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let the water dissipate naturally, remove the debris left behind and, when possible, give them a brush and a cut.” I asked Richard how often fl ooding has occurred in recent years? “It defi nitely seems to be a more regular occurrence. In the past, they used to say it was a ‘one in every fi fty years fl ood’. But this latest one (November) is the third this past year that has got onto the indoor courts. It has been one of the worst we have had so far. The seasons seem to be changing. We had great weather in early February, and it was blistering sunshine for much of the year, so we found ourselves watering early. The


seasons are not defi ned like they used to be. We don’t tend to have April showers anymore, and I have not witnessed as much snow, if any, in the winters. The seasons are all mixed up!”


The site has thirteen grass courts, three of them for tournaments, three acrylic, three Astroturf, fi ve acrylic indoor courts, fi ve squash courts, and a well-equipped gym. The tennis club holds a tournament every year which sees the winners of the men’s and ladies’ singles trophies get a wildcard into Wimbledon. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the event was cancelled last summer. Richard talks me through what is


I try and stick to what rates and inputs they


give me. I trust our sales


representative to offer me the right advice as he was once a groundsman


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