After Croquet Members gathered in the shade area where a beautiful lunch was served catered for by Bec’s Catering service. It was a really superb lunch consisting of sandwiches, fruit platters and juice.
Aussie Croquet was again, unfortunately washed out on Saturday 7 December.
Golf Croquet was played on Tuesday 10 December with 34 in attendance. Scores as follows: 10/3 recorded by Lyn Simmonds and John Farah def John Job and Neil Hawke, May Jones and Peter West def Marie Spry and John Farah.
9/4 scores as follows: Lyall Strudwick and John Job def Colleen Liebich and Barry White, Geoff Coles and Pam Thomson def Robin Pols and Russell Anderson, John Farah amd Frank Donohoe def Carolyn Neilsen and Sue Jolliffe, John Browne (Solo) def Wayne Wright (Solo), Bill Scott and Fay Picker def Robin Pols and Pam Thomson.
Further 8/5 scores were recorded, of which there were many: Elvy Quirk and Kevin Rubie def May Jones and Neil Hawke, Kevin Wenning and John Cole def Jill Cripps and Sue Wade, Noel Jolliffe and Mal Smith def Peter West and Bill Scott, Ray Burridge and Lyn Simmonds def Ray Martin and Fay Picker, Merv Langfield and Allan Jones def Marie Spry and Phillip Moran, Allan Jones and Wayne Wright def Kevin Rubie and Sue Wade, John Browne and Elvy Quirk def Kevin Wenning and John Cole, Carolyn Neilsen and Colleen Liebich def May Jones and Merv Langfield, Ray Martin and Sue Jolliffe def Peter West and Jill Cripps, John Job and Mal Smith def Noel Jolliffe and Unknown, Barry White and Sue Jolliffe def Jill Cripps and Merv Langfield, John Browne and Fay Picker def Ray Burridge and Neil Hawke, Ray Martin and Bill Scott def Lyn Simmonds and Kevin Wenning.
The Croquet Club Christmas luncheon and prizegiving will be held at the Vandenberg Hotel on Tuesday 17 December, 12pm arrival for serving at 12.30pm.
The last game for the year will be on Saturday 14 December. Forbes Croquet Club extend appreciation to Forbes Shire Council for their care of the Croquet lawns.
By Elvy Quirk