http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 articles from Pitchcare Issue 32 - August / September 2010 Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:10:42 +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, 06 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Tucked away behind high, hawthorn hedgerows there are occasions when an unsuspecting visitor might miss the playing field in the quiet, rural, Somerset village of Butleigh. Peter Edmondson, Chairman of the Butleigh Playing Fields Association, talks about life in rural Somerset mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Edmondson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-butleigh.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-butleigh.html Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Golf Course Architect, Jonathan Gaunt, gives a personal view of what is wrong with golf and how, in his opinion, it can attract more juniors and families to particpate mail@pitchcare.com (Jonathan Gaunt) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/how-can-we-make-golf-more-attractive.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/how-can-we-make-golf-more-attractive.html Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-andy-dixon.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-andy-dixon.html Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Britton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-law-of-sod.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-law-of-sod.html Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Great crested newts are well known amongst developers and land managers who have heard many horror stories about huge sums of money invested in the protection of one newt! Sarah Hallen, of Peak Ecology, discusses how golf courses can create safe havens for all herptiles. mail@pitchcare.com (Sarah Hallen, Peak Ecology) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/herptiles-and-handicaps.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/herptiles-and-handicaps.html Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Under a blood red sky, Paul Marshall, Head Groundsman at Northants County Cricket Club, comes to the end of a fifteen hour working day. Laurence Gale MSc joined him for the duration (nearly!) mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/marshalling-his-troops.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/marshalling-his-troops.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Premiership new boys, Blackpool, are ready for their first season in the top flight, thanks to the efforts of Head Groundsman, Stan Raby. And, having their manager, Ian Holloway, on the tele is no bad thing either! mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-futures-orange.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-futures-orange.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 A buyer emerged at the eleventh hour to claw Crystal Palace out of administration. Tom James talks to the man who made sure the team would be playing on a worthy surface, despite all the money troubles mail@pitchcare.com (Tom James) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-fall-and-rise-of-mark-perrin.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-fall-and-rise-of-mark-perrin.html Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Bob Taylor BSc (Hons), MIEEM, MBPR, Head of Ecology & Environment at the STRI, looks at the changing face of golf business and makes a strong case for biodiversity as the way forward mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Taylor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-case-for-biodiversity.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-case-for-biodiversity.html Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Simon Atkins chats to Bob Hill, Head Mechanic at the Forest of Arden about his career and his commitment to training and WD40! mail@pitchcare.com (Simon Atkins) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/two-bobs-worth.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/two-bobs-worth.html Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Looking after two championship courses during recessionary times can provide additional opportunities for greenkeeping staff, as our editor found out on a visit to the Forest of Arden Country Club mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/arden-fast-rules.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/arden-fast-rules.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Chris Bassett) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/standards-delivered.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/standards-delivered.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 With promotion to the Championship for 2010/11 and nomination for the Elland Road stadium as a potential 2018 world cup venue, things are looking up for Leeds United and their Head Groundsman, Norman Southernwood mail@pitchcare.com (Jane Carley) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/leeds-from-the-front.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/leeds-from-the-front.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Water Management in uncertain times. Budgets stretched to breaking point. The spectre of climate change. The developing culture of retrospective blame; that degree in foresight you put off doing when you were in your 20s might have been a good idea. mail@pitchcare.com (Adrian Mortram) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/irrigation-2010-and-beyond.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/irrigation-2010-and-beyond.html Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Tony Evans) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-true-cost-of-demos.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-true-cost-of-demos.html Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-tim-pinches.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-tim-pinches.html Sat, 16 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 When Wenlock and Mandeville were unveiled as the 2012 Olympic mascots, the little Shropshire town of Much Wenlock was thrust into the limelight. For it was here that the modern Olympic Games were born. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/much-ado-about-wenlock.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/much-ado-about-wenlock.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-real-deal-jan-1970.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-real-deal-jan-1970.html Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Carol Dutton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/horses-for-two-courses.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/horses-for-two-courses.html Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Carol Dutton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/aspiring-spireites.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/aspiring-spireites.html