Postponed and rescheduled matches marked in red.
Weekly playing arrangements
Regular weekly roll-up sessions are normally as follows but priority is given to scheduled league matches and competitions. These will be listed in the monthly calendar below and 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 full lawn and short lawn including AC – GC partnership |
AC full lawn and short lawn including AC – GC partnership |
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Tuesday | GC progressive doubles roll-up | – | AC and GC roll-up and beginners/ improvers |
Wednesday | GC match training |
AC full lawn and short lawn |
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Thursday | GC singles roll-up | GC Teatime Twosomes 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm |
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Friday | New members and AC and GC improvers coaching and training |
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Saturday | AC and GC roll-up | – | – |
Sunday | Social Sundays first Sunday in the month |
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January
Mon | 1 | New Year’s Day Social Funday from 12.00 midday |
Fri | 5 | Planning Meeting at 6.45 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
March
Sat | 2 | NW Federation Spring Meeting |
Fri | 8 | AGM at 7.00 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
Thu | 28 | Setting out lawns for 2024 season |
Sat | 30 | Setting out lawns for 2024 season |
Sun | 31 | Lawns re-open for play after winter break Social Funday, afternoon |
April
Sun | 7 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Southport (H) postponed due to rain |
Thu | 11 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Chester Chariots (H) postponed due to rain, rescheduled to Thursday, 25 April |
Sat | 13 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Craggy Dons (H) postponed due to cumulative effects of rain, rescheduled to Saturday, 8 June |
Sun | 14 | NW Short Croquet League: Bury (A) |
Sat | 20 | NW Advanced B League: Crake Valley (H) NW Handicap Golf : 2023 final play-off South and North winners Chester Senators v Fylde Falcons (A) cancelled due to waterlogged lawns |
Sun | 21 | Taster Day for newcomers to croquet |
Mon | 22 | GC Inter-Club Shield: Chester v Bowdon (A) |
Thu | 25 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Chester Chariots (H) rescheduled from Saturday, 13 April |
Sat | 27 | Longman Cup AC Handicap: Chester v Bury (H) |
Sun | 28 | NW Short Croquet League: Pendle (H) postponed |
May
Thu | 2 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Llanfairfechan (H) |
Sat | 4 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Llanfairfechan (H) |
Sun | 5 | Social Funday, afternoon |
Tue | 7 | AC/GC Partnership – AC Alternate Shot Doubles, 12 noon to 4 pm |
Thu | 9 | Murphy Shield GC Handicap v Ashby (H) |
Sat | 11 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Llanfairfechan Pioneers (A) |
Sun | 12 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Fylde (A) Early Bird golf doubles competition |
Wed | 15 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Bury (H) |
Thu | 16 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Llanfairfechan (A) |
Fri | 17 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Westmorland (A) |
Sat- Fri | 18 – 24 | National Croquet Week |
Sat | 18 | Chester GC C Level level play tournament NW Short Croquet League: Llanfairfechan (A) |
Sun | 19 | Chester AC Advanced 14 point full lawn tournament |
Wed | 22 | NW Short Croquet League: Westmorland (A) |
Thu | 23 | Mary Rose AC Advanced v Bowdon (H) |
Sun | 26 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Bury Peelers (A) |
June
Sat | 1 | Chester GC B Level level play tournament |
Sun | 2 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Crake Valley (H) NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Southport (A) |
Tue | 4 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Crake Valley (H) |
Thu | 6 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Westmorland (H) |
Fri | 7 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Westmorland (H) |
Sat | 8 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Craggy Dons (H) rescheduled from Saturday, 13 April |
Sun | 9 | Social Funday, afternoon |
Wed | 12 | NW Short Croquet League: Southport (H) |
Tue | 18 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Southport (H) |
Thu | 20 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Bury Sovereigns (H) |
Sat | 22 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Bowdon Bounders (H) |
Sat- Sun | 29 – 30 | Southport Festival of Croquet |
July
Wed | 3 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Southport (A) |
Sat | 6 | NW Advanced B League: Bury (H) |
Sun | 7 | CAMSOC visit, afternoon |
Tue | 9 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Bowdon Bombers (H) |
Thu | 11 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Ellesmere (H) |
Sat | 13 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Ellesmere (H) |
Sun | 14 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Bowdon Griffins (A) Social Funday, afternoon |
Wed | 17 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Fylde (H) |
Sun | 21 | NW Short Croquet League: Fylde (H) |
Wed | 24 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Ellesmere (A) |
Thu | 25 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Southport (A) |
Sat | 27 | NW Advanced B League: Pendle (H) |
August
Sat- Sun | 3 – 4 | All England GC A level tournament for Maggie Cowman Cup |
Tue | 6 | NW Advanced B League: Fylde (A) |
Sat | 10 | NW Handicap Golf: Chester Senators v Llanfairfechan Dragons (A) |
Sun | 11 | Social Funday, afternoon |
Wed | 14 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Bowdon Bombers (A) |
Thu | 15 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Crake Valley (A) |
Sun | 18 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Bury Caesars (A) MENSA visit, all day |
Mon | 19 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap League: Bowdon Earls (A) |
Sat | 31 | Short Lawn Level Play end of season final |
September
Sun | 1 | NW Advanced B League: Bowdon Angels (A) Social Funday, afternoon |
Wed | 4 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Bury Sovereigns (A) |
Sat | 7 | NW Millennium GC Level Play tournament at Bury |
Sat-Sun | 7 – 8 | NW Millennium AC Handicap tournament at Chester |
Sat | 14 | NW Short Croquet League: Bowdon Blanks (H) |
Sun | 15 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap League: Pendle (H) NW Short Croquet League: Bowdon Bullets (A) |
Sat | 21 | Newbies golf croquet end of season competition |
Sun | 22 | GC Level Play B and C Level end of season final |
Sat | 28 | Christine Long golf croquet end of season competition |
Sun | 29 | Open Short Lawn end of season competition |
October
Sun | 20 | End of season Social Funday, afternoon |