Steve Gibbs

Long daylight hours, coupled with warm air and soil temperatures often reaching well into double figures, means that grass growth will be vigorous and needs cutting regularly.

As part of my role as a Green Flag judge, I was tasked with visiting Castle Ring, a large multivallate Iron Age Hill Fort, around 2,500 years old.

The IOG say they are planning for the launch of a new communications programme designed to educate the public and media about the important role of groundstaff.

It was widely reported last week that three members of Brighton & Hove Albion FC's ground-staff team were dismissed over the leaking of team selections - but were allegedly denied disciplinary hearings.

Last week saw the launch of the Bernhard Academy at the company’s factory facilities in Haverhill, Suffolk, which is set to become a hub of learning and knowledge.

In tackling the management of amenity spaces and turf, we are all asked to take an integrated approach and deliver plans to do so. But what does it all mean?

Thirty-eight groundsmen from Denmark and Spain have spent three-days learning from some of the best turf professionals the United Kingdom has to offer on a Campey Turf Care Systems educational tour.

East Devon District Council have partnered with local dealers Devon Garden Machinery for a robotic mowing trial on an area of several football pitches and a clubhouse, totaling over 25,000m2.

I firmly believe we can always learn from our peers and previous generations who are always keen to pass on their knowledge and experiences to the next generation.

One of the biggest problems facing many groundsmen is the ability to water their natural grass surfaces efficiently, during spells of hot dry weather.