Head along and enjoy the social aspect of croquet.

Last week, on 26 February Sue Wade cel­ebrated her 80th Birthday and everyoneenjoyed a lovely cake to celebrate at cro­quet. President, Elvy presented Sue withher O.B.E. and wished her fun, laughter,happiness and health for the future.

Aussie Croquet was played on a warmmorning on 15 March and 29 players werein attendance. Some good scores were re­corded on the day with wins of 14/11 and14/13. It was lovely to see Belinda Faceycome down to watch the game and hope­fully we will see Belinda take up the gamein the near future. Mark Toohey also camedown to have a game and will hopefully joinus again soon.

On Tuesday 18 March, Golf Croquetwas played with 32 in attendance. It wasa coolermorning. Three games were won by NoelJolliffe, Kevin Rubie, Peter West and KevinWenning. Well done to those players. Itwas great to see Mark Toohey join us againfor a game.

On 18 March we also held a Generalmeeting with 28 members in attendanceand there were 5 apologies. It was decid­ed at the meeting that we would celebrateWorld Croquet Day on 1 May with a gameof Aussie Croquet and a luncheon to follow.

The luncheon will be held in the shade areaand it should be a nice opportunity to gettogether.

New members Peter Mackay togetherwith Irene and Neil Riley seem to be enjoy­ing the sport.

Our next Birthday luncheon will be heldon 1 April at Isabel’s Place.

By Elvy Quirk

Sue Wade receives her O.B.E from President Elvy Quirk.

On Saturday 8 March, Aussie Croquet was played with 32 in attendance. It was a cool­er morning, which was a vast difference to the last couple of weeks. Three games were won by Cheryl Toohey and David West. Congratulations to those players.

We again welcomed Glenn Toole who has been visiting his parents Bruce and Ju­dith Toole.

On Tuesday 11 March, Golf Croquet was played with 29 in attendance. It was a warm morning with the croquet lawns in good playing condition.

It was lovely to see Roma Wicks again playing after a lengthy break. Shirley Cham­berlain is fresh back from her overseas trip of about 10 weeks. Shirley enjoyed her trip and no doubt will have many stories to tell.

On 26 February Sue Wade celebrated her 80th birthday and on Tuesday 11 March we had a lovely cake to celebrate.

Forbes Croquet Club will hold a General meeting on Tuesday 18 March, after cro­quet in the shade area. Please make the effort to attend as you may have some fresh ideas to help make the Club more special.

The next birthday luncheon will be held on 1 April at Isabels Place.

If you would like to try the game, come down to Halpins Flat at 8.30am where you will be paired with an experienced player to get to know the game. The cost to learn is $2 for 6 games, then you might like to be­come a member which costs $10 p.a. and $5 per day to play. For enquiries call Elvy Quirk on 0428 540 272.

By Elvy Quirk

Forbes croquet players gather to relax in the shade before the game.

Last Saturday, 22 February Aussie Croquet was played with 34 in attendance. It was a warmer morning but everyone seemed to enjoy the game. Visiting once again was Sandra Roberts, Mackenzie, Indi and Evie Thomson. It was lovely to see them back again enjoying a game.

On the day, three games were won by Geoff Coles, John Farah, Elvy Quirk, Kevin Rubie and Neville Spry. Congratulations to those players.

On Tuesday 25 February Golf Croquet was played with 33 in attendance, where it was found to be extremely warm during the third game, nevertheless players enjoyed the morning.

All three games were won by Sue Jolliffe, Elvy Quirk and Bill Scott. Congratulations to those players. A special thank you once again to John Farah who has been bringing his esky with water which is supplied by the Club . A saviour on the hot days.

Our Croquet lawns are in pristine con­dition with the recent watering by John Browne, Allan Jones and May Jones and of course topped up by the recent rain. A very special thank you and as well to the dedi­cated members who help set up each day.

It was lovely to again see Sandra Rob­erts come and once again enjoy a game with us and I am sure that her dad, Vince, enjoys her visits.

Our Seniors Week Open Day will be held on 4 March when Golf Croquet will be played. Should you be interested in trying the game please come down to Halpins Flat at 8.30am on the day and you will be paired with an experienced player to get to know the game. The day is free of charge and a scrumptious morning tea will be served. Croquet is a game for young and old, so we warmly invite you come along and try.

By Elvy Quirk