Reigate B handicap golf croquet team played Ivychurch on 12 June. Captain Sue Rice steered Di, Joyce and reserve Judy to a 7 – 2 victory. The welcome was much warmer than the weather, and after the match the very welcoming Ivychurch team kindly serenaded Judy (who had stepped in on her birthday to replace an unwell Sally), with a rousing… Read more →
We’ve made a little Club Directory, just for you (and anybody else who wants to use it). Listing out all the member clubs of the Croquet Association within Google Maps, with some basic contact information included, where available. Read more →
Reigate nearly staged an incredible comeback against Sussex County in the A League, but instead they didn’t, and simply lost! After some patchy, but close games in the morning, RPCC were 3-0 down, which wasn’t much of a surprise when looking at the two sides on paper, but regained a lot of pride in the afternoon. Dominic Nunns quickly despatched… Read more →
NB This feature is currently in Beta, so your experience may not be completely hassle free! To save the hassle when laying out a lawn for a tutorial, or when explaining a situation, we’ve made a lawn designer. Because we’re nice like that! Association Version Golf Version Simply select which hoops the balls are for (if it’s Association) and drag the… Read more →
Our friends at Tunbridge Wells Croquet have added a nice little feature to their site which consolidates all the news from croquet clubs in the region, helping you keep up to date with everything going on locally – well worth bookmarking for future reference! News from other Croquet Sites Read more →
The first Saturday in June saw a dozen players in whites, most anyway, rushing about the lawn; they were playing Speed Doubles. The game is Association alternate-stroke doubles, played on half lawns to a tight total time limit of ten minutes play per side, meaning that the games are short and there is no hanging about. Players were grouped into… Read more →
As an ongoing project, from time to time we’re going to reproduce content from the club’s past here, for posterity. Our first post in this series is a reproduction of our 75th Anniversary Newsletter, taken from 1998, and we hope many more will follow as we unearth them! Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →