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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
2 days ago by: Pitchcare Peter
"Who's a fantastic tool? 'Genius' might be slightly overst ..."
Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
2 days ago by: Cranfield
"A fantastic tool for promoting our wonderful industry and th ..."
Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
2 days ago by: Mike
"No, Barry. Said camera was placed in a safe, which was then ..."
Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
2 days ago by: Barry Pace
"Is that his bloomin camera on the table.................?"
Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
3 days ago by: Mike
"Another fine speaker, and terrific company for the best part ..."
University of Kent - a matter of degrees
3 weeks ago -
Schools -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 41 -
Neville Johnson heads to the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus to meet Paul Griffiths, the man whose job it is to see that the grounds always get a First.
Bowls - not fast enough, high enough, strong enough … not rich enough!
25 Jan 2012 -
Bowls -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012
Neville Johnson looks at how one of Britain’s most popular fine turf sports gets support from its governing body, as local authority cash dries up and the International Olympic Committee cold shoulder goes on.
Queenborough Bowling Club in the safe hands of greenkeeper John Crouch
21 Dec 2011 -
Bowls -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011
Coming up to seventy, in groundcare work all his life, and as competitive as it comes, that’s John Crouch the greenkeeper at Queenborough Bowling Club on Kent’s Isle of Sheppey.
Stars turn out at Hampstead Cricket Club
13 Dec 2011 -
Cricket -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011
Neville Johnson sees how an Aussie with a Lord’s pedigree looks after a cricket ground with a showbiz link, yet village feel, in the heart of London
Hastings United groundsman is fan-tastic!
23 Oct 2011 -
Football -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 38 - Aug / Sept 2011 - 1 comment
Neville Johnson visits the south coast to see a non-league pitch and its award winning groundsman who’s given a new meaning to whole hearted support
Sprint finishing school
3 Aug 2011 -
Schools -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 37 - Jun / Jul 2011
Neville Johnson visited Caterham School in Surrey to talk to Head Groundsman, John Dodwell, about his work there, his unusual route into the profession, and an interesting idea he has to inject something into politicians’ failing ‘sport for all’ promise
Shaken ... but not stirred!
17 Jun 2011 -
Golf -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 36 - Apr / May 2011
Neville Johnson sees that the ravages of winter hadn’t shaken preparations for golf's oldest ‘major’, but had stirred the desire for perfection
Machinery plays a key part in preparing the Open at Royal St Georges
9 Apr 2011 -
Golf -
Neville Johnson
Royal St Georges, Sandwich is one of the great links courses, the ultimate in natural testing conditions, but it is also a delightfully private and understated club of which its 900 or so members are very proud. It is probably the best viewing course among the Open venues – literally the most open of them all.
Fleeced at the races!
23 Mar 2011 -
Racing -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 1 comment
Neville Johnson walks the course at one of the south of England’s foremost National Hunt venues, Fontwell Park, where December’s turf wipe-out turned to a January green-up
Squaring up in the Blue Square ...
11 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011 - 1 comment
At a time of cuts, cuts and more cuts, looking after the pitch for non-league clubs is getting to be more cost sensitive than ever. Neville Johnson visited an unusual club in football’s lower reaches, with an unusual income stream and a very unusual groundsman!
