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Just like a big garden

The principal volunteer groundsperson at Willenhall Rugby Union Football Club is 44-year-old Iain Athersmith. He’s a big guy with an even bigger beard....

in Rugby - on 6/8/18

Shrigley Hall View

Shrigley Hall Golf Club

Separated by a drystone wall from cervine Lyme Park, the golf course at Shrigley Hall Hotel and Spa has a taxing pest problem: its resident deer herd enjoys...

in Golf - on 26/7/18

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Change at the Kingsholm

Under relatively new ownership, it is all change at the Kingsholm Stadium, home of Gloucester Rugby. As well as a new corporate identity - including a...

in Rugby - on 18/7/18

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April showers!

The Professional Grounds Team of the Year (Cricket) 2014, are experts in flood management. At Worcestershire County Cricket Club, nobody is a stranger...

in Cricket - on 4/7/18

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Old school - new school

Maintaining the grounds at the Royal Grammar School Worcester holds unique pressure, not just due to the acreage but because the school is the sixth-oldest...

in Cricket - on 25/6/18

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The Dormice of Gwyrch

Lying beneath the imposing Gwyrch Castle is Abergele Golf Club, which recently won a national environmental award, and has protected myriad animals, including...

in Golf - on 18/6/18

ChrisLong

Long employment journey

Chris Long is now the Head of Grounds at the University of Leicester. But, as is the case for a surprising number, just to transfer from greens to grounds...

in Football - on 13/6/18

Fenners-cricket Match

Captains fantastic!

It is said that it was at the University of Cambridge’s cricket ground Fenner’s that the very first ‘striping of grass’ was publicly conducted,...

in Cricket - on 8/6/18

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Out on a limb!

Nefyn and District Golf Club is in Peter Alliss’ top-10 courses globally because of the views on its breathtaking, world-famous peninsula - but none...

in Golf - on 4/6/18

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Taking the Micky

AFC Telford United play in the Natonal League North and, at the time of writing, were involved in a relegation battle with five other clubs. Jake Barrow...

in Football - on 30/5/18

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The Coventrian Job

Jake Barrow is sent to Coventry to catch up with Ashley Bulpitt, the Head Greenkeeper at Copsewood Grange Golf Club. A nine-hole course too close for comfort...

in Golf - on 21/5/18

12th green

The ‘3rd’ greatest course

Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s two courses lie on the exposed north-east coast of Scotland. To reach this area takes a four hour drive from Edinburgh and...

in Golf - on 7/5/18

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Closest to 'The City'

Hampstead Golf Club, consisting of nine holes, a practice area and with no room to expand, is the closest full-sized golf facility to central London. It...

in Golf - on 23/4/18

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James and the Giant Pitch

Jake Barrow headed to Newtown, the largest town in Powys, but with a population hovering around 12,500. Surrounded by difficult to pronounce villages (unless...

in Cricket - on 16/4/18

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A view from the Isthmian

In the affluent North London borough of Barnet, football has always been a major concern. The area is known around the world for its consistent concentration...

in Football - on 13/4/18

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The Rugby League Bird

At Wigan Golf Club, there has been a long history of sustaining on-site wildlife, and the grounds were recently flagged as a potential stronghold for one...

in Golf - on 28/3/18

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Putting Penn to paper...

As the last of the December snow cleared from the West Midlands, Jake Barrow headed to a cold Penn Golf Club in Wolverhampton to find out how its new (ish)...

in Golf - on 26/3/18

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Wednesday morning 3.00am

It is commonly believed that The Wednesday Cricket Club was formed in 1820. The club was so named because it was on Wednesdays that the founding members...

in Football - on 23/3/18

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Good turf requires labour

The Head Groundsman at Ealing Cricket Club has two jobs - he is also a doctorate-educated, elected Councillor for the Walpole ward. Jake Barrow meets Gareth...

in Cricket - on 16/3/18

View from the 7th Tee

Bryn there, done that!

Every golf course has its selling features and its resources. At the only golf course in the Welsh village of Betws-yn-Rhos, for example, there is wind...

in Golf - on 9/3/18


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