Thank goodness for a dry 48 hours. Managed to get @BillericayRFC @Billericaybees pitches slit and marked before non stop rain till Christmas Eve according to @bbcweather. We've a full mini and youth programme on Sunday. Hopefully not too much damage will ensue!

Match Day prep on a Tuesday? Yes, seeing the weather that's forecast. Both slit and marked. Let's hope the training pitch makes it. @Billericaybees @BillericayRFC #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby #winterpitches

Not posted for ages, but I'm still here plugging away. I've been trying to protect this one over the summer before it gets abused for the next nine months. @BillericayRFC @Billericaybees #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby #rugbypitch #Rugbyunion

Sand spreading day. Just shy of 100 tonnes going down. @ParkersPitches #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby

Pitch Renovations @BillericayRFC courtesy of @ParkersPitches underway. Holes today, sand and seed tomorrow, rain next week. The Groundsman God's are smiling on me for once. #communityrugby #volunteergroundsman #pitchrenovations

Spent another few hours punching holes on the training pitch today @BillericayRFC . Stripes despite the mud!!! #communityrugby #volunteergroundsman

About 10 hours over three days on the tractor this #groundsweek aerating. Training pitch in two directions, main pitch just the once over.

Excellent timing! 🥵🥵🥵 Just finished marking both pitches @BillericayRFC .

Haven't posted in an age, but the work still goes on. It's been a tough winter @BillericayRFC with plenty of rain and pitch used 6 days/evenings a week. Nearly at the finish line and pitch renovations by @ParkersPitches being booked in.

Big @BillericayRFC home double header this weekend. We will be raising money for the @NiallStringerF, so I thought I'd have a go at putting a logo down on both pitches. Not too shabby! #communityrugby #volunteergroundsman #NS10

Post hole soak aways a low spot on the training pitch 14 x 1m deep 4" holes filled with 20mm shingle, topped with 70/30 sport mix Will throw some seed, but being used 6 days a week, I'm not holding much hope it'll grow #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby @BillericayRFC

Managed to squeeze a cut in today @BillericayRFC. Hopefully, mark them up tomorrow as we have a @Saracens half term camp at the end of the week. #communityrugby #volunteergroundsman #pitchcare

Looks like the @OriginAmenity Delta fertiliser has definitely kicked in. Both pitches groomed, cut, and marked today just before the 🌧🌧🌧 and training tonight.

First blocks of the season cut in this morning. The training pitch needs attention, and I'm a bit concerned it'll not get through the season at the moment. #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby

For the last three weeks, I've used the @RedeximUK #sportplay pre cut with the #strikermower. Starting to get a decent checkerboard pattern, which looked great in this mornings sunshine. #volunteergroundsman #communityrugby #lonegroundsman

Managed to go over the pitches with @RedeximUK sportplay then a cut after 12mm of rain overnight. More rain due all week!!

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Proud to have played a small part in this success. Congratulations @thurrockladies 2nd team on going undefeated all season and rounding it off @Twickenhamstad On @jimRFU 's carpet. #invincibles #undefeated #leagueandcupdouble

8 Days till we play @Twickenhamstad on @jimRFU 's carpet. 2's kick off at 1pm 1-s kick off at 5pm Free entry to the ground. Come and cheer on the T-Birds.

92 tonnes of @SRCaggs sand ready for @ParkersPitches to put on the two pitches today.