CONTENTS Meet the
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DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
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Issue 87 October/November 2019
KERRY HAYWOOD Editor
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Paul Burgess, Director of Grounds, Real Madrid COVER STORY: The dream is Real for Paul
The career of Paul Burgess started at Blackpool Football Club and now he’s the Director of Grounds and Environment at Real Madrid. In the latest of our Keynote interviews, Kerry Haywood spoke to Paul about his career path and life at one of the world’s most iconic football clubs. P48
GOLF Getting to the Point CAROL SMITH
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Surrounded by beautiful countryside, The Point at Polzeath is only a mile from the Camel Estuary in north Cornwall, with stunning beaches for surfing and water sports. The coastal footpaths are unbeatable in terms of beauty for walking holidays. Lee Williams ‘gets to the Point’ with Head Greenkeeper Tom Collings. P14
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The ongoing management of historic estates as thriving communities, where people work together to make the most of the land’s assets, remains key to their commercial success and ultimate survival, and Bowood is a great example of this. Jane Carley met with Head Groundsman Geoff Partridge, Head Gardener David Glass and Head Greenkeeper Jaey Goodchild to discover more. P22
Full steam ahead
Located at the gateway to the Highlands, Boat of Garten Golf Club is an enchanting place. Flanking the course to the west is the quaint Strathspey Railway, and the lovingly restored steam trains occasionally puff and pant their way past the course. Head Greenkeeper Michael Mann talks about his new role. P32
FIFA UPDATE Tournament Delivery
Spring 2019 was a formative time for FIFA’s Pitch Management Manager, Alan Ferguson, as he and his extended team delivered the first two of four tournaments scheduled for 2019. Blair Ferguson reports. P40
WINTER SPORTS Mission to mine rich vein of talent
A training ground in Wrexham has been transformed into a high end football hub for the Welsh national squads and grassroots game, reports Greg Rhodes. P56
Rocketman!
The Mobile Rocket Stadium (aka Belle Vue) is the home of Super League rugby league club Wakefield Trinity. One of the original twenty- two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, they get their name from the Holy Trinity Church. Lee Williams met with Head Groundsman Steve Dutton to learn more about his role and his expectations for the future. P66
MULTI SPORTS Cinderella site dressed for the ball
The Cinderella Sports Ground, a once eminent cricket venue, has returned to life under Worcester’s ‘City Plan’ for health and wellbeing, reports Greg Rhodes. P72
PUBLIC PLACES Who dares wins
No, not the Special Forces training ground in the Brecon Beacons, but the 110-acre estate that’s home to the UK headquarters of SAS at Medmenham, near Marlow in Buckinghamshire. We sent freelance journalist Peter Driver to visit earlier this year. P110
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