Sporting legacy
One of Britain’s ‘greenest’ villages has created sport and leisure provision newly recognised at national level, reports Tom James
in Public Places - on 12/5/13
One of Britain’s ‘greenest’ villages has created sport and leisure provision newly recognised at national level, reports Tom James
in Public Places - on 12/5/13
Greenside’s editor, Alan Mahon, visits Gort Golf Club in County Galway, where he finds the Course Superintendent, Peadar Grealish, in reflective mood...
in Golf - on 10/5/13
In the second of a series of articles, the Golf Environment Organization looks at issues of sustainability - the six key action areas that golf courses...
in Golf - on 8/5/13
If you had mentioned the word phosphite seven or eight years ago you would probably have been met with a blank stare, which is what I gave when first hearing...
in Pests & Diseases - on 6/5/13
With one or more sports surfaces in daily use for all but two weeks of the year, regular scheduled grounds maintenance remains top priority for the three...
in Football - on 4/5/13
Jane Carley heads to Chepstow Racecourse, where ten inches of rain fell in the last two weeks of December, resulting in the postponement of the Welsh Grand...
in Equestrian - on 2/5/13
Heavy rainfall, an environmentally sensitive location and a small team have proved of little hindrance to the progress of Glynneath Golf Club, where passion,...
in Golf - on 30/4/13
This is the first in a series of articles by Richard Comely and Lee Kristensen of Ransomes Jacobsen that will detail the birth of a commercial mower, showing...
in Industry News - on 28/4/13
Even with the highest annual rainfall ever recorded, the failure in sports pitch drainage must give concern. Time and again assessments of poorly drained...
in Consultancy - on 26/4/13
Through a combination of extensive organic matter and moisture content testing, strong relationships between organic matter levels and volumetric moisture...
in Bowls - on 24/4/13
Our anonymous football league head groundsman, Mr AKA Grasscutter, discusses the benefits of being able to wield a spanner and, on occasions, a hammer!...
in Football - on 23/4/13
During a visit to Ipswich Town’s Portman Road stadium to conduct an interview with their new Head Groundsman, Ben Connell, the subject turned to the...
in Football - on 22/4/13
Simon White - Passionate and approachable, unless you happen to be sat next to him at The Posh end!
in People - on 21/4/13
At The Chase Golf Club & Spa near Stafford, it all gets a bit touchy, feely, smelly where soil samples are concerned. Their Course Manager, Simon White,...
in Golf - on 20/4/13
Stuart Lambert - Short and concise answers, but I guess Rihanna says more than enough!
in People - on 19/4/13
Regeneration may have become a development buzzword, and recycling a daily part of domestic life but, when it comes to the improvement of sports pitches,...
in Cricket - on 18/4/13
The Scottish Borders is renowned for its stunning beauty. Sadly, it’s often awful weather means that it can rarely be seen in its best light. And so...
in Golf - on 16/4/13
Martin Knight - would like to lose weight but, with kebabs on the menu, maybe a lottery win is more likely!
in People - on 15/4/13
Our editor helps out on match day at the Sixways Stadium, home of Worcester Warriors, where Head Groundsman, Martin Knight, has struggled to keep the pitch...
in Rugby - on 14/4/13
We are all familiar with fine-turf fertiliser granules, they are the most convenient form of dry fertiliser for even spreading, and they look so simple;...
in Consultancy - on 12/4/13