Twelve players competed in the GC 10/10 tournament Sunday 15 March. The tournament featured a close finish with two teams on 4 wins. Fiona Phillips and Tony Jolly won over David King and Graham Tucker on whom beat whom (2nd tie-breaker). Full results below. 

The tournament was managed by Fiona Phillips and Clive Grimley. 

Hello All,

Moss treatments being applied in the weather-window today (12 March) have been long planned, with the materials standing-by for the chance. 

These are part of several specialist disease and feed applications in the Out of Season programme.  Rigorous works with specialist machinery will also be undertaken in the schedule for March.

Bringing forward the A G M may have given an impression that restricted use of lawns ended.  We are looking forward to bringing more lawns into use, when the Season opens from 28th March.

Do check, first before play, the notice board in the Verandah building corridor and/or on the Lawns page of the website. 

Please remember that at all times, the peg and/or hoops are removed from a lawn when it is not to be used, for good reasons.  By replacing them and using a suspended lawn you may be treading where a hazardous treatment has been applied and, most likely, will cause someone considerable extra work, for example, in re-setting hoops prepared for a competition.  

If you would like to explore participating in Lawns operations, please register your interest with me (Robin Wootton), Richard Brooks (G C Captain), John Gosney, Jim Mortell, Janet Hoptroff, Clive Hayton, Liz Farrow, Clive Grimley, Graham Tucker, Deborah Marcus, Peter Pullen, Roger Sutton, Daphne Gaitley (A C Captain), Luc Berthouze or any longstanding member.  

6 pairs braved a freezing day - at least after the first game which was played in quite pleasant sunshine.

The winners were Ian Cobbold and Brian Maddocks who won all their games. Runners-up were Deborah Marcus and Ray Hall. Additional points were awarded for peels and peg-outs.

Full results:

We were favoured with a sunny day for this, the first tournament of the year.  18 played took part in a 6 round Swiss competition. The winner was Luc Berthouze who won all his games, from runner-up Richard Brooks who was beaten only by Luc.

It was good to have playes from other clubs in the South, but also to have a (now regular!) visit from Sweden by Goran Norberg who came over for the competition.  Good to see you again, Goran.

Results in full:

Many of our winter tournaments are under-subscribed. Please enter and kickstart your 2015 croquet season! 

AC Alternate Stroke Doubles 8 March 2015          12 entries to date, we could do with more! 
GC 10/10 Competition 15 March 2015                   We need 4 more players
AC 14pt 1 Day Challenge 22 March 2015              Only 4 entries so far!
AC 1-ball charity heat / Opening 29 March 2015    Only 1 entry so far! 

New steel framed gates have been fitted at the club today. Designed and made by David Gaitley, they should be stronger, more secure and less prone to swelling / shrinking than the old wooden gates.

Locking / unlocking the new gates uses the same lock / key as the old gates but there utilises a different locking / unlocking design.

Our thanks to David (supported and assisted by Daphne) for this fantastic piece of engineering.

The picture shows the shiny new gates, their maker and some of the installation team from the winter working party! 

QUIZ  EVENING

Thursday  March 5th  at 7pm

 Finger buffet   £7 per person

Teams of three to five people

( but if you haven’t a team,  come along anyway,  join a team and have some fun)

Prizes

Please enter names on list at the club or contact Chris Constable  

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Played on a very pleasant day with almost complete sunshine and no wind.

8 teams of two players played an American block.  The event was won by Jane and Neil from the Chichester and Fishbourne Croquet Club who were triumphant in all their games.

The runners-up were Janet Hoptroff and Robin Wootton who lost only to the winners.

Full results: