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Muriel Foster GC competition

Congratulations to Carol Pilbrough (United) and Rosalie Gunn (Elmwood) on winning the Muriel Foster competition held on Sunday 13 November. This was doubles competition for teams with a combined handicap of 16 or more. Carol, Lesley Kain (Elmwood GC Club … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Steve

Congratulations to United’s Steve Costigan, who achieved a Silver Merit Award for completing a break of 12 hoops without using bisques in his 26:3 win during the CCA AC Interclub competition earlier this month (this post is copied from the … Continue reading

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SI Masters Games – Timaru

Congratulations to the team from United who took part in the recent South Island Masters Games held in Timaru and neighbouring croquet clubs of Waimate and Geraldine. It was a very friendly and enjoyable 3 days of competition with both … Continue reading

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Jenny Clarke wins the British Women’s Championship

Congratulations to United club member, Jenny Clarke, who has won the British Women’s Championship for the fifth time. Full results are at https://croquetscores.com/2022/ac/mens-womens-championship Jenny is currently playing in the British GC Open. Follow the results at https://croquetscores.com/2022/gc/british-open-championship

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The 2022 Maud Trainor competition

The Maud Trainor competition was held at the United Croquet Club during the four Fridays of February.  With thirty competitors, a seventh lawn was formed with four full sized and three 80+% courts. This is a largely social Golf Croquet … Continue reading

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What to do during lockdown

While we are in COVID Level 4 lockdown I decided to sort out some of my United Croquet papers in preparation for the time when I can hand them over to a new club secretary (any offers?). I came across … Continue reading

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Jenny Clarke inducted to the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame

Congratulations to our club member Jenny Clarke for being inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame. Below is the citation on the WCF website Jenny Clarke (New Zealand) began playing croquet whilst studying for her PhD in the … Continue reading

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Margaret Stoddart AC tournament

Margaret Stoddart retirement village sponsors a golf croquet weekend tournament and an association croquet weekend tournament. The AC tournament was held Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2020 and was managed by John Yarrall. Saturday was perfect weather for playing … Continue reading

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Margaret Stoddart GC tournament

Margaret Stoddart retirement village sponsors a golf croquet weekend tournament and an association croquet weekend tournament. The GC tournament was held Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2020. The AC tournament will be held Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September … Continue reading

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Visit from Al Noor Mosque

Visit from Al Noor Mosque The Al Noor Mosque, scene of the horrific 15 March shooting. is less than a 10-minute walk from United. We wanted to support them and get to know our neighbours, so we invited them to … Continue reading

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