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Sean Lloyd ‐ he’s not likely to catch a bus anytime soon!
Who are you? Sean Lloyd, Head of Grounds & Gardens at RGS Worcester.
Family status? With a partner; two children.
Who’s your hero and why? Sir Viv Richards. The best batsman I ever saw when I was young.
What would you change about yourself? I’d like to be a bit taller.
What’s your guilty pleasure? A few beers after golf.
What’s been the highlight of your grounds career so far?
(1) Hosting the Sri Lankan tourists at 24 hours’ notice.
(2) We’ve put in place composting bays, which supplies the gardens with all the composted material they need.
What are your pet peeves? Playing on unfit pitches.
If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? I just really like Worcester…
What’s the best part of your job? The constant battle in the daily development of the staff and annual development of the grounds.
… and the worst? There’s very little I dislike about it. But, perhaps, trying to be flexible all the time.
Do you have a lifetime ambition? To take RGS grounds into the national ‘Top 10’.
Favourite record, and why? ‘Kayleigh’ by Marillion.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? Pamela Lloyd.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Go to Australia, New Zealand, West Indies… actually, anywhere they play Test cricket.
What’s your favourite smell? Strawberries.
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Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? Viv Richards, Seve Ballesteros and Winston Churchill.
If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why? Garry Sobers. He’s good at everything he does.
Do you have any bad habits? I haven’t noticed any.
... or any good ones? I haven’t noticed any.
Do you go to bed worrying about the next day's workload? In the lead‐up to matches, or after a bad forecast.
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Everybody makes mistakes.
What do you do in your spare time? Play golf and play with the kids.
What’s the daftest work- related question you have ever been asked? “Why are the pitches unfit?”
What’s your favourite piece of kit? I like the Verti‐drain.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Motivated, fun, patient.
What talent would you like to have? I’m dyslexic, so I’d love to be able to read!
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? That bus lanes are forfeited, so they have to use the same lanes as cars.
which has been used in combination with some new‐gen slow‐release fertilisers, resulting in much more uptake per unit of water. It springs very quickly after a dry spell.”
“But, if we get the go‐ahead to put the drainage in, the new irrigation will come at the same time, because we can then save the costs on the job fee and on having to dig up the turf more than once.” “The clay‐heavy site at RGS The Grange is built on converted farmland, but I believe the site has fantastic potential.”
“We have a lot of trees, typical of the Worcester area. Over the last three years, we’ve undergone a tree management programme in response to surveying, and we simply act upon what’s
recommended upon inspection.” “They’re basically just useful, as since the programmes took their numbers and positions down to appropriate levels, they no longer affect the surfaces.”
“Two forested areas at the two Prep Schools are used for forest schools for the younger pupils to enjoy.”
“On that note, we take environmental concerns very seriously. We recently acquired a couple of items from EGO Power+, because we like to implement as many green initiatives as we can.” As the interview ended, Sean stressed that he can’t complain about his job: “I just enjoy it. I enjoy the work that we do and always trying to improve the state of the place.”
“That’s the case right now with these trees. Originally, we had a lot of horse chestnuts around the ground, but they’ve all fallen away through disease.”
“But, with the evolution of cricket
bats, the ball now travels so much further. So, presently, we are planting seven metre high hornbeam trees along our borders to protect the public etc.” We’re in the process of getting those in the ground today. It is a bit wet out there though at the moment.”
Sean is clearly very committed to his work at RGS Worcester.
What’s in the shed? John Deere 4720 tractor
John Deere 3045 tractor with 72” deck
John Deere 8700 4x4 fairway mower
John Deere Gator Trimax Snake
Charterhouse 7316 Verti‐Drain Charterhouse Pro‐seeder Kilworth collector
Dennis G860 cylinder mower
Ransomes Certes cylinder mowers x 2 Auto‐rollers x 2
Plus various other small pieces of equipment, including various EGO Power+ battery equipment
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