Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012
Published 20th Dec 2011
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Ford Prison, at Her Majesty’s Leisure
20 Oct 2007 -
General News -
Greg Rhodes
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
Driving out into the West Sussex countryside south of Arundel, you may be surprised to see pedestrians crowding across the road where no houses or shops exist.
Blot on the Landscape!
13 Oct 2007 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
“There was one session when it was so dark that I thought the world was coming to an end. I thought the Lord had turned the lights out.”
Brummagem Oasis
11 Oct 2007 -
Golf -
John Reynolds
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 1 comment
Golf and sex are the only things you can enjoy without being good at them. Jimmy DeMaret
On the edge!
8 Oct 2007 -
Consultancy -
Paul Cawood
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
The weeds that grow on the edge and how to get on top of them
Kirkcudbright
7 Oct 2007 -
Golf -
Maureen Keepin
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
How does a small golf club in Scotland maintain great standards on a not-so-great budget? Can they afford to buy the latest mowers and grinders?
Pathogen infection, How do they attack?
2 Oct 2007 -
Consultancy -
Dr Kate Entwistle
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 2 comments
Pathogens are organisms that have the ability to cause disease and, when we think of turfgrass disease, we automatically think of fungi as the causal pathogens
Ragwort
22 Sep 2007 -
Consultancy -
Mike Seaton
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
It’s a topic we have covered before but, this year’s wet summer has seen an increase in Common Ragwort and its inherent dangers. Although all landowners are meant to control it they rarely do. And, to make matters worse, it is ecologically important.
Walsall Academy
21 Sep 2007 -
General Sports -
Adam Scrace
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 2 comments
It is a phrase that has passed the lips of countless Britons of eras past and present that appearances can all too often be notoriously deceptive.
Rubbish TIPS!
17 Sep 2007 -
Consultancy -
Mary Purcell
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
Some basic tips on recycling
Lashing down at Eversholt!
15 Sep 2007 -
Cricket -
Editor
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
Eversholt Cricket Club are on a roll. They got through to the latter stages of the National Village Knockout tournament and recently appeared on Sky TV’s Cricket AM. With the all star Lashings team also paying them a visit this summer Groundsman Kevin Nichol had his work cut out.
Working on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
13 Sep 2007 -
Golf -
Editor
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 1 comment
As well as accepting European students into the States, Mike O’Keeffe and his team at Ohio State University also place American greenkeepers in Europe.
Is the pitch the last Priority?
9 Sep 2007 -
Rugby -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 3 comments
Even with the Rugby Football Union offering considerable assistance to rugby clubs the length and breadth of Britain, pitch standards are in decline.
Brownfield Sites
8 Sep 2007 -
Consultancy -
Alex Vickers
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
Brownfield sites are commonly developed into sports pitches either via Section 106 agreement clauses or as part of wider regeneration programmes. This can present real challenges if sustainable, quality surfaces are to be established.
Jolliffe’s good show
6 Sep 2007 -
General Sports -
Mark Jolliffe
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
Mark Jolliffe is Head Groundsman at Taunton School. He and his staff are responsible for looking after fourteen hectares of grass and formal gardens
Concert compaction
1 Sep 2007 -
Football -
Lee Jackson
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007 - 7 comments
Just what impact does a herd of George Michael fans, heavy plant equipment and Rola-Trac covers have on the compaction levels across a football pitch?
It's a Mare
25 Aug 2007 -
Consultancy -
Graham Paul
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
I am often asked to advise on the control of the weed, Mare’s-tail, causing problems in cultivated land. Mare’s-tail is an aquatic weed, Hippuris vulgaris, which is commonly found in ponds or slow flowing streams.
