Also in this issue:
Biodiversity .......................... 88 A brush with reality .............. 88 Hoping against Hop! ............ 88 A Walk in the Park .............. 88 Grumpy Old Git! .................... 88 Postal desde Espäna .......... 88 Maintenance of outfields .... 88 An holistic approach ............ 88 In clover ................................ 88
Andy Mackay, Sussex CCC
Winter Sports Who are U’s!
Colchester United’s move to their new ground in time for last season put head groundsman, David Blacknall, under the local spotlight.
Premier Renovations
Investment in a full time groundsman and a committed, forward-looking turf maintenance firm is paying off at Swindon Town’s County Ground
Vipers strike back
Is a well maintained surface the reason why the Leicester Vipers Rugby Club had a cracking 2008/9 season?
Cricket
Bright & Mackay We talk to Sussex CCC’s Head Groundsman Andy Mackay, a man mixing science, sense and passion
Club Cricket
Hagley, Curdridge and Great Melton cricket clubs come under the spotlight where volunteer groundsmen are doing sterling work
Blotter on the landscape!
Edgbaston Head Groundsman, Steve Rouse, endured awful weather in the run up to the third Ashes Test. How did he cope?
Renovations Snapshot
We take a snapshot of the work to be carried out, from county grounds to schools and club sides
David Blacknall, Colchester United
Technical Bug Trek!
Kevin Munt discusses the trend towards beneficial micro-organisms and suggests that the practical world is way ahead of research into the subject
Tea time
The last 20 years have seen rapid developments in the use of compost teas in all areas of commercial and amenity plant production
Strawberry Hill Forever!
Glen Miles, Head Greenkeeper at Strawberry Hill Golf Club, talks about a compost tea programme he is using to restore the greens
Under Attack!
Dr Colin Fleming on enhancing the performance of turfgrass under nematode attack.
Polo Divoted to his job!
How can you keep the playing surfaces for polo, a dramatic, no-holes-barred sport, in pristine condition?
Employment Keeping your job!
Frank Newberry asks is there anything you can do to dodge the redundancy bullet if it has your name on it?
MANAGING DIRECTOR: David Saltman
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: John Richards
Telephone: 01902 440 256 Fax: 01902 440 253 Email:
mail@pitchcare.com
FEATURES AND EDITORIAL: Laurence Gale Tel: 01902 440 260 Email:
laurence@pitchcare.com
ADVERTISING & PRODUCTION: Peter Britton Pitchcare Magazine, 17 Barton Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8DQ Tel & Fax: 01747 855 335 Email:
peter@pitchcare.com
PITCHCARE SHOP: Dan Hughes Tel: 01902 440 258 Email:
dan@pitchcare.com
IT & WEBSITE: Alastair Battrick Tel: 01902 440 255 Email:
al@pitchcare.com
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS: Ellie Tait Email:
ellie@pitchcare.com
ACCOUNTS: Sharon Taylor Tel: 01902 440 261 Email:
sharon@pitchcare.com
TRAINING COORDINATOR: Christine Johnson Email:
chris@pitchcare.com Tel: 01902 440 263
Pitchcare.com Ltd, The Technology Centre, Wolverhampton Science Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV10 9RU
Tel: 01902 440 256 Fax: 01902 440 253 Email:
mail@pitchcare.com Training Coordinator
walker of the highways and byways near her Northamptonshire home. Likes nothing
better than a tramp on the moors. Has
stopping at every pub en route!
walk from Lands End to John O’Groats,
admitted that one of her ambitions is to
A lover of the wide outdoors, a regular
CHRIS JOHNSON
STUART BURTON Web Designer
beginning to be looked at in a different light!
sporting a dazzling pink mobile phone after dropping his previous one in the sink (don’t ask). Combined with his recent habit of turning up clean shaven, his lunchtime liaisons with Kiran are
Has been seen recently proudly
KIRAN CONTRACTOR Sales Administrator
A bit quiet at the moment. Not sure that he is overly confident that his team (Man Utd) will do it again this season. Treated himself to two days holiday to watch them in a pre-season
friendly, and even took the latest love of his life with him. Yes, it was a girl, he insists (but no concrete proof).
JULIE ROBINSON Sales Administrator
weight. To celebrate, her and husband Dave spent a few days spoiling themselves at a luxury hotel. No surprise to learn that the diet was put on hold during the break!
Feeling like a new woman at the moment; a self imposed low fat diet has resulted in an impressive loss of
Company Accountant
Continues to add more and more horses to her stable. Sensibly,
however, it appears that the passing years have eventually instilled some caution into her makeup and she is now delegating rides to others. There’s a noticeable difference in her appearance - a lot fewer cuts and bruises.
SHARON TAYLOR
Administrator, and newest recruit
interview, she stated that she would do anything for money. A woman of many talents, as you will
discover in future postings (providing she lasts). Described on one of her school reports (when she was 5) as a chatterbox. Her teacher wasn’t wrong!
Guaranteed her position when, during the
LYN PRICE Accounts
No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. Editorial
contributions are published entirely at the editor’s discretion and may be shortened if space is limited. Pitchcare make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents but accepts no liability for its consequences. Images are presumed copyright of the author or Pitchcare unless otherwise stated. Pitchcare Magazine is printed by the Gemini Press, Dolphin Way, Shoreham-by- Sea, West Sussex BN43 6NZ
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138