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All ages are involved at Albert Road Rec The bid is currently going
through and, subject to the council accepting their proposal, Robby hopes to bring the green back into action this year. “When it initially closed, we weren’t in a position to do anything, but now is the right time and we feel we can tie it in to everything else we are doing here,” he states. “I have experience of the sport from back home, where it was very much a
community sport, played by old and young. I want that for Albert Road, and we wish to have the green as a backdrop to the café, so people can sit outside and watch the action.”
“I acquired a lot of equipment from the bowls club, so we’ll be able to offer free bowls and, hopefully, lessons as well. I don’t see any reason why the sport cannot
the last few years we’ve been able to cut until November, with the milder weather meaning there’s been longer periods of growth.” This year, unsurprisingly, the biggest obstacle has been the rain. “The water tables are higher than they’ve ever been and there’s now nowhere left for the water to disperse,” he explains. “With weather like this, we can’t go out on site. We had a tractor stuck in the mud at one of our other sites earlier this month, it’s not worth attempting it if it’s too wet.” Robby highlights the need for better drainage, and Anthony agrees. “It’s not a problem unique to us. With a London clay base, sports parks across the capital are susceptible to holding water, which will only worsen if the high levels of rainfall continue. Ideally, all of our parks would benefit from new drainage systems. It’s
certainly a long term goal of Robby’s, and ours,” he continues. The nature of London clay means the team conduct regular soil tests to ascertain what seed mix or products need to be used. “We’re currently using a 20/40/60 ryegrass mix and very few chemicals, if any. We’re not loyal to any brand really, we follow what tests tell us and take the lead. Also, we have few pest issues, other than foxes, which can be a bit of a headache. We’ll often turn up to work to find holes in the pitches and have to spend time we’d rather not filling them in.”
draw the same mass appeal that tennis or Aussie Rules has here.” Grassroots sport needs
more characters of the entrepreneurial calibre of Robby Sukhdeo, who can coordinate projects from scratch and deliver
sustainability at community level. This is the legacy.
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