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Member of the groundstaff at the AELTC, Wimbledon. This is an official @Wimbledon account. All views are my own. Photos are copyright of the AELTC
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Fertilised last week, mown and marked today ahead of going back in for members play tomorrow
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Court 1 getting its first mow in Championships pattern
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Day 13! We made it, it’s been a Championships with a lot of long nights but here we are on the final day and I couldn’t be prouder of the team and the effort and hard work the team have put in to get us to this point
#TeamWork
#Wimbledon
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It took longer than I anticipated but all measured out by hand and no stencil in sight, happy with how it turned out.
Proud to support those working on the frontline helping to combat this virus and care for those who need it.
#SupportTheNHS
#ClapforCarers
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And none of this would of been possible without the long hours and hard work put in by these guys, the Groundstaff and Horticultural team have been phenomenal in bringing
#TennisInAnEnglishGarden
#ProudOfTheTeam
#Wimbledon
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Bit of an emotional day as we wish a happy retirement to Mark Sheather who joined the club in 1971 & after 50 years service as a member of the grounds team, Deputy Head Groundsman & Senior Groundsman through his time. He’s been a mentor & friend to many and will be missed loads
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Words cannot express the deep sadness of the news this morning of the passing of our former Head Groundsman Eddie Seaward, He did so much for the industry but more importantly what an inspiration he was as a boss, mentor and friend to myself and many many more
#RIP
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Hopefully there aren’t too many days like this over the next few weeks but it is always a good experience to get one day of work under the covers
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5 days until official practice starts 14 until the start of The Championships
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Looking lovely having a drink to stave off the days heat
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Set up ready for the first practice session on the Championship courts today
#PitcurePerfect
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What a difference a mow and a bit of sunshine can make
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And with that the Championships for 2022 is complete but it literally couldn’t happen without these guys and girls
#Teamwork
#Wimbledon
#CentreCourt100
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Great to be back in work today and to see the courts in great shape after their first week of play
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The news that The Championships has been cancelled is the right call for the uncertainty of where we will be with this virus over the next few months. The safety of all involved be that staff, players or spectators has to be paramount.
We’ll be back with the best courts for 2021
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Just a week until official opening and the courts are being mown and following up with their last pre-championships granular fertiliser
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Centre Court, Court 1 and Court 2 all marked out from scratch today, that’s the last of the Championships courts to be done
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It’s not been the greatest weather to start the year and that meant a delay to our opening of the grass courts but I can’t thank the team enough for the effort and commitment they’ve put in to get us to today and finally opening for members
#Wimbledon
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Can not stress enough how amazing the team have been in preparing the courts ahead of schedule, great work over the last couple of weeks bringing the height down, rolling, marking out, spraying, edging, weeding and everything else
#GreatWork
#TeamWork
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Marking out courts ahead of members play today
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Courts all mown and marked yesterday and set up today for a club match, great work from the team recently getting courts available whenever possible for the members to enjoy
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Over 80 hours of play on this court in the last fortnight, consistent high temps putting the grass under stress too but it still looks amazing. Couldn’t be prouder &. happier with the team & all the work they’ve put in to producing these courts
#Amazing
#TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork
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A week away from what would be the start of the 2020 Championships and we’re just putting lines down on Centre, this is where everything starts to feel a bit surreal with not having the tournament
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Two days without a cut and a bit of rain around and the mushrooms have sprouted up, the boys have said not to make a joke which is a shame because I thought I was a fungi
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Centre Court has had its first cylinder mow since renovation and it’s looking excellent 🌱
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These really are unprecedented times, not to often we see
@nstubley
behind a bit of kit these day but it’s a lot rarer we see those legs out (or more importantly they see the sun)
#TippexLegs
#BossOnTheTools
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The 3 m’s of morning prep
Mowing, Marking and Mopping
Day 1 The Championships 2022
LETS GO!!!
#Wimbledon2022
#Teamwork
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Good to get a mow and mark done ahead of today and the weekends play 🌱
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Courts being mown and the start of marking out, must be a tennis season coming up 🌱🎾
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Getting a good nights rest ahead of the greatest tennis tournament in the world (I may be biased 🤔)
#Wimbledon
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Courts mown and marked out today ahead of the last day of practice on Championships Courts and a special photo shoot on Centre Court, 2 weeks today the first of these will be claimed but by who?
#Wimbledon2021
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In what has been a very wet May it’s great to be able to get out and mow and mark ahead of a days play
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Anyone for winter tennis? I’m sure people can serve a few ices and call for new (snow) balls
#SnowJoke
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And so it starts the first white lines of the year going down on Championship Courts
#MarkingOut
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Huge thanks to all these guys for the work in the lead up & throughout this championships
#Groundstaff2016
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As we come towards the end of
@thegma_
#GroundsWeek
we’re looking forward at
@Wimbledon
as we’re 100 days away from this years Championships and we can’t wait to have the courts prepared and ready for another great tournament
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Centre Court progressing nicely, it’ll be ready for a cut tomorrow
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Glorious day to finally be able to start spring preps and we have photo shoots going on on several courts too
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And done! Court 10 Koro’d in 3 and a half hours, that could be a record! Great work from the team
#renovations
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Great to be getting more consistently dry weather and be back in to a Monday/Thursday mowing routine as we aim to start spring preparations next week
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Surprisingly this video isn’t shot in slo-mo, marking out Court 11 from scratch
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Recently I’ve been asked a lot about how it feels from a groundstaff perspective of not having a championships on the courts we produce so here’s a blog to answer just that, hopefully you’ll enjoy and maybe I can do more in the future
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I’m what has been an uncertain week, I can do no more than thank the team for their efforts and diligence in carrying on essential maintenance whilst sticking to social distancing guidelines, the team have taken this all on board and worked incredibly well
#TopTeam
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Great to get the first mow of the year on the Championships courts yesterday
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Great to do a tidy up of Wimbledon War Memorial ahead of the
#RemembranceSunday
service.
Double mow, edged & moss removed, looking good for all those coming up to remember those who have served the country over many wars and years
#LestWeForget
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Centre Court renovated over the last couple of days. Scarified, spiked, preventative fungicide, seeded, fertilised, covered and irrigated. Soon be back green and we’ll start maintaining through to next year
#Renovations
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First day of official practice on the Championships courts, morning prep all in hand
#Teamwork
#Wimbledon2022
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Not the weather we wanted to start day 1 but the team have done amazing work getting courts mown and marked in preparation for play
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
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Wishing everyone a happy new year as we head in to 2022, can’t wait to be back here and preparing courts for you to enjoy The Championships, who do you think will be triumphant in 2022?
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Getting on with a preventative fungicide today as well as completing the mowing from yesterday, 1 week until official practice starts
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Courts mown ahead of practice again today, looking an absolute treat, absolutely amazing work from the team in this build up
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Quick court cover practice yesterday hopefully we won’t be out doing this over the next two weeks
#HereComesTheSun
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Centre Court looking a treat and getting a midday drink, while two of the team join up to finish the last bit of mowing for today on Court 2
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After what’s been a frustrating winter it’s nice to have some consecutive dry days and get the courts mown on Friday and again this morning
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It’s been a funny weather day but glad to of got Court 1 mown and marked on what would be the eve of The Championships
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Getting courts ready for members, what a cracker of a morning
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Day 6 completed, courts cleaned and irrigated and ready to put to bed ahead of the first properly scheduled middle Sunday
#Wimbledon2022
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End of an era for the tented cover on Centre Court, after the court surround redevelopment post championships we’ll be going to an inflatable ballon cover
#Pull
#Wimbledon
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And centre court is stripped off ready for tillering up tomorrow before reseeding, fertilising and covering
#Renovations
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Well the team here did exceptionally well and as of writing had amassed £1,930 in
@MovemberUK
donations. Well over the £1,800 I said would kick in the forfeit so here we go
#IWantToBreakFree
#Movember
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Shortest day of the year and my last day at work for 2018, it’s been a weird year weather wise but a hugely successful year for the courts with the tournament and 150th anniversary of the club, the courts are looking good going into 2019 too so we’re very happy
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Good day to give the courts a quick roll to smooth out the frost heave and got on to give Centre Court a trim
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