After a weekend of wonderful sunshine, 134 games of croquet and with 2229 hoops run, Crake emerged as the clear and deserved 2025 Champions.

Throughout the weekend both Fylde and Llanfairfechan had challenged for the lead but ended in second and third places respectively.

The Handicap GC was won by Fylde with a five-way tie for second place

Whereas in the Level Play GC Llanfairfechan ran out decisive winners being undefeated over the weekend.

At Association Croquet, Crake were clear winners in the Short Lawn event

while Bowdon just held off Crake on hoop count to win the 18-point Handicap event.

And finally after a day of triple-banked 14-point Advanced singles, Fylde ran out victorious in the Advanced competition.

A Festival Manager’s prize awarded to the team running the most hoops over the course of the Festival was won by Fylde with 395 hoops run.

Finally thanks must be given to Southport for once more hosting the Festival and doing so with superb aplomb.

Robin Tasker
Festival Manager

Neil continues his hot run of success surely national representative honours should come soon.

Reduced for 2025 to a One Day knockout for 8 players, the always well supported Cumbria Cup field was very strong and all games keenly contested. Round 1 saw Andrew Winn (Bowdon) beat Steve Skelton (Keswick), Lee Hartley (Fylde) beat Mike Sandler (Bowdon), David MaGee (Ben Rhydding) beat Dennis Scarr (Middlesbrough) and Neil Adams (Crake Valley) punish John Henderson (Penrith) 26tp-0.

Semi final results Andrew beat Lee 26-1 and Neil demolished David Magee 26-0. The final, as ever, could go either way but Neil was too strong and won 26-5.

After the final, the Crake Chair, Graham Jowett presented Neil with the small but valuable Cumbria Cup. An additional presentation, for being the highest placed NW player in the recent Bowdon Advanced weekend, meant he also receives the much larger Neil Williams NWFed Millennium Trophy.

The photos show Neil receiving both trophies and general play at the lovely Crake setting