Message Board - Natural Turf: Ealing C.C.
13 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Anyone going to the seminar/demo day at Ealing Cricket Club? I'm talking and quite looking forward to seeing what was my place of work for 4 years in the 80's
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
13 Feb 2012 by barry glynn
You will have the pleasure of my company Peter
What do I do? I just cut the grass.
13 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Excellent. See you there Barry.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
13 Feb 2012 by Neil Dixon
Hoping to go Peter, all things being well.
13 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Hope you can make it Neil.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
13 Feb 2012 by Mal
Gutted we cant make it due to some unforseen circumstances but I know you'll keep them entertained Peter.
Geography is everywhere
13 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Shame Mal. I'll do my best.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
13 Feb 2012 by Mike
Would love to be able to attend, Peter, but I have to give this one a miss.
13 Feb 2012 by Rob Bradshaw
will be attending also on wednesday,
lokking forward to the day as very close friends with Mr Goodjohn bit of a drive for me but have to look at it as a day out with great company.
even better im staying the night so Mr G can buy the 1st round of drinks in the boozer il buy the 2nd.
13 Feb 2012 by minch
Was also hoping to make it, but not looking too good unfortunately.
How close to the underground station?
Hope it goes well in any case - enjoy your talk Peter.
Regards - Paul W.
13 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Paul. The club is 5 mins max walk from the tube station.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
14 Feb 2012 by gregevans
There's a great pub within 50 yards and the underground is 150yards away Paul. Looking forward to the day as the only time I've seen Ealing CC is in November with fireworks going off!
Regards
Greg
14 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig Last edited 14 Feb 2012
At least 300 yards I'm willing to bet Greg. Are you referring to the Wheatsheaf? I used to keep that pub going single handed between 1986 and 1990.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
14 Feb 2012 by gregevans
That's good but The Haven right besides it is better!
14 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Oh yeah I forgot about The Haven. Might have been there I spent all my money.........can't remember. 
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
14 Feb 2012 by minch
Thanks a lot both - sounds good but can't make it. Have a great day and hope it goes well.
Regards.
15 Feb 2012 by barry glynn
Just to say thank you to Gareth , Ealing cc and all the speakers for an enjoyable day
What do I do? I just cut the grass.
15 Feb 2012 by Mike
Speaking of pubs, do you ever get into the Eight Bells near your place, Peter?
15 Feb 2012 by Rob Bradshaw
Have to agree with you barry was a very interesting talk.
Thanks to david and gareth for setting up todays event, and also a big thankyou to greg, dean, andy and peter for some excellent presentations.
I must say tho on the booze front that I can reveal peter didn't have a beer he had a pint of orange squash.
Great day though and I'm sure everybody thought it was succesfull.
Time is 7.10pm and I'm nearly home well worth the journey
All the best to ealing cc for the season and to all you other groundsman that attended today.
Kind regards
Rob Bradshaw
One leisure
16 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Mike it used to be a regular haunt, but it's tres exepnsive and I'n mot convinced they down't water down the Vodka!!
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
16 Feb 2012 by Mike
Ha!! I'll be sure to tell Sue (the landlady), and Michelle (bar manager and bosses daughter!). Sue used to run my local, about 1/2 a mile from my house, and the vodka didn't have much punch to it back then if I recall 
16 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Oh don't tell Sue that plllease!
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
16 Feb 2012 by petermarkcraig
Thanks to David for inviting me to talk and to Gareth for hosting the event with aplomb. Having your cricket square disected and analysed in front of a live audience must have been very difficult. ................but the outcome must have been pleasing.
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
17 Feb 2012 by Dean Gilasbey
Yeah it was a good day, with Very interesting speakers. Gregs was spot on, Andy you'll never make a fertiliser rep!!! And Peter it was nice to put a name to a face, hopefully we will catch up again soon.
Cheers Dave and Gareth, networking is definitely the way forward, Gareth I will be calling in for a coffee when I'm in that neck of the woods again.
Cheers
Deano
18 Feb 2012 by gregevans
Thanks all. It was really got to put some faces to names, catch up with old acquaintances (my old dep was there) and meet new guys. These seminars are becoming more poplar which is a great thing. I find you always take one or two things away with you which ultimately makes you a better turf manager.
Regards
Greg
P.S. still want to know what you cricket guys do in the winter:)
19 Feb 2012 by Loammeister
Thanks to Peter, Dean, Greg and Andy Clarke for keeping the delegates informed and amused throughout the day and for Gareth being such a splendid host, as well as the club which offered such an appropriate setting for such an event.
For those who wanted to but were unable to attend, and those that were too far away to do so, there will be a full report on the day's talks and events coming up once everything has been collated. If other clubs would like to stage similar events around the UK and Ireland then please pm and let us know, as Greg says this more localised, less formal kind of seminar really is bringing information out to those involved in the sportsturf world and long may that continue.
The light at the end of the tunnel is not a train
19 Feb 2012 by Barry Pace Last edited 19 Feb 2012
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Plastic.... it's The End I tell you... THE END!!!!
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