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Assistant Head Groundsman
- Midlands
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Responsible for the efficient day to day running of the training ground and reporting to and liaising with the Grounds Manager an Assistant Head Groundsman is required for this professional football club. Ideally, the successful applicant will have extens ...more >
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Groundsman
- Midlands
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Due to expansion a professional football club is looking to recruit groundsmen. Reporting to the Assistant Head Groundsman, you will be based at the training ground working on a variety of surfaces. Ideally you will be from a football background with pr ...more >
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Site Manager
- TBA
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An established, family owned and managed sportsturf construction and
renovation company are looking to employ a site manager to join their existing
team. Working from a base in Hertfordshire you would be responsible for the
day to day running of sites, ...more >
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David Robinson receives Chairman’s Award
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(Published: Thu 15 May, 2008,
Accreditation: IOG News)
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David Robinson, Chairman of the Leeds and West Yorkshire Branch and longstanding IOG Member, was delighted to receive the prestigious Chairman's Award. Awarded annually it recognises the outstanding efforts of IOG volunteers, particularly at a local leve ...more >
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IOG in Action, 4th June 2008
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(Published: Thu 15 May, 2008,
Accreditation: IOG News)
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Enjoy a day of top educational seminars and an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the grounds
at Glamorgan University with Les Gibbs, Head Groundsman. The IOG in Action includes seminars on Sports Turf Seasonal Maintenance the essentials. The programm ...more >
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Wembley Comes Good According to the Mail
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(Published: Wed 14 May, 2008,
Accreditation: IOG News)
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The lushness of the Wembley Turf for Saturdays FA Cup Final is in contrast to the terrible surface cut by an American football game for the loss to Croatia last November that cost England their place at Euro 2008. Now it has emerged that Wembley builder M ...more >
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Grounds For Concern about Recognition
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(Published: Mon 12 May, 2008,
Accreditation: IOG News)
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Gerry Sutcliffe, the Sports Minister, is on a mission. While wealthy sportsmen play on beautiful pitches at Lord's, Wimbledon, Wembley and the rest, the groundsmen who tend them feel unloved. ...more >
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Sports Minister Highlights Grounds Professionals Contribution to Sports Provision
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(Published: Mon 12 May, 2008,
Accreditation: IOG News)
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Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Minister for Sport, highlighted the value of grounds maintenance in a speech at the CCPR Conference, the national alliance of governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation, on 7 May. ...more >
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Kanu leads Pompey to FA Cup glory
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC Sport)
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Portsmouth win the FA Cup as Kanu's 37th-minute strike gives them a 1-0 win over Cardiff at Wembley. ...more >
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England frustrated at wet Lord's
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC Sport)
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England and New Zealand lose almost the whole of day three of the first Test to rain. ...more >
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Survival beats Cup win - Redknapp
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC Sport)
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Harry Redknapp says rescuing Portsmouth from relegation two seasons ago was a bigger feat than winning the FA Cup. ...more >
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Draw dents Rangers title bid
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC Sport)
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Rangers lose the initiative in the SPL title race after Motherwell hold them to a draw at Fir Park. ...more >
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Quake effort resumes after panic
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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Rescue efforts resume in quake-stricken Beichuan, China, after fears of a flash flood spark panic. ...more >
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Royal marries in Windsor wedding
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, marries Canadian management consultant Autumn Kelly at Windsor Castle. ...more >
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Portsmouth clinch Cup victory
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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Portsmouth beat Cardiff to win the FA Cup final at Wembley, with a first-half goal by striker Kanu. ...more >
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Edward Kennedy taken to hospital
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy recovers in hospital after suffering a "seizure", his office says. ...more >
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Hundreds in tribute to murdered Jimmy
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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Family and friends of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, who was killed in a London bakery a week ago, attend a memorial service. ...more >
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Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
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(Published: Sat 17 May, 2008,
Accreditation: BBC News)
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UK PM Gordon Brown accuses Burma's rulers of neglecting their own people by blocking aid to cyclone survivors. ...more >
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