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Gearying up at Charlton
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By Laurence Gale MSc (05 Jul 08 9:00)
Paul Geary has been Head Groundsman at the Charlton Athletic’s training ground since 1994 and, in recent years, has played an important role in the development and upgrading of the playing surfaces at the facility.
Paul is responsible for overseeing all the works carried out, which includes end of season renovations, drainage works and ground improvements, together with the normal, ongoing maintenance schedules.
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Keeping the peninsula sharp... A Gingerbread man on the Wirral
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By Laurence Gale MSc (04 Jul 08 9:00)
When Carl Crocher joined Caldy Golf Club as Course Manager in 2003, he brought over twenty years experience to the club, having previously worked on new builds in Germany, the construction of a new course in Yorkshire and the restoration of a heathland course in Essex.
Laurence Gale MSc caught up with him recently on this Links and Heathland course to find out about this Gingerbread Man’s maintenance regimes. - Read Article
Hero of the Golf Course
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By News (03 Jul 08 16:00) - 1 comment
Greenkeeper tells how he dragged a drowning man from a deep pond. - Read Article
BUNKERS: A hazard lost in the sands of time?
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By Tim Lobb (03 Jul 08 14:00)
Tim Lobb, principal and golf course architect in Thomson, Perrett and Lobb, a leading international golf course design business, explains why bunkers are the forgotten hazard of golf course design. - Read Article
July Rugby Diary
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By Laurence Gale MSc (03 Jul 08 10:00)
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July Golf Diary
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By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jul 08 12:00)
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July Cricket Diary
Cricket -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jul 08 10:30)
JUly Cricket Diary - Read Article
Bad news for golf? Compare & contrast
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By Tim Lodge (02 Jul 08 9:00) - 3 comments
Paul Lowe at Bromborough Golf Club considers himself fortunate to have the support of the STRI, the EGU and the R&A. Also that he enjoys being involved with the ‘Gingerbread Men’, a small group of greenkeepers who are ‘striving for the more sustainable golf course’. I’m sorry, but I see all this as bad news for golf in the UK and this is why.
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E-Z-GO help golfer back to game following serious illness
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By Peter Driver (01 Jul 08 14:00)
E-Z-GO, the golf car manufacturer with European distribution based at Ransomes Jacobsen’s head office in Ipswich, has donated an electric golf car to Ventnor Golf Club on the Isle of Wight following an appeal to help get a disadvantaged golfer back playing the sport he loves. - Read Article
July Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Jul 08 11:00)
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July Tennis Diary
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By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Jul 08 9:00)
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New stadium, New Groundsman, New Meadow
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (30 Jun 08 12:00)
Shrewsbury Town FC’s 2007-08 season kicked off at the aptly named New Meadow Stadium with high hopes of gaining promotion. However, a disappointing campaign saw them finish 18th in Division 2.
Laurence Gale MSc meets Head Groundsman Richard Barnett
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Caddick Wants More Of Pitch Battle
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By Press Release (30 Jun 08 9:00)
Former England paceman Andrew Caddick has criticised the England and Wales Cricket Board for aiding touring sides by instructing groundsmen to produce batsman-friendly pitches.
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Reid Banks On Colin To Pitch In
Football -
By Press Release (30 Jun 08 8:00)
Hamilton boss Billy Reid reckons Colin Fraser could be a crucial signing as his side prepare for their return to the top flight.
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Asquith the star as Leeds Bradford reach Lord's
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By Press Release (26 Jun 08 13:00) - 4 comments
Many is the time when a winning captain goes to great lengths to stress the vital role the groundsman has played in his team’s success, and never was this more pertinent than in the work the Weetwood groundsman Anthony Asquith performed to ensure that the fixture between Leeds Bradford and Durham went ahead last weekend. - Read Article
Dunbar to rally round for Wood
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By Press Release (25 Jun 08 13:00)
A long-serving Lothians greenkeeper who had his career ended by a stroke is to benefit from a testimonial later this year. - Read Article
Practice is Perfect at Hibs
Football -
By Press Release (25 Jun 08 8:00)
A SR72 Soil Reliever is leaving a perfect finish at the new Hibernian FC training facility. The facility was constructed and now maintained by Alan J Bain Contractors and officially opened in December 2007.
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Liverpool have begun preliminary work on their new £350m stadium.
Football -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 23:00) - 1 comment
The Reds have been allowed to proceed with the construction process under license until September while talks over the 999-year lease deal continue.
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At Torrey Pines, Quality Shows in Superintendent, Equipment
Golf -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 15:00)
John Deere Golf Equipment Lends Finishing Touch to U.S. Open Course - Read Article
Four major stadium contracts for SIS in Europe and Ukraine
Football -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 8:00)
After successfully installing the pitch for the UEFA Champions League final in Moscow, SIS (Support In Sport) have landed four major international football stadium contracts. - Read Article
