Magazine: Issue 20 - August / September 2008

Hire ground!
3rd Nov 2008 - General Sports - Michael Finch - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 2 comments
Michael Finch is Curator at the Sydney Football Stadium in Australia. Here, he gives an insight into the hectic schedule at the most utilised stadium in the country. It is part of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust which also includes the world famous Sydney Cricket Ground.

What are your Plans?
1st Nov 2008 - General Sports - Editor - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Approaching planning in the right way can save you time and money. If you are thinking of applying for planning permission, whether for a specific development or a change of use, you may be put off by a process that can seem complicated and confusing.

Rockliffe Hall - a jewel in the golfing crown
29th Oct 2008 - Golf - Martyn Jones - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Due to open in June 2009, the Rockliffe Hotel and Golf Resort has been built adjacent to the Middlesbrough FC training ground. Designed by Marc Westenborg of Hawtree Ltd., the course was built by constructors MJ Abbott.

Managing Tarmac Tennis Courts
27th Oct 2008 - Tennis - John Lockyer - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 1 comment
STRI Turfgrass Agronomist, John Lockyer, looks at the management requirements of tarmacadam tennis courts. Not the most gripping of titles I know, but I see more problems with this artificial sports surface than most others.

The Wilmslow Boy ...
24th Oct 2008 - Golf - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Steve Oultram is Head Greenkeeper at Wilmslow Golf Club in Cheshire and also one of the Gingerbread Men, a group of like-minded individuals on the ladder to sustainable golf. Wilmslow Golf Club was founded in 1889 and is located outside the village of Wilmslow, just north of Macclesfield in the North West of England.

What’s the difference between Grooming and Verticutting?
20th Oct 2008 - General Sports - Editor - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 4 comments
The Jacobsen company of Charlotte, North Carolina invented the Turf Groomer® in 1986 and is the only equipment manufacturer with this exclusive piece of equipment.

Are Tall fescues suitable as a sports turf grass?
20th Oct 2008 - Consultancy - Pam Sherratt & Dr Karl Danneberger - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Slow to establish, coarse in leaf texture, less attractive, and not tolerant of typical lawn or sports turf mowing heights; just some of the reasons to ask whether tall fescues are suitable for sports turf grass

Running rugby...
17th Oct 2008 - Rugby - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Having spent the past 35 years playing and coaching rugby, and maintaining the pitches, Pitchcare’s Laurence Gale MSc, offers his views on the current state of playing surfaces

Nematodes and the appliance of science
16th Oct 2008 - Consultancy - Dr Andrew Brown - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Not all nematodes are bad nematodes! Historically, nematode has been a bad word in the turf industry, but that is about to change, according to Dr Andrew Brown of Becker Underwood

Rangers stretch to new pitch
14th Oct 2008 - Football - Editor - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Following trials by the STRI, Newcastle United and Bristol City installed new Fibrelastic pitches. Now, Glasgow Rangers and Llanelli RUFC have followed suit.

PlanetAir - the next generation ...
12th Oct 2008 - General News - Press Release - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Sometimes it is hard to avoid cliché; by the very nature of language a cliché is born because the words just work. It is hard therefore to get away from some of them, like ‘the next generation’ for example…

Perranporth Bowling Club. What happened was …
10th Oct 2008 - Bowls - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 2 comments
For most bowling clubs the strength of their membership is critical in terms of sustaining the club financially and functionally. Laurence Gale MSc pops in to Perranporth whilst on holiday!

VILLA PARK ... as green as the Emerald Isle
6th Oct 2008 - Football - John Reynolds - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Aston Villa FC is one of the oldest and most famous football clubs in England. Their heritage is impressive to say the least having seven First Division Championship wins and seven FA Cup victories to their credit. Their pitch is managed by John Calderwood

London Calling!
5th Oct 2008 - Golf - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
The sheer logistics of hosting a major golfing event are immense. It’s not just a case of providing a well-manicured golf course The London Golf Club was awarded the European Open as late as February of this year, which left just four months to get the course and infrastructure into peak tournament condition. Laurence Gale joined the volunteers who helped out during the event.

Rebirth for the Marshes
4th Oct 2008 - Football - Tom James - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
Hackney Marshes, one of Britain’s most renowned community sports resources, is to receive a multi-million pound facelift under plans newly unveiled. And not before time it seems. “I wouldn’t put cattle in some of the changing rooms,” was the reaction of one official after a tour of the facilities last year.

Tackling reseeding?
3rd Oct 2008 - Rugby - Editor - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 1 comment
Then don’t side-step on quality says Simon Hutton of Fineturf as he helps Dave Balmer, Head Groundsman at Gloucester Rugby Football Club, tackle his reseeding job. Gloucester Rugby Club are currently preparing for the new Guinness Premiership season. These preparations follow last season’s successes in which they finished a well-deserved top.

Live at Leeds
30th Sep 2008 - Cricket - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008 - 3 comments
With a fiercely proud County cricket side, two top teams playing both codes of rugby, and Leeds United FC, the city of Leeds has a sporting heritage second to none in the UK. Home to much of this activity is Headingley Carnegie. Cricket and rugby are played here at the dual stadiums on the site, with Leeds United playing ‘across town’ at Elland Road.