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INDUSTRY


How did ‘lockdown’ aff ect the grassroots sports venues? In this ‘virtual roundtable discussion’, we seek the opinions of those struggling at the coalface of the industry. Here’s our panel:


Wes Matthews Cranfi eld United Football Club


Matt Stevens Elstow Cricket Club


I am forty-two years old, I run my own business and I have been volunteering as a groundsman for fi ve years.


I am forty-nine years old and have been a volunteer groundsman for four years, with limited experience but learning all the time.


John Thornton Farsley Celtic Football Club


Paul Clarke - Enville Cricket Club & Enville Athletic FC


I am forty-six, married with three children. I coach an under 14’s boys’ team but have no previous experience of pitch maintenance.


Philip Harper-Scott Cambridge Bowls Club


Thirty-seven years old, full time postman and part time groundsman. Did my cricket IOG qualifi cations back in early 2000’s but started taking it more seriously when I left my previous employment as a Civil Servant. Spent a season working at Ombersley CC before moving to Enville.


I have just turned fi fty-six. I started playing outdoor bowls two weeks before my 14th birthday and I have played in the Bowls National Championships three times. So, in my time I have played on a lot of good greens and some interesting greens.


Elstow Cricket Club


I also work at Cambridge United FC; fi rst in the Club shop, then on the turnstiles before becoming a steward. I have also worked on the pitch at the Abbey Stadium with Ian Darler.


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