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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Grass Roots Football Groundsmen Honoured
19 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Alex Stone
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Top ground staff from all over the country assembled this week at The FA's prestigious ''Groundsmen of the Year' awards ceremony, in Partnership with Carlsberg, at Windsor racecourse. The national scheme, now in its third year, acknowledges the vital contribution that Groundstaff make to grass roots football in England-details inside
FA goalpost safety campaign gains momentum
15 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Alex Stone
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In the next month The FA hopes to ratify a new £1million funding programme that could support its four-year-old Goalpost Safety campaign, replacing unsafe goalposts that have been responsible for causing the deaths of dozens of children across the world-details inside
FA honour Groundsmen
31 May 2003 -
Football -
Alex Stone
On the 14th May, The FA confirmed the country and regional winners of this years FA Groundsmen of the Year Awards, which for the first time will be sponsored by FA Partner Carlsberg. All news and finalists inside
Groundsman sow seeds for victory
12 Sep 2002 -
Football -
Alex Stone
Who are football’s unsung heroes?Whilst footballers and managers reap princely sums for their part in the beautiful game, those silent artists whose work goes unseen behind the scenes in all weathers were last week acknowledged
Grounds for reward
28 Jun 2002 -
Football -
Alex Stone
The F.A. has launched a new award to honour the custodians of football’s true grass-roots - working for clubs in the National Leagues System and for local authorities - and recently announced the first ever regional winners.Ground-staff in the Barclaycard Premiership and Nationwide Leagues already have their own award
Celebrities and Supporters to answer Sven's call
12 Apr 2002 -
Football -
Alex Stone
What do celebrities such as Davina McCall, Bob Mortimer, Johnny Vaughan and Bobby Robson have in common? They have all answered England coach Sven Goran Eriksson’s call to action and offered David Beckham and the England team a message of support on the Come On England Flag.
