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Community efforts lift club’s fortunes

July 22, 2020/in Industry News, News, Press Release/by External Source

Community efforts lift club’s fortunes: The future is bright at Auchmill after community spirit put a real buzz into the Aberdeen club. A band of volunteers joined head greenkeeper Mathew Smith and stewardess Andrea Stewart to make massive improvements to the course and clubhouse during the Covid-19 lockdown. Their reward is seeing a demand to […]

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting

July 21, 2020/in News, Press Release/by CharmianRobson

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting: Stirlands Cricket Club aims to complete winter turf maintenance for the first time in years after the successful installation of a new drainage system by AMS Contracting. Every winter the Sussex based cricket club would have a third of their outfield underwater between the pavilion and the square. This […]

Community efforts lift club’s fortunes

July 22, 2020/in Industry News, News, Press Release/by External Source

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting

July 21, 2020/in News, Press Release/by CharmianRobson

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Community efforts lift club’s fortunes

July 22, 2020/in Industry News, News, Press Release/by External Source

Community efforts lift club’s fortunes: The future is bright at Auchmill after community spirit put a real buzz into the Aberdeen club.

A band of volunteers joined head greenkeeper Mathew Smith and stewardess Andrea Stewart to make massive improvements to the course and clubhouse during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Their reward is seeing a demand to play their course.

Auchmill also received a £25,000 grant from the Scottish Government on offer to some small businesses.

Captain Gordon Graham said: “Membership is up and visitor numbers are up and thanks to our marvellous bunch of volunteers, who have transformed the course and clubhouse, we have had really positive feedback.

“It fills me with pride how their work is building a platform to go on to bigger and greater things.

“The £25,000 grant arrived just after the course closure and helped pay ongoing costs such as staff wages, maintenance of the course, repairs to sprinkler system and other sundries such as top dressing, fertiliser and diesel.

“The volunteers cleared grass cuttings, strimmed and cleaned bunkers and other areas, painted distance markers and signs and helped maintain the greens machinery and car park.”

Mathew, formerly of Westhill and Newmachar, and Andrea, both only started work at the club at the beginning of the season.

The volunteers quickly got to work on a new course improvement plan drawn up by Mathew which included an improved greens programme.

The volunteers redecorated the clubhouse, painting the interior, refurbishing furniture and even preparing a beer garden.

Andrea said: “It has transformed the clubhouse into a warm, welcoming place. It was wonderful to see members rallying round and bringing about improvements.

“I am looking forward to the opening and welcoming everyone once the restrictions are lifted.”

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Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting

July 21, 2020/in News, Press Release/by CharmianRobson

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting: Stirlands Cricket Club aims to complete winter turf maintenance for the first time in years after the successful installation of a new drainage system by AMS Contracting.

Every winter the Sussex based cricket club would have a third of their outfield underwater between the pavilion and the square. This caused maintenance of the area to be delayed compared to other parts of the field and often meant it wasn’t ready for play. The flooding also prevented the club from cutting using their mower, instead having to hire in a contractor at a considerable cost each year.

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting

The consistent delays to play and ongoing mowing costs led Stirlands Cricket Club president, Charles Hunt, to seek funding from the ECB’s Flood Relief Plan and use local Chichester company, AMS, to design and install the drainage.

AMS surveyed the site using Trimble drainage mapping software to build a 3D model that optimises the placement of drains. With the plan in place, 60m of main carrier drains were backfilled with gravel, and 10 lateral drains were connected into the main carrier drain, totalling 450m of lateral drainage for the whole project. To keep the system simple to maintain, three concrete chambers were installed for rodding and inspection purposes.

“The whole project took five days to complete, and they did a tremendous job very efficiently, very neatly and at a competitive price,” Charles explained. “They’ve gone above and beyond, they built steps into the clubhouse and did everything that we needed to make the project a success. Myles and Ashley are great people, and we’ve enjoyed having them work at the club.

“Our issue is that one side of our field falls away into a low spot towards the pavilion and because we’re on mastic clay the water would just sit there. It has been a persistent issue, and every winter half the field floods and we can’t get the mower on it, so we’re always behind time getting the outfield cut. Sometimes we can’t cut it with our mower, and we have to hire someone in, and it costs us quite a lot of money as a club.

“The ECB offered us flood relief funding, and after we got it, I began looking at companies who could do the work. AMS is local to us, and I’m glad we went with them because they have done such a fantastic job. The system won’t get tested until winter, but everything has gone as well as it can during the installation. I think it will mean that we can get on the field much sooner and get the grass cut, so we’re ready to play cricket with no delays.”

With two men’s teams in the Sussex League, a friendly side that play on Sunday’s and several boys and girls teams ranging from U10s to U19s using the site, being able to cut the pitch with their own machine and redistribute the funds saved elsewhere in the club will be a considerable advantage going forward.

AMS fulfil drainage, construction and maintenance projects all over the United Kingdom and use a process that always provides cost-effective results. For more information on AMS’ services or to receive a quote on your project, visit www.amscontracting.co.uk.

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Community efforts lift club’s fortunes

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Community efforts lift club’s fortunes: The future is bright at Auchmill after community spirit put a real buzz into the Aberdeen club.

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting

Effective flood relief from AMS Contracting: Stirlands Cricket Club aims to complete winter turf maintenance for the first time in years after the successful installation of a new drainage system by AMS Contracting.

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