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So after a quick divot followed on by a nice & simple double cut & brush this afternoon, It’s all good in the hood ⚽️🌱👌😊 #Grassroots

So I’m now coming to the end of the 5 year pitch improvement program that we as a club put in place at end of this month Well looking back It has to be said,the data collected has shown swapping the heavy roller for an aeration program looks to have paid off🌱🌱🌱😊 #Grassroots

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the sport we love 💚 John Ledwidge, Head of Grounds and Landscaping Manchester City visited Cadishead Sports JFC to talk to volunteers that dedicate time to their community, share his expertise and talk about the benefits of volunteering on #WMHD2024 🌱

So as worm casts are now very much prevalent🙄 This afternoon the pitch received a good old brush & spike in preparation for another 2 games this weekend ⚽️🌱👌😊 Well it looks like the☀️starting to go down a lot earlier now😅 #Grassroots

So here is a little insight in to what type of work goes in behind the scenes in trying to stay ahead of the game on a grassroots pitch this time of the year/season ⚽️🌱😅 #Grassroots #GroundsKeepersLife

So that’s the pitch dew brushed,re strung & marked ready for for its two games this weekend 😅 Well I think the pitch is in pretty good nick, even if I do say so myself 😊⚽️🌱👌 #Grassroots

So after another busy weekend of games, this afternoon consisted of a 2hr divot followed on by a good spike & brush in a change of direction All this should help in the pitches recovery & also help stand up the grass for a rotary cut tomorrow afternoon🤞😅⚽️🌱👌 #Grassroots

👇👏👏 you’ve been an absolute game changer for grassroots sport, keep up the fantastic work guys 🌱👌👍

So once the fog had cleared it was nice walk with the dew brush😅 This was then followed on by some pitch data collecting whilst completing our pitch power inspections this afternoon 📈 ⚽️🌱😊 #Grassroots #PitchImprovement

Really pleased with the pitches progress as it goes into the autumn/winter months ⚽️🌱😅 #Grassroots #PitchImprovement #Volunteers #GroundsKeepersLife

This week I’m working hard to try & take advantage of the extra day light hour by carrying out some essential tasks with the aim to look after grass coverage😅 So yesterday afternoon it was a drag brush & spike to deal with the recent busy worm activity 🪱 😅⚽️🌱👌 #Grassroots

Doing the best I can to stay ahead of the games whilst I still have this extra daylight hour available to me😅 So this afternoon it was a nice lightweight rotary cut in preparation for this weekends games⚽️🌱👌😊 Well It’s likely to be dark this time next week🌱😅 #Grassroots

So it was an early morning double dew brush followed by a restring & some freshly painted white lines Well after a busy week of carrying out some essential works, the pitch is now already to go for this afternoons first team game ⚽️🌱😅 A good job done👊😊 #Grassroots

👇Going above & beyond👏👏 🌱👌😊 #Grassroots #GroundsKeepersLife

So when it comes to improving sports pitches, groundskeepers often tend to take lots of pictures of their work One reason being is pride in our work & another is, if we just told you how well it’s going you probably wouldn’t believe us😅⚽️🌱👇 #Grassroots #GroundsKeepersLife

👇Well for me it’s most definitely one of the most important & can be up there as one of the most rewarding roles in grassroots sport🌱👌😊 #GroundsKeepersLife

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Well my wife has taken full advantage of my free time over the last couple of months by giving me plenty of DIY projects to keep me busy🙄 👇Here is my effort at building our media wall🪚😊 Think I need to get back out of the house & back on a mower just for a little break 😂😅

What a game this Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City is, also this Wembley Stadium pitch looks & is playing incredible ⚽️🌱🔥👌fantastic work from Karl Standley & all his fantastic grounds team 👏👏👏