Welcome to Butleigh
Tucked away behind high, hawthorn hedgerows there are occasions when an unsuspecting visitor might miss the playing field in the quiet, rural, Somerset...
in Industry News - on 6/11/10
Tucked away behind high, hawthorn hedgerows there are occasions when an unsuspecting visitor might miss the playing field in the quiet, rural, Somerset...
in Industry News - on 6/11/10
Golf Course Architect, Jonathan Gaunt, gives a personal view of what is wrong with golf and how, in his opinion, it can attract more juniors and families...
in Golf - on 5/11/10
Andy Dixon - Tomorrow’s World would include Phillipa Forrester, a private jet and a Lloyds Paladin!
in People - on 3/11/10
Andy Dixon has had a few ‘issues’ to deal with since taking over as head groundsman at Bournemouth University’s Dean Park Cricket Ground. As he tells...
in Cricket - on 3/11/10
Great crested newts are well known amongst developers and land managers who have heard many horror stories about huge sums of money invested in the protection...
in Consultancy - on 1/11/10
Under a blood red sky, Paul Marshall, Head Groundsman at Northants County Cricket Club, comes to the end of a fifteen hour working day. Laurence Gale MSc...
in Cricket - on 30/10/10
Premiership new boys, Blackpool, are ready for their first season in the top flight, thanks to the efforts of Head Groundsman, Stan Raby. And, having their...
in Football - on 29/10/10
A buyer emerged at the eleventh hour to claw Crystal Palace out of administration. Tom James talks to the man who made sure the team would be playing on...
in Football - on 27/10/10
Bob Taylor BSc (Hons), MIEEM, MBPR, Head of Ecology & Environment at the STRI, looks at the changing face of golf business and makes a strong case for...
in Golf - on 25/10/10
Simon Atkins chats to Bob Hill, Head Mechanic at the Forest of Arden about his career and his commitment to training and WD40!
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 24/10/10
Looking after two championship courses during recessionary times can provide additional opportunities for greenkeeping staff, as our editor found out on...
in Golf - on 23/10/10
Technical Surfaces explain the basic maintenance requirements for 3G synthetic turf and discuss the launch of FIFA’s Quality Concept for managing ‘Football...
in Synthetics - on 21/10/10
With promotion to the Championship for 2010/11 and nomination for the Elland Road stadium as a potential 2018 world cup venue, things are looking up for...
in Football - on 19/10/10
Water Management in uncertain times. Budgets stretched to breaking point. The spectre of climate change. The developing culture of retrospective blame;...
in Golf - on 18/10/10
It’s quite the done thing, isn’t it? You have an idea that a piece of kit might do a job for you, but you’re not sure, so you ask for a demonstration....
in Industry News - on 17/10/10
Tim Pinches - has a soft spot for Tina Turner, Rod Stewart’s violinist and, of course, the wife!
in People - on 16/10/10
When Wenlock and Mandeville were unveiled as the 2012 Olympic mascots, the little Shropshire town of Much Wenlock was thrust into the limelight. For it...
in Cricket - on 16/10/10
As the ‘Special One’ gets his feet under the management table at Real Madrid, Dave Saltman meets Paul Burgess, Head Groundsman at the Bernabéu, to...
in Football - on 14/10/10
Newmarket’s two courses are world famous. Their length and position have not altered since the 17th century, although the maintenance regimes certainly...
in Equestrian - on 11/10/10
Chesterfield Football Club’s new stadium, the B2net, not only heralds a bright new future for the club but will also benefit the whole community, reports...
in Football - on 10/10/10