A provisional calendar for 2026 is listed below. Amendments and further events will be added as soon as they are known.
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 Lawns 1 – 3 1.00 – 5.30 pm One-Ball learning and practice Lawn 4 1.00 – 4.00 pm |
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| Thursday | GC singles roll-up | GC Teatime Twosomes 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm |
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| Friday | – | – | – |
| Saturday | AC and GC roll-up | – | – |
| Sunday | Social Fundays first Sunday in the month |
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January
| Thu | 1 | End of 2025 season and New Year’s Day social from 1.00 pm |
| Fri | 16 | Planning Meeting 7.30 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
March
| Fri | 6 | AGM at 7.30 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
| Sat | 7 | NW Federation Spring Meeting |
| Wed | 18 | Marking out lawns for 2026 season |
| Wed | 25 | Installing full lawn hoops for 2026 season |
| Sat | 28 | Installing short lawn hoops for 2026 season |
| Sun | 29 | Lawns re-open for play after winter break Social Funday, from 10 am |
April
| Sun | 12 | GC Level Play team practice am |
| Fri | 17 | NW Short Lawn: Westmorland (A) GC Level Play team practice am |
| Sat | 18 | Taster Day for newcomers to croquet |
| Wed | 22 | Beginners Day for new members |
| Sat | 25 | NW Handicap GC: Southport Falcons (H) |
| Sun | 26 | NW Short Lawn: Bowdon Weekenders (A) NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Southport (H) |
May
| Sat | 2 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Crake Valley (A) NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Crake Valley (H) |
| Sun | 3 | NW One Ball: Fylde (H) |
| Sat | 9 | Events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Westminster Park and visit by Duke and Duchess of Westminster |
| Sun | 10 | Social Funday |
| Tue | 12 | NW Handicap GC: Ellesmere (A) |
| Sat | 16 | National GC C-Level (7+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Sun | 17 | National GC D-Level (10+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Mon | 18 | NW Short Lawn: Crake Valley (A) |
| Tue | 19 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Chester Chariots (H) |
| Sun | 24 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Pendle (H) |
| Mon | 25 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Birkdale (A) |
| Thu | 28 | NW Advanced B Level AC: Crake Lakes (H) |
| Fri | 29 | NW Short Lawn: Fylde (H) |
| Sat | 30 | National GC B-Level (4+) level play tournament at Chester |
June
| Sat | 6 | NW Handicap GC: Fylde Coasters (H) |
| Sun | 7 | Social Funday |
| Tue | 9 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Crake Valley (A) |
| Thu | 11 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Westmorland (H) |
| Sun | 14 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Bury Peelers (H) NW Short Lawn: Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Sat – Sun | 27 – 28 | Southport Festival of Croquet |
| Sun | 28 | CAMSOC visit, afternoon, three lawns |
July
| Thu | 2 | NW Short Lawn: Southport (H) NW Handicap GC: Llanfairfechan (A) |
| Fri | 3 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Birkdale (A) NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Bury Sovereigns (H) |
| Sat | 4 | Northern Stars One-Day GC Open Qualifying Heat at Chester |
| Sat | 4 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Bury Caesars (A) |
| Thu | 9 | NW One Ball: Bury (A) |
| Sat | 11 | NW Advanced B Level AC: Bury (H) |
| Sun | 12 | North Wales Masons visit, afternoon, three lawns |
| Wed | 15 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Bowdon (A) |
| Sat | 18 | NW Handicap GC: Pendle B (H) |
| Sun | 19 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Bowdon Griffins (H) |
| Wed | 22 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Bury Sovereigns (A) |
| Sat – Sun | 25 – 26 | NW Federation Millennium AC handicap tournament |
| Sun | 26 | NW Short Lawn: Pendle & Craven (H) |
| Wed | 29 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Westmorland (H) NW One Ball: Bowdon (H) |
August
| Sat- Sun | 1 – 2 | All England GC A-Level tournament for the Maggie Cowman Cup at Chester |
| Fri | 7 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Bowdon (H) |
| Sun | 9 | NW Short Lawn: Bury (A) |
| Wed | 12 | NW Handicap GC: Tattenhall (A) |
| Fri | 14 | Chester Members One Ball competition |
| Sat | 15 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Southport (A) Fletton Trophy advanced AC competition |
| Sun | 16 | Social Funday |
| Wed | 19 | NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Pendle & Craven (H) |
| Sun | 23 | NW Short Lawn: Bowdon Weekdayers (H) |
| Sat | 29 | NW Handicap GC: Bury South (A) |
September
| Thu | 3 | NW Advanced B Level AC: Pendle (H) |
| Fri | 4 | Lawns closed for preparations and practice before the Croquet England v Scottish CA association croquet tournament at the weekend
NW Level Play GC: Chester Centurions v Pendle & Craven (A) |
| Sat | 5 | NW Advanced B Level AC: Fylde (A) |
| Sat-Sun | 5-6 | Croquet England v Scottish CA association croquet tournament at Chester |
| Wed | 9 | NW 26 Point AC Handicap: Fylde (H) NW Level Play GC: Chester Chariots v Southport (A) |
| Sat | 12 | Open short lawn end of season competition |
| Sun | 13 | Social Funday |
| Mon | 14 | Mason Cup handicap AC competition |
| Mon | 14 | NW One Ball: Tattenhall (A) |
| Sat | 19 | Newbies golf croquet end of season competition |
| Sun | 20 | NW Advanced B Level AC: Bowdon (A) |
| Sat | 26 | Christine Long golf croquet end of season competition |
October
| Sun | 18 | Social Funday |
November
| End of season dinner and presentations |