The lawn maintenance programme runs throughout the year. It is more intensive in season and requires regular mowing and white lining. This is carried out by contractors. There are seasonal treatments, such as rolling, aerating, feeding, pest control, that are done on a ‘need to’ basis and are weather dependent, which are also carried out by a paid contractor.
However, some of the maintenance programme is undertaken by a group of volunteers who mow the lawn if it requires an additional cut before a tournament or match play. We also have a group who hand weed the lawn in season to prevent chemical build up and over-seed areas that have been compacted or worn thin by use.
The contractor and volunteers work in harmony. I (Irene Morris) coordinate the programme of work for both and I’ve set up a spreadsheet which shows the monthly plan, identifies volunteers that have given their time, and indicates whether the programme is on schedule or not.
You can volunteer to help. It could be mowing, white lining, weeding, feeding, or over-seeding. We generally work a 2 hour shift on a day that the majority of volunteers can agree on.
Someone once brought home the importance of the work when they said: “There’s no croquet without the lawns.’ How true that is. We don’t have sufficient fund to pay the contractor to do all that is necessary, not at present anyway. So we have to muck in.
If you would like to join the team of volunteers email me croquet-lw-19@outlook.com I would love to have you on board.
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