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Could this be the start of a decline in grass greens for bowling in Jersey, and will the sport of bowls follow that of hockey and move completely over to artificial? Steve Landick of the States of Jersey, Parks and Gardens Department believes so
Country Park in Jersey. The greens went on to host the Men’s British Isles
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Championships, the European Championships and, in June 2009, the Ladies British Isles Championships. In addition, the greens host Bowls Jersey’s Finals and, every other year, the Channel Islands Bowls Finals, not to mention other major local bowls tournaments. The greens were of a
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reasonable standard but, with a decline in club members and no new young bowlers joining the club, they began to be used less. So much so that only one green was being used, and the other was still being maintained, but hardly ever played on during the season. This was causing unnecassary with extra scarification and brushing required to try and keep the speed up on the green which was not in use. The green closest to the clubhouse was being used by the members for three sessions a day, seven days a week, bowled quicker and had a much better draw because of its usage.
Jersey Bowls, the local governing body, and the States of Jersey Education, Sport and Culture Department, who lease the greens to the Les Creux bowls club, decided that something had to be done to put life back into the club and
n 1998, two new bowling greens were constructed at the Les Creux Millennium
reverse the decline. Therefore, last year, it was decided to turn the two greens into artificial surfaces, less than fourteen years after they were turfed. Both parties invited tenders for the work and Dales Sports Surfaces won the contract, worth nearly £150,000. In January of this year, the turf was cut and sold, as was the rootzone. Once this had taken place, the contractor moved in and installed new ditches and green retaining kerbs. The old drainage layer and pipes were left in place after the existing drains and silt chambers were checked. This saved a
considerable amount of money, thereby allowing the project to move forward. To bring the greens up to the required levels, additional aggregate and a binding layer were added. A grading machine with twin lasers was used to put the final levels in. These levels were also checked by World Bowls, the sport’s international governing body to ensure they complied to regulations. This year’s dry spring helped with the timing of the construction; the greens underlay, a product called MatchPad 1250 which has a flat pile and made of mixed blends of polypropylene, being installed during the second week of April. By the end of April, the playing surface was put down over the underlay. The playing surface is called Mastergreen,
Turf being removed (inset Steve Landick)
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