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Pete grows into MG
Rockliffe Hall’s Pete Newton is latest BIGGA Master Greenkeeper
Pete Newton, Course Manager at one of Europe’s longest golf courses, is celebrating after he became the 66th BIGGA member to achieve Master Greenkeeper status.
Pete supervised the construction and grow-in of the course at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham - which only opened six years ago - and has played a key role in its meteoric rise to prominence. The championship course, which measures 7,879 yards from the back tees, has hosted the PGA English Senior Open and the Matchplay Final of the William
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Hunt Trilby Tour, plus various charity events.
Pete began his greenkeeping career as a trainee at Rochdale Golf Club in 1997 whilst studying an HND in Turf Science and Golf Course Management at Myerscough College.
He then had spells at the Marriott facilities at Forest of Arden and Worsley Park, gaining vital tournament experience at the English Open and the British Masters, before moving on to a Deputy Head Greenkeeper role on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry.
In 2008, he joined Rockliffe as Head Greenkeeper, and was named Course Manager last October. He heads a team of nine greenkeepers and a mechanic, plus four seasonal greenkeepers and four members of staff from the estate.
He said: “I’m obviously really pleased; the first thing I did was tell all the guys here who seem pretty chuffed for me. They’ve put a huge amount of effort into this course and this achievement is as much to do with them as it is me.”
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NFU try to sidestep EU ban
National Farmers’ Union attempts to sidestep bee-killing pesticide ruling
The Bee Coalition and RSPB have reacted with dismay to news that the National Farmers Union (NFU) is attempting to sidestep an EU ban on neonicotinoids, pesticides known to be harmful to pollinating insects.
The NFU has applied for an emergency licence to apply neonicotinoid seed treatments to Oilseed Rape crops sown this autumn. The chemicals are currently under an EU-wide ban because of evidence that they pose a risk to bees and other pollinators.
Research by independent scientists has continued to strengthen this evidence and raise concerns that neonicotinoids could potentially harm other wildlife as well.
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