TIMES ARE CHANGING True value of parks highlighted under lockdown by TurfPro Editor, Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR
The time has come for Government to finally recognise the value of these priceless resources and find a new way of establishing and securing effective funding to maintain and manage these national assets.
This week's WEB ONLY story is that football pitches across the country are set to be enhanced thanks to a scheme from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation.
Event which was due to take place in London in September has taken the decision to move to Spring next year due to avoid placing visitors and exhibitors at risk.
Head groundsman Andy Ellett says that making a switch of seed mixture has seen the strongest coverage, density and recovery he has seen in his 13 seasons at the club.
Clive Brown, a volunteer groundsman, has praised the Auto Rotorake Mk. 5 after it helped him pick up an award for the best ground in the Lincolnshire Cricket Premier League.
Head groundsman Robert Cheape has recently taken delivery of his third Verti-Drain for the aeration of eight grass rugby pitches, while an X-treme Clean is at work on four artificial surfaces.
Mountfield have donted a mower to the ''Life at No.27' social enterprise, to help their campaign that promotes the magic that gardening can do for wellbeing, both physically and mentally.