CA Diplomas Awarded in 2004
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Alan Linton - Bowdon Croquet Club
A member of the club since 1986, Hon. Sec. 1992-4, Chairman 1996-8, editor of the club newsletter for four years, and Tournament Secretary for many years. He has provided regular hospitality for many visiting tournament players. His regular weekly coaching sessions have helped ensure that new recruits to the game have gained the confidence to become tournament members of the CA, and been secured as long-term club members. With Daphne, he has contributed a great deal to the social activities of the club, which contribute so much to its atmosphere and success.
Christine Bagnall - Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club
A member of the club for 28 years. During that time she has at various times served on the Croquet Committee both as a member and as Chairman, acted as Coach and Handicapper, and off the lawns as Bar Officer, member of the General Committee of the Club, and for six years Trustee of the Club. Unable any longer to play croquet, she remains a loyal supporter of all the Club's activities, tournaments and competitions, and has been a most generous benefactor.
David Purdon - Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club
Arrived at the club in 1987 as an accomplished player, and immediately involved himself in all aspects of running the club. He has acted as a CA Handicapper, has been Senior Coach in the Club, running Bronze and Silver courses, and as an Examining Referee has organised Laws Course and trained referees. Administratively he has been Secretary of the Croquet Section, Club Secretary and Chairman, and now serves on the General Committee of the Club as a Trustee.
Derek Trotman - Croquet North
Derek was Chairman of Croquet North for over ten years until 2002. During this time he was responsible for producing a four-year plan for croquet in the region. He has served on the Council of the CA for over twelve years, and has been Chairman of the Development and Tournament Committees. He is a member of Belsay Hall Croquet Club, and a founder member of Tyneside Croquet Club, now in its twenty-first year. The Federation nominates him for the Diploma in recognition of the hugely valued contribution he has made at club, regional and national levels.
Canon Peter Cole - Rother Valley Croquet Club
Peter founded the club in 1994, has overseen two changes of location. He has served on the committee of the club for its whole life, and devotes large swathes of time to ensuring that the lawns are properly fed and watered, and to coaching beginners in the skills of both association and golf croquet. Without his inspired leadership and dedication the club would not be where it is today.
Peter Dyke - Nailsea and District Croquet Club
Peter is a founder member of the club, and was Chairman for the first ten years. He has continued to serve the club in many capacities, and he acts as Tournament Secretary. Perhaps he is best known for his work with junior members in local schools, which has produced a number of junior champions. He is Schools Officer for the South West Federation, and also gives a lot of time to coaching adult beginners and improvers.
Geoff Hughes - Nailsea and District Croquet Club
Geoff's main contribution to the club has been as handyman par excellence. He spends hours both on site and in his workshop at home repairing, inventing and/or making equipment for use on the lawns and in the club house. His involvement with the maintenance team includes researching and negotiating best value on all machinery and materials used, ensuring best use of club funds.
Hazel Kittermaster - Surbiton Croquet Club
Hazel's main contribution to croquet has been the setting of a new standard of catering, which is now widely applied but was extraordinary at the time. Through her own work and the leadership of others she has contributed catering profits which have been crucial in financing the development of the club for the benefit of both members and visitors.
Diana Brothers - Sussex County Croquet Club
Quite apart from Diana's generous backing when the club was in dire financial straits, there seems to be no aspect of the Southwick club that she has not been heavily involved with at one time or another. Recruitment, coaching, lawn maintenance, building maintenance, catering, accounting, club secretary - you name it, Diana has done it, and earned the award of the CA Diploma many times over.
Hyacinth Coombs - Sussex County Croquet Club
A member for some 22 years, Hyacinth has not only been one of the club's better players and a generous benefactor, but has also turned her hand to a wide range of ancillary duties. She has made valuable contributions both as a coach and tournament manager, and has served on the Club Management Committee. In recent years the role in which she has been most prominent has bee the management of the club bar. In 2001 she was made an honorary member of the club, and she is equally deserving of the award of a CA Diploma.
Bryan Teague - Sussex County Croquet Club
Bryan joined the club in 1990, was elected to the committee in 1995 and became Chairman two years later. Under his leadership membership has increased, as have the number of tournaments and the Club's participation in national, Federation and social events. He has been extremely active as a coach and as a Tournament Manager, and since 1996 has supervised the maintenance of the lawns and grounds. His enormous contribution has helped make Sussex County the thriving club that it is today.
Les Butler - East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Les Butler is a name known to anyone who has visited East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the last 40 years. Throughout the late '70s and '80s he was chairman of Parkstone Croquet Club, kept the club going with dwindling numbers of members and was responsible for moving the old lawn 5 to the new lawn 1. The work he did for the club cannot all be recounted but his legacy is there to be seen. He was a very competent player ,and was selected for the Spencer Ell on two occasions. He sat on Council and contributed to the national management of the game. But above all he will be remembered for captaining Devon and Dorset county side. Winning in 1996 was perhaps his proudest moment.
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