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His cutting heights are 22‐25mm for both football and rugby, to avoid damage. The practice greens are 4mm, and the course’s greens have recently risen to as high as 5mm for the same reason.


John said: “They do just fine at that height. It also helps with the disease factor and in the wet conditions with cutting too.” “If you try to cut them too low when they’re wet, the mower sinks in and when you think you’re cutting at 5mm, you’re


actually cutting at 3mm.”


The students do a lot of the aeration, because they have specific modules to cover. This is often uncomplicated and can include slitting, scarifying, and v‐mowing. John and his staff, however, tend to be more responsible coming into the winter, because they aim to reduce the incidence of, for example, annual meadow grass on the putting surfaces, and other issues which require quick, specialist attention.


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The new training area was constructed by a local contractor. Such projects at Myerscough are based on capital bids, and this was won by the local firm. As the college’s funding is based on studentship, these bids are put in around July, then when the college finds out how many students it will have, they can arrange funding priorities around August. Another source of revenue is facility hire. Blackpool Football Club’s academy is run at


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