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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Catching up at Wimbledon
10 May 2006 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
- 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.
Wimbledon 2005
12 May 2005 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
- 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.
Renovations at Wimbledon
9 Nov 2004 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
We started the renovations during the last week in July taking advantage of the warm weather conditions that promote fast germination rates.More Inside.
Film Crews and Tournament success
20 Oct 2003 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
- 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
New courts complete stern test
8 Sep 2002 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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
Wimbledon prepares for the tournament
18 Jun 2002 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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
Wimbledon Update 13/04/02
20 Apr 2002 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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
Preparations start at Wimbledon
5 Apr 2002 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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.
The word from Wimbledon
19 Nov 2001 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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,
Eddie Seaward Overview
1 Sep 2001 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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.
A WORD FROM WIMBLEDON
1 May 2001 -
Tennis -
Eddie Seaward
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.
