http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Schools articles of Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:45:26 +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 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 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Colin Mumford) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/parker-on-parade.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/parker-on-parade.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100 Peter Britton heads off to leafy Surrey to catch up with Dave Roberts, Grounds Manager at Charterhouse School, and finds that, three and a half years into the job, he is completely besotted with his new surroundings mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Britton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/davids-goliath-task.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/davids-goliath-task.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Neville Johnson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/sprint-finishing-school.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/sprint-finishing-school.html Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0100 With forty years service, Graham Person, Head Groundsman at Summer Fields School in Oxford, still has a twinkle in his eyes mail@pitchcare.com (Tom James) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-person-al-approach.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-person-al-approach.html Tue, 31 May 2011 06:00:00 +0100 That is what Kerry Mapp was advised by the Headmaster when he joined the staff at Canford School in Dorset as Head of Grounds and Gardens. mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Britton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/adequate-is-not-good-enough.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/adequate-is-not-good-enough.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Tom James) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/diamond-geezer.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/diamond-geezer.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/andy-has-the-common-touch.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/andy-has-the-common-touch.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0100 Tom James meets Ali Polawski, Head Groundswoman at Roedean School, one of the most sought after independent girls schools in the UK mail@pitchcare.com (Tom James) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/ali-has-earned-her-stripes.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/ali-has-earned-her-stripes.html Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Andy Johnson, Head Groundsman at The Blue Coat School in Edgbaston, talks about a year in the life of a school groundsman mail@pitchcare.com (Andy Johnson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/grow-in-grace.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/grow-in-grace.html Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/school-fined-after-workers-suffered-electric-shocks.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/school-fined-after-workers-suffered-electric-shocks.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:00:00 +0000 Danes Hill School are adding twelve acres of new sports facilities to their site, a project that Head Groundsman, Tony Steadman, says shows the ongoing commitment to sports provision and the work of his team. mail@pitchcare.com (Tom James) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/great-danes-and-pepsi.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/great-danes-and-pepsi.html Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-perfect-balance.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-perfect-balance.html Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Kevin Whorley, Head Groundsman at Ashville College in Harrogate, talks about a year in the life of the groundcare team, ambulances, Freddie and more mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-harrogate-year.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-harrogate-year.html Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Frank Fielding meets Denis Bloomfield, Grounds Manager at Cranleigh School, and discovers a man fully in tune with the aspirations of the school, his playing surfaces and his staff mail@pitchcare.com (Frank Fielding) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-cranleigh-school.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/welcome-to-cranleigh-school.html Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Budding golf pros at a top independent sports academy are raising their game with a state-of-the-art indoor putting green from Huxley Golf, the specialist supplier of premier all-weather surfaces for golf and official supplier to the PGA. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/leading-sports-school-tees-up-top-golf-facilities-from-pga-official-supplier.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/leading-sports-school-tees-up-top-golf-facilities-from-pga-official-supplier.html Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Welbeck College has been providing technical officers for the Army for over fifty years. Now, Naval, Air Force and MOD students are also enjoying the excellent facilities provided by the groundstaff, led by Paul Wright of Gavin Jones Ltd. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/joining-forces.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/joining-forces.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:45:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Britton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/ray-of-light-for-clayesmore.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/ray-of-light-for-clayesmore.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Sarah Gibson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/return-of-the-mack.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/return-of-the-mack.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Driver) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/new-ransomes-highway-3-for-john-0-conners-leicestershire-schools-contract.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/new-ransomes-highway-3-for-john-0-conners-leicestershire-schools-contract.html