Schools & Colleges The ‘long’ employment journey 70
Chris Long is now the Head of Grounds at the University of Leicester. But, as is the case for a surprising number, just to transfer from greens to grounds took serious time and effort. In this article, he explains his journey from a child admiring his grandfather’s lawn, through greenkeeping, and finally to where he wanted to be, managing grounds at a top sporting institution.
Old school - new school 76
Maintaining the grounds at the Royal Grammar School Worcester holds unique pressure, not just due to the acreage but because the school is the sixth‐oldest in the world. Jake Barrow meets Sean Lloyd, Head of Grounds and Gardens at the long‐ established school.
Summer Sports Setting up for Queen’s
Captains fantastic!
Equestrian Battling the beast
Also in this issue 116
The Lingfield Park Resort is set in rural Surrey countryside midway between Sevenoaks in Kent and Crawley in West Sussex. Now one of Marriott International’s premier resorts, juggling three race tracks, a huge estate and a hectic fixture programme is all in day’s work for the energetic team.
Conservation The Dormice of Gwyrch Castle 122
Lying beneath the imposing Gwyrch Castle, Abergele Golf Club has protected myriad animals, including some feisty little dormice. Jake Barrow headed to Colwyn Bay to meet Master Greenkeeper Darren Anderson to find out more about his conservation work.
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The build‐up to the curtain raiser for Wimbledon fortnight is accelerating as The Queen’s Club prepares to serve up its week‐long championships just days before the world’s premier Grand Slam tournament opens its doors.
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It is said that it was at the University of Cambridge’s cricket ground Fenner’s that the very first ‘striping of grass’ was publicly conducted, making Lee De‐ Grammont’s workplace a very special surface. The ground, named after original leaseholder Francis Fenner, has hosted some of the country’s elite cricketers, as well as many members of its upper classes.
Hampshire’s shamrock ‘invader’ 96
England’s one‐day cricket captain is an Irishman, but Eoin Morgan is not the only one from the Republic making a mark in the game. Neville Johnson went to the Ageas Bowl, one of the new breed of cricket stadia, to meet Karl McDermott, the only Irish head groundsman in first class cricket.
Building new ground 102
A former brewery’s sports and social club ground in Birmingham is now in the ownership of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Jonathan Blakeman charts the history of the facility and the work undertaken in recent years to allow first class cricket to return to the venue.
Sport & Recreational Surround Sound
Gorse and golf - friend or foe? 130
Having worked in golf for nearly thirty years, John Nicholson is the leading independent consultant on habitat and landscape management. It interests him that certain plants become fashionable and the recommended advice for them changes, often radically, as the years go by.
Technical Innovation with every renovation 134
There are a number of words associated with the renovation and upgrading of an existing golf course irrigation system, of which ‘disruptive’ and ‘expensive’ are just two. But are high costs and disruption inevitable? Reesink Turfcare’s irrigation manager Robert Jackson doesn’t believe so.
Nathan clear for take-off! 136
Nathan Hume will be flying off to Louisville in Kentucky in October, as part of his reward for winning the Amenity Forum Sprayer Operator of the Year award. In this article, his top tips on what makes a winner, and how he meets some of the increasing challenges of weed control.
Get the best from your flail 140
In this article, Lee Kristensen, product manager for Ransomes Jacobsen, discusses the history of the flail mower, and how to get the best out of them in the current climate.
Training 110
To the untrained eye, a fence is just a fence. But, when it comes to enclosing sports areas, it can keep balls in play, reduce maintenance, provide safety and security, deter vandalism and graffiti and even be an integral part of the field of play.
An employer’s walk through 144
What’s the process for greenkeepers now undertaking an apprenticeship and what should employers consider when taking on an apprentice? In the first of two articles, Andy Wight takes a look from the employer’s point of view.
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