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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
- 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)
- 6th Mar: Prize fund confirmed for Golf Croquet Open Championship
- 28th Feb: Welcome to Croquet England's New Treasurer
Recent News
- 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
- 3rd Apr: Croquet England welcomes two new Trustees to the Board
- 30th Mar: European Clubs League 2026 (GC)
- 29th Mar: Competitive Croquet: Understanding Handicaps and the World Ranking System
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
May
- 2-3: Surbiton
The Surbiton Golf Croquet Championship (Open Series) (GC) - 2-4: Cheltenham The Coles Championship (AC)
- 9-10: Colchester The East Anglian Golf Croquet Championship (Premier Series) (GC)
- 9-10: East Dorset The Western Championship (AC)
What's on?
April
- 28: Northern Academy More Winning Ways in AC (1) (Course)
- 29: Northern Academy More Winning Ways in AC (2) (Course)
- 29: Surbiton A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! (Course)
- 30: The Academy GC C-Level Module 2 - Coached Games. Make Better Tactical Decisions (Ref:GC6) (Course)
- 30: Northern Academy One-to-One Coaching with Dave Kibble (Course)
May
- 3: Eynsham GC - How to Improve From D to C-Level (Course)
- 3: TBA National Croquet Day (Course)
April
- 29: Phyllis Court Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
May
- 2: Nottingham Northern Stars One-Day GC Open Qualifying Heat (GC)
- 2: Pendle & Craven Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 3: Pendle & Craven GC 7+ Handicap (Advantage) Tournament (GC)
- 2: High Wycombe AC Handicap 14-point Tournament (AC)
- 2-4: Hunstanton Robert Prichard Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 2-4: Hurlingham May Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 2-4: Bowdon May Handicap Weekend (AC) (AC)
- 5: Northern Academy Getting Going in AC (Course)
- 5: The Academy GC Workshop 2 (Ref:GCWK2) (Course)
- 7: The Academy GC Master Class with Stephen Mulliner (Ref:GC7) (Course)
- 4: Watford Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 5: Camerton & Peasedown Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 6: Crake Valley Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 6: Ryde Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7: Crake Valley Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7: Ryde Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament (GC)
- 7: Surbiton Surbiton Level Play Day (GC 0+) : Doubles (GC)
- 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)
- 13: Wrest Park Golf Croquet B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournament (GC)
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