Next CA Webinar – Croquet Lawn Care and Maintenance Saturday 30th January 2021 (CA Official News)

Saturday 30th January 2021 – Croquet Lawn Care and Maintenance (Duncan Hector and George Noble)

Join us in hearing from Duncan Hector and George Noble – two of the leading experts on croquet lawn care in England.

Potential topics (details tbc):

• General lawn care advice
• Equipment
• Construction of new lawns
• Greenkeepers’ calendar
• Winter play
• Recent advances

Duncan Hector, of Great Dunham Croquet Club, is a lawn care professional advising on more than 90 croquet lawns around the UK. He has worked with the Sports Turf Research Institute on sports turf nutrition, and control of turf diseases and pests, and established two high quality lawns from scratch at Letchworth Croquet Club.

George Noble, Chairman of Surbiton Croquet Club for many years, converted Surbiton’s 7 lawns over the years from rough, sloping, former tennis courts to some of the best in the country. A leading light in instilling a volunteering ethos and always willing to roll up his sleeves, he willingly shares his knowledge via the CA’s Lawn Advisory Group.

Details: Saturday 30th January 2021, 9:30-11:00am.

Please sign up on Eventbrite by 5pm (BST) on Thursday 28th January to reserve your place.

The webinar will be held on Zoom and broadcast live on YouTube. Meeting details (how to join the webinar) will be shared with registered attendees on Friday 29th January.

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The CA Webinars are a webinar series for CA Members, CA Member Clubs and Federations, to learn and discuss particular topics around croquet administration. We aim to run this on the last Saturday morning of each month.

Recordings of past webinars are available via the Webinars page (member login required).

Past Webinars

Date	Title
31st October 2020	Meet the new CA Executive Board
26th September 2020	Marketing your Club
29th August 2020	A conversation on Diversity and Inclusion in Croquet
25th July 2020	Managing A Croquet Roll-Up/Competition (COVID-19 Edition)
27th June 2020	Recruiting Young Players Over Lockdown
30th May 2020	Court Booking Systems

Want to view a previous webinar? Visit the Webinars page (member login required)

Guidance from the Croquet Association – 27th November 2020

The CA’s Coronavirus Task Force has reviewed the guidance published since the Prime Minister announced that tiered restrictions would resume at the end of the national lockdown, which runs until 1st December.

Its interpretation is that croquet clubs in any tier in England can re-open to play outdoors from 2nd December, under the guidance for play that was issued after the first lockdown was lifted. In particular, only groups of 6 or fewer people can socialise, and only outdoors in tiers 2 and 3. There are tier-dependent restrictions on serving food or drink: clubs in tier 1 can serve food, or alcohol with table service; tier 2 can serve food, but alcohol only with a substantial meal; tier 3 can only provide takeaways.

Documents showing which tier each area is in and the restrictions in each tier have been published. 

Link to news item on the CA Website 

CA Club Webinar – Marketing your Club – Saturday 26 September 2020 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom

Does your club have a marketing plan?
How do you promote your club’s activities, to potential members, external groups and within the Federation/CA?
What platforms should you be using to reach your target audience?

How can you optimise how you use these?
Members of the Marketing Committee will be sharing tips and ideas to market and promote your club. A sample list of topics:

• Setting and delivering a marketing plan
• Taking better photos
• Using social media
• Writing press releases and news reports
• Merchandise
• Live streaming
• Working with Federations and the CA

DETAILS:
Saturday 26th September 2020, 9:30-11:00am.
Please sign up on Eventbrite by 5pm (BST) on Thursday 24th September to reserve your place.

The webinar will be held on Zoom and broadcast live on YouTube. Meeting details (how to join the webinar) will be shared with registered attendees on Friday 25th September.
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About CA Club Webinars
The CA Club Webinars is a newly established webinar series for CA Member Clubs and Federations, to learn and discuss particular topics around club administration. We’ll aim to run this on the last Saturday morning of each month. Recordings of past webinars are available on request.

Have a suggestion for a topic? Wish to present? Email cainfo@croquet.org.uk 

Eugene Chang
Chair Marketing Committee