Tickets are selling fast for the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG)
Industry Awards, so book now to secure your place at this year’s 10th anniversary event being held on October 31 at the Hilton Metropole
hotel at the Birmingham NEC, on the evening of the first day of SALTEX.
Celebrating the achievements of volunteer and professional grounds
teams, as well as community clubs and national stadia, the awards will be
hosted by Mark Saggers from talkSPORT radio, and comedian, writer and actor Tom
Allen will be providing the after-dinner entertainment.
Tom will be presenting his unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and
camp, as well as riotous storytelling to the audience of groundscare devotees
and sports administrators and personalities.
He started as a stand-up comedian at the age of 22 and went on to
win So You Think You’re Funny in Edinburgh and the BBC New Comedy Awards. He
has since performed to audiences around the world and has appeared on 8 Out of
10 Cats Does Countdown, Mock the Week, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra
Slice, Celebrity The Crystal Maze as well as the John Bishop Show, Channel 4’s
Comedy Gala and Just a Minute.
To secure your seat at the celebratory event – which cost
£95 each for IOG members and £190 each for non-members - please contact the IOG
by email (awards@iog.org) or call 01908 312 511 where you can also gain details of how to become
an IOG member.
The 2018 IOG Industry Awards are sponsored by AELTC (All England
Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club), Automated Managed Services, CubCadet
INFINICUT, DLF Trifolium, ECB (England & Wales Cricket Board), Growth
Products, Headland Amenity, John Deere, Johnsons Sports Seed, Kubota, LTA (Lawn
Tennis Association), the Premier League, Ransomes, Redexim Charterhouse, , RFU
(Rugby Football Union), Rigby Taylor, SISGrass, SGL, Tarkett Sports
(GrassMaster), The Football Association, Top Green and Toro
