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Croquet South East GC Ladies Day
The 2026 SE Fed GC Ladies Day was held at Southwick on Wednesday 1st July with a full house of 14 teams competing for the trophy.
Congratulations to Chichester for winning the tournament by just 1 game, with last year's winners Dulwich in 2nd place and Hove Beach 3rd. Well done to Sussex County who finished 5th. The team, captained brilliantly by Rosemary W, consisted of Sandra, Angela A, Linda F, Sue K and Rachel P.
It was good to see so many familiar faces back and also to welcome new ones to Southwick. Returning players were all very complimentary about our new clubhouse.
We probably couldn't have asked for better weather conditions, mostly sunny, but not as hot as last week!
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the day, in the kitchen and the bar, cake makers, and a special thanks to Bob Clark for acting as referee of the tournament and for all his help on the all-important spreadsheet keeping track of the results. Thanks also to David Larkin for acting as referee on the day and Linda for her work on the bell and hooter.
Jo, Diana and Nira
Club Open Afternoon
The weather was wonderful and we had 35 guests to look after!! Because it was Fathers day we had whole families having a go!! We had lots of comments about the wonderful lawns and the quintessential, calm and peaceful atmosphere
Thank you to all the helpers on the lawns and in the kitchen and bar and also to all the people who donated delicious cakes. There were too many helpers to thank individually, but I would like to say the kitchen helpers headed by Jo Mander, and Deborah in the bar, worked tirelessly and were greatly appreciated, especially as the weather was so hot.
Jo handed out 10 subscription forms to potential new members!!
Thanks to Fran for organising the afternoon. Photos by Bill Arliss.
GC singles 19 June 2026
A fine day at Southwick greeted 24 player who were divided into 4 divisions.
Division A was a close run event with Brian Aikens just beating Tony Jolly for first place, with 4 wins and plus 13 hoops against Tony's 4 wins and plus 12 hoops. Chrissie Merrington was third with 3 wins.
Francis Ainley was a clear winner of Division B with five wins, followed by Beryl Hughes - 3 wins and Kathy McColgan - 2 wins.
Division C again was close with Phil Harrison just winning with 4 wins plus 9 against John Low 4 wins plus 5. Jane Powell was third with 3 wins 2 hoops.
Our visitor from Bromley Gloria Perez-Vertiz won Division D with 5 wins against Tim Weller 3 wins and Jim Mander also with 3 wins.
Thanks to Roger for managing the event
Full results
| A | TJ | BA | MT | JR | MG | CM | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jolly | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Brian Aikens | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Marc Trevere | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jil Richardson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Micheal Gentry | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chrissie Merrington | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| B | BH | FA | KM | SN | AF | GO | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Hughes | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Francis Ainley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Kathy McColgan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Sue Nicholas | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Andrew Fall | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Gerald O'Brien | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| C | RE | TT | PH | JP | MB | JL | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ellis | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Truida Trevere | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Phil Harrison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jane Powell | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mark Barnham | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| John Low | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| D | JM | TE | RL | TW | MS | GP | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mander | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Trish Ellis | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Richard Law | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tim Weller | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mike Sims | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gloria Perez-Vertiz | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
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