Author: Jon Diamond

SECF One Ball Teams

SECF One Ball Teams

Four teams travelled to Canterbury to play in the inaugural SECF One Ball Teams event, so with the two local teams made a full six teams on their three lawns. Their lawns are still...

Tom Carpenter wins the Montevideo Cup

Tom Carpenter wins the Montevideo Cup

Tom Carpenter from Tunbridge Wells won our annual Open Golf Croquet level play tournament (Montevideo Cup) on Saturday 2nd June, beating the previous winner, Liz Farrow from Sussex County, in the 19 point final 10-7. It’s...

U league loss to Ramsgate

U league loss to Ramsgate

June started with another rather ignominious defeat, unhappily, 6-1 this time at home, some players feeling somewhat under-bisqued!! At least, the threatened thunderstorms failed to appear. Results: Alex Jardine (2.5) and Jeff Chapman (12)...

Crescent Road Car Park restricted access

Crescent Road Car Park restricted access

“Day time use of Crescent Road Car Park, Royal Tunbridge Wells is being restricted to permit holders only from Tuesday 29 May. “The restriction which applies Monday to Friday, 8 am until 6pm, until...

Kent improves at the Inter-Counties!

Kent improves at the Inter-Counties!

Tunbridge Wells provided four players for the Kent team this year (Jon Diamond, Jolyon Creasey, John Greenwood and Alex Jardine) for the annual CA Association Croquet Inter-Counties event. This Doubles competition was held over...

Jon Diamond in Southport

Jon Diamond in Southport

Southport Croquet club is close to the sea, which is wonderful but does mean that the lawns are sometimes below high tide. Given the wet winter we had this led to their 5 main...

National Croquet Day report

National Croquet Day report

After a slow start on Sunday due to a damp night, but a dry if cloudy early morning, we had 19 visitors including two family groups whom we are hopeful may join. We has...