Reigate Priory Croquet Club were represented in style this year by the experienced John and Freda Knight, and Caroline Barnard in her first external Association Competition. Having moved venue back in 1996, Canterbury Croquet Club have been continually improving their lawns and amenities since then, and it has developed into a lovely and welcoming establishment, with beautiful lawns. Having won… Read more →
Southwick Weekend AC Doubles
As we do each year, Reigate competed in the Association Doubles at Southwick, on a glorious weekend, sending a different team each day. While we didn’t really trouble those at the top of the table, it’s a great tournament for bumping into old friends and meeting new, from different clubs in the area, and the matches are played with the… Read more →
A League v Surbiton
This is Reigate’s second year entering the A League (Advanced Association), and while Surbiton were the deserved victors, Reigate walked away with pride after some good performances. In beautiful weather, with the superb lawns we’ve all come to expect from Surbiton, Reigate went into the afternoon 2-1 up, having won the singles but losing in the doubles on lawn 2,… Read more →
National Croquet Day
Once a year, across the country, croquet clubs make a concerted effort to bring attention to the sport and encourage recruitment, and this year’s efforts were definitely a success! With the weather forecasts increasingly threatening doom and gloom in the preceding days, there was much relief as the sun came out to allow visitors to enjoy croquet as it should… Read more →
Longman Cup v Merton
On the hot sunny Saturday of Spring, RPCC won 5 games to 2 in an AC Handicap match against Merton, in the first round of the Longman Cup. As both clubs only have single lawns, Surbiton hosted the games, and they made us all very welcome. By lunchtime Merton were 2-1 up, all games having to finish at the 3½ hr time limit,… Read more →
Gordon Goodchild 2018
Normal golf, handicap play Open to all club members. This is a National Competition, starting at club level, with the winner(s) progressing to the Regional Finals. Congratulations to Michael Bye & Bob Nicholls for winning their blocks, and they’ll compete in the local final in July. Block A (Saturday) Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wins Points Place 1… Read more →
Scheduling Games
When arranging block games, particularly Golf or short-format Association, eg 1 ball, it can often be tricky to manage the availability of multiple people, so here’s a solution (suggested by Caroline) that could make your life much easier… Read more →
Club Day – 1 Ball Competition
The next club day is booked in for Saturday, May 5th, and will be a one-ball competition on half lawns, best of 7 hoops for each game. There will be no bisques, but players will be divided into two groups according to handicap. There will be a prize for the winner of each group. Freda will also be arranging catering,… Read more →
All England Golf Update
Two blocks in this competition were run over the weekend of 21st-22nd April 2018, with the winner from each day progressing to the final which will be played in July, so congratulations to Joyce Carlisle and Sue Rice! You can see more details and the full results on the competition page. Read more →
A Croquet Scene
Just a nice picture of the lawn, now summer’s here, with Caroline playing (leaving Mike to tend to the weeds!) while balloons float off in the distance. Lovely stuff! Click the image for the full size version Read more →