With the improvement work continuing to take place out on the Plainmoor pitch this week, club Groundsman Julian Gouldthorpe took time out to provide the Yellow Army with an update. The first stage of the process was removing the top layer of grass, with the bulk of the work done by specialist machinery, however special
Another round of work on the Plainmoor pitch has been completed in preparation for the new season. In 2018 primary drainage was installed, and this year secondary drainage channels have been made to further improve the standard of the pitch. The surface of the pitch was removed once again as part of general pitch maintenance.
With the end of one of the most memorable seasons in Torquay United’s history comes the start of more significant investment in the Plainmoor pitch. Last season saw the Club add initial primary drainage channels and irrigation (pop-up sprinklers). Work is currently being carried out to complete more drainage work to further help groundsman Julian
Significant investment in the Plainmoor pitch & first team training pitch is underway. Despite the Plainmoor holding up very well last season, work has commenced to further raise the standard of both playing surfaces. “It is a massive improvement and reflects a huge investment,” said head groundsman, Chris Ralph. “This work will raise the overall
Plainmoor’s hallowed turf has now undergone its close season regeneration work ahead of the new season. With the new season just over two months away, and the final part of the pitch relay completed, we caught up with Head Groundsman Julian Gouldthorpe, who told us all about what had been done to the pitch and
The various age group teams from the Torquay United Community Sports Trust Girls Section, were given a wonderful chance to train on the pitch at Plainmoor Stadium on Monday evening. Almost 100 girls from the Under 9, Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 sides took part in the event, with sessions led by the