Magazine: General Sports

Guernsey - Lunar Energy
2 weeks ago - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 - - 1 comment
Footes Lane Stadium is one of the sites run by the States Of Guernsey Culture and Leisure Department, who are responsible for promoting and maintaining a range of sporting services.

Sporting life on Guernsey
3 weeks ago - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 -
Over the coming days we will be highlighting sports provision on the Channel Island of Guernsey, beginning with an overview of the island's facilities, cricket, football and how sport is funded.

Helping hands at Hartpury
30th Jul 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 -
Stewart Ward, Grounds and Sport Turf Manager, Hartpury College, is highly qualified, highly committed and highly motivated to deliver the best possible facilities for the students. Here he talks about his career to date and the plans he has for improving all aspects of the grounds

Security & Theft II
23rd Jul 2010 - General Sports - Tom James - Issue 31 - - 1 comment
Most crime reduction measures are common sense but, sadly, they are not common practice. In part II of his article, Tom James questions the police about security issues, investigates what deterrents there are on the market and finds out what one manufacturer is doing to make their products more secure

The Wracks Progress!
17th Jul 2010 - General Sports - Steve Nicholls - Issue 31 -
Perhaps the most sustainable crop on the planet, seaweed is being heralded as the answer to the ever decreasing list of chemical products for the turfcare industry. Sea-Chem's Steve Nicholls reports.

IOW Festival - Earley and on time!
12th Jul 2010 - General Sports - Gregg Doggett - Issue 31 -
At the mention of the Isle of Wight you’d be forgiven if Cowes Week came first to mind, the largest sailing regatta of its type in the world. However, the island is also home to another monumental annual event.

IPM Scouting
8th Jul 2010 - General Sports - Editor - Issue 31 -
In the first of a series of articles written by sports turf students, William Gray, currently studying at Askham Bryan College in York, looks at Integrated Pest Management

Stress busting
5th Jul 2010 - General Sports - Conor Nolan STRI - Issue 31 -
Mowing is the most widely used maintenance operation in the preparation of grass surfaces for sports use. It is generally regarded as the most influential treatment affecting both the playing quality of the surface and plant health.

Divine Intervention?
1st Jul 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 31 - - 3 comments
A recent message board thread on the ancient practice of dowsing - often referred to as water divining - prompted our editor to investigate the subject further. As you might expect, members’ views ranged from “divine intervention” to “a complete load of b......”. Well, you get the idea!

The best in the world ...
1st Jul 2010 - General Sports - Dave Saltman - Issue 31 -

Back to Coventry ...
2nd Jun 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 30 -
Coventry University has allocated £160 million over the next ten years to develop the city centre campus, all extra work for Site Services Manager, Stephen Beasley, and his small team.

Are YOU Compliant?
14th May 2010 - General Sports - David Mears - Issue 30 -
As with many other industries, legislation applicable to our own is often updated and it is increasingly difficult keeping abreast of changes. Here, Highspeed Group’s David Mears guides us through recent developments

How best to control moss
4th May 2010 - General Sports - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 30 -
Having come through one of the worst winters in years it not surprising that many playing surfaces have suffered from the consequences of this poor weather. One of the biggest problems facing groundsmen and greenkeepers is the amount of moss and algae that has flourished and infected many playing surfaces.

Thaw's for thought!
15th Mar 2010 - General Sports - Dave Saltman - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Hopefully, we are now seeing the back end of this winter's weather. It has been the harshest ever, certainly in my working lifetime. Golf clubs and sports facilities were closed for weeks, with a virtual permafrost biting into the top few inches of the ground, coupled with some copious amounts of snow.

Chief Execs & Directors of Professional Clubs guilty of false economies
31st Jan 2010 - General Sports - Michael Heal - 2 comments
Groundsmen across the country are expected to have their pitches in mint condition throughout year, no matter how severe the weather conditions, to enable professional sportsmen and women to perform at their best to entertain large crowds.