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Inter Livery Golf Croquet Competition 14th June 2025
The Inter Livery Golf Croquet Day is one of the largest of our “corporate days”. Organised by Paul Brown on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Glovers, it takes a lot of preparation and pre-planning by Rachel Pointon and her catering team and involves several other volunteers as well. John Low skilfully masterminded the two simultaneous tournaments.
This year the Master Glover welcomed 21 different livery companies entering a record 38 teams. The competitors ranged from those who have played croquet often and some who had never picked up a croquet mallet before that day. New entries into the competition included the Nurses, the Parish Clerks and the Innholders.
Two competitions are held simultaneously, and both followed the same format, each playing in two blocks with a cross-block final round.
The day was honoured by a visit from the High Sherriff of West Sussex, Dr. Tim Fooks, though he was clearly disappointed that his busy schedule meant he couldn’t assume his normal role as part of the often victorious Leathersellers’ team.
The final of the premier competition, the Glover’s Cup was something of a rout, with Accountants A (Lynn Percy and Master Jonathan Grosvenor) defeating Horners A (Rebecca Joyce and Barry Maunders) 7 to 0.
The final of the Inter-Livery Challenge was won by Nurses A (Celia Brown and guest Nurse Clive Grimley) who beat and Turners B (Christopher and Angela Scott). The Worshipful Company of Nurses is one of London’s newest Livery Companies and this was their first ever sporting win.
The catering team did themselves proud once more with a wonderful lunch and refreshments. This from the Worshipful Company of Butchers sums up comments from other teams:
“Just a quick note to say how much we, The Butchers, enjoyed everything about the day. The organisation, the wonderful club, the lunch and teas so well prepared by all in the kitchen, the croquet but above all the sense of community around the Livery moment that the day so well embraces.”
Paul Brown
