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26th Apr: National Croquet Day Celebrations
24th Apr: Welcome to our new National Safeguarding Officer
23rd Apr: Gordon Hopewell 28/2/47 - 4/4/26
20th Apr: GC Open Championship Prizes Confirmed
14th Apr: Three Days at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club - GC B, C, D Level SERIES and SiSTER Tournaments
9th Apr: Croquet England Bursary Scheme Reminder
3rd Apr: Croquet England welcomes two new Trustees to the Board
6th Mar: Prize fund confirmed for Golf Croquet Open ChampionshipThis area of the website provides easy access to news and information suitable for media news items and features. We hope the information you are looking for is here, and you are free to copy and use any information or pictures in this section of the website unless stated otherwise, except that there are restrictions on the use of photographs in the photo library - please see the copyright statements in that section.
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Latest Major Competition News and Results
- 7th May: Fine margins in the 'Barter Cup' where the weather triumphs!!!
- 26th Apr: National Croquet Day Celebrations
- 20th Apr: GC Open Championship Prizes Confirmed (GC - Championships)
- 3rd Apr: Croquet England welcomes two new Trustees to the Board
- 30th Mar: European Clubs League 2026 (GC)
Recent News
- 8th May: Displaying World Ranking Data: DGrades
- 8th May: Phyllis Court beat East Dorset 4-3 (7 May) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 7th May: Fine margins in the 'Barter Cup' where the weather triumphs!!!
- 6th May: Bowdon A beat Penrith 9-2 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 6th May: 2026 European AC Championship - Telc (International)
- 5th May: Garway beat Broadwas 3-2 (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 5th May: Surbiton beat Enfield 6-1 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 5th May: Huddersfield lost to Bowdon B 3-8 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 4th May: Bury beat Penrith 5-2 (3 May) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 4th May: Nottingham beat Leicester 5-0 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 4th May: Roehampton beat Compton 5-2 (3 May) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 4th May: Chester lost to York 3-8 (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 3rd May: Bristol lost to East Dorset w/o (AC - Mary Rose)
- 3rd May: Chester beat Nottingham 5-1 (1 May) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 30th Apr: Michelle Leonard selected for England's Member place at Women's GC Euros (International)
- 28th Apr: Bowdon lost to Branston 3-4 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 27th Apr: Gabrielle Higgins won the Woking Spring Advanced Handicap (AC)
- 27th Apr: Andy Dibben won the Woking Super-B-Level (AC)
- 27th Apr: Dennis Scarr won the Middlesbrough Handicap tournament (AC - Handicap)
- 27th Apr: Leighton Linslade beat Wrest Park 4-3 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 27th Apr: Hurlingham beat Cheam 6-1 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 26th Apr: National Croquet Day Celebrations
- 24th Apr: Welcome to our new National Safeguarding Officer
- 24th Apr: Roehampton 125 celebrations -18-19 April (Club News)
- 24th Apr: Blewbury beat Bristol 4-3 (22 Apr) (AC - Longman Cup)
- 23rd Apr: Gordon Hopewell 28/2/47 - 4/4/26
- 23rd Apr: Watford beat Newport 6-1 (22 Apr) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 23rd Apr: Camerton & Peasedown lost to East Dorset 3-4 (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 22nd Apr: Southport beat Broadwas w/o (GC - Federations Shield)
- 21st Apr: Sussex County lost to East Dorset 0-7 (20 Apr) (GC - Inter-Club)
- 21st Apr: Ashby lost to Leicester 1-4 (16 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 21st Apr: Bury beat Derby 6-1 (20 Apr) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 20th Apr: GC Open Championship Prizes Confirmed (GC - Championships)
- 19th Apr: Bury beat Chester 5-2 (18 Apr) (AC - Mary Rose)
- 19th Apr: Sussex County lost to Old Brentwoods 0-7 (18 Apr) (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 15th Apr: Camerton & Peasedown lost to Phyllis Court 2-5 (14 Apr) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 14th Apr: England team for GC Home Internationals announced
- 14th Apr: Three Days at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club - GC B, C, D Level SERIES and SiSTER Tournaments
- 11th Apr: Phyllis Court beat Hamptworth 5-1 (10 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 9th Apr: Croquet England Bursary Scheme Reminder
- 9th Apr: 2026 WCF GC World Championship in Cairo, Egypt - 21 to 29 November (International)
- 7th Apr: John Beech Memorial Easter Tournament (AC)
- 6th Apr: Gender, Changing Facilities and Toilets
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
May
- 9-10: Colchester
The East Anglian Golf Croquet Championship (Premier Series) (GC) - 9-10: East Dorset The Western Championship (AC)
- 14-17: Nottingham The ERC European Golf Croquet Championship (GC)
- 17: Surbiton National Schools Championships (AC) (AC)
- 23-26: Sussex County Compton (Eastbourne) The AC Inter-County Championship (AC)
What's on?
- 9: Ashby Northern Stars One-Day GC Open Qualifying Heat (GC)
- 9: Pendle & Craven Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 9: Sussex County Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 9: Tunbridge Wells Montevideo Cup - GC Level Play (GC)
- 9-10: Bury Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7-10: Nottingham The AC Peel Memorials (Handicap Singles and Mixed Doubles) (AC)
- 8-10: Budleigh BSCC Spring AC Tournament (AC)
- 9: Blewbury May One-Day Short Croquet Tournament (AC)
- 9-10: Surbiton B and Super-B Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 9-10: Cheltenham AC Team Event - CqE Women vs. Oxfordshire (AC)
- 13: Northern Academy Breaks and Bisques (Course)
- 13: Eynsham GC - Become a Referee Blended Learning 1-Day Course (Course)
- 16: High Wycombe AC - Build Better Breaks Course (Course)
- 16: Northern Academy Classic Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics (Course)
- 17: Northern Academy Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics in Practice (Course)
- 13: Wrest Park Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 15-16: Compton (Eastbourne) Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 16: Chester Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 16: Guildford Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 16: Hamptworth GC 2 Class Group (All Grades) Singles (Level Play) Tournament (GC)
- 16-17: East Dorset Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 16-17: Hunstanton Golf Croquet Open Series Tournament (GC)
- 17: Chester Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 13-14: Watford Midweek Advanced AC Tournament (AC)
- 15-16: Wrest Park May Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 16: Surbiton The Charity One-Ball Championship (Regional Final) (AC)
- 16-17: Cheltenham Bernard Neal Advanced (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 16-17: Nailsea May Advanced Singles (AC) Class Tournament (AC)
- 16-17: Pendle & Craven B-Level/C-Level Advanced (AC) Weekend (AC)
- 16-17: Newport (Essex) Open Advanced (AC) Weekend (AC)
- 16-17: Roehampton Doubles Handicap AC (Combined 6+) (AC)
- 17: Bowdon The Charity One-Ball Championship (Regional Final) (AC)
- 19: High Wycombe A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! (Course)
- 20: Northern Academy Croquet for Fun! (Course)
- 20: Wrest Park Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 20-21: Roehampton Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 21: Surbiton Surbiton Level Play Day (GC 0+) : Singles (GC)
- 23: Guildford Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles (Advantage) (GC)
- 23-24: Hamptworth Golf Croquet A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournament (GC)
- 19-21: Tyneside Midweek Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 23-24: Blewbury High-Bisquers' 14-Point Handicap Weekend (AC)
- 23-24: Meadows The Scottish Masters (AC)
- 23-24: Roehampton AC Handicap (AC)
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