We have used Old Trafford seven times now this season, including training sessions for both ourselves and Lillie OSC prior to last weeks European...
in Football - on 26/9/01
A unique insight of Chris Parry and his team getting the pitch prepared for a premier league match.
in Football - on 24/9/01
An introduction to Leicester City`s Chris Parry, the latest addition to the Pitchcare team.
in Football - on 24/9/01
We took over the pitch officially from the 2nd week in August, although we had been maintaining the ground since June. The contractors who have built...
in Football - on 24/9/01
When a petrol engine is turned over the flywheel is rotated round on the crankshaft. Attached to the inside of the flywheel is a magnet. On each revolution...
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 20/9/01
Over the coming weeks I will compile a series of workshops on basic maintenance and troubleshooting. These are designed as an aid for operators to do basic...
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 14/9/01
Before we start, the first important rule of thumb is to keep machinery clean. If your machines are kept free of grass, dust and debris they will function...
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 13/9/01
With over twenty years as the Head Greenkeeper, Richard Thwaites is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of managing a golfing facility. He is in...
in Golf - on 11/9/01
The tragic death of a seven-year-old boy from Yorkshire in October 1999 highlighted a continual problem that exists with goal post safety. He was killed...
in Industry News - on 10/9/01
After leaving school in 1978 at the ripe old age of sixteen i was fortunatly offered a position with the local authority, with the grand title...
in Football - on 1/9/01
Nine weeks have now passed and we are down to five more days before we put all our hard work to the ultimate test of a full game of competitive...
in Football - on 1/9/01
I have worked as a groundsman all my working life. I left school in 1970 and joined Leicester City as a trainee groundsman working first on their Belvoir...
in Football - on 1/9/01
From the time I left school to the time I joined ‘The Saints’ in 1994 I had been to college twice, worked for two borough councils looking...
in Football - on 1/9/01
My first experience of Groundsmanship was at school when I managed to get some work experience at Arsenal’s famous Highbury pitch. From that moment...
in Football - on 1/9/01
When I left school I became an electrician’s apprentice, the job only lasted two weeks until I decided that I hated the boss so much that I tried...
in Cricket - on 1/9/01