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15th Apr: Andrew Hobbs won the Southwick Salver
14th Apr: James Death makes it a 'Hat trick' of Barter Cups
11th Apr: Mark van Loon won the Ealing Advanced Weekend
11th Apr: Following the U21 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship
10th Apr: Cheshire Open 5th-6th April
10th Apr: Swindon and Kington Langley's One Ball Croquet Competition raises more than £250 for charity
9th Apr: England has high hopes for retaining the U21 World title
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Recent News
- 24th Apr: East Dorset lost to Sussex County 3-4 (AC - Inter-Club)
- 23rd Apr: Les Heard wins Easter GC A-level at Wrest Park
- 22nd Apr: James Death won the Cheltenham Easter Advanced (AC)
- 22nd Apr: Samir Patel won the Surbiton Easter AC Open (AC)
- 22nd Apr: Nicky Newberry won the McClements Cup (AC - Handicap)
- 21st Apr: England Team for the GC Home Internationals named (International)
- 15th Apr: Andrew Hobbs won the Southwick Salver (AC)
- 14th Apr: Roehampton win first GC European Club league heat (GC)
- 14th Apr: James Death makes it a 'Hat trick' of Barter Cups
- 11th Apr: Mark van Loon won the Ealing Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 11th Apr: Following the U21 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship (World Championship)
- 10th Apr: Swindon and Kington Langley's One Ball Croquet Competition raises more than £250 for charity (AC)
- 10th Apr: Cheshire Open 5th-6th April
- 10th Apr: Watford lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (GC - Inter-Club)
- 9th Apr: Lawn Maintenance Seminar
- 9th Apr: Action for AC webinar link (AC)
- 9th Apr: England has high hopes for retaining the U21 World title (World Championship)
- 8th Apr: Advantage GC - Trial of Target Scores Method approved by WCF (GC)
- 7th Apr: Middlesbrough 1 Ball Tournament 5th April (AC)
- 7th Apr: Exciting Updates to the GC Merit Award Scheme for 2025 (GC)
- 4th Apr: GC Test Match against USA announced
- 31st Mar: AC World Championship places announced
- 28th Mar: Southport beat Croquet Durham w/o (GC - Murphy Shield)
Coming Up
Availability closes soon for AC Team Event - Croquet England vs Croquet Association of Ireland (McWeeney Trophy) >>
Where are the top players?
April
- 26-27: Surbiton The Surbiton Golf Croquet Championship (Open Series)
(GC) - 26-27: Sidmouth The Sidmouth Golf Croquet Championship (Championship Series) (GC)
May
- 3-5: Cheltenham The Coles Championship (AC)
What's on?
April
- 26: Chiltern Academy Workshop for Coaches on GC Skills Assessment (Course)
- 26-27: Northern Academy Become a Croquet England Club-Level Coach (Course)
- 25: Watford Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 26: Sussex County Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 26-27: East Dorset Golf Croquet A-Level (0+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 26-27: Pendle & Craven Lancashire International Golf Croquet Open (GC)
- 27: Sussex County Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 24-25: Woking Super-B-Level (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 26-27: Budleigh BSCC AC B-Level Advanced Weekend (AC)
- 26-27: Bristol The Latham Cup (AC) (AC)
- 26-27: Colchester Spring Weekend Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 26-27: Middlesbrough Handicap (AC) Weekend (AC)
- 26-27: Woking Advanced Handicap (AC) Tournament (AC)
- 29: Northern Academy Winning Ways (1) to A Single Figure Handicap (Course)
- 29: The Academy Triple Peel Course (3 X 1 Day Modules) Ref:AC4 (Course)
- 29: High Wycombe GC - Advanced Improver Course (Course)
- 30: Northern Academy Winning Ways (2) to A Single Figure Handicap (Course)
May
- 2: Phyllis Court Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 2-4: Tambre Spain vs England GC Test Match (in Spain) (GC)
- 3: Pendle & Craven Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 4: Pendle & Craven GC 7+ Handicap (Advantage) Tournament (GC)
- 3: High Wycombe AC Handicap 14-point Tournament (AC)
- 3-5: Hunstanton Robert Prichard Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 3-5: Hurlingham May Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 3-5: Bowdon May Handicap Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 6: Northern Academy Moving On in Advanced AC (Course)
- 7: Northern Academy Back to Basics (Course)
- 10: High Wycombe AC - Improving Your Game for Intermediate Players Course (Course)
- 10: Northern Academy Classic Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics (Course)
- 5: Watford Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 6: Camerton & Peasedown Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7: Crake Valley Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 8: Surbiton Don's Day (GC 0+) : Level Doubles (GC)
- 10: Ashby One-Day Golf Croquet Open Tournament (GC)
- 10: Pendle & Craven Golf Croquet B-Level (4+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 10: Sussex County Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 10: Tunbridge Wells Montevideo Cup - GC Level Play (GC)
- 6-11: Budleigh BSCC Spring AC Tournament (AC)
- 8-11: Nottingham The AC Peel Memorials (Handicap Singles and Mixed Doubles) (AC)
- 10: Blewbury May One-Day Short Croquet Tournament (AC)
- 14: Online Coaching Committee Meeting
- 15: Online Board of Trustees Meeting
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