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Granada News last night featured a report on Croquet. Filmed at Bowdon Croquet Club last week, the report highlighted the popularity of Croquet band how it satisfies the government recommendations for safe social distancing.
David Walters demonstrated some neat hoop running and even taught Reporter, Mike Hall, to run a hoop! John Dawson extolled the virtues of the sport before Liz Taylor Webb totally surprised the Reporter with …………..well, see for yourself:
Croquet is hot News since the Government announced the sport is one of eight recommended sporting activities that could be played competitively whilst still maintaining the pandemic safety rules such as safe distancing.
There has been a featured article in The Times and an astonishing increase in sales of croquet equipment from the CA Online Shop and John Lewis.
The message that Croquet is the ideal socially distancing sport has now been taken up by Granada TV who visited Bowdon Croquet Club last Tuesday and filmed the sport in action. John Dawson from Chester CC, representing the Croquet Association, with Federation Secretary David Walters and Bowdon player, Liz Taylor Webb were interviewed.
It is planned to broadcast the piece next week on the evening Granada Reports programme.
We are saddened to hear of the death of John Wilkinson of Bowdon Croquet Club. He joined Bowdon in 1993 and played in many league matches and tournaments across the region.
He was active within the Federation and was our League Manager from about 2000 until 2006. John was well known in the area and always a pleasant person to play against or engage in conversation.
He will be sadly missed and we extend our condolences to his family.
