Some dates for your diary
2018
Thursday, 4 January, 2.15 pm | ‘The Secret Seven’ at Storyhouse |
Tuesday, 16 January, 2.00 pm | ‘Sleeping Beauty’ pantomime at Theatre Clywd |
Tuesday, 20 February, 3.00 pm | Ten pin bowling at Ellesmere Port |
Wednesday, 21 February, 1.00 – 3.00 pm | Snowdrop walk at Ness Gardens followed by a drink in front of a roaring fire in the old house |
Friday, 2 March, 7.30 pm | AGM at Westminster Park Community Centre |
Thursday, 8 March, 7 for 7.30 pm | Annual dinner at Chester Golf Club |
Saturday & Sunday, 4 & 5 August | Chester 0 Plus Golf Croquet Tournament open nationally to all players with handicaps 0 to 6 |
2017
Thursday, 19 January, 7.30 pm | Theatre Clwyd ‘Aladdin’ pantomime |
Thursday, 16 February, 4.00 pm | Ten pin bowling at Cheshire Oaks |
Friday, 24 February, 7.30 pm | AGM at Westminster Park Community Centre |
Saturday & Sunday, 25-26 February, 10 am to 5 pm |
Association croquet Referee’s Course at Bowdon |
Saturday, 11 March, 7 for 7.30 pm | Annual dinner at Chester Golf Club |
Saturday, 25 March, 10 am to 4 pm | NW Federation Handicap Seminar at Whitehead Park, Bury |
Thursday, 30 March, and Saturday, 1 April, starting at 10 am | Lawns to be laid out for the new season for play to commence from Sunday, 2 April |
First Sunday in the month April to September starting 2 April, 2 pm |
Sunday socials |
Tuesday evenings, 18 April to 23 May, 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Association croquet beginners and improvers courses |
Thursday, 20 April, 1.00 – 5.00 pm | Visit by David Barrett to display mallets for purchase and to offer coaching |
Weekend, 6 – 7 May | Return friendly AC match away against Carrickmines, Dublin |
Sunday, 7 May, 2.00 – 5.00 pm | Sunday social |
Sunday, 21 May | Early Bird Golf Croquet Doubles Competition |
Sunday, 4 June, 2.00 – 5.00 pm | A special Sunday social as Chester Croquet Club celebrates its 40th anniversary and National Croquet Day. Croquet gymkhana during the afternoon and afternoon tea at 4.00 pm |
Saturday & Sunday, 24 & 25 June | North West Festival of Croquet at Southport |
Tuesday, 11 July | Friendly golf croquet match away against Craig-y-Don. Meet in the car park at 9.00 am for car sharing to Llandudno. |
Saturday & Sunday, 5 & 6 August | Chester 0 Plus Golf Croquet Tournament open nationally to all players with handicaps 0 to 6 |
Sunday, 6 August | Sunday social re-scheduled to Sunday, 13 August, to avoid clasing with golf croquet tournament |
Sunday, 13 August | Sunday social postponed from Sunday, 6 August, including an informal session of Aussie rules ricochet croquet led by Elmyr Hughes |
Monday, 21 August | Bronze level AC coaching course at Liverpool Croquet Club |
Saturday & Sunday, 2 & 3 September | Trans-Pennine golf croquet weekend at Ripon Spa Hotel |
Friday, 8 September | Friendly golf croquet match at home against Tattenhall |
Tuesday, 12 September | Friendly golf croquet match at home against Craig-y-Don |
Tuesday, 19 September | Friendly golf croquet match away against Tattenhall. Meet in the car park at 9.00 am for car sharing. |
Tuesday, 10 October, 1.00 pm | Visit to Chester Croquet Club by Chris Matheson MP |
Saturday, 14 October, 7.30 pm | Wine tasting evening at Westminster Park Community Centre |
Monday, 20 November, 6.30 pm | End of season supper at Chez Jules |