2024 Club News
The 2024/25 Indoor Season
This year the winter 2024 and spring 2025 indoor croquet will be held at St Brannock’s Rooms in Braunton each Monday starting on 21st October 2024 from 12.30 p.m. until 3.30 p.m. These sessions will continue with the final session on 16th December 2024, spring 2025 date information will be provided later on. There is parking on site and there are tea and coffee making facilities. If you would like further details please contact Ray Young using the contact page on this website.
Opening Day of the 2024 Outdoor Season
Photographs of the rather dismal opening day of the outdoor season; but someone was looking on the bright side.
Club Ladder Competition 2024
We were all delighted that the weather improved and that we had got the lawns ready for the new season which kicked off with an invitation for all members to join this years ladder competition. Open to all members irrespective of their experience it was an in house competition that allows for members to challenge one another to a match in their league, and in winning move up the ladder to the next league The challenges and matches continued throughout the season culminating in a sought after prize cup being awarded to the person at the top of the ladder on the first Monday at the end of the summer season of October.
Congratulations to this last years winner Mike.
Chairman Ray's Welcome to the 2024 Season
The indoor winter sessions were very successful and well attended and enjoyed by players even though with the concrete flooring at the Tarka Leisure centre as a playing surface the type of play and tactics had to be very different to outdoor play.
The first outdoor session went well with 15 members playing. They quickly adjusted to playing outdoors again even though the grass was a little long. It was great to see everyone again at the start of the season and catch up with their news.
Work on the fourth full size lawn is now complete, which will enable us to rotate the lawns in use and reduce wear and tear during the season. Mike Wright has worked very hard on this lawn as well as keeping the other lawns in very good condition
Clean up day went well with lovely weather helping to speed up the work to get the lawns and clubhouse ready for the season.
The Challenge ladder will start with the draw for positions on the ladder in May 2024. Sign up by the 17th April if you wish to take part. Thanks to Caroline Lumb for organising the ladder, devising the rules and updating the monthly leagues.