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Latest Major Competition News and Results
Recent News
- 18th Mar: England Team for AC Home Internationals announced (International)
- 12th Mar: Draw (AC - Mary Rose)
- 11th Mar: CqE's International Committee is seeking some fresh faces
- 10th Mar: European U21 GC Champs (GC - Championships)
- 5th Mar: Draw (AC - Secretary's Shield)
- 5th Mar: Draw (GC - Inter-Club)
- 4th Mar: Draw (GC - Murphy Shield)
- 4th Mar: Draw (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
- 4th Mar: Draw (AC - Short Croquet Inter-Club)
- 3rd Mar: Draw (AC - Inter-Club)
- 3rd Mar: Draw (AC - Longman Cup)
- 3rd Mar: Draw (GC - Federations Shield)
- 28th Feb: Croquet England Bursary Scheme
- 28th Feb: Croquet Gazette Survey
- 27th Feb: Golf Croquet Skills Assessment (GC)
Coming Up
Where are the top players?
April
- 5-6: Bowdon The Cheshire Open Golf Croquet Championship (Open Series)
(GC)
What's on?
March
- 29: Surbiton AC - Introduction to AC for GC Players Course
(Course)
- 29-30: Wrest Park GC International Performance Development Squad Weekend
(Course)
- 29-30: High Wycombe Becoming a Club-Level Coach Course
(Course)
- 29-30: Surbiton AC Team Event - CqE Women vs Lancashire
(AC)
- 31: The Academy AC -Intro & Development to Handicap Play (3 X 1Day Modules) Ref: AC1
(Course)
April
- 5: The Academy Learn to Play Short Croquet in a Day (Ref:AC2)
(Course)
- 5: The Academy "Improve Your GC Skills to A Level" (Ref:GC1)
(Course)
- 5-6: Cheltenham AC International Performance Development Squad: Coaching Weekend
(Course)
- 6: Winchester AC - Becoming an Assistant Referee Course
(Course)
- 5-6: Phyllis Court High Wycombe Golf Croquet A-Level (0+) Series Tournament
(GC)
- 5: Middlesbrough One-Ball 1-Day Tournament (AC)
(AC)
- 5-6: Ealing Advanced (AC) Weekend
(AC)
- 8: The Academy GC - Workshop (Ref:WIN4)
(Course)
- 8: High Wycombe A Clinic with the Swing Doctor!
(Course)
- 9: The Academy GC Beginners' and Improvers' Course (Ref:GC2)
(Course)
- 12: Watford GC - Becoming a Referee Blended Learning 1-Day Course
(Course)
- 11: Budleigh Golf Croquet D-Level (10+) Series Tournament
(GC)
- 12: Budleigh Golf Croquet C-Level (7+) Series Tournament
(GC)
- 24: Online Executive Meeting