The current calendar for 2025 is listed below and a printable copy can be downloaded here. Any amendments or additions will be incorporated in the on-line calendar as soon as they are known. Postponed or rescheduled matches are 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 are listed in the monthly calendar below and are 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 | GC coaching, beginners and improvers 1.00 – 3.00 pm |
AC and GC roll-up beginners and 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 |
– | – |
| Saturday | AC and GC roll-up | – | – |
| Sunday | Social Sundays first Sunday in the month |
– | – |
January
| Wed | 1 | New Year’s Day Social 1.00 to 3.00 pm but no croquet |
| Fri | 10 | Planning Meeting plus Curry Supper at 7.00 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
February
| Mon | 10 | Cinema Night at Chez Jules at 6.00 pm |
March
| Sat | NW Federation Spring Meeting | |
| Fri | 14 | AGM plus Wine and Cheese at 7.00 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
| Wed | 26 | Lawns closed for maintenance. Setting out lawns for 2025 season postponed to Friday, 28 March. |
| Fri | 28 | Setting out lawns for 2025 season |
| Sat | 29 | Setting out lawns for 2025 season |
| Sun | 30 | Lawns re-open for play after winter break Social Funday, afternoon |
April
| Fri | 11 | NW Short Lawn AC: Bowdon Weekdayers (A) |
| Sun | 13 | Early Bird golf doubles competition |
| Sat | 19 | NW Handicap Golf: Fylde Coasters (A) Taster Day for newcomers to croquet |
| Wed | 23 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Bury Sovereigns (A) |
| Sun | 20 | Social Funday, afternoon |
| Sun | 27 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Crake Valley (H) |
May
| Sat | 3 | Ladies bowls club, afternoon |
| Thu | 8 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap: Bowdon Earls (H) withdrawn |
| Sat | 10 | NW Short Lawn AC: Bury (H) postponed to Saturday, 23 August |
| Sun | 11 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Bowdon Griffins (A) NW Handicap Golf: Llanfairfechan (H) |
| Thu | 15 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Chester Chariots (H) |
| Sat | 17 | National GC C-Level (7+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Sun | 18 | National GC D-Level (10+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Mon -Sun | 19 -25 | National Croquet Week |
| Mon | 19 | Mary Rose AC Advanced v Bowdon (A) |
| Wed | 21 | Boughton Hall, afternoon |
| Thu | 22 | Longman Cup AC Handicap v Penrith (A) |
| Sat | 24 | Murphy Shield GC Level Play v Southport (A) NW Short Lawn AC: Pendle (A) |
| Sun | 25 | Social Funday, afternoon |
| Sat | 31 | National GC B-Level (4+) level play tournament at Chester |
June
| Sun | 1 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Fylde (A) |
| Fri | 6 | Snowdonia Cup – Golf Croquet: Tattenhall (A) |
| Sun | 8 | NW Advanced B Level: Bowdon Angels (H) |
| Wed | 11 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Bury Sovereigns (H) |
| Thu | 12 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap: Fylde (H) withdrawn |
| Sat | 14 | Social Funday, afternoon rescheduled to Sunday, 15 June |
| Sun | 15 | NW Short Lawn AC: Westmorland (H) rescheduled to Monday, 15 June Social Funday, afternoon rescheduled from Saturday, 14 June |
| Mon | 16 | NW Short Lawn AC: Westmorland (H) rescheduled from Sunday, 15 June |
| Thu | 19 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Bowdon Bombers (H) |
| Sat | 21 | Chester Cup A-Level and B-Level club members golf croquet tournaments (previously A-Level and D-Level) |
| Sun | 22 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Southport (H) postponed to Sunday, 21 Septmber |
| Sat- Sun | 28 – 29 | Southport Festival of Croquet |
July
| Thu | 3 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Southport (H) |
| Sat | 5 | NW Short Lawn AC: Southport (A) NW Handicap Golf: Bury South (H) |
| Sun | 6 | Retired Police Officers, afternoon |
| Wed | 9 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Westmorland (H) |
| Thu | 10 | Snowdonia Cup – Golf Croquet: Craig y Don (H) |
| Sat | 12 | Chester Cup C-Level and D-Level club members golf croquet tournaments (previously B-Level and C-Level) |
| Sun | 13 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Bury Peelers (A) Social Funday, afternoon |
| Mon | 14 | GC/AC partnership day cancelled due to shortage of players |
| Tue | 15 | NW Handicap Golf: Southport Falcons (A) postponed to Tuesday, 29 July |
| Sun | 20 | NW Short Lawn AC: Llanfairfechan (H) |
| Tue | 22 | Snowdonia Cup – Golf Croquet: Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Wed | 23 | NW Advanced B Level: Fylde (H) |
| Sun | 27 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap: Llanfairfechan (A) withdrawn North Wales Masons, afternoon |
| Tue | 29 | NW Handicap Golf: Southport Falcons (A) postponed from Tuesday, 15 July |
| Wed | 30 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Bowdon Bombers (A) |
| Thu | 31 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Westmorland (A) |
August
| Sat | 2 | NW Advanced B Level: Crake Lakes (A) |
| Sat- Sun | 2 – 3 | All England GC A-Level tournament for the Maggie Cowman Cup at Chester |
| Sun | 3 | NW Short Lawn AC: Fylde (A) |
| Tue | 5 | Deva Rotary Club, evening |
| Sat | 9 | NW Handicap Golf: Craggy Dons (A) |
| Mon | 11 | Snowdonia Cup – Short Lawn: Llanfairfechan (H) |
| Wed | 13 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap: Bury (A) withdrawn |
| Sat | 16 | One Ball handicap competition |
| Sun | 17 | Social Funday, afternoon |
| Wed | 20 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Crake Valley (H) |
| Fri | 22 | Snowdonia Cup – Short Lawn: Tattenhall (A) |
| Sat | 23 | NW Short Lawn AC: Bury (H) postponed from Saturday, 10 May |
| Sun | 24 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Bury Caesars (H) |
| Sat | 30 | Fletton Trophy advanced AC competition |
| Sun | 31 | NW Handicap Golf: Ellesmere (H) postponed to Friday, 12 September |
September
| Sat | 6 | Open short lawn end of season competition postponed to Monday, 8 September |
| Sun | 7 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Pendle (A) MENSA, all day |
| Mon | 8 | Open short lawn end of season competition postponed from Saturday, 6 September |
| Wed | 10 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Centurions v Southport (A) |
| Thu | 11 | NW Midweek 14 Point AC Handicap: Southport (A) withdrawn NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Crake Valley (A) postponed to Wednesday, 1 October |
| Fri | 12 | NW Handicap Golf: Ellesmere (H) postponed from Sunday, 31 August |
| Sat | 13 | NW Short Lawn AC: Bowdon Weekenders (H) |
| Sun | 14 | NW Advanced B Level: Bury (A) Social Funday, afternoon |
| Mon | 15 | Mason Cup handicap AC competition |
| Fri | 19 | Newbies golf croquet end of season competition brought forward from Saturday, 20 September |
| Sat | 20 | Newbies golf croquet end of season competition brought forward to Friday, 19 September |
| Sun | 21 | NW Weekend 26 Point AC Handicap: Southport (H) postponed from Sunday, 22 June |
| Sat | 27 | Christine Long golf croquet end of season competition |
| Sun | 28 | Snowdonia Cup – Short Lawn: Craig-y-Don (H) |
October
| Wed | 1 | NW Level Play Golf: Chester Chariots v Crake Valley (A) postponed from Thursday, 11 September |
| Sun | 12 | Social Funday, afternoon |
November
| End of season supper and presentations at Chez Jules at 6.30 pm |