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David James tries to pay sacked Portsmouth staff's wages
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The future of our Industry
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The future of our Industry
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The future of our Industry
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Ilkley Tennis Club
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This article covers the trials and tribulations of running a small amateur sports club in today’s environment. In my case, the sport is rugby union, although many of the problems and uphill battles we face could apply to most other sports clubs that have their own facilities.
Rugby - Editor - 7 hours ago
Thaw's for thought!Hopefully, we are now seeing the back end of this winter's weather. It has been the harshest ever, certainly in my working lifetime. Golf clubs and sports facilities were closed for weeks, with a virtual permafrost biting into the top few inches of the ground, coupled with some copious amounts of snow.
General Sports - Dave Saltman - 1 day ago
More Brains - Less WaterJohn Deere has introduced its full irrigation package into Europe, including a range of advanced control, sensing and communications systems
Golf - Steve Mitchell - 2 days ago
Improving Bunkers – Renovation, Restoration or Redesign?
First published: 13th Nov 2007 -
Golf -
Philip Christian Spogard
It is often said that the eyes are the windows to the soul – could it justly be said that the bunkers are the windows to the soul of the golf course?
Revolutionary New Lawn Care Arrives
4 hours ago -
Industry -
Andrew Turnbull
Following their recent success in developing and supplying their own mixtures for carbohydrate nutrition for turfgrass surfaces, Ian MacMillan and Andrew Turnbull have started a unique franchise lawn care operation.
Nia Expands Knowledge at Headland
7 hours ago -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Nia Frost joins Headland Amenity as Sales Manager for central and southern England and Technical Support Manager, assisting Headland staff working in the field.
Club Love
7 hours ago -
Rugby -
Editor
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
This article covers the trials and tribulations of running a small amateur sports club in today’s environment. In my case, the sport is rugby union, although many of the problems and uphill battles we face could apply to most other sports clubs that have their own facilities.
Grounds for satisfaction
1 day ago -
Cricket -
Press Release
The second season in a row of plentiful runs on New Zealand pitches shows that New Zealand Cricket's efforts to build better batsmen are having at least some effect.
An Evening with Keith Kent at Moseley Rugby Club
1 day ago -
Rugby -
Press Release
The evening will centre on a presentation delivered by Keith on key aspects of good groundsmanship and key principles in improving & maintaining a playing surface, followed by a question and answer session, where you will be able to ask Keith for his expert advice.
Can you afford not to maintain your synthetic sports surface?
1 day ago -
Synthetics -
Technical Surfaces
As our economy struggles to recover from the Recession, and the realities of the ‘credit crunch’ impact more and more on our everyday lives, we all look for ways to cut costs. But with each cost-cutting measure, we run the risk of creating a false economy, sacrificing other – equally important – considerations for the sake of saving a few pounds.
Thaw's for thought!
1 day ago -
General Sports -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Hopefully, we are now seeing the back end of this winter's weather. It has been the harshest ever, certainly in my working lifetime. Golf clubs and sports facilities were closed for weeks, with a virtual permafrost biting into the top few inches of the ground, coupled with some copious amounts of snow.
Souters Sports Launch New Irrigation Division
2 days ago -
Industry -
Press Release
As we emerge from one of the coldest winters on record, it is comforting to know that not all things in the sportsturf industry have been frozen solid.
Flexible Finance From TORO
2 days ago -
Industry -
Amy Ellingham
Though the economic climate isn’t looking quite so gloomy as we enter spring, many golf clubs, sports and amenity venues, and local authorities are still struggling to get credit.
New ProShield bolsters armoury in fight against difficult weeds
2 days ago -
Scotts News -
Ellie Tait
Scotts has launched a new pre-emergent herbicide that protects against regrowth on gravel and soft surfaces.
More Brains - Less Water
2 days ago -
Golf -
Steve Mitchell
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
John Deere has introduced its full irrigation package into Europe, including a range of advanced control, sensing and communications systems
C & M Golf and Grounds are Jacobsen's Dealer of the year 2009
3 days ago -
Industry -
Peter Driver
C&M Golf and Grounds is the Jacobsen Dealer of the Year for 2009. The Waco, TX-based business won the Charlotte-based turf equipment manufacturer’s most prestigious accolade, adding conquest business across their territory and having one of the highest customer retention rates of any Jacobsen dealer.
Crocodile Golf set for Viking Invasion!
3 days ago -
Golf -
Phil Evans
As part of its expansive growth strategy, Crocodile Golf Products has appointed the multi-million Euro, Danish-based company Grene as its distributor of quality replacement lawn mower blades throughout Scandinavia. With over 140 golf clubs in Denmark and a further 540 in Sweden and 155 in Norway, Grene are ideally placed to enter the Scandinavian turfcare market.
A baptism of snow!
3 days ago -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
For many football club groundsmen the period between Christmas and the New Year is usually a busy time, with a glut of fixtures to accommodate at a time when their pitches are most vulnerable due to the poor weather and low light levels. This winter has been even more challenging.
David James tries to pay sacked Portsmouth staff's wages
4 days ago -
Football -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Portsmouth keeper leads players' whip-round to save jobs at stricken club
Wilderness gets watering down to a Tee with TORO
4 days ago -
Industry -
Amy Ellingham
Wildernesse Golf Club in Sevenoaks, Kent, has become the latest venue to benefit from significant water and cost savings since installing Toro’s renowned Golf Decoder Controller (GDC) irrigation system.
School sports equipment supplier now safest in field
4 days ago -
Industry -
Press Release
Mark Harrod Ltd, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of sports equipment, has improved safety on and off the touchline.
Polaris Ranger 400 Small but perfectly formed
4 days ago -
Industry -
Press Release
The Polaris Midsize Ranger 400 may be a small Side-by-Side utility vehicle but it lives up to the Ranger promise of ‘hardest working’ with real work capabilities such as over 226kg (500lbs) of cargo capacity and 567kg (1,250lbs) of towing capacity.
Winter of discontent for golf clubs
4 days ago -
Golf -
Press Release
Peter Hutcheon takes the temperature at 10 of Ulster’s top courses as they count the cost of the worst winter weather in living memory
March Football Diary 2010
5 days ago -
Football -
Malcolm Gardner
March Football Diary
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