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Contents The PC team DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director Tel: 01902 440254 Email: dave@pitchcare.com LAURENCE GALE Editor Tel: 01902 440 260 Email: laurence@pitchcare.com CHRIS JOHNSON Training Coordinator Tel: 01902 440 263 Email: chris@pitchcare.com ALASTAIR BATTRICK Web Monkey Tel: 01902 440 255 Email: al@pitchcare.com No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. Editorial contributions are published entirely at the editor’s discretion and may be shortened if space is limited. Pitchcare make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents but accepts no liability for its consequences. Images are presumed copyright of the author or Pitchcare unless otherwise stated. Pitchcare Magazine is printed by the Gemini Press, Dolphin Way, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 6NZ Pitchcare.com Ltd Allscott Park, Allscott, Telford Shropshire TF6 5DY Tel: 01952 897 910 Fax: 01952 247 369 Email: editor@pitchcare.com JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director Tel: 01902 440256 Email: john@pitchcare.com PETER BRITTON Advertising & Production Tel: 01952 898 516 Email: peter@pitchcare.com DAN HUGHES Sales Manager Tel: 01902 440 258 Email: dan@pitchcare.com SHARON TAYLOR Company Accountant Tel: 01902 440 261 Email: sharon@pitchcare.com Cover Story Building for the future of English Football In July 2012, the National Football Centre St.George’s Park will finally open its doors to become the home for all the England national teams under The FA’s banner. Former Ipswich Town Head Groundsman, Alan Ferguson, is the man in charge of the pitches. Page 58 Eoghan Buckley, Seymour Golf & Country Club Dan Groome, Aqualate Golf Club Golf Canada eh? Eoghan Buckley, from Coolrain, Co. Laois, Ireland, writes about his time spent in Vancouver, Canada working as a 2nd Assistant Superintendent at Seymour Golf and Country Club. Pg14 Presenting Parkstone... Parkstone Golf Club occupies an SSSI between Poole and Bournemouth. The new man charged with maintaining this ecologically sensitive site is Steve Richardson. Pg20 California Dreamin’ Seamus Moriarty’s dream of working abroad was realised when he contacted Mike O’Keeffe about the Ohio State University’s International Exchange Programme. Pg24 Wainwright Talks - Ecology Antony Wainwright, Greenkeeper at Turton Golf Club in Lancashire, discusses the ongoing ecological work he is carrying out at the course. Pg28 Cover Story - Alan Ferguson, St George’s Park Aqualate - being well Groomed Dan Groome, Head Greenkeeper at Aqualate Golf Club in Newport, Shropshire, can now count on two additional staff to help tend the ten hole course. Pg32 Never a dull moment John Tate has been Course Manager of the Defence Raya championship course in Pakistan for over a year now, and recalls how he found himself in Lahore. Pg36 Those were the days The GTC Chairman, Donald Steel, reflects on the ‘good old days’ and how modern machinery, training and communication have improved the greenkeeper’s working environment. Pg42 How smooth are you? When Greg Evans ‘came out’ about maintaining greens in an aggressive manner, a huge amount of debate and discussion followed, questioning the merits of such a method. Pg46
Andy Gray, Southampton FC Artificial Surfaces Life is short, Fake it! Is anything that is ever a copy of something natural better than the original? Can natural things even be compared to their artificial counterparts or, should I say, counterfeits? Matt Frost enters the ‘artificial‘ debate. Pg50 Understanding maintenance responsibilities The performance, durability and safety of an artificial sports pitch is intrinsically linked to the level of maintenance completed throughout its life, and understanding your maintenance responsibilities could go a long way to avoiding a costly court case. Pg54 Winter Sports Saints be praised! With Southampton flying high in the Championship, their free flowing, passing game requires a good surface. Charged with providing that is Head Groundsman, Andy Gray, and his team of three. Pg62 Dale’s Diary Coping with dual sports is never easy but, with a new pitch, new equipment and ‘new’ assistant, Phil Collinson, Head Groundsman at Rochdale’s Spotland Stadium is winning the battle to retain grass coverage. Pg66 Viewpoint Our anonymous football league head groundsman, Mr AKA Grasscutter, offers some advice to youngsters wishing to get into the industry. Pg70 Schools and Colleges Eric’s not been idle! After thirty years service to Bromsgrove School, Head Groundsman, Eric Burford, aims to retire later this year. Here, he talks about his time at the school and the improvements he has made during his tenure. Pg86 A matter of degrees Neville Johnson heads to the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus to meet Paul Griffiths, the man whose job it is to see that the grounds always get a First. Pg92 Farmer Joe - happy as a pig in ... Joe Cooper’s life at Milton Abbey School has evolved into much more than being a groundsman, and it’s a position he treasures. It’s not hard to see why, when you can work in beautiful surroundings in the peaceful Dorset countryside. Pg96 Equestrian Sandown Park - ready for anything! Groundsmen at dual purpose race tracks often have to work hard to provide the ideal going for flat and national hunt meetings within the same season but, at Sandown, Estate Manager Craig Williamson and his team achieve this feat on the same day. Pg100 Eric Burford, Bromsgrove School Summer Sports Ready to take on the world Expectations are running high that the 2014 Commonwealth Games will mark the rebirth of lawn bowls in Scotland. All the signs are favourable that it will. Pg72 Perfection - and the better it is, the better! How does the bowls greenkeeper attempt to meet the expectations of the club membership? In fact, how does he even know what those expectations are? Mark Allen seeks out the answers from two of the best bowls greenkeepers in the Birmingham area. Pg76 Thoughts for the winter Another year entered, with thoughts on a blisteringly hot summer heavy on the mind. Then you pinch yourself back to reality and know you will settle for no rain on a Friday, but for some nice heavy rain about 8.30 on a Sunday evening. That’s not too much to ask for is it? Pg80 Smith family are rolling on... After a lifetime spent collecting, servicing, repairing and renovating, there’s not much that Eric Smith doesn’t know about cricket rollers. Now, this enthusiastic ‘Fred Dibner’ of heavy machinery and champion of cricket club groundsmen has finally produced his own, radical model. Pg84 Technical Germination Summed Up Seed germination is one of the most fundamental processes of nature. It is a source of immense debate on how to achieve optimum establishment when sowing grass seed mixtures. Pg104 Safety management of trees Trees provide carbon sequestration, replenish oxygen, provide habitat for vertebrates and invertebrates and, when trees die, they can be utilised for various products. Pg106 Under the cover of darkness Normally carried out under the cover of darkness, away from prying eyes, revetting pot bunkers has been a closely guarded secret passed down through generations of greenkeepers. Pg110 Sand - making the right decision Choosing the right sand can be a huge decision. Graeme King, Managing Director of leading sports sands supplier Hugh King & Co, reveals some of the key factors to consider. Pg112 The anatomy of a golf course - Fairways The fairway is the glue of the golf course holding all other elements together, and becomes the target point for the golfer if the green is not in sight or range. Pg116 Given much thought to your red diesel lately? The fact that the specification for red diesel (BS2869:A2 gas oil) changed significantly in January last year passed many people by, including, it has to be said, many regular users. Pg119 Also in this issue: News .............................. 4 The Eyes have it .............. 8 The Keynote Interview .... 10 Turf Tip.......................... 115 Monthly Diaries ............ 122 Thoughts on training .... 126 Pitchcare training ........ 128 Frank Newberry .......... 130 History of covers............ 132 Now that’s magic ........ 134 National Memorial Arboretum .................. 136 Hard times .................. 138 Cost of spraying .......... 140 Chafer Grubs .............. 142 Turf side up .................. 144
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Winter Sports With Southampton flyi
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Winter Sports Professional lights s
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Winter Sports “Our most worrying
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Winter Sports ViewPoint Our anonymo
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Summer Sports - Bowls Expectations
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Summer Sports - Bowls Rainbird irri
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Schools & Colleges After thirty yea
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Schools & Colleges One of Chris Edw
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Schools & Colleges Neville Johnson
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Equestrian Craig Williamson “This
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Technical Seed germination is one o
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