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Former Burnley Groundsman Recalls Stars, Bomb Scares and Sprinklers

Spend some time with former Burnley groundsman Roy Oldfield and the stories come at you like the sprinklers that keep the Turf Moor pitch slick. Once the tap has been turned on it’s an endless stream of wonderful recollections from Oldfield’s time at the club in the 1970s and 80s. From the characters that frequented […]

Revised Ryegrass Mixture

Germinal has updated its Grade A perennial ryegrass seed mixture for cricket squares, tennis courts and golf tees by upping the percentage of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass to give even greater fineness of leaf. The revised ‘A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ mixture has moved from a blend of three perennial ryegrass cultivars (45% Escapade, 35% […]

Highspeed Going Forward

Acumen Waste Services Ltd (Acumen) is pleased to announce that on 24th March 2017 it completed the acquisition of Highspeed Group Ltd (Highspeed) including all subsidiary companies, staff, headquarters and waste transfer and treatment facility in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The acquisition of Highspeed will complement Acumen’s existing national waste management infrastructure, whilst also developing the […]

Celebrating Public Parks

National Have a Field Day 8th July  to demonstrate public support for parks  Access to parks help people feel healthier and happier – and become more active Parks and playing fields are a well loved part of our local landscape and used by the whole community from pre-school children to retired adults; but funding cuts […]

South Beds reaps financial benefits

Featuring both 18 and 9-hole courses based on free-draining chalk land in Bedfordshire, South Beds Golf Club is now on its fourth generation of John Deere greens mower, following a John Deere Financial lease deal signed with dealer P Tuckwell Ltd. The new 2500E hybrid electric greens mower followed its triplex predecessors the 2500, 2500A […]