Because of continuing uncertainties regarding relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, dates remain subject to amendment. Latest amendments are marked in red. A downloadable and printable calendar is also available but does not include latest amendments.
Regular weekly events
Regular weekly roll-up sessions will normally be as follows but priority has sometimes to be given to scheduled league matches and competitions which will be shown on the lawn booking system.
| Morning 10.00 am – 1.00 pm |
Afternoon 1.00 pm – 5.30 pm |
Evening 5.30 pm onwards |
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| Monday | AC short lawn and full lawn |
AC short lawn and full lawn |
– |
| Tuesday | GC roll-up | – | AC beginners/ continuation/ improvers |
| Wednesday | – | AC short lawn and full lawn |
– |
| Thursday | GC roll-up | – | – |
| Friday | New members AC and GC roll-up |
GC team practice |
– |
| Saturday | – | – | – |
| Sunday | – | – | – |
February
| Mon | 22 | Trial Zoom AGM pre-meeting, link open from 2.00 pm |
| Fri | 26 | AGM on-line using Zoom at 2.30 pm on Friday, 26 February 2021, link open from 2.00 pm |
March
| Thu | 25 | Setting out lawns for 2021 season |
| Sun | 28 | Setting out lawns for 2021 season |
| Mon | 29 | Local club games restarting after lockdown and winter break |
April
| Sat | 17 | Taster day for newcomers who would like to try their hand at croquet |
| Fri | 23 | Taster day for newcomers who would like to try their hand at croquet |
| Sun | 25 | Taster day for newcomers who would like to try their hand at croquet |
May
| Sat | 1 | 10 am – 3.30 pm Croquet beginners day |
| Tue | 4 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Sun | 9 | 10 am – 3.30 pm Croquet beginners day |
| Tue | 11 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Sun | 16 | NW Advanced B League: Pendle & Craven (A) |
| Tue | 18 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Wed | 19 | Longman Trophy: Bowdon (A) |
| Tue | 25 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Wed | 26 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Chariots (H) |
| Sat | 29 | NW Golf Croquet League: Southport & Birkdale (H) |
June
| Tue | 1 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Wed | 2 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Culcheth (H) |
| Thu | 3 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Sat | 5 | NW Weekend Handicap League: Southport & Birkdale (H) postponed to Saturday, 10 July |
| Sun | 6 | NW Advanced B League: Fylde (H) |
| Tue | 8 | 6.30 pm Association improvement course |
| Wed | 9 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Pendle (A) postponed to Wednesday, 21 July NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Culcheth (A) postponed to Wednesday, 15 September |
| Thu | 10 | NW Mid-Week League: Pendle & Craven (A) postponed to Thursday, 26 August |
| Sat | 12 | NW Short Croquet League: Southport & Birkdale (H) postponed, new date awaited |
| Sun | 13 | Early Bird doubles golf croquet competition postponed and replaced by Social Funday 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Sun | 20 | NW Golf Croquet League: Culcheth (H) |
| Wed | 23 | NW Mid-Week League: Westmorland (H) |
| Tue | 29 | Secretary’s Shield: Nailsea near Bristol (Away at Edgbaston) |
July
| Sat | 3 | NW Short Croquet League: Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Sun | 4 | Social Funday |
| Wed | 7 | NW Mid-Week League: Southport & Birkdale (A) NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Bury (H) |
| Thu | 8 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Crake Valley (H) |
| Sat | 10 | NW Weekend Handicap League: Southport & Birkdale (H) postponed from Saturday, 5 June |
| Sat – Sun | 10 – 11 | NW Millennium Association Handicap Competition (Pendle) |
| Sun | 11 | NW Advanced B League: Bury (A) |
| Thu | 15 | NW Golf Croquet League: Bowdon (A) |
| Sun | 18 | Mary Rose Trophy: Bowdon (A) Social Funday |
| Wed | 21 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Pendle (A) postponed from Wednesday, 9 June |
| Sat | 24 | NW Advanced B League: Southport & Birkdale (H) postponed to Saturday, 11 September |
| Sat – Sun | 24 – 1 Aug |
National Croquet Week in support of British Heart Foundation |
| Sun | 25 | NW Millennium Short Lawn Competition (Chester) NW Weekend Handicap League: Bowdon (A) postponed to Sunday, 8 August |
| Wed | 28 | NW Mid-Week League: Bury (H) |
August
| Sun | 1 | Social Funday |
| Thu | 5 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Crake Valley (A) |
| Fri | 6 | North Wales & Cheshire GC: Craig-y-Don (H) postponed to Friday, 24 September |
| Sat | 7 | NW Golf Croquet League: Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Sat – Sun | 7 – 8 | National GC A-Level (0+) Tournament for the Maggie Cowman Cup (Chester) |
| Sun | 8 | NW Weekend Handicap League: Bowdon (A) postponed from Sunday, 25 July |
| Sat – Sun | 14 – 15 | NW Festival of Croquet (Southport) |
| Sun | 15 | 1.30 – 5.00 pm Cambridge Society of West Cheshire and North Wales (CAMSOC) |
| Wed | 18 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Llanfairfechan (H) postponed |
| Fri | 20 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Pendle & Craven (H) |
| Sat | 21 | North Wales & Cheshire Short Lawn – Snowdonia Trophy: Llanfairfechan (H) postponed to Saturday, 2 October |
| Sun | 22 | Secretary’s Shield: Sheffield (H) NW Millennium Golf Handicap (Crake) NW Short Croquet League: Bowdon (A) postponed to Sunday, 5 September Social Funday |
| Mon | 23 | 6.00 pm onwards Deva Rotary Club |
| Thu | 26 | NW Mid-Week League: Pendle & Craven (A) postponed from Thursday, 10 June |
| Fri | 27 | North Wales & Cheshire Short Lawn: Tattenhall (A) bought forward from Thursday, 16 September |
| Sat | 28 | NW Advanced B League: Bowdon (H) |
September
| Wed | 1 | NW Mid-Week League: Bowdon (H) |
| Thu | 2 | NW Golf Croquet League: Llanfairfechan (A) postponed from Saturday, 7 August |
| Sat – Sun | 4 – 5 | NW Millennium Advanced Competition (Bury) |
| Sun | 5 | NW Short Croquet League: Bowdon (A) postponed from Sunday, 22 August |
| Tue | 7 | NW Millennium Golf Croquet Level Play (Bury) |
| Wed | 8 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Bury (A) |
| Fri | 10 | North Wales & Cheshire GC: Llanfairfechan (A) postponed to Thursday, 30 September |
| Sat | 11 | NW Advanced B League: Southport & Birkdale (H) postponed from Saturday, 24 July Social Funday |
| Sun | 12 | Christine Long golf croquet tournament postponed to Sunday, 3 October and replaced by Social Funday 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Wed | 15 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Culcheth (A) postponed from Wednesday, 9 June |
| Thu | 16 | North Wales & Cheshire Short Lawn: Tattenhall (A) bought forward to Friday, 27 August |
| Fri | 17 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Llanfairfechan postponed from Wednesday, 18 August |
| Sun | 19 | Hibiscus tournament |
| Thu | 23 | North Wales & Cheshire GC: Tattenhall (A) |
| Fri | 24 | North Wales & Cheshire GC: Craig-y-Don (H) postponed from Friday, 6 August |
| Sat | 25 | New members competition |
| Sat – Sun | 25 – 26 | Mason Cup competition postponed to weekend 23-24 October |
| Sun | 26 | NW Weekend Handicap League 2021 Final v Crake (Away at Fylde) |
| Wed | 29 | North Wales & Cheshire Short Lawn: Craig-y-Don (H) |
| Thu | 30 | North Wales & Cheshire GC: Llanfairfechan (A) postponed from Friday, 10 September |
October
| Sat | 2 | North Wales & Cheshire Short Lawn – Snowdonia Trophy: Llanfairfechan (H) postponed from Saturday, 21 August |
| Before Sun |
Before 3 |
Play-offs for NW Federation Weekend AC Handicap, Short Lawn and GC Handicap Leagues |
| Sun | 3 | Christine Long golf croquet tournament postponed from Sunday, 12 September |
| Mon | 5 | NW Short Lawn League 2021 Final v Westmorland (Away at Southport) |
| Sun | 17 | Social Funday |
| Sat – Sun | 23 – 24 | Mason Cup competition postponed from weekend 25-26 September |
November
| Mon | 1 | Short lawn open competition |