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confirmed, we started putting together lists of additional materials and staff that we would need,” he said. “Then it was very much at the planning stage with lots of ideas and suggestions knocking around and, with it being the Olympics, it generated a lot of calls from reps knocking on our door saying we can sell you this and we can sell you that.” “When you look at it, although there is a big number of games, the planning of what we will be putting on the pitch is pretty much the same for what we would be doing normally at this stage of the year.” “There are a few areas where we have had to increase the number of materials because of the time frame, which is the major difference, but there’s nothing that is astoundingly different.” “We have now had to factor in a concert, after that was announced in
November, and that has changed all my plans.”
“So, we’re going to do all the stripping beforehand, but are not going to seed with a conventional rye grass to start off with - we’re going to use smooth stalk Meadow Grass seed (thermal blue) from Everris, who are a massive sponsor of ours.” “The stage build for Coldplay will start on 21st May but, before that, we will cover the whole pitch with protective covers, because all sorts of litter falls through the Terraplast during the show, and we need to keep the pitch clean.” “As the pitch will be seeded, we’re going to put on some Tildenet covers, and then put the Terraplast on top to protect the surface - even though there is no grass there - and then, when it comes up, it stops all the debris falling down.”
“I am working my socks off to make sure the pitch is as good as it possibly can be - we always adopt a ‘can-do’ attitude here”
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