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June Cricket Diary
Cricket -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jun 08 12:00) - 2 comments
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Pitch Perfect - Insider Norton's view of the Rangemore Centre
Football -
By Press Release (02 Jun 08 12:00)
One of the few people with inside knowledge of the facilities currently at the proposed site of the National Football Centre, at Rangemore, is Gresley Rovers manager Gary Norton.
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June Bowls Diary
Bowls -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Jun 08 11:00)
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Pitch-perfect Ewan picks up top groundsman title
Football -
By Press Release (30 May 08 10:00) - 6 comments
A groundsman has done the double after winning an FA award for being the best groundsman in League One. - Read Article
Snakes & Ladders
Golf -
By Kevin Munt (29 May 08 10:00)
The R&A’s highly laudable drive toward best practices for golf courses uses a ladder as an analogy for showing progress toward a sustainable golf course, but do you know how high this ladder is? - Read Article
Chard RFC youngster given Twickenham opportunity
Rugby -
By Press Release (28 May 08 17:00)
A 16-year-old from Chard RFC will be given the work experience opportunity of a life-time next weekend when he gets to grip with the hallowed turf of Twickenham Stadium.
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Green Fingers
Golf -
By Tim Lobb (28 May 08 9:20)
With the planet’s temperature rising and worldwide concerns over ‘global warming’ and ‘carbon footprint,’ Tim Lobb, of renowned golf course architecture practice Thomson Perrett & Lobb, tells us just how green is golf? And what are course designers doing to help save the planet?
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Why Heyhoe is a cut above the rest
Cricket -
By Press Release (26 May 08 21:00) - 6 comments
Rodney Heyhoe was mowing the outfield at Lightcliffe Cricket Club when the Telegraph & Argus reporter and photographer arrived late morning.
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Going out on a Lymm!
Golf -
By Stuart Yarwood (26 May 08 12:00) - 5 comments
The story of a Gingerbread Man - Read Article
Paul on a mission!
Golf -
By Paul Lowe (25 May 08 12:00) - 2 comments
Climbing the ‘sustainable ladder’ whilst still reaching the high expectations of members will always be difficult, but this is the mission at Bromborough Golf Club where Paul Lowe took over as Head Greenkeeper just eight months ago. His findings to date have been very interesting. - Read Article
Westchester to Wimbledon
Tennis -
By Dave Procter (24 May 08 11:00)
Still a young man, David Procter has followed an interesting career path thus far. His current position at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has seen him move from Greenkeeping to Groundsmanship. - Read Article
Toffee delight!
Football -
By Kevin Marks (23 May 08 9:00)
Everton Football Club have recently moved from their former training ground at Bellefield, built back in the 1960s, to a moderrn £14 million training complex at Finch Farm in the Halewood area of Liverpool. Kevin Marks visited the club for a tour of the new facility. - Read Article
Riders to jump for joy at high-tech venue
General Sports -
By Press Release (23 May 08 9:00)
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is sparing no expense in its meticulous planning for the Olympics this August, pouring HK$22 million into its dressage and jumping arena at the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue in Sha Tin.
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Champions League final: 'Cracking job' done on Luzhniki Stadium pitch
Football -
By Press Release (22 May 08 13:00) - 12 comments
The Luzhniki turf exceeded expectations, according to David Saltman
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Hard greens will be hard work
Golf -
By Press Release (22 May 08 11:00)
The biggest tournament of their centenary season, the Durham County Championships, will be staged this weekend with head greenkeeper, Barrie Lee, hoping to shake up the county’s finest with greens he will try to make “as near to the speed of Augusta as possible”.
Chester-le-Street is a club with a lot going for it. - Read Article
Going to extremes
General Sports -
By Laurence Gale MSc (22 May 08 10:00)
I spend a fair bit of my time visiting sporting facilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. In many instances their location has a bearing on how they are managed and maintained. - Read Article
Sandown, Ayr Abandonments Cause Stir
Racing -
By Press Release (22 May 08 9:00)
Ayr’s Flat season got off to a controversial start yesterday when the meeting was abandoned before a race had been run, after jockeys walking the course discovered a false patch of ground. - Read Article
Notts Sport solves problem of Worn Paths
Golf -
By Press Release (21 May 08 16:00)
Golf clubs up and down the UK are adopting the products of leading synthetic surfacing supplier Notts Sport for solutions to their worn paths, buggy parking zones and practice grounds. - Read Article
UEFA Cup Final
Football -
By Lee Jackson (19 May 08 8:00)
Since the start of the season the UEFA Cup Final has been in the back of our minds moving closer to the front as each league game passed. - Read Article
Match Day countdown
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (18 May 08 8:00)
It’s Valentine’s Day and Pitchcare’s Laurence Gale has headed north to the Reebok Stadium to spend the day, and the evening, with Head Groundsman, Richard Norton, as he and his staff prepare the pitch for the visit of Athletico Madrid in the UEFA Cup. - Read Article
