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Chester Croquet Club

Westminster Park,
Hough Green,
Chester, CH4 8JW

From Chester City centre, follow signs for Wrexham (A483).
Cross River Dee and at next roundabout take A5104 to Saltney.
Westminster Park is about quarter of a mile on left

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Secretary: Janet Davies; 01244 350 370; email Janet
Chair: David Guyton; 01244 675 978; email David
Treasurer: Helen Pickford; 01244 629 111; email Helen

Team Captains:
Handicap: Helen Pickford; 01244 629 111; email Helen
Short: Helen Pickford; 01244 629 111; email Helen
Midweek: Peter Morgan; 01244 660 224; email Peter
Golf: Pat Clare; 0151 336 2606; email Pat

Chester Croquet Club was founded in 1977 and has four full lawns at Westminster Park in Chester. It is a friendly club with over 60 members and welcomes players of all standards from absolute beginners to more experienced players. Club sessions are held throughout the wek and offer a variety of association and golf croquet games. Coaching, matches and fixtures are provided to suit all abilities and the club hosts a number of internal and external competitions and tournaments throughout the season including North West Federation league matches and friendly matches against other local clubs. Beginners' courses are arranged at the start of each season and are held one evening each week starting at the end of April.

Equipment is provided by the club. The only stipulation is that players must wear flat soled shoes. New members and visitors are welcome at all times. For more information, please contact the secretary or chairman.

Croquet in Westminster Park:

Croquet is a game played outdoors in the summer months. Size, age and sex are no handicap to reaching a good standard of play. It is a game of skill and tactics and is one of the few sports in which men and women can play on equal terms. Croquet is a bit like an obstacle race in which each player tries to get each of his or her balls through each hoop in turn. It has also been compared to Snooker and to Chess. A handicapping system gives weaker players extra turns to even the chances of winning.

Competitions:

The club hosts a number of internal and external competitions and tournaments throughout the season, either in the North West Federation League or friendly matches against local clubs.