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 →
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 →
Sunday, May 13th will be this year’s National Croquet Day, and we will be holding our event on our lawn in Reigate. The idea is to raise the profile of croquet somewhat, so to that end we’d like to encourage as many people as possible to come and give it a go – for members, this means encouraging as many friends,… Read more →
On Sunday morning, there was an impressive turnout of volunteers to help bring the lawn up to scratch for the start of the season. Coordinated by Mike Barnard, a whole host of tasks were dealt with, from cleaning the gutters, to weeding (which Di proved to be magnificent at!), to trimming the edges of the lawn. Through teamwork and good… Read more →
Without Bunny Vulliamy, Reigate would not have a croquet club. Joining in 1969, he quickly became Secretary, and then Chairman, in the process rescuing the moribund club and setting it on its current highly-successful path. Bunny bequeathed a substantial donation to the club upon his passing, and this money has been put to good use creating a viewing platform at… Read more →
Members of Joyce Hampton’s family joined us to present a memorial croquet mallet in her name, after her recent death. They also donated her very own mallet, to be known as Hampton’s Hammer. Below is the memorial mallet being christened, by somebody who has never played before – it’s obviously up to the job! Read more →
John Timberlake died at the beginning of February 2018 after a period of recurring ill health. Eleven club members past and present joined a large congregation at his service in Randalls Park Crematorium on Wednesday 14th February. John played for the club from 2001 until ill health caused him to cease playing competitively in 2014. A Wimbledon lawn tennis umpire… Read more →
On Sunday 18th March, we have our annual members’ Charity One-Ball event which, this year, is raising money for the Downs Syndrome Association. Read more →
It wasn’t the midday sun so much as the freezing cold which greeted RPCC’s intrepid Christmas Cracker participants this weekend. Some dressed up in “novelty” Christmas dress, and others were more interested in the mulled wine, but either a way a good time was had by all. Prizes were awarded to Chairman John, and runner-up Sue, both of whom showed… Read more →
To allow the lawn a Christmas Break to recuperate, we’ll be closing it during January & February. During this time, we’ll be looking to fix any issues, tidy up the divots, and reset the hoops, but one of the biggest reasons will be to prevent any further damage during the cold period, during which the lawn healing process takes far… Read more →