Schools & Colleges
The MSG team l-r: Andrew Slack, Brian Minshall, Alan Millward and Pete Mellor
“There was no real science involved with my application. I threw on as much as I would with any other seed”
Idyllic surroundings for cricket
the structure next to it. “The new junior school,” Brian states, “with capacity for more than 200 pupils.” More pupils to keep the turfcare team busy I suspect. Premier provision is the name of the game now at MGS, as the turfcare team readies itself for a summer of mainstream sport that includes hosting the very best of the footballing world. Preparation for the arrival of the Olympic football squads will surely be Brian’s primary focus, but he knows the cricketing fraternity at MGS will be hard at his heels right through the season.
The 2012 Games training schedule was still a closely guarded secret, so Brian remained tight-lipped when I
TWENTY Questions
Antony Wainwright - Good times to be had, especially if Miss Minogue and his wife ever meet!
Who are you? Antony Wainwright, Greenkeeper at Turton Golf Club.
Family status? Married to Lyndsey with one little one, Willow.
Who's your hero and why? Charles Darwin, for standing up for his beliefs even though it might have cost his head.
What is your dream holiday? A trip to Disneyland, Florida, just to see the expression on my daughters face when we arrive.
What annoys you the most? Middle lane drivers, people who don’t indicate, pull out on you and bad drivers in general.
What would you change about yourself? My salary!
Who wouldn’t you like to be? Someone else.
Favourite record, and why? Metallica with Master of Puppets, because its ace!
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? Obviously, my gorgeous wife (creep), but I don’t think she’ll mind me saying Kylie Minogue, or maybe both together.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Run away and keep it all to myself.
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? Probably an electric guitar. Why? I don’t know!
What's the best advice you have ever been given? Don’t eat yellow snow!
What's your favourite smell? Used to be freshly cut grass, but I’ve got used to that now, so it’s probably the waft bacon.
What do you do in your spare time? I’ve got a three-year-old girl!! Spare time?
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? One member once asked if we could spray the course to kill all the flying ants because it was putting them off their game, err!
What’s your favourite piece of kit? I suppose that would have to be our John Deere rough mower, because I can look down on the golfers for a change.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? The lads here at
Turton say old, bald and dwarf so I’ll go with that.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to play golf.
What makes you angry? Ignorance.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? I can’t think of an individual law, but I would definitely like to see the environment being taken more seriously. Call me a pessimist, but I think most people don’t give a monkeys.
asked him for more details. We know one thing for sure - the Games administrators would only grant training status to sites they felt assured were to a standard befitting the world’s largest sporting event.
In the run-up to July 16th, when the site is handed over to the Games, the turfcare team will be following the maintenance regime dictated by STRI agronomist, Andy Cole, within the Institute’s role as official turfgrass consultants to London 2012. For MGS, the Olympic Games accolade marks yet another milestone in an enviable heritage. For Brian, more proof that “we’re doing something right.”
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