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DEVELOPERS SHIRKING GREEN SPACE RESPONSIBILITIES
Lack of financial commitment

 

TIME TO COME TOGETHER
For the good of the industry

 

THE DEATH OF GRASS ROOTS CRICKET
Gathering apace?

 

ROUTES INTO THE INDUSTRY MUST BE ENSURED
Q&A with David Fisher, Lantra’s head of industry partnerships

 

STRONG VIEWS ON CRICKET PITCH PERFORMANCE MARKING
A bone of contention

 

A PREMIUM PRODUCT
Delivered at Naas Golf Club

 

THE GREEN REVOLUTION
And Esker Hills

 

MAKING A CHANGE
Laytown and Bettystown Golf Links

 

A DAY AT THE RACES
Naas Race Course

 

WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE VOICE
How the industry needs to proceed

 

OVER 175 YEARS OF EDUCATION
Wesley College

 

ELECTRIC EXCITEMENT
Dennis's Ian Howard talks electrification

 

THE HOME OF CORK GAA
Páirc Uí Chaoimh

 

LONG POLE BATTERY HEDGE TRIMMERS TESTED
STIHL HLA 66 and HLA 86

 

OVER 800 YEARS OF HISTORY
Johnstown Castle and Gardens

 

A CLUB GONE WILD
Kilkenny Golf Club

 

A GOLF COURSE IN THE GARDEN OF IRELAND
Woodenbridge GC

 

80 YEARS YOUNG
Charleville Golf Club

 

AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE
Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club

 

GETTING BACK TOGETHER
Albeit gradually . .

 

GO WEST
Inishturk GAA pitch – one of the most westerly sportspitches in Europe

 

WORKING ON A TIGHT BUDGET
Nenagh Golf Club

 

ON A MISSION
Wrekin Golf Club aiming to enrich wildlife and fauna

 

WILD AND WONDERFUL
Design By Nature

 

LEARNING HOW TO SURVIVE
Abbey Par 3

 

TACKLING OBESITY
Vital that schools can provide sport

 

A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
Vital for turf professionals

 

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
Tullamore Golf Club

 

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGES
At Trinity College Dublin

 

BLENDING THE OLD WITH THE NEW
Bray Golf Club

 

A WELL POLISHED COURSE!
Ierne Social And Sports Club

 

IDENTIFYING THE TRUE VALUES
Of grounds maintenance

 

THE INDUSTRY WILL CHANGE & ADAPT
But it will survive

 

WIRRAL GOLF COURSES SAVED
Renewed hope and optimism for the future

 

GREEN SPACE CONTRIBUTION TO WELLBEING IS UNDERVALUED
Parks invisible on national agenda

 

A SHINING LIGHT IN IRELAND'S SUNNY SOUTHEAST
Wexford Golf Club

 

GREEN SPACES DO NOT LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES!
Keith Kent says we must invest in people

 

WE SHOULD TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE UK INDUSTRY
Right time for all sides to come together

 

SOIL LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Good-quality soil can help save the planet

 

MORE THAN JUST CUTTING GRASS
Encouraging the next generation

 

A BUZZ FROM DOING THE JOB
Wide experience of the turf grass industry

 

PAYING THEIR WAY
Low wages is the bane of the industry

 

AMENITY MANAGEMENT IMPACTS US ALL
Professor John Moverley

 

CARING FOR PARKS OF ALL TYPES
Mary Worrall

 

TOP FIVE FRUSTRATIONS FOR CRICKET GROUNDSMEN
What causes you the most frustration in your role?

 

PROFESSIONALS AT THE CUTTING EDGE
Vic Demain and Phil Sharples

 

BOWLS CLUBS IN PERIL
A sad decline

 

A VERY SPECIAL INDUSTRY
Loz looks back

 

SNEAK PEAK AT A ROBOTIC "GAME CHANGER"
Commercial model capable of covering 50,000 m2 teased

 

HALESOWEN PICK A BIG ROBOT UP FRONT
Invest in mowers

 

COMPRESSED AERATION
The new way

 

PARKS MATTER MORE THAN EVER
Recent sector developments

 

ON TEST
STIHL blowers

 

THREE CORE VALUES TO SHAPE OUR INDUSTRY
Real concerns for the future

 

ENGLAND'S GREEN SPACE GAP
A split along racial lines

 

ON TEST
EGO STX3800 strimmer with RTX2300 Rotocut head

 

A SECTOR FACING IMPORTANT TIMES
Review of the National Action Plan

 

PARKS MATTER
The role of public parks in the recovery: a discussion paper

 

A UNIQUE SPORTING VENUE
Wormsley private estate

 

A BTME OUTDOORS?
A good bet for the industry

 

PARKS NEED APPROPRIATE POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
Q&A with Philippa Reece, Parks and Foreshore Manager at Adur and Worthing Council

 

CRICKET LOAM
What does it mean?

 

A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET PARKS BACK TO NORMAL
Q&A with Chris Worman, Rugby Borough Council’s parks and ground manager

 

ON TEST
STIHL battery products

 

TURFGRASS STRESS MANAGEMENT
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and antioxidants during biotic and abiotic stress in turfgrass plants

 

AUTUMN DISEASE MANAGEMENT
The coming months are going to prove very difficult

 

THE ABUSE OF PARKS . .
Is the abuse of society

 

WHY PARKS MATTER?
A statement from the Parks Management Forum to the Prime Minister

 

THE 21st CENTURY PARKS MANAGER
Innovative, creative and entrepreneurial

 

EAT, SLEEP, CUT, REPEAT!
Cricket under covid

 

TIME FOR A SINGLE SHOW?
Debate brought back into focus

 

A CHALLENGING TWO MONTHS
Running golf design projects from home

 

PRESSURE SITUATION
Cementing the reputation

 

A CLUB TO BE PROUD OF
10 years at the helm of Olton GC

 

GAME CHANGERS IN TURFCARE
The day the Lord's outfield reconstruction proved its worth

 

THE ESSENCE OF ESSENTIAL
Finding a sensible way forward on defining "essential maintenance"

 

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS
2001

 

HOW TO LOOK AFTER A GOLF COURSE WITH NO GOLFERS
Fundamental to the survival of almost all courses, if not of the game itself

 

RAIN STOPPED PLAY WOULD BE WELCOME
. . along with ‘lunch is being taken early’

 

PHYSICAL CONTROL OF TURFGRASS PESTS
An urgent problem

 

A DIVERSE & ENTERTAINING WEEK
Successful BTME 2020

 

INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL
Opportunity to embrace new methods

 

ENVILLE ON THE UP
Major investments taking place

 

GREEN FLAG AWARDS 2019
A great success

 

U.S PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT SHOW EXCELS
Buoyant GIE+EXPO

 

LEGACY OF THE SOLHEIM CUP
At Gleneagles

 

A DAY OUT WITH THE LADIES
Behind the scenes at the Solheim Cup

 

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY'S EDIBLE GARDEN SUCCESS
2006 - present

 

HAIL THE GRASS MASTERS!
Boorish media comments about pitch quality are wide of the mark

 

CONTRACTOR SEES MULTI-DISCIPLINE SUCCESS
360 Ground Care serving professional facilities

 

BUSY TIMES
Judging the Green Flag Awards

 

TAKING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
What does it all mean in managing turf surfaces?

 

UNDER PRESSURE
Dry weather conditions continue to keep turf managers focused on moisture management

 

EDDIE SEAWARD
Death of Wimbledon’s influential grounds manager

 

MAJOR NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT
At Top 100 classic Berkhamsted Golf Club

 

NEW HORIZONS FOR THE HATTERS
Investment paying off at Kenilworth Road

 

ELIZABETHAN RESTORATION
At Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

 

WHAT IS BIOPHILIA?
The vital impact of parks and green spaces on health and well-being

 

WORM CONTROL
Without carbendazim

 

THE TRUE COST OF PETROL
Battery-powered outdoor power tools are now turning the heads of professionals

 

SANDS OF TIME
Sand-based pitches are now the norm in professional sports

 

WHY DO WE DO THE RIGHT THING?
We must maintain industry standards

 

CHASING GRASS PERFECTION?
11 things you need to know . . .

 

MAINTAINING STANDARDS
Q&A with BASIS ceo, Stephen Jacobs

 

STRI RESEARCH DAY 2018
Hosted at research trial grounds in Bingley

 

THE MECHANIC
Leicester City FC invest in new role

 

LORD'S 'GRASS-GUVNOR' TO RETIRE
Mick Hunt bows out after 49 years

 

HOLLOW CORING & DEEP SCARIFICATION
Is it really necessary?

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