Two One Day Croquet Tournaments 24/25 April in Pendle

Over Easter the Pendle Croquet Club hosted two single one day events. Both proved to be so popular and feed-back from attendees demanded more of the same. To satisfy this pent-up demand, it is proposed to offer;

TWO DISTINCT ONE-DAY EVENTS:

AC Croquet Competition Saturday 24th April:
Propose a mix of Level & Handicap play, depending upon Entries.

and

Golf Croquet Competition Sunday 25th April:  
Propose a mix of Level & Handicap play, depending upon Entries.

Covid guidelines state that ‘organised’ sporting events can be legally held and from 12th April, outdoor catering can re-commence. In addition the Village Buttie Shop will be Open on the Saturday.

Obviously, you will need to consider your commute to Pendle Club to attend these events, for example you might prefer not to car share. Pendle provide Covid Safe arena for play and supply; ‘owned’ Personal chairs, Extra Spaced cover, antibacterial equipment wipes, external brew stuff etc…

So if you fancy hitting balls about in competition as a season starter then please notify Liz Wilson (Liz@palnet.co.uk) to enter either (or both).

Costs:
 Tournament entry fee – per player – £10.00/day (members £8) 
 Lunches (hot food and days drinks) – £10.00/day or
 Bottomless tea/coffee/squash only – £3.00/day

Please, in the first instance, register your place so level of interest can be assessed, indicating interest in lunch provision too.

Pendle One Day Easter AC Tournament – Sun 5th April 2021

Following yesterdays successful Golf Croquet event, today it was the turn for Association Croquet to step into the lime light and fill the courts with a single days play.

Sufficient numbers attended (some playing in their very first tournament) to avail the manager to split play into ‘A’ & ‘B’ groups.

The ‘A’s played under advanced rules & the ‘B’s played handicap to base 8. Things duly progress,  more or less on time, with Lee Hartley, returning to the game after an 18 month hiatus, winning the ‘A’ class and Libby Dixon winning the ‘B’ Knockout. 

Patricia George (some of you will remember playing in the 80’s) received  the Chocolate wooden spoon.

One Day Golf Event – Pendle Croquet Club – Sat 3rd April 2021

The first Croquet Tournament of the 2021 season took place on Saturday at Pendle – One Day Golf Croquet Handicap.

In a Covid-safe environment, eight players took part in an ‘All Play All’ tournament, under wonderful Pennine Spring sunshine and blue skies.

The event used the ‘new’ handicap system/method being proposed by the WCF which is being trialed over the next year or so.

The winner was Keith Terry who won a celebratory prize with the wooden spoon going to Robert Essler.