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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
4 Days ago by: Vic Demain
"Fair play to the bloke, shame about that flooding down there ..."
Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
4 Days ago by: madgeorge
"An amassing task Keith. You must be congratulated in taking ..."
Saracens handed pitch boost
1 Week ago by: TURFINATOR
"If you want someone to hang themselves all you need do is le ..."
Harrogate 2012
2 Weeks ago by: Leeboy
"I'm not doubting it was a decent show Richard, my point was ..."
Harrogate 2012
2 Weeks ago by: ricam
"Not sure I agree with you Lee, in around 20 years of exhibit ..."
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Bolstering work based training programmes
6 Dec 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) is being supported by a major Government funding body in a joint initiative intended to improve the quality of work-based training and assessment.
Secretary of State visits Plumpton College
29 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Plumpton College in East Sussex recently hosted a visit by David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as part of his visit to Sussex to see various rural activities.
Mapping soils
24 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Laurence Gale MSc
In my role as editor and consultant for Pitchcare I often come across many horror stories about poorly constructed and maintained pitches, which in the main arise from the fact that inappropriate surveys have been carried out to ascertain the existing soil physical properties and structure make up of the site, coupled with the fact that to save money there is often a compromise on imported materials. Particularly on lower budget projects where quite often sub standard local imported subsoil and topsoil materials are used.
Sports Facility Construction - Exhibitions and Seminars
21 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Forthcoming Event: Tuesday 28 November: Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey.
Plant Maples for Brilliant Autumn Colour
21 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Paul Thornton
This has been the best year we have seen for autumn colour in a long while mainly due to a dry and sunny October.
Biggest ever turf conference in Denmark a great success!
17 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
- 2 comments
Søren Nicholson (DGA Board Member) reports from Denmark’s biggest ever turfgrass event: The Danish Greenkeepers Association’s International Conference 2006.
Strike One
12 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Peter Hollingsworth
- Issue 8 - Aug / Sep 2006
THERE are, on average, about 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any one time around the world with 100 lightning strikes every second. A lightning bolt travels at about 14,000mph and heats up the air around it to 30,000°C - five times hotter than the surface of the sun. The chance of being hit by lightning is about one in three million.
Health and Safety Briefing Notes: An Overview of Safety at Sports Grounds
4 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Sean Whitaker
Nowadays organisers of public events have to be scrupulous in reducing the risk of injury to players and public, and protecting themselves from litigation should an incident arise. Ultimately, it is the management of a sports ground who bears responsibility for safety.
SportSURF Launch New Conference
3 Nov 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
- 2 comments
This is the first of a new biennial conference for those interested and involved in sport surfaces. Its inception is borne out of the successful SportSURF network, bringing together many academic disciplines and industrial parties to discuss and formulate research needs for sport surfaces of the future.
The Low-Down on Chemical Constituents
28 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Tim Butler
- Issue 10 - Dec / Jan 2007
Many turfgrass professionals are often confused by the constituents of the products that they are using, be they fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. Terms such as fillers, carriers and inert materials are common components of many product labels.
Mike is awarded 2006 TORO Student Greenkeeper Prize
27 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Lucy Ohsten
Assistant Greenkeeper at St Augustines Golf Club wins top Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award.
3rd SportSURF workshop on the 22nd November 2006
27 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
This is a polite reminder for the 3rd SportSURF workshop on the 22nd November at the University of Exeter. Dr Darren Stefanyshyn from the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary will give the keynote presentation titled; Player Surface Interactions: Injury and Performance. This is an excellent opportunity to see some of the latest research findings from one of the worlds most prestigious biomechanics research groups. The workshop will focus on player-surface interactions and there will be numerous opportunities to get involved during the day.
No longer just a fairy story
26 Oct 2006 -
Training -
David Ward
- 2 comments
Natural methods for controlling fairy rings used to be just theory … until now
The unsightly appearance and often damaging effects of fairy rings on fine turf and grass playing surfaces has always been one of the more intractable problems faced by turf managers.
Slovenia Greenkeeping Conference
23 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Slovenian Greenkeepers Association Conference
Vibration at Work
20 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Sean Whitaker
With the advent of pneumatic tools in the mid-eighteenth century, workers began to complain about tingling and loss of sensation in their fingers, as well as hand weakness and white fingers. This condition, known medically as Secondary Raynaud’s syndrome, or hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), or more colloquially as ‘white-finger syndrome’, results from long-term work with vibrating tools.
New Principle for Writtle College
13 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
- 4 comments
Professor David Butcher took up the post of Writtle College Principal on Monday 2nd October, following the retirement of Professor Mike Alder, who had been Principal at the College for 20 years.
SportSURF 3rd Workshop, Wednesday 22nd November
2 Oct 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
The 3rd SportSURF workshop will be held on Wednesday 22nd November 2006 at the
University of Exeter, Streatham Campus. The focus of the workshop will be player
interactions with sports surfaces.
Writtle College students win National IPPS Award
28 Sep 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Sue Foster, BSc (Hons) Horticulture student from Writtle College, has won the IPPS Richard Martyr Award 2006, a national competition which recognises the achievements of those with practical projects testing innovative ideas in plant propagation and production. Rosanna Bowyer, also a BSc (Hons) Horticulture student from Writtle College, was awarded second place.
Nematodes remain a major challenge
21 Sep 2006 -
Training -
David Ormsby
Nematodes remain a major challenge for many bowling greenkeepers. In the last 10 – 15 years, research and field observations have provided a variety of options for controlling, or in most instances suppressing, nematodes on bowling greens. A summary of these options is presented.
British Turf and Landscape Irrigation Association Education Programme
20 Sep 2006 -
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Martyn Jones
The British Turf and Landscape Irrigation Association (BTLIA), the trade organisation acknowledged by the turf industry as representing advances in irrigation system provision and use, have developed an education programme aimed at all those involved in the provision, selection and operation of sportsturf and landscape automatic irrigation systems. The programme will provide participants with an understanding of irrigation and how to optimise its efficiency.
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