CA Club Membership

The CA is run almost entirely by volunteers who give up their time to promote the game and help in the administration. A lot of work goes in behind the scenes to promote awareness of the game in the national press and elsewhere, to organise a tournament circuit our members benefit from, to maintain the laws of the game, to provide coaching and generally to help both new and existing clubs to develop and flourish. By joining the CA you will help us to maintain this effort, and be contributing to the wider croquet community.

The first option you have is to become an affiliate club. This costs you just £25 per year. For this you will get:

A copy of the Croquet Gazette 6 times a year to make available to your club members. This helps everyone keep in touch with what is happening in the rest of the croquet world.
An entry in the Croquet Directory, so that other players or anyone who asks about clubs in your area will know of your existence, and who to contact. A similar entry on our website www.croquet.org.uk.

Hopefully, you would prefer to become a full Member Club, which gives you all of the above, plus:

Free cover by the CA Civil Liability Insurance Scheme, which provides third party cover of £5 million. Equivalent cover taken individually by a club typically costs well over £100 per year.
Financial advice and help from the CA, including the possibility of starter and development grants or loans. Last year we gave out more than £20,000 in donations to clubs covering a wide range of projects including laying new lawns, building a new clubhouse, obtaining new equipment, establishing new clubs, etc.
Advice on lawn construction and maintenance.
The opportunity to participate in inter-club tournaments and competitions.
Access to equipment insurance at competitive rates through our brokers.
Recruitment advice on how to increases membership of your club. This includes a free guide to recruitment and retention, and provision of materials (leaflets, posters, etc.) to help when required.
The opportunity to negotiate special rates of discount on major purchases of equipment.
The right to send a representative to General Meetings of the Association, and to vote on motions that are put to members.

The cost of Club Membership for the first year is £50. In subsequent years the fee is based on the number of members of your club, and will be £7 per playing member in 2009, with a maximum of £75 for the second year of membership, and of £100 for the third, and with a minimum of £50 in all years.

There are reduced rates available for schools and universities, which qualify for a restricted range of benefits.

For more details, and to apply for Club Membership, please contact the CA office.