Club News
The 2025/2026 Indoor Season
This year the winter 2025 and spring 2026 indoor croquet will be arranged later this year and details of the venue and dates posted on this website. If you would like further details please contact Ray Young using the contact page on this website.
Opening Day of the 2025 Outdoor Season
The opening day of the outdoor season was a hive of activity with cleaning, gardening, setting out the courts and later in the day the first games of the season took place. The surveyor members of the Club can be seen below discussing / arguing the intricacies of lawn layout and hoop placement on the day!
Club Ladder Competition 2025
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 which will start at the beginning of April 2025. The Ladder Competition is open to all members irrespective of their experience as it is 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 Rob who won the Ladder Competition in 2024, along with every members best wishes for his speedy return to the lawns.
Chairman Ray's Welcome to the 2025 Season
The indoor winter sessions were very successful and well attended and enjoyed by players even though with the wooden flooring at the St Brannock’s Rooms 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 members quickly adjusting 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 to catch up with their news.
The fourth full size lawn is now complete, and looks very good. This 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 on the 3rd of April. Thanks to Caroline Lumb for organising the ladder, devising the rules and updating the monthly leagues.