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Ongoing work and training at the Academy
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By Pitchcare (14 Oct 02 14:44)
Liverpool FC's Academy Head Groundsman, Neil Holding talks about the close training links with the local college and the ongoing works on the training pitches. Click the link above to see the full article - Read Article
Groundsman tackles Poa head on
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By Pitchcare (14 Oct 02 10:40)
Headingley Groundsman Jason Booth has declared war on meadow grass and is also is working hard to improve drainage at the famous Leeds rugby venue after getting rid of the 35-year-old undersoil heating system. David Markham provides the full report in our rugby section, click the link above - Read Article
Seminar attendance will provide accreditation
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By Martyn Jones (14 Oct 02 0:00)
Attendees at the National Turfgrass Foundation Conference in Southport, 18th - 21st November 2002, can claim professional accreditation awards from the three main awarding bodies. - Read Article
New addition to our Useful Information section
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By Pitchcare (10 Oct 02 16:05)
You'll be pleased to know that, courtesy of Fleet Line Markers, the Useful Information section has now been updated with the pitch markings for 22 different sports. If you enlarge the pitch markings to actual size, we estimate that you'll need 180,000 sheets of A4 paper to print the template for a full size football pitch, and just 4,346 sheets of A4 to print the tennis court template. Oh yes, don't forget lots and lots of rolls of sellotape to stick them all together!! - Read Article
Pitch holding up well at Valley Parade
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By Pitchcare (10 Oct 02 14:25)
It has been a difficult few months for Valley Parade Stadium Manager, Allan Gilliver.
His pitch is used by First Division Bradford City, but he has not had the luxury of a close season because Rugby League World Champions, Bradford Bulls, use the venue for their Super League matches.
Click the link to read Allan's update on the playing surface. - Read Article
Winter work at Woodhall Spa
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By Pitchcare (10 Oct 02 12:37)
Courses Manager, Peter Wisbey, discusses the two courses at the home of the EGU. With winter approaching there are a number of major tasks that the team are going to undertake. Click the link above to read about Peter's plans for the coming months - Read Article
ECB Grant helps Cricket club
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By Pitchcare (10 Oct 02 8:54)
Keighley Cricket Club have had their square revamped with the help of a grant from the ECB. Full details inside in our cricket section-click the link above to enter the site. - Read Article
Update to the SISIS SAFARI
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By Pitchcare (08 Oct 02 16:46)
Three of the production team drove one of their SISIS 321 machines from Macclesfield to the Saltex show, fundraising for their local hospice. They are proud to tell everyone that just over £2,000 was raised. They would like to say a big thank you to any of our members who sent a donation after reading about the epic journey on the website(particularly Trevor) and those who put cash in the bucket on their stand at Saltex. SISIS are very grateful. Full details of the Hospice fundraising inside-click the above title.
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Secondhand bargains
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By Pitchcare (07 Oct 02 8:44)
If you are looking for a bargain second hand machine or aiming to offload a piece of kit to raise the readies for a new machine - our Barter room is the ideal place to advertise. It is free for private members, and we also offer a very competitive rate for commercial members - take a browse around the Barter section for our current list or ring the office on 01902 824392 for more details. - Read Article
Student seeks summer work placement
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By Pitchcare (06 Oct 02 10:28)
One of our American members is hoping to gain a work placement in a UK football stadium next summer. He is currently studying at the Penn State University and has two years fine turf experience-can you help?
His contact details are inside in the Work Required part of the job section, along with the details of other member Groundsmen and Greenkeepers looking for a new challenge or career change.
We also have a selection of jobs available. If you are currently looking to fill a position, contact the office for our very competitive advertising rates. - Read Article
New changes to the website
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By Pitchcare (05 Oct 02 14:59)
We are making full use of our web developer and he has made many new changes to our website already. We have now changed the inside of the website to include the New Members area, highlighting some of our special areas and making it easier for members to navigate the site.
If you would like a quote on building or renewing your own website, we offer a full service of web design and construction, hosting, domain name registration, dynamic scripting, database management, virus protection and search engine submissions to optimise your domain name(s) with the major search engines. - Read Article
Shade seminar provides answers
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By Pitchcare (05 Oct 02 13:44)
The recent Greentech shade seminar at Twickenham RFU was attended by around eighty delegates from stadiums all over the country. Our editorial inside relates much of the information that was provided by the guest speakers on what turned out to be a fascinating day of science - Read Article
Shade Seminar findings
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By Dave Saltman (05 Oct 02 0:00)
Shade Seminar findings - Read Article
Bugbear Virus
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By Pitchcare (04 Oct 02 8:58)
Yesterday, Pitchcare was hit by the Bugbear virus, and you may have recieved some strange emails from us. We'd like to apologise and point you in the direction of disinfect tools: here - Read Article
Shade conference at Southport
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By Pitchcare (03 Oct 02 9:39)
Throwing some light on the subject of shade is very much at the root of the proceedings of the 'Groundsmanship Sessions' at the NTF Conference in Southport on 18th to 21st November 2002. World-renowned speakers from both sides of the Atlantic will be sharing collected information on the effects of shade-full details in our industry section
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Volunteer effort on bowls green
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By Pitchcare (27 Sep 02 17:09)
The members of St Francis bowls club in Sussex have, for the last few years helped the employed gardener on their green. They now budget for machinery and materials to maintain their green to a good standard-click the heading above to read their story - Read Article
Winter renovation management
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By Pitchcare (27 Sep 02 11:10)
With considerably wetter winters, it is vital renovation programmes are undertaken as early as possible. Recent data from the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, demonstrates that with a huge increase in the amount of precipitation during the winter months a re-think in management is called for-click here to see the full article in our Industry section - Read Article
Work required
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By Pitchcare (27 Sep 02 9:14)
Currently, we have nearly a dozen lads looking for a change of career or scenery, including a young Canadian mechanic with Toro machine experience. He, like the rest, is willing to up roots for the right career - take a look in our work required section for all their contact details. Alternatively, if you wish to advertise a vacancy, contact our office on 01902 824392. The job section is visited hundreds of times a week by our members and at £75+VAT per vacancy represents tremendous value. For those of you looking for work, a new vacancy has arisen at Morlais Castle Golf Club for a 1st assistant - full details of all our jobs inside - Read Article
Winter turfing management
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By Maureen Keepin (27 Sep 02 0:00)
With considerably wetter winters, it is vital renovation programmes are undertaken as early as possible. Recent data from the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, demonstrates that - Read Article
Edgbaston under renovation
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By Pitchcare (26 Sep 02 16:32)
Steve Rouse, Head Groundsman at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, discusses the renovation of the square last week, and the current works on the outfield, full details in the cricket section inside - Read Article
