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At Wimbledon, It's the Grass Stupid
Tennis -
By Press Release (23 Jun 08 12:00)
In the weeks leading up to the championships guards patrol the grounds of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club with German shepherds; their radios buzz periodically with static and their fingers twitch on flashlights. Electrified fences surround the courts in London's leafy southwest. Interlopers of all kinds are unwelcome. Foxes, especially. - Read Article
Pitch vandalised
Cricket -
By Press Release (23 Jun 08 10:30)
VANDALS who dug holes on Peebles County cricket pitches have been described as mindless by the club's committee-details inside - Read Article
It's Roger and out-But there are no grounds for concern
Football -
By Press Release (23 Jun 08 9:00)
Life's a pitch for any groundsman - but Roger Davies has no complaints.For the past 10 years Davies has fulfilled the groundsman duties at
Llanelli with considerable distinction - Read Article
Waterloo One Year On
Bowls -
By Carol Dutton (21 Jun 08 8:00)
As Blackpool’s ‘Wembley’ of Crown Green Bowls the Waterloo bowling green gears up for the Waterloo Championship, bowls manager and part owner Jim Parker is relying on one-metre deep compressed air de-compaction treatment to deal with any torrential rain fall during the matches.
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Jacobsen machinery training wins over Worthing GC
Golf -
By Press Release (18 Jun 08 8:00)
New turf maintenance equipment, supplied by local RANSOMES JACOBSEN dealer Harper & Eede of Albourne, has been delivered to Worthing Golf Club.
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Roller- takers
Cricket -
By Press Release (17 Jun 08 15:00)
Brazen metal thieves stole a three-ton steel roller from a village cricket ground. - Read Article
Windsor to groundshare
Football -
By Press Release (17 Jun 08 11:00)
Windsor & Eton FC have agreed to a groundshare with Bedfont Green for the next two seasons, with nother year optional.
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Making a pitch for spin
Cricket -
By Press Release (16 Jun 08 11:00) - 2 comments
Groundsman Harry Brind on how curators can bring spinners back into the game - Read Article
What irrigation system?
Golf -
By Duncan McGilvray (15 Jun 08 9:00)
So, what irrigation system is right for you? In this fourth article in a series of six, Duncan McGilvray of EnviroPro H2O, looks at the systems currently available from the simplest forms right up to computerised systems - Read Article
Certificated Operator Training at Thorpeness GC
Golf -
By Peter Driver (14 Jun 08 12:00)
Cutting Edge Training, the independent training division of Ransomes Jacobsen, has successfully delivered a series of operator training courses to the staff at Thorpeness Golf Club on the East Anglian coast. - Read Article
Groundsman to castle's rescue
Bowls -
By Press Release (13 Jun 08 14:00)
Two days of almost continuous rain nearly caused the cancellation of the annual invitation fours tournament at Framlingham Castle Bowls Club but, due to much hard work by groundsman Bryan Stannard and the warm sunshine on Sunday, the event went ahead. - Read Article
Ponting backs Test spectacle
Cricket -
By Press Release (13 Jun 08 8:00)
Australia captain supports game's tradition - Read Article
3rd European Golf Business Conference 2008 in Berlin
Golf -
By Press Release (13 Jun 08 8:00)
This year's conference will be held in Berlin, November 5-7 2008. The theme is 'the big change'. The demand side of golf is changing rapidly. The number of players is still growing each year. - Read Article
Trump course architect insists it won’t be a world-class resort without dunes
Golf -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 9:30)
Expert says of the alternative design drawn up for RSPB Scotland: ‘It’s lost the spirit of being close to the sea’
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Popular Shrimps groundsman dies
Football -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 9:00) - 1 comment
Morecambe Football Club lost one of its most popular and long-serving workers this week when Clarrie Hollings died, aged 78. Clarrie was a regular face at Christie Park since his early childhood and for many years worked there as groundsman.
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Sunbathing snakes are plaguing a Galashiels golf course.
Golf -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 8:45)
Around 30 Adders have been spotted on Ladhope Hill over past couple of weeks.
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World Bowls Championship 2008 A Greenkeeper’s Perspective
Bowls -
By Paul Avison (11 Jun 08 10:00)
During January the 2008 World Bowls Championship was held in Christchurch for the first time. This event is held every four years and 28 qualifying countries were represented. The tournament was hosted by three clubs within close proximity of each other – Burnside Bowling Club, Fendalton Bowling Club and Bowls Papanui.
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Wicket prep
Cricket -
By Editor (10 Jun 08 12:00) - 7 comments
Cricket pitch preparations can take anything from 5-15 days. Every Groundsman’s preparations will be different. No two pitches are the same and neither is the equipment each Groundsman has available. Some clubs have covering systems whilst others don’t. This will have a major bearing on pitch preparations.
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Payout for green keeper sacked for being sick
Golf -
By Press Release (10 Jun 08 10:00) - 1 comment
A green keeper sacked for having a bruised arm yesterday won £24,000 at an employment tribunal.
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Paddy planning for a perfect pitch
Football -
By Press Release (06 Jun 08 9:15)
While most of Charlton's first-team squad and management are taking a break from the rigours of professional football in sunnier climes, Addicks groundsman Colin 'Paddy' Powell is working hard to make sure the Valley pitch is in top-notch condition for the start of the new season.
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