Thieves Steal Tractor And Leaf Collector: A theft of equipment totaling £8,000 has left a football club facing financial ruin. Members of Borden Village Football Club (BVFC) discovered the John Deere X360 and Agrifab leaf collector were missing. Groundsman and committee member Roger Pudner said unless it is recovered, the theft will have to go down […]
Golf Club And Street Signs Targeted: Despite it possibly being a joke to some, many dedicated golfers were not amused. Greenkeeper, Joe Khumalo and staff, were left open-mouthed when they discovered a yield sign, complete with the pole, stuck in a hole on the number 5 green at the Dundee Golf Club last Wednesday. The […]
European Commission Relicense Glyphosate: Weedkiller Glyphosate has been given a last minute reprieve after a European Commission (EC) committee granted a fresh licence for the herbicide’s continued use across the EU. The relicensing follows months of indecision by the EC. The EC Appeals Committee finally reached a qualified majority to renew glyphosate for five years. The decision to […]
Teenage Groundsman Wins Volunteer Award: A volunteer groundsman at Redditch Cricket Club has been named ‘young volunteer of the year’ at a prestigious sports awards. Jacob Ottley, 17, won the accolade at the annual Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sports Awards at Sixways Stadium in Worcester on Thursday, November 23. He only began volunteering at the club as […]
FA Take Advice From City Groundsmen: Sports bodies across the UK are taking advice from Gloucester. More than 18 months after the city council agreed to commit to improve pitches across Gloucester, council bosses say there has been a major improvement. And there has been input from some of the nation’s greatest groundsmen at the […]
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