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Front line ambulance for 19 years then a career change now ground staff at Exeter chiefs, have a cricket pitch to look after too, views are my own

Whimple, England
Joined November 2010
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Long day in the heat!
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Coming up to 5weeks from seed! Coming along nicely
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Shared roots in the South West 🤝 Get ready for a new era with our new official kit partner @VX3apparel, here to stay with a multi-year deal. exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/exet…
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1st cut 🌱
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Customer spotlight: Ben Silk, Exeter Chiefs. Ben leads the grounds team and manages a high-performance hybrid pitch alongside full stadium preparation responsibilities. Read more: 🌐 zurl.co/isfjQ #FleetLineMarkers
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Big game today!
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All ready for tomorrows woman’s game
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We’ve had the 4 seasons here getting ready for the woman’s game tomorrow after the men’s training session today.
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Another 16mm of rain during today’s woman’s game and I get sent this 🤬
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I’m not sure this should happen after a post match “tidy up”!!! 🤦‍♂️
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Rugby in the sunshine maybe?
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Kick off in less than 48 hours, full training session on the main pitch and a team run tomorrow 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
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3rd game in 6 days, 2 training sessions as well. Holding up well at the moment 🤞
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Nice little cylinder cut today @silky250 please can you send some sun this way from your holiday in Santorini?! 🫣🤣
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🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ @ChrisFoxtweets
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We reckon the sun makes pitches look 27% better, no science in this at all! 😂 got a vertidrain, rotary tidy up and marked before the guys session this afternoon
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Quarter Final ready!
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One more week of World Cup action at Sandy park, it’s been nuts but I’ve sort of loved it
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Double header today at Sandy park
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