Contents Paul Bishop, Manor House Golf Club General Security & Theft
In part II of his article, Tom James questions the police about security issues, investigates what deterrents there are on the market and finds out what one manufacturer is doing to make their products more secure. Pg28
Grounds Manager, Tottenham Hotspur FC ISSUE
Tottenham Hotspur Grounds Manager, Darren Baldwin, is playing a pivotal role in the club’s new stadium and training facilities... and he gets on well with Harry!
Earning his Spurs .. Pg 14 THE PC TEAM
DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
team meeting had to be held in a local pub and, surprisingly, Dave turned up for the first time in months. Sadly, for him, there was no beer on the menu. It must have been the longest he has ever spent in a pub sober!
having some essential work done (the installation of a new kettle), the recent PC
With the new offices
JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director
delaying his departure to Australia, John was able to hone his proof reading skills on home territory. Since the magazine was launched five years ago, we reckon he has added over 10,000 commas and deleted countless misused apostrophes and hyphens!
With that ash cloud
Inside THIS
Golf Making Waves!
Mother Nature throws all kinds of problems at Martyn Savident, Course Manager at La Grande Mare Golf Club, in Guernsey. Pg70
Bishop’s Move
Paul Bishop is Estates Manager at the stunning Manor House Golf Club at Castle Combe, close to Bath. Pg74
Firmness First
The dynamic duo become the fantastic four as Henry Bechelet and Richard Windows are joined by Dr Christian Spring and Jay Dobson to outline the STRI’s new programme... brace yourselves! Pg78
The Drain Brain
Jonathan Tucker, STRI Golf Course Architect and Head of Golf Development Services, offers up some advice for an environmental approach to sustainable drainage. Pg84
Cover Story -D Darren Baldwin, Taking tree work in-house
Chainsaw use on the golf course is usually classified as ‘occasional’. Even so, strict regulations are in place to ensure safety for both the operator and the public. Pg50
Earley ... and on time!
Andrew Earley is charged with returning Seaclose Park to playability after 65,000 revellers have enjoyed the Isle of Wight Festival. As he explains, it begins with aeration before the event. Pg58
Helping Hands at Hartpury
Stewart Ward, Grounds and Sport Turf Manager, Hartpury College, is highly qualified, highly committed and highly motivated to deliver the best possible facilities for the students. Pg88
STARRS in their eyes!
Tonight Matthew, Dr Tim Lodge is going to sing the praises of consultants. Not those ‘money for nothing’ management types, but the consultant agronomists who assist with contracts. Without them you might be in ‘dire straits’. Pg104
The Wrack’s Progress
Perhaps the most sustainable crop on the planet, seaweed is being heralded as the answer to the ever decreasing list of chemical products for the turfcare industry. In their first article, Sea-Chem look at the history of seaweed products. Pg108
LAURENCE GALE Editor
In five years as editor of this magazine, Laurence has cajoled, compiled and collated over 1,000 articles from all corners of the industry. His enthusiasm knows no bounds, and the articles what he wrote are
particularly ‘enjoyable’. We probably couldn’t have done it without him, but don’t ever tell him that.
PETER BRITTON Sales & Production
Peter is concerned that he is now part of the ‘out-house’ team! Aware that he can, occasionally, be responsible for a load of poo, it is,
nevertheless, a worrying development! Still, the promise of a second grandchild has tempered his ‘meldrewness’.
As the Pitchcare staff are now referred to as the ‘in-house’ team,
tractor recently - “I don’t know what make, but it was blue” (that’ll be
towing a chain harrow and the zig zaggy driving movement was “good fun”. Must have been a harrowing experience for all concerned, not least the poor old instructor!
New Holland then. Ed). Apparently, it was
PR and Marketing Learned to drive a
ELLIE TAIT
ALASTAIR BATTRICK Web Monkey
Having spent the past umpteen years telling all and sundry that Firefox “is the way
everyone’s computer to Outlook. The resultant loss of important data was, according to Al, “just a minor glitch” and would be resolved “some time soon”. Bless!
forward”, Alastair has now converted
DAN HUGHES Sales Manager
Being able to support a Premiership team for two years running is a rarity for Dan. So, too, is seeing him in a jacket and tie, but that’s what he has taken to wearing over the past weeks. Sadly, as the summer temperatures have risen, his new attire doesn’t sit comfortably with flip flops and Bermuda shorts!
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