The ‘new normal'
Equestrian sports have been as hard hit as any with major championships cancelled and racing and polo seasons put on hold. But turfcare regimes have continued...
in Equestrian - 4 days, 10 hours ago
Equestrian sports have been as hard hit as any with major championships cancelled and racing and polo seasons put on hold. But turfcare regimes have continued...
in Equestrian - 4 days, 10 hours ago
Groundsmen are in uncharted territory after Covid-19 forced the suspension of all sports this spring, after a challenging winter. Jane Carley looks at...
in Cricket - on 4/5/20
An employed team of groundsmen and gardeners tend to one of the UK’s premier racecourses. Jane Carley went to meet the team at Ascot to discover how...
in Equestrian - on 3/4/20
A popular Warwickshire equestrian sports venue has been revitalised by enthusiastic young teams using modern techniques to make the most of its natural...
in Equestrian - on 30/12/19
The ongoing management of historic estates as thriving communities where people work together to make the most of the land’s assets remains key to their...
in Golf - on 2/12/19
Warwick Independent Schools Foundation has embarked on extensive improvements and modernisation known as its Project One Campus. Due for completion next...
in Cricket - on 9/9/19
Balancing the need to preserve the unique features of a historic estate with the demands of free public access to a council-owned country park is a challenge...
in Public Places - on 16/8/19
One noticeable development in groundcare machinery has been the emergence of a wide range of battery powered professional tools, so we invited five leading...
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 5/7/19
Home to the Investec Derby, and synonymous with Flat racing for even the most casual follower of the sport, Epsom Downs is used to being in the news. But...
in Equestrian - on 20/5/19
They say that new brooms sweep clean but, at Ludlow Racecourse, Tom Moreland - in his first groundsman role - aims to keep a balance between the latest...
in People - on 17/4/19
After an interlude at nearby Coundon Road, Coventry RUFC returned to Butts Road Stadium in 2003, back to where it was founded in 1874. Now plans are in...
in Rugby - on 4/2/19
Jane Carley discusses the pioneering work being undertaken with padded hurdles at Exeter Racecourse with Clerk of the Course Barry Johnson and Head Groundsman...
in Equestrian - on 25/1/19
Country estates need diverse income streams to meet rising costs of upkeep, and Warwickshire’s Ragley Hall makes the most of its grounds and gardens...
in Public Places - on 26/11/18
Chelmsford City Racecourse was the first entirely new racecourse in the UK since Taunton opened in 1927. It went into administration in January 2009 and...
in Equestrian - on 23/11/18
Overcoming adversity can make or break a new team. When Royal Windsor Racecourse had to abandon a meeting in May 2017 after horses slipped on the far bend,...
in Equestrian - on 26/9/18
Royal Leamington Spa’s historic Victoria Park was one of the first sports facilities to be named as a venue for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after Birmingham...
in Bowls - on 28/7/18
The Lingfield Park Resort is set in rural Surrey countryside midway between Sevenoaks in Kent and Crawley in West Sussex. Now one of Marriott International’s...
in Equestrian - on 11/5/18
Eight inches of snow was dumped on Wolverhampton Racecourse’s ‘all weather’ track in mid December, seemingly making nonsense of that claim. Yet,...
in Equestrian - on 2/4/18