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THE PESTICIDES DEBATE The future use of pesticides is under threat. The EU appears
hell bent on bringing in legislation that will, at best, limit their use or, at worst, ban them altogether.
AUTOMATED WATERING SYSTEMS Do we need them? And, if we do, how should we use them?
Duncan McGilvray, Managing Director of Enviropro H20 offers some pointers.
GREAT GREENS The key is to let nature play a guiding role in your inspiration.
So says Philip Christian Spogard of course designers Thomson Perrett & Lobb.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS John Reynolds meets Kenny Mackay, Director of Golf Courses
at the Belfry and current BIGGA Vice Chairman, to talk about his work at one of the most prestigious golf courses in the UK.
CLONTARF CRICKET CLUB Karl McDermott, Head Groundsman at Clontarf Cricket Club
in Dublin, talks about his work at the home of Irish Cricket and how the he coped with this summer’s deluge!
THE GREEN GREEN GRASS Cardiff based Geo Turf Consulting take us through the role
they played in the construction of the new Football Association of Wales training grounds at Hensol Castle
TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE! Lord Lucan nominated it as ‘a pub worthy of visiting’. Quite
what tempted him out of hiding in 2005 to make this statement is not known!
In the aftermath of
FLOODS
At the end of August Pitchcare and the ECB invited cricket Groundsmen from across the UK, whose pitches had been affected by the summer flooding, to attend a seminar at Yorkshire CCC’s Headingley Carnegie Stadium .............. Page 50
BILL ARROWSMITH Nursery Bowling Club
GEOFF CALCOTT ECB Pitch Advisor
ELLIE TAIT
PR and Marketing Somerset was Ellie’s destinations this summer. She managed to pick that week when the sun shone - remember that? Rumour has it the she actually stayed at Clarke’s Village in Street but these have not been confirmed. Nice new shoes though Ellie!
ALASTAIR BATTRICK
Web Monkey. Took his annual holiday by going back to his roots - Blackburn -w
well,
Oswaldtwistle to be correct. It was a timely opportunity to top up the accent and hone that Lancashire humour of his which the office enjoy so much.
DAN (1) HUGHES
Sales Manager. Arrived at the airport with the contents of his piggy bank and asked “where I can I go?” Result, tickets at £70 each way to Mexico!! Spent two weeks back- packing with Aussies and a further three getting over the hangover!
DAN (2) PARKES
Office Assistant - Filed an official complaint recently when the standard of muffins at the team meeting didn’t pass his quality control. When not eating, ‘Mini’, as he is affectionately known, helps Web Monkey by doing all those things that Al reckons aren’t possible!
CHRIS JOHNSON
Training Coordinator. Thanks to Chris, everything appears to be coming together quite nicely with PC’s training programme. This is a first for us in more ways than one as she is the only member of the team to ‘get it right’ at the first time of asking!
ECB Pitches Consultant CHRIS WOOD
KENNY MACKAY The Belfry Resort
SHARON TAYLOR
Company Accountant. Sharon is an early starter so she can get away to exercise her horses. And, apparently, the early bird catches the worm (and avoids Laurence!) although we haven’t worked out which one of the team she considers to be a hermaphrodite!
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