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George Mills - his dad, groundsmen should be on a footballer’s wage
My name is George Mills. I’m 24 years old and Head Groundsman at West Herts Sports Club.
with no children.
My dad, Bob Mills (Head Groundsman at The Honourable to him and I’m very grateful for the paved for me.
If I could change anything about myself, I would days a year I walk around West Herts and I’m of about 100 jobs in my head.
Love a few
of praise from professional tennis players to county cricketers. I think the biggest thing is probably one I now see regularly. When I of the work carried out by my predecessor was the wickets were slow and low. I was face and this proves how much of an improvement has been made in terms of pace and bounce.
Anywhere with cricket, football, golf, tennis or any other sport being played.
I’m very go as required and I don’t have set hours. I’m employed to get the job done. I always end up doing more hours than I’m supposed to by the end of the year, and I think my boss already be cross with myself.
actually mind doing the job, but it drives me crazy. You spend all week making the
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site look as good as possible and then some of the members can’t put a water
Just to carry on in the same career. I don’t mind where I end up or if I stay at West Herts.
at Thorley Cricket Club and West Herts groundsman though.
My dad, my mum and my girlfriend; best company in the world.
Regularly, but not so much in the last year or two.
Play lots
Why have you planted dead hedges? When I planted some young copper beach at West Herts last October.
Auto Certes wicket mower. It’s absolutely bomb work when I’m gone.
be a groundsman but control the weather.
Groundsmans’ minimum wage to be in line with highest paid footballer’s.
and has been trained to use a wide variety of the equipment so that he can undertake George also receives a lot of support from local company called A T Bones who scarify the cricket square in September and deep drill in November.
Ongar loam to a depth of at least 10 inches. George commented: “When I started at West Herts, there was a root break 3 inches under improved the root depth and reduced the root breaking through the split. Now the but perhaps not as much as some other groundsmen. In my opinion, if the pitches are playing well, and the grass is healthy, that’s all you can ask for. I adapt to weather
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