Berkshire Cricket Groundsman Association, (BCGA)
Wilson Carlisle 0776 869 6291

USEFUL INFORMATION:
These website links are published here for the information of Groundsmen in Berkshire.

Institute of Groundsmanship - www.iog.org
Membership, data sheets, courses

Berkshire Cricket does not endorse or recommend any particular supplier or product.

The STRI/BPSA turfgrass seedbook can now be downloaded from the website -
www.bspb.co.uk
Select General Information (click enter)
Select New from the menu bar at the top,
Select Turfgrass seed from the list

GREENCAST - www.greencast.co.uk
Register as a user
Once registered you will be able to 'log in' and access both historical data and forecasts for weather, soil temperatures, disease risk etc.

ROLLING - www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/sst/rolling-
Research available early March 2009
Research reports on the properties of Cricket loams and research regarding Rolling

WEATHER - detailed weather data (Maidenhead)
Historical weather data going back to 1995 including soil temperatures at various depths can be obtained from:
www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~brugge/mhdweather.html

ECOSOLVE - DRILLING - www.ecosolve.co.uk

SISIS
Rep for SISIS Turf machinery - makers of Lawnman Rake is Russell Jordan 07973 462928

STUART CANVAS - www.stuartcanvas.co.uk
New range of flat covers Pro-tech and County plus
Can also supply germination sheets - around £150 each

BMS PRODUCTS - www.bmsproducts.com
Spare blades for shell type soil samplers
Lutes, various tools,
New products coming soon - grass height guage