After a long period of discussions with our Committee and our volunteer green team members, we are happy to announce the purchase of a new Lawn Mower at the club.  Over the years, our original John Deere model, having been well maintained and serviced in accordance with manufacturers requirement, is starting to become very costly to maintain. Whilst it still functions excellently, we felt it was prudent to purchase a new Mower in case the John Deere does fail mid season. Without a fully functioning Mower, we would not have been able to maintain the green over the season.

We approached the Isle & Royal Manor of Portland's Court Leet to see if we were able to secure a disbursement to help pay for it. Thankfully, the Court agreed and helped us part fund the new mower.

Secondly we approached the Isle of Portland Town Council, who also offered some funding for the Mower. We would like to thank both these organisations for their generous gifts and their support of our club and our ethos.

This funding allowed us to deliberate on the type of Mower we should purchase, finally making a prudent decision. We took delivery of the new Mower in early May 2026. Initially, we will use the new mower with its special cylindrical attachment as a spiking machine and utilise the John Deere model as the main grass cutting machine.

Green team members, Phil A, Phil M, Alan, John, Rob and Colin are delighted with the purchase which will ensure that we have a back-up device should anything fail in the future.