Winter Sports
J Premier Pitch establishing well ...
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Once completed, we moved on to phase 2, installing laterals, sand/gravel slits, sand topdressing and seeding of the 1st XV pitch. Phase 3 will be undertaken in May and consist of sand bands/grooves to both pitches.
The methods we used were as follows; firstly, the 150mm diameter perforated main drain was installed at a depth of 750mm, and connected to an existing outfall. The trench was cut using our Shelton Chain Trencher controlled by a grade laser; risings were transferred to tipper trailers via a conveyor. The risings were tipped and stockpiled on site, (this helped keep the cost of the project down).
The main drain was
backfilled using an AFT Dual Use Hopper, with 4-10mm single size gravel, a blinding layer of 2-6mm Croxden single size gravel, and topped with Rootzone Design (all supplied by Tarmac Topsport). The next part of the project was the installation of 980 metres of 85mm diameter perforated lateral drains, at a depth of 550mm. This time, the trenches were cut using a
BROMSGROVE is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the Midlands, with their first ‘real game’ played against Kidderminster on the Bromsgrove Recreation Ground, in front of a large crowd, on the 22nd November 1873.
Chain Trencher -
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Games were originally played at the ‘Rec’ but, in 1889, the club moved to a pitch on the Kidderminster Road. From 1893 until 1914, they played either there or the cricket ground in New Road, the arrangement varying from season to season. From 1919 until 1939, the club rented a
AFT 75 Whizz Wheel controlled by a grade laser. The risings were again taken away by trailer and stockpiled on site. The drains were, again, backfilled with 2-6mm Croxden single size gravel, and topped with Rootzone Design, with an AFT Dual Use Hopper fed via conveyor using our Dakota Turf Tender 420. After an informative meeting with Mike Harbridge of Professional Sportsturf Design (NW) Ltd, it was agreed to solely use 2-6mm gravel, and omit the 4-10mm gravel as it was felt, with last summer’s torrid weather conditions, that three passes of one trench to backfill would eat up too much precious time - a rainstorm was never very far away! Installing 7,524 metres of gravel bands was the next step. The trenches were again cut using the AFT 75 Whizz Wheel, and backfilled in the same manner as the lateral drains, with 2-6mm gravel and Rootzone Design. The pitch was then
topdressed with sixty tonnes of Tarmac Topsport
medium/fine sand, using the Dakota Turf Tender 420.
ground of its own adjoining the county cricket ground, returning there on re-forming in 1946 after World War II.
In 1955, the club, at last, moved to its present ground at Finstall Park, albeit with only one pitch. Since then, the club has extended to enjoy four pitches, a training area and a much extended clubhouse. More recently, and in order to guarantee the future, the club has gained registration as a Friendly Society.
Whilst Bromsgrove RFC has never achieved national honours, it has provided
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