This week, the Ascot grounds team took a short break from their race day duties to receive the 2016 Racecourse Groundstaff of the Year award. Ascot were...
in Industry News - on 5/5/17
This week’s Mens Handicap Finals at the traditional home of crown green bowls, the Waterloo Hotel in Blackpool, was an important milestone for the sport....
in Bowls - on 18/9/15
On a short business trip to Malta, our Operations Director used the opportunity to visit the island’s National Stadium, where he was surprised to find...
in Football - on 4/4/13
This first in a new series of interviews with some of the sports turf industry’s leading individuals features someone who is considered by many to be...
in People - on 7/4/12
It’s grim up north - and it certainly was the day John Richards attended the Waterloo Championships Finals at Blackpool in September. He found a venue...
in Bowls - on 11/12/11
The mention of Plumpton generally brings a smile to people’s faces, with a comment about it being a great name and, if the person concerned is, let’s...
in Equestrian - on 21/7/10
I’m not a Groundsman or a Greenkeeper. Nor am I, come to that, anyone who has any particular detailed knowledge of this sports turf industry.
in Editorial - on 10/3/08
The Pitchcare Message Board has received a few comments regarding the delay to the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and South Africa at the MCG....
in Cricket - on 3/1/06
Melbourne is at the bottom end of Australia. Earlier in the year it was voted the world’s number one city in which to live based on a whole host of criteria...
in Industry News - on 20/12/05
Mike Heather is the Head Groundsman at Cheltenham Town. Recently it was announced that he had won the Groundsman of the Year Award for the Nationwide League...
in Football - on 18/5/03