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DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
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JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director
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pitchcare.com Cover story - 16 Much more than a walk in the park
Henry VIII probably, and The Beatles definitely, ‘walked the course’ or at least part of what is regarded as one of England’s best golf course settings. Neville Johnson discovers that history and celebrity are not all that sets it apart.
Golf PETER BRITTON
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paul.hawkins@pitchcare.com The closest golf course to the City 24
Hampstead Golf Club, consisting of nine holes, a practice area and with no room to expand, is the closest full‐sized golf facility to central London. It is just down the road from Hampstead Heath, from where the London skyline is famously very visible. But Hampstead is famous for more than its views.
Putting Penn to paper 32
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24 Christopher Sharp, Hampstead Golf Club 62 Andrew Ward, Wingate & Finchley FC
As the last of the December snow cleared from the West Midlands, Jake Barrow headed to a cold Penn Golf Club to find out how its new Course Manager, Tim Johnson, is changing the mindset of the members as he aims for a chemical free course ... and the first double green in the club’s long history.
Bryn there, done that! 40
Every golf course has its selling features and its resources. At the only golf course in the Welsh village of Betws‐yn‐Rhos, for example, there is wind ‐ lots and lots of wind. A battered and windswept Jake Barrow met the club’s founder Thomas ‘Bryn’ Jones and Head Greenkeeper Elfed Davies.
Winter Sports Wednesday morning 3.00am... 46
The Wednesday Cricket Club was formed in 1820 and was so named because it was on Wednesdays that the founding members had their day off work. In 1867, a meeting was held to establish whether there was interest among the members to form a football club to keep the team together and fit during the winter months.
It takes two to tango... 54
Home to Ballymena United, Ballymena Showgrounds is regarded as one of the finest sports facilities in Northern Ireland. Chris McCullough met the council‐ run team who look after the impressive complex on the banks of the Braid River.
Flying the non-league flag 62
In the affluent North London borough of Barnet, football has always been a major concern. The area is known around the world for its consistent concentration of world‐class players. Less publicised but still flying the non‐league flag is well supported Wingate & Finchley Football Club.
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