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Westgate-on-sea Cricket Club wins Toro Greensmaster 800
Westgate-on-Sea Cricket Club is the lucky winner of a Toro Greensmaster 800 pedestrian mower after entering distributor Reesink Turfcare ’ s competition at SALTEX
aif Kelly , who has been
R at the club for 35 years having worn many hats along the way from president to secretary to community manager and finally , as head groundsman , is “ incredibly pleased ” with the result from the prize draw and can ’ t wait to put the Greensmaster 800 to work .
Overseeing three groundskeeping teams that work diligently on the square every weekend , Raif explains : “ The Greensmaster 800 will come very in handy to cut the cricket strips to the standards to which we have accustomed our members . This is our first Toro machine so we ’ re very excited to try it and see what it can do .
“ We make sure the square is always in good condition . A lot of work goes into it over the year , starting in May and finishing in September , at which point we put it to bed during the winter .
6 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | May 2022