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Funding and Support Links for Turf Professionals

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External Funding and Support Links for Turf Professionals, contains links to online training and links to funding and support. There is also a list of all known UK groundsman associations.

Also recently added are my reading recommendations.

We are always updating this page, so please do come back.

Cricket, Football, Rugby and Bowls links to funding and support below.


Bowl Green Support Links

Bowls England – https://www.bowlsengland.com/

Reading recommendations- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bowling-Greens-History-Construction-Maintenance/dp/1873431015

Rugby Groundsmen Connect

https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/running-your-club/facilities/natural-turf-pitches

Reading recommendations- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Games-Pitches-Construction-Maintenance/dp/1873431031

Football Groundsmen Support

Reading recommendations- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Games-Pitches-Construction-Maintenance/dp/1873431031

Winter Sports Groundsman facebook page –https://www.facebook.com/groups/400436607221516/

Cricket Groundsmen Book Recomendations

This book is old but still a good read, with information on the construction and maintenance of cricket tables, so l highly recommend it as a reading resource.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=crciket+r.d.c+evans&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss

TS4 Fine Turf Booklet- https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/club-support/club-facility-management/surface-types

ECB Rolling trials-https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/guidelines-for-rolling-in-cricket-10409.pdf

ECB Cricket pitch aeration research-file:///C:/Users/Samsung400B/Downloads/Simon_Parsons_Thesis_2012.pdf

Just a good read for any groundsman looking to really get to know turf culture- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sports-Turf-Amenity-Grassland-Management/dp/1861267908/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/259-4517799-3943537?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1861267908&pd_rd_r=5fc3265d-65ff-41a2-9636-62d4e88971fa&pd_rd_w=VotUk&pd_rd_wg=hRUmj&pf_rd_p=2773aa8e-42c5-4dbe-bda8-5cdf226aa078&pf_rd_r=CGYVPGHQ39YFGCF69TG7&psc=1&refRID=CGYVPGHQ39YFGCF69TG7

Cricket Groundsman facebook community group-mentoring,community chat, link up to local Groundsman https://www.facebook.com/groups/717957209036259/


ECB Funding/Support for clubs

Pitch Power Football Foundation Funding – https://footballfoundation.org.uk/power-up-your-grass-pitch

https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/club-support/club-facility-management/cascs?fbclid=IwAR015HOCnUna3KCUUJviJZqj8KJM1xO6lDBnRJ3qhiUwKm6FXBPAT3SPh4w

Club Funding – https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/club-support/club-funding

Sport England Small Grants Fund – https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds/queens-platinum-jubilee-activity-fund


The Grounds Management Association

“To promote quality surfaces and quality services and establish the GMA as ‘the’ leading professional organisation for grounds management, recognised by the National Governing Bodies of Sport and the public, private and voluntary sectors for its industry knowledge and technical expertise.’

https://www.thegma.org.uk/ – Main GMA Page

https://www.thegma.org.uk/learning/training – Link to online training or qualifications

Take a look at this blog, with some funding route links- https://blog.pitchero.com/7-funding-pots-open-to-sports-clubs-for-2019


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Cricket Groundsmen Associations 

Please see the below link to associations links and facebook pages.

Cambridgeshire

http://www.cambscricket.org.uk/page/facilities/cambs–hunts-grounds-association/overview-4740/

Cheshire

http://www.cag.org.uk

Cornwall

https://cornwallcricket.co.uk/get-involved/cornwall-association-cricket-groundsmen-2/

Cumbria

https://www.facebook.com/groups/173727209780768

Derbyshire

https://dcfcricket.com/groundstaff/

Devon

http://www.devoncricket.co.uk/page.php?Id=1543

Dorset

http://www.dorsetcricketboard.co.uk/page/grounds/calling-groundsmen/calling-all-groundsmen–special-offer-6624

Durham

http://durhamcb.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/191487

Essex

https://www.essexcricket.org.uk/community/groundsman-association

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1813185158962155

Gloucestershire

https://www.gloucestershirecricketboard.com/associations/groundsmen-gga/

Hampshire

https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/cricket-board/courses/groundsmanship

Kent

https://www.kentcommunitycricket.co.uk/news/category/groundsman-association

Lancashire

https://foundation.lancashirecricket.co.uk/clubs-and-leagues/lancashire-groundsmans-association

Leicestershire

http://www.leicestershirecricket.co.uk/groundsmen/

Lincolnshire

http://www.lincscricket.co.uk/ground-staff/

Norfolk

http://www.norfolkcricket.co.uk/grounds-training.asp

Northamptonshire

https://nccc.co.uk/community/volunteering

https://www.facebook.com/groups/694667410919001

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Nottinghamshire

http://www.nottscricket.com/page/get-involved/groundsman/groundsman-15230

Oxfordshire

[http://www.oxfordshire.cricket/page/partners/groundsmans-association/overview-9075/](http://www.oxfordshire.cricket/page/partners/groundsmans-association/overview-9075/)

Somerset

https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/associations/groundsman/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/525508464603936

South Wales

http://www.cricketwales.org.uk/South_Wales_Cricket_Groundsman_Association/195

Staffordshire

https://www.staffordshirecricket.co.uk/about/Grounds-Care

Surrey

http://www.surreycricketfoundation.org/page/surrey-grounds-support-network-14

Suffolk

https://suffolkcricket.org/2880-2/suffolk-grounds-association/

Sussex

https://sussexcricket.co.uk/groundsmen

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=303242686866009

Wiltshire

https://www.wiltshirecricket.co.uk/groundsmen.html

North Wales

https://nwcl.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/174074

Northern Cricket Union

https://northerncricketunion.org/database/2013/news/articles/article228.shtml

Worcestershire

http://www.worcestershirecricket.co.uk/page/clubs/groundsmen/groundsmen-7150

Yorkshire

http://www.yorkshirecb.com/page/grounds/contacts/contacts-5426


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