May 2016 (Page 3)

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Tigers' new development

Leicester Tigers – England’s most successful rugby club – has moved to acquire a plot of land next to its Welford Road stadium to build a mixed-use...

in Rugby - on 18/5/16

SRUC Elmwood Student of the Year 2016

SRUC Elmwood award

R&A Scholar Peteris Sadovskis, originally from Latvia, has won this year’s John Deere sponsored SRUC Elmwood HNC Student of the Year Award.

in Industry News - on 18/5/16

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Limagrain at Haberdashers

After Mike Kemmett, grounds manager at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire, wasn’t getting the desired results from his previous grass...

in Turf & Grass Seed - on 17/5/16

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BIGGA Master Greenkeepers

Three top greenkeepers are celebrating after achieving BIGGA’s Master Greenkeeper status, one of the most prestigious accreditations within the golf...

in Golf - on 17/5/16

The Henley

Toro for Henley

The Henley, which until recently was known as Henley Golf and Country Club, is entering a new period of its young life. A new name as part of a comprehensive...

in Golf - on 17/5/16

home straight

Wetherby thriving

The team at Wetherby embraces change and makes the best of opportunities to make this independently owned racecourse a success. It is in a prime location...

in Equestrian - on 17/5/16

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Successful seminars

Dennis and SISIS have now completed a UK tour of spring maintenance seminars, in which groundsmen and greenkeepers received over 60 hours of education

in Cricket - on 16/5/16

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Aberdeen take steps

Aberdeen Football Club has scrapped plans build a new stadium at its preferred site in Loirston in favour of a £40m development in the Kingsford part...

in Industry News - on 16/5/16

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Patshull choose Eclipse

Patshull Park Golf and Country Club have taken delivery of a Jacobsen Eclipse 322 diesel-electric hybrid mower from Jacobsen UK Direct

in Industry News - on 16/5/16

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ICL for Deeside Golf Club

Neil McLoughlin, Course Manager at Deeside Golf Club, has been in the industry for over twenty years. For the entirety of his career he has been using...

in Industry News - on 15/5/16

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Q&A - Richard Johnstone

Richard Johnstone - always smiling, especially with Billy Connolly and Freddie Mercury around the table!

in Golf - on 15/5/16

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‘Junior’ gets his chance!

Arriving at Nairn Dunbar straight from school, the club’s new Course Manager, Richard Johnstone, has now amassed fifteen years service; a mere drop in...

in Golf - on 15/5/16

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Deere at Troon

Billy McLachlan, Course Manager at Royal Troon Golf Club, and his 15-strong greenkeeping team will see the culmination of two years’ preparatory work...

in Industry News - on 14/5/16

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Playfootball Romford

Playfootball launched with the mission of getting Britain playing football to help people stay active and lead healthy, happy lives. Participation is at...

in Football - on 14/5/16

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Spider venom pesticide!

Pesticides are a critical part of the turfcare industry. We need to control the insects that are threatening our grasses and other plants, but we don’t...

in Industry News - on 14/5/16

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Tim notches 25 years

Hot on the heels of Nick Darking clocking up 25 years at Charterhouse Turf Machinery comes Technical Manager Tim Franklyn

in Industry News - on 13/5/16

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Belton Park go 'orange'

Belton Park Golf Club, located in Grantham, Lincolnshire, have taken delivery of three Jacobsen Eclipse 322 hybrid mowers and two LF570 fairway mowers

in Industry News - on 13/5/16

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Q&A with Jack Chapman

Jack Chapman - Max Raptor and Enter Shikari - yep, we had to look them up too. They’re not bad either!

in Cricket - on 13/5/16

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Jack of two trades!

In twenty-two year old Jack Chapman, North Warwickshire Cricket Club appear to have found a real gem. Not only does he run a very successful lawn and garden...

in Cricket - on 13/5/16

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Glyphosate inappropriate!

The European Parliament’s MEPs Against Cancer group has hosted a briefing on “Cancer and Glyphosate”, a chemical substance most used in herbicides...

in Industry News - on 12/5/16