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Michael Vickers - strange, short, but fat toes?!
Who are you? Michael on Thames but was born in
Family status: I live with my year old Springer.
Who’s your hero and why? he did from the background he came from shows great holiday the other year and it was an amazing story.
What would you change about yourself? change the fact I need glasses or contacts to see properly. I also have strange, short, but fat toes.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
What’s been the highlight of your career so far? a great kick from seeing the likes of Richie Richardson, Alvin Kalicheran and Henry Olonga strolling out to a strip correct career path.
What are your pet peeves? some extent across my lawns at work unnecessarily.
What’s the best part of your job? shorts on sat on the triple striping up the lawns or the lawn. I love a striped lawn and I love mowing with cylinders.
… and the worst?
I would like to work become to play a major role in all things/projects on the
Favourite record, and why?
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? A trumpet. I can make a fair amount of noise for something so small.
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?
42 I PC DECEMBER/JANUARY 2015
wanted to hit the high levels All of this experience has put Michael in good stead to deal with including some of the coldest winds he winter on the low land and cricket pitch. As a result, the cricket pitch is reseeded each spring and, given the pitch has spent eleven months under water over the last two winters, it pitch is mainly used by a family friend but Michael is hopeful that a local be able to use the facility in the future. As you can imagine, the soil type on the lower land is very silty due to extremely chalky. Maintenance is and lawns etc., whilst an Amazone used on the croquet lawn during the growing season and Michael feels this
into play for winter use and all other areas during the summer. Servicing of all the equipment is
carried out by Michael himself and, although he is self taught, there are required.
weekly intervals during the spring and renovate twice a year; lightly in the spring and also aerate twice yearly
bay using regular spraying methods however, there is the occasional common red thread disease and the In terms of wildlife, geese are a
nightmare and there are many large
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