Unsung Hero II
Not sure whether Terrain Aeration have a copyright on their ‘Unsung Heroes’ award but the town of Warrington in Cheshire have picked up on their idea and I doubt that TA will mind.
This year’s recipient of Warrington Sports Personality Unsung Hero of 2006 award, went to Eric Shaw of Warrington Town FC who play at Cantilever Park. “I’m totally shocked to be honest,” the man affectionately known as ‘Mr Warrington Town’ said. “I never thought I’d win. I’ve played for a lot of clubs and won a lot of things but this is something special because it is for my club, my town.
“I feel a bit guilty because I don’t feel as if I’ve done anything special, I’ve just done it for the love of it. It is never a chore. hard work never came in to it. When I finished playing for them I just stuck around. It could have been anyone.”
Eric’s involvement with the club goes back to the early 1960s when he played full back. He took on groundsman and kit-washing duties
Gorbi chops
We’ve had some interesting celebs pictured with Pitchcare magazine; Henry Cooper, Jasper Carrott, Gordon Banks and Nobby Stiles to name just a few. But this one takes the biscuit - the dog biscuit!
This is Gorbi, who is owned by Paul Knape, one of the groundsmen at BA Concorde Club at Heathrow. Apparently Gorbi reads every issue from cover to cover and he’s particularly keen on the articles about trees!
Let your fingers do the talking!
Fresh from the excitement of Harrogate (for him anyway) the Pitchcare Ideas Monster has, once again, been letting his fingers do the walking over his computer keyboard - in a random fashion of course - as only our Laurence can!
“
Bunkers are raked every day including Saturdays and Sundays.
... will lead to a formation of layers being formed. ... the stadium manager is overhaul in charge of operations ... the use of a prism gauge is most useful. Since its first inaugural meeting
This space is divided into several different rooms of which there are a core of personal specilised in certain areas.
... an identical pitch construction similar to Plateau 2
The staff will continue devoting and mowing
Methods range from sticking to welding to gluing
”
and helped out at training, while also putting at least 25 years of service into the committee. After retiring from the building trade 10 years ago and having a heart by-pass operation eight years ago, he has carried on his behind-the-scenes role.
Eric, who is secretary of the club’s dominoes team, paid tribute to his wife Betty, for her support. “That she has never minded has made it easier to do.” 70 Year old Eric’s prizes included
three-month membership at Total Fitness and a goody bag from Asics UK!!!
Forward MARCH
11th to April 28th - ICC Cricket World Cup, West Indies (
www.cricketworld.com)
13th to 16th - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Racecourse (
www.cheltenham.co.uk)
15th - Sportsturf Open Day, Ditton Community Centre, Kent (
www.pitchcare.com/calendar)
APRIL
2nd to 8th - US Masters Golf, Augusta, USA (
www.masters.org)
14th - The Grand National, Aintree Racecourse (
www.aintree.co.uk)
17th to 19th - External Works Exhibition, NEC Birmingham (
www.ewx2007.com)
MAY
17th to 21st - England v West Indies, 1st npower Test, Lord’s (
www.cricketworld.com)
22nd to 26th - RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea (
www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea)
22nd to 24th - SED 2007, Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northants (
www.sed.co.uk)
25th to 29th - England v West Indies, 2nd npower Test, Headingley (
www.cricketworld.com)
JUNE
7th to 11th - England v West Indies, 3rd npower Test, Old Trafford (
www.cricketworld.com)
27th - TGA Turf Show, County Turf, Lincs (
www.turfshow2007.co.uk)
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www.pitchcare.com, select ‘Calendar’ in the Home drop down button on the top banner and click on “Add event’ at the top of the page.
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