Also in this issue: News .............................. 4
Simon Lee, Somerset CCC Summer Sports
Getting into the swing! Simon Lee has been at the county ground in Taunton for twelve years, the past four as the senior man of the groundcare team. Here, he talks about providing result wickets to help Somerset’s bid to become County Champions. Pg52
Seven from the Severn!
Tim Packwood is no stranger to floods at New Road, the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, but seven in a twelve month period is testing his resolve. Pg56
Instant Cama
A financial legacy of millions put a ‘sleepy hollow’ cricket club in deepest West Sussex on to the sport’s rich list, ensuring fine facilities for generations to come, along with the opportunity to progress youngsters into the industry. Pg60
Conservation Dan not stumped for ideas
Dan McGrath, Course Manager at North Foreland Golf Club in Kent, explains how many conservation initiatives can be achieved at little or no additional cost. Pg42
Golf Courses are Avian Havens
Antony Wainwright, Greenkeeper at Turton Golf Club, begins a series of articles on conservation and ecology, by looking at birds and their value to the golf course environment. Pg46
Call to Action
In the fourth of a series of articles, The Golf Environment Organization looks at issues relating to the supply chain, including ethical and environmental purchasing, product lifecycles and recycling. Pg50
Equestrian
Winning treble There has been racing at Lingfield Park since 1890, when it was opened by the then Prince of Wales, later to be Edward VII. It started off as a jumps course but, with the permission of the Jockey Club in 1894, it also staged flat racing. It’s proudly had this dual role ever since. Pg104
The main eventing
Badminton Horse Trials is arguably the most prestigious equestrian event in the world, attracting huge crowds and presenting an impressive groundsmanship challenge with its natural parkland setting. Pg110
Toby Beasley, Osborne
James Cowie, Lancing College A changing profession .... 38
Schools & Colleges Tending God’s sporting acres...
We gain an insight into groundcare at Lancing College, where the young grounds team, led by James Cowie, are providing high quality playing surfaces for the students, all the while overlooked by its gothic style chapel that dominates the landscape. Pg88
Security conscious!
Matt Blunden, Head Groundsman at Ardingly College, is on a mission to provide first rate sports surfaces for both the students and the sporting stars of tomorrow. Pg94
Technical A Grand Unifying Theory
Dr Tim Lodge believes that, by thinking about natural and artificial sports surfaces in the same way, we are getting closer to a ‘Grand Unifying Theory’ when it comes to soakaway systems and flood prevention. Pg114
Station to Station...
In this, the third article in the series, Richard Comely and Lee Kristensen of Ransomes Jacobsen look, in detail, at the production of a Jacobsen GP400 ride-on greensmower. Pg118
Reducing organic matter
Agronomist Charles Henderson explains that, as no two greens will ever be exactly the same, a more measured and scientific approach should be considered. Pg124
Public Places One’s summer retreat
Peter Britton visited two of the Isle of Wight’s most popular tourist destinations, Osborne and Carisbrooke Castle, to discover how the gardens and grassed areas are tended. Pg100
Beefy on the menu ...... 140 Marriage made in ........ 142 Turf Side Up ................ 144
What lies beneath? ...... 134 Pink peril ...................... 136 The mole truth ............ 138
Grasscutter .................... 84 Myerscough College .... 128 Pitchcare Training ........ 130 Frank Newberry .......... 132
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