Hi BS

I used a lawn mix rather than straight sand and it worked well, only put a small amount in the thread bare area's and as required if you have any uneven patches. Not sure what your soil is like drainage wise but would have to be better than mine so I applied a wetting agent and gave it a feed.
Must be hard to concentrate on doing anything in the yard with a view like that ! what's the fishing like in the river there ?

Cheers
wce