groundsman when I left school and progressed to the position of Head Groundsman at the age of 24. I joined the I.O.G as a member in 1961 and spent four years as the Honorary General Secretary and then three and a half years as the chairman of Education. - Read Article

A WORD FROM WIMBLEDON
Tennis - By Eddie Seaward (01 May 01 0:00)
Our work on preparing the courts for the playing season usually starts in earnest in March. The exact timing will depend on the weather conditions. It is vital that the court is not so wet and soft that the machinery will damage the surface. The following timetable is a description of our preparation at Wimbledon. As with all the procedures the timing is influenced by weather conditions. - Read Article