Public Places
3G has its place and has come a long way, but I would much rather play and have games held on an immaculate natural turf pitch cut and striped at 25mm
A hive of activity
being used. If we had a bottomless pit of money, then we would probably go out and purchase an Imants RotoKnife, a Koro, a 12m tractor mounted sprayer, a couple of Dennis or Allett mowers and a verticutter” Not much then!
With so much equipment, machinery and
chemicals in the confines of a public park, health and safety is a prime concern. Fortunately, Nigel was previously a Health & Safety Officer with Southwest Water, so takes much of the responsibility. However, the Deputy CEO of Chippenham Town Council is also the Health & Safety Officer for the whole council and also advises from time to time.
All the staff are qualified first aiders and
have to be compliant with current legislation, which is generically overseen by the council. Any specialist training required, such as spraying certificates, along with CRB checks, is organised by Pete. The environment and being organic as possible are very important to Nigel. “We already have a beehive and aim to plant more wildflowers around the site. We are also working with Chalkhill Environmental to preserve the Great Crested Newts found on
the site, and we use a reed bed (tertiary treatment) to filter their water.” “Where pests are concerned, we have
hares and rabbits digging into weak areas of the pitches and goalmouths and also moles tunnelling. Ducks and deer sometimes stroll across the site and we have, on a few occasions, had to return next door’s chickens and goats that have ventured onto the ground. Fortunately, my previous job as a pest controller means I am qualified to deal with all manner of pests internally, which does help keep costs down.”
” What’s in the shed?
New Holland T4 tractor and front loader Wiedenmann Terra Spike Amazone Spreader Sisis Quadraplay Deep Slitter Jacobsen 305 triple cylinder mower John Deere X740 ride -on tractor Sisis Flexicomb c/w brush and tines Ride on trailer Tractor Trailer Irrigation Long Reach x 2 Speedy Rain travelling sprinklers x 2 Spray Linemarkers x 2 Stihl Strimmers x 2 Stihl Blower Stihl Hedge Trimmer Honda pedestrian rotary mower
Sweep deep!
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