GREEN KEEPING
We offer guidance to all clubs within the County with regards to
the maintenance of a good quality green.
| CLUB | GRADING |
|---|---|
| ABINGTON | A+ |
| BRACKLEY & DISTRICT | A- |
| BUGBROOKE | B- |
| BURTON LATIMER | B- |
| BYFIELD | C |
| COGENHOE | B- |
| COLD ASHBY | A+ |
| CORBY FOREST | C |
| CORBY S & L GREEN A | C |
| CORBY S & L GREEN B | B- |
| DAVENTRY TIGERS | B- |
| DAVENTRY TOWN | B+ |
| DESBOROUGH TOWN | A- |
| EARLS BARTON | B+ |
| FINEDON TOWN | B- |
| GEDDINGTON & NEWTON | A- |
| HARPOLE | B- |
| HEYFORD | B+ |
| HIGHAM FERRERS TOWN | B- |
| IRCHESTER | A- |
| ISE | C |
| ISLIP | C |
| KETTERING LODGE | B- |
| PLEASURE PARK, KETTERING | B- |
| KINGSTHORPE | A- |
| KISLINGBURY | A- |
| NORTHAMPTON EXPRESS | A+ |
| NORTHAMPTON WEST END | B- |
| NORTHAMPTON WHYTE MELVILLE | A+ |
| CLUB | GRADING |
|---|---|
| OUNDLE | B+ |
| ROADE | A- |
| ROTHWELL MANOR PARK | C |
| RUSHDEN | A- |
| ST CRISPINS | B+ |
| STANWICK | C |
| SWANSPOOL GREEN A | B- |
| SWANSPOOL GRREN B | B- |
| THRAPSTON | A- |
| WELLINGBOROUGH | A- |
| WELLINGBOROUGH OLD GRAMMARIANS | B- |
| WEST HADDON | C |
| WOODFORD -CUM-MEMBRIS | B- |
| WOOTTON GRANGE | B- |
Nominated for Green Keeper of the year
2022
Barrie Melville Thrapston BC
Reached the last 5 of 120 Nominees
Barrie's incredible enthusiasm, love for the green and knowledge in green maintenance has been the reason behind the pristine state of the green at the Thrapston Bowls Club.
Not only the green is the most requested green for County competitions but also it has successfully passed the Bowls Northamptonshire auditing process for standard of the green with an "A " Grade, thanks to Barrie.
Barrie is both flexible and reliable, for example - with the extreme temperatures experienced during the 2022 season he took appropriate action by attending site in the evenings and watering the green. Lately, his focus has been on the "winterisation" of the green and has just completed a programme of scarifying, slitting, re-seeding, top dressing and levelling organising and coordinating a team of volunteers to complete the work over a period of four days.
A great inspiration to many!
Green Keeper of the year
2021
Green keeper of the Year sponsored by Dennis Mowers
This prize was awarded to
Philip Jefferey Wright
Earls Barton BC,
Northamptonshire
When Philip took on the green, it was graded “B”
by the County and had several bald patches and corners damaged by scarifying.
Philip secured technical qualifications, sought funding from the club, and has created a green that the club can be extremely proud of through persistence.
It was a special moment for Philip, as he spoke about his “shock and surprise on winning such a
prestigious award.”
