School for Groundrels
At Myerscough College in Preston, John Berry leads the way. Not many Head Groundsmen are also Head Greenkeepers. And not many Head Greenkeepers get the...
in Football - on 12/2/18
At Myerscough College in Preston, John Berry leads the way. Not many Head Groundsmen are also Head Greenkeepers. And not many Head Greenkeepers get the...
in Football - on 12/2/18
This is a round-up of the Pitchcare pages – technical, news or opinion – which you’ve read most often since this time last year.
in Editorial - on 7/2/18
David Anderson joined Barnsley Football Club’s groundstaff because he was ‘handy with spanners’. He has now risen to the role of Head Groundsman...
in Football - on 31/1/18
Ryan Donnellan is the young Head Greenkeeper tasked with turning a few dozen acres of grassland into a phoenix reborn from the ashes of once-successful...
in Golf - on 29/1/18
Montgomery is a town in the Welsh Marches, administratively in the Welsh county of Powys. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Montgomeryshire,...
in Bowls - on 24/1/18
Situated on the ‘back roads’ between the City of Durham and Bishop Auckland, Brancepeth Castle Golf Club occupies an undulating and picturesque setting...
in Golf - on 17/1/18
Dual-use, council-run stadium ‘The Shay’ sits in the famous Calderdale Valley, and the quirks of its turfcare requirements derive from an oddly varied...
in Football - on 15/1/18
With Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games bid successful, the city’s university has invested heavily in new synthetic surfaces to allow it to host...
in Synthetics - on 12/1/18
As part of Pitchcare’s series on the Ohio State University’s ‘TOP’ Program for the international transfer of student greenkeepers, youngster Gavin...
in Golf - on 18/12/17
Rick Sinker, Head Greenkeeper at Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club, told us about his mission to completely redevelop his course's bunker setup. He hopes...
in Golf - on 8/12/17
Queensway Stadium is home to north Wales’ only paid rugby league team. The multi-sport venue is operated by Freedom Leisure and is run on a tight budget....
in Rugby - on 6/12/17
Portchester Cricket Club, on England’s south coast, now has two senior teams instead of three. This seemingly trivial piece of grassroots team news is...
in Cricket - on 27/11/17
Two years ago, Bury Football Club brought in experienced turfcare specialist Gareth Lester as Grounds Manager, to complement the work of existing Head...
in Football - on 15/11/17
At well over 1,000ft above sea level, Bolton Golf Club should be a hotbed of extreme weather phenomena and accompanying difficult turf conditions. But...
in Golf - on 13/11/17
Annually, Glamorgan County Cricket Club head to the tourist-heavy northern shore of Wales and hang their hats at grassroots club Colwyn Bay. This year,...
in Cricket - on 10/11/17
When Pete Flewitt, Head of Gardens and Grounds at Trent College, sends his team for their morning rounds, it’s very often to blow or collect leaves....
in People - on 3/11/17
Known as ‘Commem’ (short for ‘Commemoration Day’), the leavers’ celebration at Magdalen College School, Oxford was a predictable success. Contrary...
in Training & Education - on 20/10/17
Built on little more than barren farmland, a shoestring budget and one man’s unfulfilled hopes of owning an M5 service station, Gaudet Luce Golf Club...
in Golf - on 16/10/17
At Walsall Football Club, a team of just three men maintain six professional pitches. Jake Barrow’s report includes that team’s preparations for...
in Football - on 4/10/17
Teams of tired people have been shifting portable grandstands across Liverpool Cricket Club’s home turf, Aigburth Cricket Ground, in preparation for...
in Cricket - on 29/9/17