Ember Croquet Club
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Playing Standard	CROQUET NEWS April Newsletter Roger Dollimore Diary dates Barbeques 20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 19 August Sat 26th & Sun 27 May SECF Team Doubles - Team of four playing Doubles Working Party – Tues 10 April at 10.00am Handicap League & Knockout competitions – start in May The first of our BBQ’s this summer will be on Sunday 20 May. Please enter your names on the list in the pavilion if you will be attending. SECF Team Doubles Southwick. We have entered this competition and will need 4 players for each of Sat 26 and Sun 27 May. If you wish to play either or both days please put your name on the list in the pavilion or contact Mike Lambert. The Lists for entry to the Club Knockout and League Competitions are up on the notice boards in the pavilion. Please do enter and enjoy the games. The league will start in May and the draw for the Knockout competitions will be drawn during the first week of May. Easter Monday Roll –up 4 brave souls turned up for lunch in the main club house and were then joined by several other members for a couple of jolly games of golf croquet. Working Party The Working Party on the 10 April carried out further remedial work of the surrounds to the lawns where the trenching machine had disrupted the surface, prepared a bed to the west of the main lawn by the bare fence for the sowing of a flower bed of wild meadow flowers, now completed. The area to the east of the main lawn alongside the tennis courts has now been reseeded and will hopefully start growing soon. Golf Croquet Thursday afternoons (2.30 – 5.00) are proving to be popular and nine players have turned out on more than one occasion. Rain has however been known to disrupt play, but not dampen spirits. Tuesday evenings are still earmarked for Club night 5.00pm until sunset. Rollup games with mentoring and tuition, an opportunity for Beginners and High Bisquers to get some coaching. Sunday Afternoon will be for the traditional Sunday Rollup, starting 2.00 pm. Tea at 4.15(ish). Please could everyone sign up to be tea monitor for one Sunday each this year. List in the pavilion also gives dates for the BBQ’s Ember Players The Animal Farm production went well and a big thank you to all members who manned the bar and helped raise nearly £200 (after vat) for our section funds. Congratulations to Mike Beaney for his Vice-President’s appeal to raise funds. We very nearly achieved the target total (only £250 short) which will help to preserve our financial reserves. Potential new members Chris Knight and Sue and Peter Norman and have visited us and played a few introductory games. If you see them please welcome them to our section and help them to enjoy a game we all love. Now all we need is some benevolent weather for the season to be enjoyed. Membership subscriptions – last call! Membership subscriptions for 2012/2013 were due on 1st April so, if you have not already paid yours, please do so as soon as possible. If you have mislaid your renewal invoice or did not receive one, please contact Malcolm Baird on 0208 398 4622 or malcjen@ntlworld.com as soon as possible. See: Articles on Croquet Ember Croquet Club 21A The Drive Car park next to 2 Grove Way, Esher, Surrey KT10 8HL (off Ember Lane) Phone 0208 398 2145
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