A preliminary calendar for 2026 is listed below. Further events and matches 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 | New members and AC and GC improvers coaching and training |
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| 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
| Sat | NW Federation Spring Meeting | |
| Fri | 6 | AGM plus Wine and Cheese at 7.30 pm at Westminster Park Community Centre |
| Wed | 25 | Setting out lawns for 2026 season |
| Sat | 28 | Setting out lawns for 2026 season |
| Sun | 29 | Lawns re-open for play after winter break Social Funday, afternoon |
April
| Sat | 18 | Taster Day for newcomers to croquet |
| Wed | 22 | Beginners Day for new members |
May
| Sat | 16 | National GC C-Level (7+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Sun | 17 | National GC D-Level (10+) level play tournament at Chester |
| Sat | 30 | National GC B-Level (4+) level play tournament at Chester |
June
| Sat – Sun | 27 – 28 | Southport Festival of Croquet |
July
| Sat | 4 | Northern Stars One-Day GC Open Qualifying Heat at Chester |
| Sat – Sun | 25 – 26 | NW Federation Millennium AC handicap tournament |
August
| Sat- Sun | 1 – 2 | All England GC A-Level tournament for the Maggie Cowman Cup at Chester |
| Fri | 14 | Chester Members One-Ball Competition |
| Sat | 15 | Fletton Trophy advanced AC competition |
September
| Fri | 4 | Lawns closed for preparations and practice before the Croquet England v Scottish CA association croquet tournament at the weekend | |
| Sat-Sun | 5-6 | Croquet England v Scottish CA association croquet tournament at Chester | |
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| Sat | 12 | Open short lawn end of season competition | |
| Mon | 14 | Mason Cup handicap AC competition | |
| Sat | 19 | Newbies golf croquet end of season competition | |
| Sat | 26 | Christine Long golf croquet end of season competition | |
October
November
| End of season dinner and presentations |