TOUGH TIMES AHEAD For grassroots facilities by TurfPro Editor, Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR
How many grassroots sports clubs will be able to afford the new equipment required to maintain their surfaces, considering many of them are struggling already to maintain the current batch of machinery in their sheds?
A DAY AT THE RACES Naas Race Course by Alan Mahon, TurfPro's Ireland editor (Words & Pictures)
Track manager at Naas racecourse, Roy Butler gives us an insight into what is involved in looking after a race track and preparing it for a race meeting.
In our first WEB ONLY story, head groundsman, James Fennessy, notes the resilience demonstrated by their surface, meaning they’ve seen no disease on the stadium pitch this year.
In our next WEB ONLY story, it has been announced that the import of the Grasshopper range of zero-turn mowers for the UK & NI has changed due to the upcoming retirement and closure of the previous distributor.
Rykneld Bowling Club, in Derbyshire, has seen major improvements to the green after an investment in equipment and visitong a virtual bowls seminar portal.
One of the key strands of the Staffordshire FA grass pitch improvement strategy, is to support clubs to be able to invest in equipment to maintain their playing surfaces.
Talented young service technicians and parts personnel from dealers around the country have successfully graduated from manufacturer's scheme - with individuals singled out for particular honours.
Harborne Golf Club in Birmingham say they have again evaluated and invested, upgrading its fleet with three new machines chosen specifically to focus on improved course presentation.
