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Week 12 of Samantha Butlers Working Trip Abroad

80 Days with Campey Turf Care Systems! During my time at Campey Turf Care Systems I have met so many wonderful people and it is because of these people that the last 80 days have been so great. From the staff at Campey’s to the house mates who accepted me into the house and [...]

Week 12 of Samantha Butlers Working Trip Abroad2018-07-30T10:44:02+01:00

Weeks 10 & 11 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Week 10 saw me travel to a small town called Stanton. Even though we were close to towns and cities like Bristol, standing in the paddock of H. Curtis and Sons where you over look all the hillsides and valleys you would swear there was nothing for miles. Dave and I travelled to H. [...]

Weeks 10 & 11 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-07-13T10:56:23+01:00

Week 9 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Week 9 saw me travel back to Ireland. I have somewhat fallen in love with Ireland. Besides being able to spend time with relatives the scenery is spectacular – when you can see it and in general the people are very welcoming and nice. It was great being able to catch up with Brian [...]

Week 9 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-06-14T15:08:33+01:00

Week 8 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Week 8 was another short week thanks to another Bank Holiday. Dave and I travelled to Wycombe Wanderers to do a field renovation with Ben, with support from Steve of Turf Tonics and his team. The pitch at Wycombe Wanderers is a combination of fine turf and a fibre technology called Desso GrassMaster. Desso [...]

Week 8 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-06-14T15:02:30+01:00

Week 7 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Week 7 saw me travel up to the top of Scotland where I would go looking for the great Loch Ness Monster... But first I needed to do some work. After driving for 8 hours with Richard Campey, we arrived at Castle Stuart Golf Links. There we met with Richard Heywood who is Campey’s [...]

Week 7 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-06-01T09:25:27+01:00

Week 6 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Where is the time going? The weeks are blending and the days are passing. I must admit, it feels like I have been here much longer than 7 weeks. The weekend of the 13th May, saw me go to the last game of the Premier League season for Manchester United against Watford at Old [...]

Week 6 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-05-25T10:28:35+01:00

Weeks 4 and 5 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

This week was a short week for me as we had the first bank holiday for May. The extra day for the weekend always seems to make a difference.  However they always seem to go just as fast as any other weekend. During my fourth week here at Campey Turf Care Systems, I had [...]

Weeks 4 and 5 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-05-21T10:14:15+01:00

Week 3 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

Well, what a week, after coming back from Holland I got to spend some time around the Campey work yard learning about the machinery and how the business works a little more. All the staff here have their own particular role in which is vital to the success of this unique business. People are [...]

Week 3 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-05-10T09:16:49+01:00

Week 2 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

After a week in Ireland it was time to leave and fly to Manchester where I would meet the rest of the Campey team. It has been a very busy week. First up was a trip around Manchester with Ian Campbell, where we went to Old Trafford Cricket Ground. At the time there was [...]

Week 2 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-05-10T09:08:25+01:00

Week 1 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad

After flying 22 hours from Sydney I arrived in Dublin. The first thing I noticed was the harsh difference in weather. Leaving Australia in 32’c heat arriving in Dublin where the temperature was meant to reach 9’c and numbing winds. In Dublin I was greeted at the Airport by Brian O’Shaughnessy, who took me [...]

Week 1 of Samantha Butler’s working trip abroad2018-04-20T10:05:36+01:00
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