Opportunity knocks

It may not feel like it just yet, but summer will be here before too long.  So, take a moment to consider all the opportunities that HWCC offers for those longer, warmer days.  In addition to the weekly roll-ups, some with coaching attached, and plenty of free lawn space available for fellow members to book and play, many other things are being organised ready to start in April.  

In both AC and GC, High Wycombe will be competing in several national inter-club competitions.  Names to conjure with: The Mary Rose, The Longmans, the Murphy Shield and the curiously-named Bowl. Closer to home, our membership of the Southern Croquet Federation SCF means that we compete in several leagues for players of different standards,  level play and handicap / advantage, singles and doubles.   Then there are the Friendlies, matches with clubs that are ... well... Friendly.  

Planning enough travel for the summer anyway and want to play at home?  No worries.  Look out for the six different  internal summer competitions: EV (= 'event') 1, 2 and 3 for AC,  EV 4, 5 and 6 for GC that will be advertised in March.  You can enter for as many as you wish (though please be realistic about quite how much time you want to devote to Croquet, wonderful sport though it is!)  High handicap player?  Enter the 1-day tournaments at the end of the summer for GC or  AC.  

Not to mention our own AC and GC summer open tournaments, the GC Challenge competition that may be operating again this year,  One-Ball,  Short Croquet,  Come & Try It CATI events where friendly support from existing members will help newbies get into the game...  Will summer be long enough?

Whatever you decide to do, at whatever level and with whatever commitment to your own development, please enjoy!

Chris Webbley GC Competition Manager