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MULTI SPORTS Tied up in Notts
The John Fretwell Sporting Complex is managed by The Warsop Sporting Trust which is operated by volunteer trustees from the organisations who use the complex. The aim is to maintain the facilities to the highest possible standards and helping the cause considerably is Head Groundsperson, Robert Sprigg. P56
WINTER SPORTS Rags to riches
From the laughing stock of the Scottish Premiership to the best pitch in the league in seven short years, the work of Head Groundsman Paul Matthew has been praised by both the SPL players and an enthusiastic and proactive board of directors. P62
A World Cup Challenge
Hayden Turfcare’s Richard Hayden has been the official consultant at Zenit Saint Petersburg’s Krestovsky Stadium since February 2017. In this article, he discusses the challenges faced to bring the pitch up to standard for the 2018 World Cup. P70
Shooting Daggers upwards again
Only one football ground in the whole country has its nets on display at the National Football Museum. We look at the relatively short history of a non-league club whose name is in the record books a number of times and whose groundsman spends three hours each day travelling to and from a job he loves. P76
Binary Codes
Hosting two professional rugby clubs at AJ Bell Stadium, one of the 13-man code and one of the 15-, Dan Huffman, 50, has studs and scrums on his surface year-round. P82
Left: Jamie Honeyman, Head Groundsman at Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club. Below: TPC Sawgrass volunteers
SCHOOLS & COLLEGES Following in Robson’s Footsteps
Abingdon School and its campus are an integral part of the Oxfordshire town. Jake Barrow caught up with Head Groundsman Richard Hagar to discuss the logistics of his job. P96
EQUESTRIAN Young guns go for it
Overcoming adversity can make or break a new team. When Royal Windsor Racecourse had to abandon a meeting in May 2017 after horses slipped on the far bend, a repeat of an incident the previous year, it was clear that change was needed. Jane Carley meets the young team who are putting things right. P102
PUBLIC PLACES Bassett’s allsorts!
The multitasking that’s the name of the game at Wakehurst, Kew’s southern stronghold, still allows the grounds management team to enjoy their favourite flavours of what is a hugely diverse function. P108
CONSERVATION What comes down, must go up
Water is one of the most valuable resources for course managers to utilise on their golf course. Be it removal through drainage or addition by irrigation, your ability to manage and manipulate water efficiently is fundamental in helping you achieve your targets. P120
University’s Challenge
Bath Spa University’s main campus is a safe- haven for perhaps the UK’s most treasured and iconic amphibian group: the smooth, palmate and great crested newts. P126
Brad Jefferies, Astwood Bank Cricket Club
Also in this issue Editorial
News Practise what you preach
TRAINING No can do!
Trainer Frank Newberry has been helping people to be more assertive at work for over thirty years. Saying ‘no’ to requests for help can be difficult. Frank provides five simple tips on how to say ‘no’ to people. P140
TECHNICAL Maintaining integrity
Richard Allen of EcoBunker explains how to make bunkers hold up to spells of extreme weather. P130
An ongoing task
Nigel Church, Product Trainer with Cutting Edge Training, an operating division of Ransomes Jacobsen, looks at the topic of planned preventative maintenance. P136
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The TPC Sawgrass experience 144 What is a water table? Product News Offside
Diary and Quotes
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