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Jim Buttar appointed Twickenham Stadium’s Head Groundsperson
The RFU has appointed Jim Buttar as Twickenham Stadium’s head groundsman, a role he began on 2nd September.
Jim has over twenty years experience in grounds maintenance. He was head groundsman at Tottenham Hotspur’s White Hart Lane for eleven years and deputy head for three years, during which time he was awarded Premier League Groundsman of the Year two years in a row.
He more recently worked as an International Sports Turf Development Manager for Pro Pitch. This role saw Jim provide consultancy to leading sports associations and organisations in the delivery of major events and tournaments, including the UEFA Champions League Final in 2018 and 2019, the Euro 2020 host venue in Budapest plus the FIFA Club World Cup and Asian Cup 2019.
Jim brings a wealth of experience, particularly around new technologies and the effect of pitch surfaces on player performance and recovery. Jim will use his extensive knowledge of pitch maintenance to support grassroots rugby clubs via the Rugby Groundsmen Connected network.
FA lower league awards FA Groundsperson of the Year Award Winners 2019
The Football Association’s (FA) Groundsperson of the Year Awards is a nationwide competition for non-league football groundsmen.
The Awards recognise the contribution of groundspeople; the ‘unsung heroes’ who work in all weather, often as volunteers, all year round, to make sure that thousands of matches can take place on a high standard of playing surface and with a very limited budget.
The FA has a panel of judges - professional groundspeople themselves - who look at the quality of the pitch whilst also taking into consideration the skills and knowledge of the groundsperson, their ambitions for the pitch, the resources available, how often the pitch is used, and the amount of time they are able to work on the pitch.
Somerset CCC’s Head Groundsman joins Hampshire
Somerset County Cricket Club’s Head Groundsman, Simon Lee, is leaving the club at the end of the season after twenty years of service.
Lee is to join Hampshire and cited a desire to work at an international ground as the main factor behind his decision.
Lee commented; “This has been a massive decision for me to make. I've given it a lot of thought and I want to challenge myself at a larger venue that regularly hosts international cricket.”
“I've been at Somerset for nearly twenty years and this is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.”
“I feel like I’m leaving the club in a good place and that we’ve improved the field massively in the last ten years.”
“The fact that we get so many people coming to the ground to watch cricket shows that we must be doing something right and I’m very proud to be leaving that legacy.”
12 PC October/November 2019
All the award winners, runners-up and highly commended groundsmen for 2018/19 season
were invited to an awards day at the FA National Football Centre St Georges Park in August, which included presentations from Karl Standley, Wembley Head Groundsman, and Scott Brooks, Head of Grounds and Estate St George’s Park.
The winners from each of the categories are as follows:
The Football Conference Award - Daniel Hunter & Declan Robinson, Boreham Wood FC
Northern Premier League Award - Michael Grimmer, Stocksbridge Park Steels FC
Southern League Award - Paul Chappell, Slimbridge FC
Isthmian League Award - Simon Rudkins, Hastings Utd FC
National Award 5 & 6 - John Berry, Shelley FC
National Award 7 and below - Roger Kerry, Sleetmoor United FC
Gordon to become BIGGA Vice President
Former St Andrews Links Trust Director of Greenkeeping Gordon Moir has accepted the nomination to become vice president of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association in 2020, with a view to becoming president in 2021.
Gordon, 60, retired from his position at St Andrews Links in December 2018 after a career that saw him involved with the hosting of more than 37 championships, including five Opens.
Gordon was just the eighth person to hold the title of Director of Greenkeeping at St Andrews since the first, Old Tom Morris, retired in 1904.
As vice president, Gordon will support Colin Webber throughout his year as president of the association.
Gordon said: “I was absolutely delighted to be asked to be president of BIGGA. To be honest, it was something that I really hoped would happen
and I’m glad that my retirement has
enabled me to accept this opportunity. I’ve tried to stay involved with the greenkeeping
industry since retiring, and so I’m really proud to be offered the chance to represent the
association in this way and meet people from all over the country who I haven’t seen for a year or who I wouldn’t have met otherwise.”
Gordon will be appointed Vice President of BIGGA during the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in January 2020. He will then become President at the same event the following year.
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