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5 out of 5 Croquet Winners at Southport

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Southport Super B and B Level Tournament 23/24 July 2016

Omied Hallam receives the Super B Trophy from club President Alan Pidcock
Omied Hallam receives the Super B Trophy from club President Alan Pidcock
Peter Wilson receives the Super B Runner Up prize
Peter Wilson receives the Super B Runner Up prize (photo: Ray Lowe)
Bob Burnett receives the B Level trophy from Club President Alan Pidcock
Bob Burnett receives the B Level trophy from Club President Alan Pidcock (photo: Ray Lowe)
Nathan Baker receives the B Level Runner Up prize
Nathan Baker receives the B Level Runner Up prize (photo: Ray Lowe)

Lots of regulars plus a number of new faces made for a full complement of 20 players for Southport’s Super-B/B-Level Advanced weekend. The decision to reduce the lower handicap from 1 to 0 succeeded in attracting 4 scratch players. The range of handicaps neatly dividing into two groups of 10.

The winner of the Super-B was Omied Hallam (Nottingham) with 5 out of 5 wins, thus retaining the Mallet Trophy which he won last year. The runner up was Peter Wilson (Fylde).

The winner of the B-Level, and the Hawkins Cup, was Bob Burnett (Crathes) with 5 out of 5 wins. The runner up was Nathan Baker (Fylde).

Many thanks to all the Southport club members for their hard work in lawn preparation and the provision of excellent food, and in particular to the managerJohn Haslam for his usual calm and efficient tournament management.

Photos by Ray Lowe

A Croquet Opportunity For You

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TOO LATE – Post now filled by James Hawkins and John Haslam

URGENT – SITUATION VACANT – URGENT

The Federation Festival of Croquet takes place at Southport on the weekend of 25/26 June 2016.

Festival crowd enjoying the Southport sunshine
Festival crowd enjoying the Southport sunshine

HELP !!!

We do not have anyone to manage the Festival this year – can you do it?

Before you say NO, think about it, this is what you need to do:

* Liz Wilson will send you the team entries for each Croquet discipline
* You work out a schedule for each discipline competition
* Liaise with Southport Secretary to identify the lawns required
* Produce the paperwork to give to each team captain on the day.
* There will be Manager Assistants to help you on the day(s)
* All you need do on the day is welcome everyone and get them started
* Throughout the event keep an eye on results coming in from your Assistants.
* At the end, say a few kind words and announce the Winners
* You then receive a huge vote of thanks from the assembled multitude
* You go down in history as a hero, nay a legend, and with grateful thanks from the Federation.

Can you do it?  It is a challenge, but not impossible, and plenty of support will be available – Liz, Garry, myself,  in fact any member of the Federation Committee.

Interested ? – Please contact Liz Wilson (Liz@palnet.co.uk ) or Garry Wilson (garry.wilson@vodafoneemail.co.uk) as soon as possible.

Think not what the Federation can do for you, but what you can do for the Federation !!!

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