IOG annual award winners for groundskeeping announced
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Groundscare teams at Leicester City FC and Leeds Rhinos rugby club are among the winners of the 2015 Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) awards for groundskeeping.
The winners were announced at a sell-out awards gala last night at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole attended by 630 people. The awards acknowledge the high standards achieved by volunteer and professional teams as well as individuals at facilities ranging from grassroots to professional stadia level.
The full list of winners:
Football Grounds Team of the Year
Leicester City FC
Cricket Grounds Team of the Year Sussex County Cricket Club
Horse Racing Grounds Team of the Year
Nottingham Racecourse
Rugby Union Grounds Team of the Year BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Rugby League Grounds Team of the Year
Leeds Rhinos
Tennis Grounds Team of the Year The Queen’s Club, London
National Governing Bodies Professional Sports Ground of the Year
St George’s Park, Burton on Trent
Young Groundsman of the Year Ryan Powell, Everton FC
Most Promising Sports Turf Student of the Year
Michael Crew, The Hurlingham Club, London
Unsung Hero Ian Darler, Cambridge United FC
Environmental Project/Innovation of the Year
St George’s Park, Burton on Trent
Best Maintained Artificial Pitch of the Year Manchester City FC
Independent School/University Sports Ground Team of the Year
Whitgift School, Croydon
Bowling Green Groundsman/Team of the Year St Ives Bowls Club, Cambridge
International Ambassador of the Year
Philip Sharples, Azerbaijan
National Governing Bodies Grassroots Sports Grounds Team of the Year Beversbrook Sports Facility, Calne
Volunteer Groundsman of the Year
Loucas Xenophontos, Hertford Town FC
Alex R Millar Groundsman of the Year Award Jim Dawson, BT Murrayfield
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Smith, fomer Derby County groundsman who worked with Brian Clough
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