LATEST ISSUE OF TURF PROFESSIONAL
Turf Professional Magazine March / April 2009
The first issue of Turf Professional for 2009 is a golf special. We speak to BIGGA’s John Pemberton on the eve of the Harrogate Week exhibition, who tells us about his hopes to extend the scope of membership and his pride in the achievements of the greenkeepers’ association. We also hear from clubs across the UK, from St. Andrews to Romford, and pay tribute to the retiring George Brown of Turnberry. Elsewhere we hear from Peter Maron who has swapped Manchester for Miami, a sussex cricket club explains how they invested in a makeover for a 50 year old roller, and we preview the Harrogate Week exhibtion.
FEATURES
LATEST NEWS
- Glamorgan appoint Keith Exton
- Mowbray Park is Britain’s best
- Willerby Landscapes scoop top BALI award
- TGA urge Boris to use turf
- Advanta Seeds change name
- Scottish Groundsman of the year named
Glamorgan appoint Keith Exton
Glamorgan Cricket has announced the appointment of Keith Exton as their new Head Groundsman. Keith joins the Club from Oakham School where he has worked as Head Groundsman for 16 years. He will take up his position on 1st February.
Mowbray Park is Britain’s best
Mowbray Park, Sunderland has been awarded the prestigious title of Briggs & Stratton’s Britain’s Best Park 2008. Managed by Sunderland City Council, the park beat off tough competition from others across the country to win the top prize. The park was judged on criteria including environment, design, usability, access, maintenance and community involvement.
Willerby Landscapes scoop top BALI award
The BALI National Landscape Awards took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on December 5th 2008. The top award of the day, the Grand Award, went to Willerby Landscapes of Edenbridge, Kent who have been BALI members for over 20 years. They were honoured for the excellently landscaped grounds of Chavasse Park, part of The Paradise Street project in Liverpool City Centre.
TGA urge Boris to use turf
The Turfgrass Growers’ Association (TGA) has written to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, urging him to utilise the benefits of turf in alleviating the effects of climate change, following the publication of his draft London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
Advanta Seeds change name
Seed breeder Advanta Seeds has changed its trading name to Limagrain UK.
However the company say there are no changes to the distribution or quality of their two leading brand ranges of amenity grass seed mixtures - MM and Designer.
Scottish Groundsman of the year named
Jim Dawson, head groundsman at Falkirk Football Club, has for the second year in succession been named as the IOG’s Scottish Football Groundsman of the Year.
He collected his award for season 2007/2008 at the recent Scotsturf show in Edinburgh from Alex Millar, IOG national chairman and Andrew Robinson managing director of award sponsors Rigby Taylor.
NEXT MONTH'S ISSUE
The February / March 2009 edition of Turf Professional will include a special feature on non-natural turf sports surfaces. We will also be looking at Parks & Open Spaces and seeing what’s new in Quads and ATVs.
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