2023 Committee and Organisers – Chester Croquet Club

Committee

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Chairman	Tom Grievson	07801 665993	grievsontom@gmail.com
Secretary	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Treasurer	Ian Graham	01244 681744	ilgraham@hotmail.com
Membership and internal communications	Arnie Banford	07703 621072	arnie.banford@sky.com
Lawns lay-out	David Boyd	01829 770985	mail4boyd@gmail.com
Housekeeping	Pat Clare	0151 3362606	alanpat.c@hotmail.co.uk
Liaison with Cheshire West and Chester Council	David Guyton	01244 675978	dfguyton@btinternet.com
Publicity and new members	Sally Slater	01244 677645	springboard_sally@hotmail.com
Minutes secretary	Gail Thomas	07816 768386	gwynagail2@hotmail.com

Organisers and volunteer co-ordinators

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Safeguarding	Mavis Sellers	07715 050850	mavissellers@gmail.com
Equipment	Tom Grievson	07801 665993	grievsontom@gmail.com
Housekeeping	Pat Clare	0151 3362606	alanpat.c@hotmail.co.uk
Clothing	Jayne Taylor	07810 892311	jaytay20ch@aol.com
Lawns lay-out	David Boyd Robin Tasker	01829 770985 01829 751666	mail4boyd@gmail.com robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Lawn watering	David Guyton	01244 675978	dfguyton@btinternet.com
Gardening	Jayne Taylor	07810 892311	jaytay20ch@aol.com

National competitions

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Mary Rose	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Longman	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Secretary’s Shield	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Short Croquet Inter-Club	Sally Slater	01244 677645	springboard_sally@hotmail.com
Golf Croquet Inter-Club	John Hampson	07396 364702	john.neal.hampson@gmail.com
Murphy Inter-Club	John Hampson	07396 364702	john.neal.hampson@gmail.com

NW Federation league secretaries

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Advanced B Level	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Weekend 26 point AC Handicap	David Boyd	01829 770985	mail4boyd@gmail.com
Mid-Week 14 point AC Handicap	Brian Walton	01782 771472	bw3007@btinternet.com
Short Lawn	Sally Slater	01244 677645	springboard_sally@hotmail.com
Golf Handicap – Chester Senators	Jude Wise	07773 012770	wise876@btinternet.com
Golf Level Play – Chester Centurions and Chester Chariots	Jayne Taylor	07810 892311	jaytay20ch@aol.com

North Wales and Cheshire matches – Snowdonia Cup

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Golf handicap	Tom Grievson	07801 665993	grievsontom@gmail.com
Short lawn	Nigel Worthington	01829 770511	nigeldw@googlemail.com

Course and coaching organisers

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Taster days and new members	Sally Slater	01244 677645	springboard_sally@hotmail.com
Association croquet – beginners	Robin Tasker	01829 751666	robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Association croquet – improvers	Robert Jones	0151 6069738	robertgjones13@gmail.com
Golf croquet beginners	Pat Clare	0151 3362606	alanpat.c@hotmail.co.uk

Association Croquet

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Handicappers	David Boyd Paul Watson	01829 770985 01244 347739	mail4boyd@gmail.com prandjwatson@btinternet.com
Assistant referees	Elmyr Hughes Robin Tasker	01244 821516 01829 751666	elmyrh0@gmail.com robin_tasker@btinternet.com
Club coaches	Derek Bell Jones David Boyd Helen Brophy David Guyton Dennis Holman Elmyr Hughes Paul Watson	01829 782500 01829 770985 01244 629111 01244 675978 01244 881953 01244 821516 01244 347739	dbj.dbj2@googlemail.com mail4boyd@gmail.com pickfordspost@btinternet.com dfguyton@btinternet.com d.holman@chester.ac.uk elmyrh0@gmail.com prandjwatson@btinternet.com

Golf Croquet

Role	Contact	Telephone	E-mail
Handicappers	Maureen Ivens Jayne Taylor	01244 676627 07810 892311	m.ivens@cardoness.net jaytay20ch@aol.com
Assistant referee	Tom Grievson	07801 665993	grievsontom@gmail.com
Club coaches	Pat Clare David Crawford Maureen Ivens Jayne Taylor	0151 3362606 01352 740515 01244 676627 07810 892311	alanpat.c@hotmail.co.uk davidc@dscrybe.com m.ivens@cardoness.net jaytay20ch@aol.com

Headlines

Following intensive autumn lawn maintenance, the croquet lawns remain closed until the start of the 2025 season. Latest update

Coming to the New Year’s Day social on Wednesday, 1 January, or the Planning Meeting on Friday, 10 January ? Reply to Sally Slater. More

Chester emerge as this year’s winner of the Snowdonia Cup. More

After beating Ashby, Durham and Watford in earlier rounds, Chester lost 2 – 4 to Sussex County in the final of the national Croquet England Murphy Inter-Club level play golf croquet competition at Wrest Park on Sunday, 6 October.

Chester come first in this year’s NW Federation Advanced B-Level association croquet league and second in the level play golf croquet league. More

Roger Brooks this year’s winner of the Mason Cup. More

Jayne Taylor winner of the club’s Open Short Lawn Competition. More

If the lawns are wet and soft after heavy rain check before playing. Try the ‘squelch test’ ─ don’t play if water appears when a foot is pressed into the lawns !

2024 NW League rules and scoresheets to download and print.

Beware of scam e-mails purporting to come from club members. Usual give-aways are an unusual or unlikely request and an unfamiliar e-mail address. Do not reply, do not open attachments, do not click on any links, and delete.

Please remember to record names in attendance book and check everything is safe and secure, including the key safe, during and after play and particularly when you are the last to leave and are locking up.

Check here for key policies and documents on codes of conduct and safeguarding.