http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 articles by Laurence Gale MSc on Pitchcare - Serving the Turfcare Industry Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://media.pitchcare.com/static/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Matthew Pullen is only the fourth Head Groundsman at The Leys School in Cambridge since the 1950s. The fifty acre site is maintained by a grounds team of just five. In this article, he tells our editor about the improvements he has made since his arrival, and his plans for the future. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/first-impressions-count-at-the-leys.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/first-impressions-count-at-the-leys.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remedial-work-at-the-swalec-stadium.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remedial-work-at-the-swalec-stadium.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 When Nigel Hornsby left a secure position at Millfield School to take the head job at Filton College, he knew that he would have his work cut out to bring the standard of the facilities up to scratch. Now, two and a half years later, both he and the college are seeing the benefits of the improvements he and his new team have made. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/filton-college-raising-standards-and-the-apprenticeship-scheme.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/filton-college-raising-standards-and-the-apprenticeship-scheme.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 During his visit to Machrihanish Dunes, our editor took the opportunity to visit some other venues. Jimmy Kidd was insistent that he should see Dunaverty Golf Club, a small, but beautiful, members club set on the most southern tip of the Mull of Kintyre peninsula, in the village of Southend mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/pride-and-passion-at-dunaverty-golf-club.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/pride-and-passion-at-dunaverty-golf-club.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Laurence Gale MSc investigates the relaunch of a permanent linemarking system, and discovers that the improvements made are proving successful mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/pitch-line-3g-is-relaunching-the-concept-of-inserting-artificial-lines-into-natural-turf-sports-pitches.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/pitch-line-3g-is-relaunching-the-concept-of-inserting-artificial-lines-into-natural-turf-sports-pitches.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Scotland is renowned for having some of the best links golf courses in the world, and now it can add another to its impressive portfolio. Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course has been lovingly crafted out of the natural landscape by designer, David McLay Kidd, and the highly experienced team assembled to create the course, including father, Jimmy mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/machrihanish-dunes-golf-course-lovingly-crafted-out-of-the-natural-landscape.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/machrihanish-dunes-golf-course-lovingly-crafted-out-of-the-natural-landscape.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000 When Stuart Yarwood went to Lymm Golf Club at the turn of the century, he found a course maintenance regime that was both unsustainable and costly. Now, using more traditional greenkeeping skills, he has been able to provide the members with a course that is playable all year round mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/sustainable-management-leads-to-year-round-play-at-lymm-golf-club.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/sustainable-management-leads-to-year-round-play-at-lymm-golf-club.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Adrian Kay has been Head Groundsman at York Racecourse for a little over five years. In that time, he has not only changed the maintenance regimes, bringing in new equipment to help him achieve that, he has developed his Assistant, John Morley, so John can head up the team at Beverley, and also overseen an enormous trackworks project designed to deliver more consistent and hopefully improved going. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/adrian-kay-overseeing-trackworks-at-york-racecourse.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/adrian-kay-overseeing-trackworks-at-york-racecourse.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 When Keith Porter became Head Groundsman at Leigh Sports Village, he inherited a few problems with the winter sports pitches. Now, after much remedial work, all the pitches are highly rated by all who use them. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remedial-work-at-leigh-sports-village.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remedial-work-at-leigh-sports-village.html Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/britains-lost-cricket-grounds.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/britains-lost-cricket-grounds.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Port Sunlight is unique, and is considered to be one of the finest surviving examples of early urban planning in the UK. The late 19th Century village was built by William Hesketh Lever (later Viscount Leverhulme) to house his soap factory workers at Lever Brothers, the company that eventually formed part of the global conglomerate, Unilever. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/tending-the-grounds-at-port-sunlight.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/tending-the-grounds-at-port-sunlight.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/bill-clutterbuck-the-legend-at-guildford-cricket-club.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/bill-clutterbuck-the-legend-at-guildford-cricket-club.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Dennis must be very pleased with the turnout some (120 plus groundsmen) who attended the event held on the 22nd November at the Essex County Cricket Ground Chelmsford. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/dennis-cricket-seminar-at-essex-ccc.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/dennis-cricket-seminar-at-essex-ccc.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 St Helens RLFC are nearing the completion of their new St Helens Stadium, which will officially open next January in time for the 2012 Super League season. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/new-stadium-for-st-helens-rugby-league-club.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/new-stadium-for-st-helens-rugby-league-club.html Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 So, where does potash come from? Laurence Gale dons some rather natty orange shorts to meet up with Neil Rowley of Cleveland Potash, to discover the answers mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/going-underground-where-does-potash-come-from.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/going-underground-where-does-potash-come-from.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 McNab Sports was established in 1985 by Duncan and Maggie McNab. The company is proud that it is one of the few companies within the industry that has been awarded a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty the Queen, for the maintenance work on the golf course at Balmoral Castle. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/mcnab-sports-on-royal-warrant-health-and-safety-recruitment.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/mcnab-sports-on-royal-warrant-health-and-safety-recruitment.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 From allotments to the Ryder Cup, Stratford upon Avon Golf Club has an interesting history as our editor discovers when he meets Head Greenkeeper, Howard Middlebrook mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/stratford-upon-avon-golf-club-taking-the-short-cut-route-for-their-greens.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/stratford-upon-avon-golf-club-taking-the-short-cut-route-for-their-greens.html Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 The local cricket club is often the hub of village life. But, how do these clubs survive with just a few willing volunteers, minimal financial input and equipment that would be better suited to the British Lawnmower Museum? Or is the situation not that bleak? Our editor visits two local rivals to find out how they survive. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/village-cricket-is-a-funny-old-game.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/village-cricket-is-a-funny-old-game.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Justin Lee has been head greenkeeper at the eighteen hole Premier course ever since it was built back in 1989. In fact, he was part of the construction crew that shaped and set out the course under the guidance off the course designer, Tim Rouse. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/premier-service-at-macdonald-portal-hotel-golf-and-spa.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/premier-service-at-macdonald-portal-hotel-golf-and-spa.html Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-greenhous-effect.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-greenhous-effect.html