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Oakley's Groundcare Day
29 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Adrian Bell
A window of fine weather blessed all the visitors who attended the recent Oakley's Groundcare sports turf seminar held at Shifnal Golf Club. Well over 70 Groundmens, Greenkeepers and Local Authority Managers attended the seminars and machinery demonstrations. More Inside.
Rangers player speaks out about synthetic surface
29 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Editor
- 2 comments
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Askham Bryan College
29 Oct 2004 -
Training -
Laurence Gale MSc
A recent trip to Yorkshire enabled me to meet up with an old college companion, Steve Prinn, who is currently Deputy Section leader for horticulture and a Lecturer for the Sports Turf Management Programmes at Askham Bryan College near York. More Inside.
£400,000 investment by Gilnahirk Golf Club
29 Oct 2004 -
Local Authority -
Peter Driver
Castlereagh Borough Council have invested a further £400,000 in new turf maintenance equipment at their prestigious golf club at Gilnahirk on the outskirts of Belfast, in readiness for the opening of the new 12 holes
Engineering lecturer wins top STAR award
28 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Steve Mitchell
Brooksby Melton College lecturer Richard Trevarthen, who manages the John Deere Ag and Turf Tech apprentice engineering training schemes, is the winner of the first STAR Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Part time student graduates with MSc
28 Oct 2004 -
Golf -
Inga Wells
Colin Robinson has graduated from his part time MSc in Sports Surface Technology. Colin was a student at Cranfield University in 2003/04 but began working life as a mechanic, before becoming an Assistant Greenkeeper over 30 years ago-details inside
Wessex become Melcourt Bark stockist
28 Oct 2004 -
General News -
Editor
Wessex Horticultural Products, founded almost 40 years ago and based in Wiltshire, are proud to announce that they are now stockists of 2 popular grades of the renowned range of quality bark products-details inside
More photos please
28 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Editor
- 1 comment
Goalkeepers continue taking the p*** out of Groundsmen (and the Football League).
Effective management of Rapid Blight Disease
28 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Fears that Rapid Blight disease (Labyrinthula terrestris) could take hold in the U.K may be tempered by the results of extensive field trials carried out in America.
Permanent white line demonstration-1st November
27 Oct 2004 -
General News -
Editor
BTM (Sports Services) Ltd would like to invite you to witness the latest technology in pitch marking. The installation of the first turfed pitch in the South of England will take place on Monday 1st November at Cobham Football Club in Surrey
Deep scarifing croquet lawns
27 Oct 2004 -
General Sports -
Brian Murdoch
Our green clearly shows the thatch layer, we are advised that this leads to dry patch and fusarium, apart from a slower playing surface. As we aim for a surface similar to a fast bowling green we undertook deep scarification to resolve our problem-full details inside
The Turfgrass Industry, 75 Years and Still Growing
26 Oct 2004 -
General News -
Penny Jordan-Morrisroe
Over 200 representatives from across the Turfgrass Industry met up at Bingley on 12th October, to celebrate 75 years of progress, on STRI’s official anniversary-full details inside
New Kubota tractors
26 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Mike Bird
A three model range of stylish, yet highly functional compact tractors has been introduced by Kubota into the UK and Ireland-details inside
Chapel Allerton Tennis Club
22 Oct 2004 -
Tennis -
Laurence Gale MSc
Anthony Asquith has recently been promoted to Head Groundsman at Chapel Alleton. Taking over from his father (a role reversal). They have been working together ever since Anthony started as an apprentice at the club some seven years ago. Anthony has been very proactive continuing to increase is knowledge and education along the way. Culminating in Anthony recently completing is NVQ level three certificate in sports turf management.More Inside.
One man, one international airport-300 acres of grass
21 Oct 2004 -
Editorial -
Richard Bailey
- 4 comments
An insight into the grass maintenance at Cardiff International Airport from Head Groundsman Richard Bailey
Deep Aeration saves mature trees
21 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
An 80 to 100 year old Himalayan Cedar and 24 mature Evergreen Oaks are recovering their health in Southern Ireland, following deep, compressed air de-compaction treatment.
Sports Turf Seminar & Demonstrations
21 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Press Release
Oakley's Groundcare have organised a free sports turf seminar and demonstration day at Shifnal Golf Club, Nr Telford, Shropshire which will be taking place on Tuesday 26th October 2004. A full programme of events begins at 9.30am and finishes with lunch at 12.00. more inside.
Winning at Luton Town
21 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
Its not just the Hatter's who are on a winning streak, their Groundsman Richard Bird is winning the war on Poa annua (annual meadow grass). The club have supported his aims of getting rid of the unwanted grass species by finding enough money to have the pitch completely renovated in May of this year.More Inside.
Pele to speak at Stadia Sports Turf Summit
20 Oct 2004 -
General News -
Mark Bisson
- 9 comments
Pelé, the former Brazilian footballer widely regarded as the world’s greatest ever player, has been confirmed to speak at Stadia’s Sports Turf Summit 2004, details inside
Race to finish cricket renovations
20 Oct 2004 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
The race is on to complete northern cricket pitch renovation while the weather holds and new grass can become established-article inside