Members Meetings 2012

An open meeting has been arranged for Wednesday 14th March at Cheadle Cricket Club, 225 Kingsway Cheadle STOCKPORT Cheshire SK8 1LA, at 7.30pm for 8.00pm.
Nick James has managed to get Alan Lewis to agree to speak on the following topic: SOIL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS IN SPORTS
TURF. As you can imagine this can lead to all sorts of questions and issues so should be a good stimulant.
Alan is a Technical Director and has worked in sports surface development and construction for over twenty five years. During his career, to date, he has achieved numerous qualifications including 'The Institute of Groundsmanship' (IOG) National Diploma, the 'Master Groundsman of the Year Award' in 1991 and has successfully gained his Masters Degree in Sports Surface Technology from Cranfield University. The MSc qualification combines all the major components which are required for a sport surface consultant and is the highest qualification a sports consultant can achieve.
Prior to starting TTS, Alan was Head Groundsman at the prestigious Shrewsbury School in Shropshire. With his practical and technical knowledge, Alan also provides a very important role within education. Working in connection with the IOG he has presented training courses for the England & Wales Cricket Board, The Football Association and The Rugby Football Union. In conjunction with Pitchcare Ltd he designs and presents training courses for groundsman on both summer and winter sports surfaces.
Alan Lewis is internationally renowned as the best and most knowledgeable Sports Turf specialist in the business. As a consultant he has overseen the construction of over 100 cricket squares and sports grounds and is an expert in all aspects of Sports Turf management. His schedule is extremely busy and we are most fortunate to have secured his services for this
one off event.
I would urge you all to support the CAG and Alan by attending as you will not often get the opportunity to ask questions of the best in the business.