Winter croquet – Chester Croquet Club

December … sun shining … lawns nicely marked … rainbow over Chester … but rain stopped play shortly afterwards …

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Lawns closed for autumn lawn maintenance from Friday, 11 October, to Sunday, 13 October.

After beating Ashby, Durham and Watford in earlier rounds, Chester lost 2 – 4 to Sussex County in the final of the national Croquet England Murphy Inter-Club level play golf croquet competition at Wrest Park on Sunday, 6 October.

Chester come first in this year’s NW Federation Advanced B-Level association croquet league and second in the level play golf croquet league. More

Book now for the end of season supper and presentations at Chez Jules on Tuesday, 19 November. More

Roger Brooks this year’s winner of the Mason Cup. More

Jayne Taylor winner of the club’s Open Short Lawn Competition. More

If the lawns are wet and soft after heavy rain check before playing. Try the ‘squelch test’ ─ don’t play if water appears when a foot is pressed into the lawns !

2024 NW League rules and scoresheets to download and print.

Beware of scam e-mails purporting to come from club members. Usual give-aways are an unusual or unlikely request and an unfamiliar e-mail address. Do not reply, do not open attachments, do not click on any links, and delete.

Please remember to record names in attendance book and check everything is safe and secure, including the key safe, during and after play and particularly when you are the last to leave.

Check here for key policies and documents on codes of conduct and safeguarding.