The City Football Academy
Head Groundsperson Lee Metcalfe has looked after the City Football Academy (CFA) for ten years now. Lee is a household name in our industry, but when Editor...
in Football - 1 day, 13 hours ago
Head Groundsperson Lee Metcalfe has looked after the City Football Academy (CFA) for ten years now. Lee is a household name in our industry, but when Editor...
in Football - 1 day, 13 hours ago
When Leicester City Football Club launched its Sports Turf Academy (STA) in July 2021, the aim was clear; to be world leaders in the training and education...
in Football - 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Many of you may be aware that the latest Pitchcare magazine is our 100th issue! It is a fantastic achievement and provides an opportunity to reflect on...
in Editorial - 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Golf clubs and summer sports venues will have finished their renovations by now and football stadiums are full again - which is a very different place...
in Editorial - on 29/10/21
The Estonian Golf and Country Club has been voted in the Top 100 courses in Continental Europe four times in a row. Offering two courses with spectacular...
in Golf - on 16/10/21
Blundell’s School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in Tiverton, Devon. It was founded in 1604 (under the will of Peter Blundell)...
in Schools & Colleges - on 28/9/21
Situated amongst the rolling hills and valleys of Bridgnorth, Staffs, Enville Cricket Club has hosted games since 1821. As they celebrated their 200th...
in Cricket - on 14/9/21
So, we made it to the end of lockdown and our world is returning to ‘normal’. However, the two industry shows that have been held recently certainly...
in Editorial - on 27/8/21
After being in the industry for over twenty years, Southampton Football Club veteran Andy Gray was appointed Head of Grounds and Estates at the FA home...
in Football - on 10/7/21
As I write this, we should be getting excited about the imminent trade shows scheduled for July; The Festival of Turf - 21st and 22nd at Warwickshire Event...
in Editorial - on 28/6/21
After reading the article in issue 91, The monster on my back - dealing with mental health with Graeme Farmer, one of our readers felt compelled to speak...
in Golf - on 2/6/21
The vaccine rollout across the UK continues to be successful and we can only hope that this means bums on stadium seats in the near future. The Covid-19...
in Editorial - on 28/4/21
Steeped in history, with a vision to ‘strive for the greater good’, The Perse School, Cambridge, is a charitable company and one of the country’s...
in Schools & Colleges - on 12/4/21
During last week, we ran a social media poll to determine how you, as an industry, feel about trade shows for 2021. We wanted to find out if you are jubilant...
in General Interest - on 15/3/21
You continuously see the news, the stats and the daily figures for people who have lost their lives to this awful virus but, when Covid comes calling,...
in Editorial - on 25/2/21
Founded in 1860, Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society (EA<S) is the oldest lawn tennis club in the world. It is a friendly, social club situated...
in Tennis - on 18/2/21
It doesn’t take much working out that one hundred and fifty-two goalmouths are quite a lot for any team to maintain. Kerry Haywood met with Grounds Maintenance...
in Football - on 22/1/21
Ordinarily at this time of year, when the turkey has all been consumed and we start to look forward to 2021, our thoughts turn to BTME and our industry...
in Editorial - on 24/12/20
There is no Harry Potter bell tower, no sweeping driveway through undulating fields and the entrances are, frankly, unprepossessing. Despite the millions...
in Schools & Colleges - on 12/11/20
The current situation certainly feels as though we have moved from a ‘defeat Covid-19’ status to one where we must ‘live with it for the foreseeable...
in Editorial - on 28/10/20