Also in this issue:
News .............................. 4 Viewpoint........................ 12 The Dynamic Duo .......... 26
Roy Cartledge, Hawk Green Cricket Club Summer Sports
The ‘craic’ of leather on willow! We revisit the new ‘home of Irish cricket’ at Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin following the ground’s first ODI fixture in September. Pg72
Cartledge Operation!
There can be few people who have given more to their cricket club than Roy Cartledge; groundsman, chairman, coach and all round good guy. Pg76
We are family!
It’s not often that a groundsman’s mum contacts us so, when an email from Caroline Mathews landed in our editor’s inbox telling us about her sixteen year old son’s passion for the industry, we were keen to learn more. Pg82
Going Dutch - the sequel...
Mel Pooley returns to Voorburg Cricket Club in Holland, to assist the groundstaff in the preparations for a series of U-19 World Cup qualifying matches. Pg86
Technical Tackling the tree rose
Rhododendrons are now a major headache for estate managers, groundsmen and greenkeepers, as they are linked to the spread of tree diseases. Pg130
Closing the circle
In this concluding article, Ransomes Jacobsen’s Richard Comely explains how a new model is marketed, delivered and finally installed with the end user. Pg134
Equestrian Ambitious rebuild shows its worth
An ambitious and extensive four-year programme of redevelopments at Haydock Park Racecourse has enabled this popular northern track to offer consistently improved going. Pg126
Neil Sayers, Hurstpierpoint College
Schools & Colleges Spirit of endeavour
Tom James continues his tour of The Woodard Corporation’s portfolio of educational establishments where he finds that considerable trials and tribulations failed to rock the resolve of Hurstpierpoint College’s close-knit turfcare team. Pg98
The school on the hill
Dave Bell and his two man team have set out on an ambitious ‘plan’ to transform the grounds at Farnborough Hill School in north Hampshire, and the results are already reaping rewards for all. Pg104
Conservation Tree huggers have got it wrong!
John Nicholson says that it is often forgotten, by those who so object to management, that all they hold dear will be lost forever and they do not appreciate that preservation is not conservation. Pg110
A big and scary project?
Forming environmental policies and action plans in an environmentally sensitive region can be a big and scary project says Minchinhampton Golf Cub’s Golf Course Manager, Paul Worster. Pg114
Environmental Management Strategy
Antony Wainwright has begun his new role at Bolton Old Links Golf Club by creating an environmental management strategy. Here, he explains the criteria he uses and some of the methods that will be employed to enhance sustainability in all areas. Pg118
Don’t be so dense!
New techniques for managing areas of rough grass around the prestigious Bowood Golf Course are set to enhance conditions for both players and the environment, and Operation Pollinator is playing its part. Pg122
Focus on Fusarium ...... 148 Ripping Yarns .............. 150 Turf Side Up ................ 152
The Scilly Season II ...... 144 A busy time .................. 146
Grasscutter .................... 57 Myerscough College .... 136 Frank Newberry .......... 140 Not too bad ................ 142
R&A Scholarships ............ 39 Chesterton Valley .......... 44
Maurice Crooks, Haydock Park
Jaey Goodchild, Bowood Golf Club
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