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Keeping the peninsula sharp... A Gingerbread man on the Wirral
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (04 Jul 08 9:00)
When Carl Crocher joined Caldy Golf Club as Course Manager in 2003, he brought over twenty years experience to the club, having previously worked on new builds in Germany, the construction of a new course in Yorkshire and the restoration of a heathland course in Essex.
Laurence Gale MSc caught up with him recently on this Links and Heathland course to find out about this Gingerbread Man’s maintenance regimes. - Read Article
Trilo UK, we can make your job easier
Saltex -
By Press Release (04 Jul 08 9:00)
Trilo (UK) Ltd will be releasing the new SG670, vacuum sweeper at Saltex 2008. It has a 250mm hose and 2 metre brush head with huge suction power and is built to the same high quality and with many of the features come to be expected from a Trilo. - Read Article
Hero of the Golf Course
Golf -
By News (03 Jul 08 16:00)
Greenkeeper tells how he dragged a drowning man from a deep pond. - Read Article
Stateside Success for Writtle College Students
Training -
By Emily Kent (03 Jul 08 16:00)
Ohio State University, in the USA, has become home to Daniel Weston an ex-Writtle College student. After completing his NVQ level 2 in Sports Turf ahead of the majority in his group, Daniel progressed onto his NVQ Level 3 at the College. - Read Article
BUNKERS: A hazard lost in the sands of time?
Golf -
By Tim Lobb (03 Jul 08 14:00)
Tim Lobb, principal and golf course architect in Thomson, Perrett and Lobb, a leading international golf course design business, explains why bunkers are the forgotten hazard of golf course design. - Read Article
New Sports pitch opened
General News -
By Press Release (03 Jul 08 12:00)
Staff, pupils and parents from St Colman's Primary School in Annaclone have been joined by a range of personalities to officially launch their new sports pitch. - Read Article
July Rugby Diary
Rugby -
By Laurence Gale MSc (03 Jul 08 10:00)
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Aston Villa stays sharp with super Atom
Industry News -
By Mike Beardall (02 Jul 08 16:00)
Jonathan Calderwood, grounds manager of Aston Villa Football Club, needed a fast solution to keeping the pitch edges sharp when the new stadium surface was built two years ago. - Read Article
LATE BOOKING OFFER - Chainsaw Operator Course
Training -
By Christine Johnson (02 Jul 08 13:00)
2 places are available on a 2-day Chainsaw operation (CS30) course tomorrow (3rd July) and Friday 4th July, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Special Late booking rate of £180.00 + VAT per person, including Lantra registration. - Read Article
July Golf Diary
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jul 08 12:00)
July Golf Diary - Read Article
July Cricket Diary
Cricket -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jul 08 10:30)
JUly Cricket Diary - Read Article
Bad news for golf? Compare & contrast
Golf -
By Tim Lodge (02 Jul 08 9:00) - 1 comment
Paul Lowe at Bromborough Golf Club considers himself fortunate to have the support of the STRI, the EGU and the R&A. Also that he enjoys being involved with the ‘Gingerbread Men’, a small group of greenkeepers who are ‘striving for the more sustainable golf course’. I’m sorry, but I see all this as bad news for golf in the UK and this is why.
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E-Z-GO help golfer back to game following serious illness
Golf -
By Peter Driver (01 Jul 08 14:00)
E-Z-GO, the golf car manufacturer with European distribution based at Ransomes Jacobsen’s head office in Ipswich, has donated an electric golf car to Ventnor Golf Club on the Isle of Wight following an appeal to help get a disadvantaged golfer back playing the sport he loves. - Read Article
Rubber Crumb migration in sports surfaces
Consultancy -
By Steve Prinn & Daniel Prest (01 Jul 08 13:35)
Rubber crumb top dressing has been used for many years on a wide variety of sports surfaces. The crumb has been found to have some benefits in improving turf resiliency and wear tolerance, but the main function of the crumb is for protection. - Read Article
July Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Jul 08 11:00)
July Bowls Diary - Read Article
July Tennis Diary
Tennis -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Jul 08 9:00)
July Tennis Diary - Read Article
Quadraplay - the Swiss army knife!
General News -
By Lynn Hilton (01 Jul 08 8:00) - 1 comment
The popular SISIS Quadraplay began life in the late 1970s as the Truplay. Lynn Hilton charts the machine’s progress into one of today’s most useful pieces of kit in the groundsman’s armoury - Read Article
Aeration – the next generation
Industry News -
By Keith Kensett (30 Jun 08 14:35)
‘It’s a lot like arthroscopic surgery, the machine makes a small hole on top but a larger one underneath to work within.’
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Grass – a natural choice
Industry News -
By Press Release (30 Jun 08 14:00)
With environmental issues becoming more topical and harder to ignore, the argument in favour of natural turf strengthens all the time. - Read Article
New stadium, New Groundsman, New Meadow
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (30 Jun 08 12:00)
Shrewsbury Town FC’s 2007-08 season kicked off at the aptly named New Meadow Stadium with high hopes of gaining promotion. However, a disappointing campaign saw them finish 18th in Division 2.
Laurence Gale MSc meets Head Groundsman Richard Barnett
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