This week was all about updating and expanding our knowledge and skills. Firstly we attended the BTME show where we saw some new and innovative machines and products which will help us within our industry. Then on Wednesday and Thursday 4 of the staff took part in a welding course held at the golf club. This will help the staff in machinery repair and widen their knowledge.

The training was organised by Linda Bower of Land Based Training. 

On the course the weather has limited travelling with machinery so only the priority tasks have been carried out. Other jobs have been to cut hedges, paint markers, machinery service and repair and today when the frost had gone  slitting fairways. 

With more rain forecast and even colder temperatures expected next week we took the opportunity on we'd to get a preventative fungicide on the greens, a mix of iprodione, tebuconazole and prochloraz. This protects against fusarium outbreaks.