Magazine - Issue 35 - February / March 2011

A wildlife haven at Fairhaven
7 May 2011 - Golf - Richard Stuttard - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
We continue our review of the Golf Environment Awards with a look at the Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year, James Hutchinson from Fairhaven Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes

The Drain Game
5 May 2011 - General Sports - David Green - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
To keep sports pitches and golf courses playable, good drainage is essential. Terrain Aeration’s David Green looks at how water works its way through the soil profile

When the going gets tough...
3 May 2011 - Racing - Richard Osgood - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 1 comment
Richard Osgood, Clerk of the Course, Newbury Racecourse, talks through his preparations for the Hennessy meeting last November

Globalising the game of cricket
2 May 2011 - Cricket - Editor - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 1 comment
Cricket is rapidly becoming a global game. Here, we look at how the International Cricket Council (ICC) is helping drive its expansion, illustrated by two major development projects in Ireland and Romania, both of which are being project managed by sports surface construction experts, Total Turf Solutions (TTS)

Grass Identification - what have we got here?
29 Apr 2011 - Consultancy - John Handley - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
ALS botanist, John Handley, says that, with some experience, it is possible to look at a sports surface and make an accurate judgement as to the proportion of different species present. However, as with all skills, this only comes with practice and, in the intervening time, we have to start somewhere.

Raising expectations
27 Apr 2011 - Golf - Henry Bechelet B Sc (Hons), MBPR, RIPTA - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
This is the case study of a golf club that STRI first became involved with in 2009. The club engaged us because the greens were falling well below the members’ level of expectation. Something had to improve or there were going to be ructions ... as you might imagine.

Diamond Geezer!
25 Apr 2011 - Schools - Tom James - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
An internship at the Ohio State University has proved a platform for transforming the career of a groundsman now in charge of an American school’s sports provision over here.

A pitch for all reasons
24 Apr 2011 - Rugby - Penny Comerford - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 1 comment
Few sports grounds have a 116 year old remit to host world class competitions in different disciplines whilst slotting in hordes of the public for various activities. Bath Rec is unique in many ways, not least in the challenge it poses to its turf maintenance professionals.

Planning for profit
22 Apr 2011 - Consultancy - Pete Harris - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
Pete Harris works on projects across the UK and is an arboricultural and ecological planning consultant with Landscape Planning Ltd. Here he discusses Planning For Profit - ecology, trees, woodlands and landscape design

Andy has the Common Touch
20 Apr 2011 - Schools - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
Our editor meets Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, and finds a man hell bent on improving the extensive facilities, with the aid of new equipment

The Cruickshank Redemption
18 Apr 2011 - Golf - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
Bruce Cruickshank is the new Course Manager at Hamilton Golf Club. Here, he talks to our editor about his long term plans to bring the course back to its former glories

Are You Ready To Tea-Off?
11 Apr 2011 - General Sports - David Ward - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
With the recent surge of interest in the use of compost teas in turf management, David Ward from Symbio addresses some of the more common questions posed by those looking at this cutting edge technology that is actually as old as the soil itself

Topdressing? You need rootzone analysis.
7 Apr 2011 - Consultancy - John Farrell - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 2 comments
Selecting the correct topdressing is one of the most important decisions in turfgrass management. To make that decision, you must first look closely at the rootzone.

Ali has earned her stripes
5 Apr 2011 - Schools - Tom James - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011 - 3 comments
Tom James meets Ali Polawski, Head Groundswoman at Roedean School, one of the most sought after independent girls schools in the UK

In the 'court' of King James
3 Apr 2011 - Football - Peter Britton - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
James Lathwell is the new Head Groundsman at AFC Bournemouth. Now over a year into his job, Peter Britton catches up with him to find out how he got into the industry and the club’s plans for the future

Building the dream
1 Apr 2011 - Cricket - Jane Carley - Issue 35 - Feb / Mar 2011
Tony Hemming explains how a chance meeting with Australian cricket legend, Rodney Marsh, led to his role as Head Curator at the ICC Global Cricket Academy and the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Now, four years into his role, he talks to Jane Carley about the work being undertaken