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Plymouth Croquet Club |
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Can it really be October again, and the end of another season. How time flies! Soon the clocks will go back and the long dark evenings are with us. Time to sweep up the leaves, plant the Spring bulbs, reminisce about the events of this year, and look forward to getting out on the lawns again in April. Hopefully next Season will bring some more sunshine, sadly this year it has been more a case of umbrellas than sunshades!
An keeping with Club tradition, we have had many enjoyable social events, and our grateful thanks once again to Margaret and her faithful team of helpers for their excellent lunches and teas.
We were again delighted to welcome our friends from the 'Old Plymptonians' for a day, and we also had a great evening with a group from St. Andrew's Church which finished with a much enjoyed barbecue.
The competitions were well supported this year and the Trophy winners are as follows:-
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Waterhouse Cup Webster Cup Drake Cup Mayflower Bowl Matchplay Cup Arthur Addis One Ball Yelverton Trophy Peter Danks Cup Alien Backway Trophy Hartley Shield Clifton Tankard Marval Plate The Club HandicapTournament Club Golf Tournament: - S.W.F. Golf Croquet Finals
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Brian Waterson Bill Davison Eddie Schaffert Ann Perry Bill Davison Bill Davison Eddie Schaffert Eddie Schaffert Alan Newman Barbara Gilbert and John Shepherd Brian Stephens Marjorie Barker Bob Savage
Eddie, Bob, and Brian represented the Club in the South West Federation Golf Croquet Finals, and won both the Singles and the Doubles there as well. Well done everyone! Many thanks to the gentlemen who looked after us so well at the Pegging Out party when the trophies were presented. |
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League Teams Our League Teams have again done well for the Club in the South West Federation League Fixtures |
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Federation Team Results |
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Taunton Plymouth Sidmouth Plymouth |
2 5 5 3 |
Plymouth Budleigh Plymouth Nailsea |
3 0 2 2 |
Intermediate Team Results |
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Plymouth Budleigh Exeter Semi-Final:- Plymouth Final:- Plymouth |
4 2 3
6
2 |
Torbay Plymouth Plymouth
Sidmouth
Nailsea |
1 5 4
1
3 |
'B' Team Results |
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Taunton Plymouth Torbay Nailsea Plymouth |
4 4 2 3 6 |
Plymouth Wellington Plymouth Plymouth Weston-Super-Mare |
3 1 5 2 1 |
Well done everyone, and especially to those playing for the first time, and
to the Intermediate Team for reaching the Final.
This year we have again played a friendly match against Budleigh Salterton, and for the first time, three of our members played a friendly match against the newly formed Cornwall Club. We were lucky to win on each occasion. We hope to keep our links with both of these clubs, and would like to take this opportunity to wish Cornwall 'Good Luck' for the future.
Work has already begun on preparing the lawns for next year, and in the Spring we shall be looking for help at the Clubhouse painting, cleaning etc.
Time: 10.30a.m. To 12.00
Price: 50p per person
To help us to keep in touch over the winter, the following coffee mornings have been arranged. Please note - we now have a date in November which was not announced at the Pegging Out party. Dates below - full details on your printed newsletter.
Thursday 25th November
Wednesday 15th December
Tuesday 18th January
Thursday 10th February
Wednesday 9th March