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The grass doesn't know it's a Bank Holiday!
Posted on 12:00am Monday 4th May 2009
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I went into work today to mow Turf and I had 2 staff in preparing the grass practice nets for tomorrow's coaching sessions. Pity the grass doesn't stop growing for the Bank Holiday weeked!
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