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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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Choosing the right irrigation system
7 Mar 2010 -
Bowls -
Jon Jinks
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Jon Jinks suggests that poor design skills and a desire to cut corners are what makes a system unreliable - not always the equipment that has been chosen
March Bowls Diary 2010
1 Mar 2010 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
March Bowls Diary 2010
Still green at 90
21 Feb 2010 -
Bowls -
Press Release
Tarcutta sporting legend and bowling club stalwart Leslie Weston is likely to become the oldest greenkeeper in the world when he reaches a milestone 90 years of age in April this year.
February 2010 Bowls Diary
7 Feb 2010 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
February 2010 Bowls Diary
Latest bowls tips and advice from Dennis
6 Feb 2010 -
Bowls -
Gregg Doggett
Dennis are to repeat their ever-popular bowling green seminars this spring. The series of events are focused on Scotland and Yorkshire, and offer expert advice and tips on how to provide top quality playing surfaces for bowls.
Irrigation System Winterisation
16 Jan 2010 -
Bowls -
Jon Jinks
- Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010
Jon Jinks, of Osprey Irrigation, offers some timely advice about draining down irrigation systems - especially if January and February are anything like last year!
January Bowls Diary
3 Jan 2010 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
January Bowls Diary
Caring for Bowling Greens Through the Autumn / Winter Period
12 Dec 2009 -
Bowls -
David H Bates
David H. Bates Agronomy Services looks at the end of season work and through to Spring.
December Bowls Diary
2 Dec 2009 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
December Bowls Diary
I'm alright jack!
28 Nov 2009 -
Bowls -
John Lockyer
- Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
According to John Lockyer, STRI Turfgrass Agronomist for Southern England, the key to firm, fast bowling greens is thatch control. Thatch is best described as the dead and decaying plant material found within the upper surface of a green’s profile.
Bowlers and their wits end over rainwater problems
25 Nov 2009 -
Bowls -
Press Release
A 100-year-old plus Brechin sporting institution is finding the increasingly wetter winters highly problematic and the silence from the local authority increasingly deafening, as it faces a constant battle to dry out greens, clubhouse and the car park in an effort to entice people into the premises.
Irrigation or irritation?
12 Nov 2009 -
Bowls -
Jon Jinks
- Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
In part 1 of his series on irrigation systems for bowls clubs, John Jinks of Osprey Water Management looks at storage tanks
and pumping units
November Bowls Diary
2 Nov 2009 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
November Bowls Diary
Nimble mower raises green standard to a higher level
30 Oct 2009 -
Bowls -
Mike Bird
Helpringham Bowls Club solves thatch problem
8 Oct 2009 -
Bowls -
Mike Beardall
Only two Years after being built, Helpringham Bowls Club in Lincolnshire developed a serious problem with thatch.
Spittalmyre Bowling Club attacked by vandals
6 Oct 2009 -
Bowls -
Press Release
A City centre bowling club is facing a bill running into hundreds of pounds after vandals ran amok on their green.
October Bowls Diary
2 Oct 2009 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
October Bowls Diary
I'm Scotland's most eligible bachelor, says greenkeeper after winning £500k on the lottery
30 Sep 2009 -
Bowls -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Lottery winner Willie Morton collected a £500,000 jackpot yesterday - and declared himself Scotland's most eligible bachelor.
Looking after the Purse strings!
6 Sep 2009 -
Bowls -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 26 - Aug / Sep 2009 - 2 comments
Bowls groundsman, Vic Purse, has taken the unusual step of using a triple mower to cut the fourteen bowling greens he looks after. What were the logistics of such a decision and how successful has it been?
Autumn Renovation of Bowling Greens
3 Sep 2009 -
Bowls -
David H Bates
During the course of bowling green advisory work, one of the most common problems is that of slow and heavy bowling surfaces. Unfortunately, many bowlers still believe that the difficulty is a straight forward one which can be cured simply by very close mowing and repeated use of heavy rollers.
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