This article was published in Turfpro as part of a series asking parks managers about themselves Tell us about yourself? I am a semi-retired old-timer ‘parkie’, currently working as a consultant and interim manager wherever and whenever required, in the green spaces sector. There are many routes into parks management and mine was by way of the horticulture and sports turf sector. I started my career in the early 1970s working for Manchester Recreation Dept in Wythenshawe Park