Aussie Croquet on Saturday 5th October saw 31 players attend. There were three players that won three games – Kevin Ru­bie, Lyn Simmonds and Neville Spry. The big winners on the day were 14 – 8 John Fa­rah, 14 – 9 Neville Spry and Lyn Simmonds.

The mid-winners of 14 – 10 included Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles, Robin Pols and Barry White, Vince Roberts and David Williams.

It was another nice morning for Golf Cro­quet on 8th October. There was a larger than normal number of players to win three games, including Bruce Field, Noel Joliffe, Kevin Rubie, Bill Scott, Mal Smith, Neville Spry, Rex Toole and a new player who only just started, Kevin Wenning.

The big winners on the day were 11 – 2 Rex Toole and Frank Donohoe and 10 – 3 Peter West and Ray Martin, Allan Jones and Bruce Field.

The mid-winners of 9 – 4 included Neville Spry and Geoff Coles, Sherly Chamberlin and Bill Scott, Robin Pols and Barry White, Rex Toole and Enid Baker, John Job and Mal Smith, Alan Jones and Bruce Field, Wayne Wright and Noel Jolliffe.

Come down to Halpins flat on a Tuesday morning by 9.15am to get your name put into the draw for a 9.30am start.

That’s it until next week.

By Pegging Out

We had 29 players for Aussie Croquet on a nice warm morning on Saturday 28th. There were 3 players that managed to win three games, Phillip Moran, Kevin Rubie, and Neville Spry.

The big winners on the day were: 14 – 8 Harley Stewart and Neville Spry, John Al­legri and Phillip Moran, John Browne and Kevin Wenning.

The mid winners were: 14 – 10 Carolyn Neilsen and Kevin Rubie, John Farah and Fay Picker, Neville Spry and David West, Kevin Rubie and Ros Rennick, Bruce Field, Robin Pols and John Cole.

We had 39 players for Golf Croquet on a warmer morning on 1st October. We had 2 visitors Olivia Hunt and Dick.

There were four players who managed three wins Noel Jolliffe, Barry White, Geoff Coles and a new player and first time winner Pammie Thomson.

The big winner on the day was 10 – 3 John Farah and Noel Jolliffe. MID WINNERS9 – 4 John Browne and Lyn Simmonds, Bar­ry White and Noel Jolliffe, John Allegri and Phillip Moran, Lyall Strudwick and Pammie Thomson, Margret Dent and Robin Pols.

PLEASE NOTE The annual general meet­ing to be held on Tuesday 8th has been postpone to a later date.

By Pegging Out

On Tuesday 24th September Forbes Cro­quet Club celebrated their 12th anniversary at the present site, and unveiled the Honour Board.

President Elvy, welcomed Sue-Maree Radawyetz and her husband Peter, mem­bers, past members, Councillors and Spon­sor Kevin Gunn and acknowledged an apol­ogy from Mayor Phyllis Miller and Colleen Gunn our joint sponsor.

The late Keith Crokers daughter Sue-Ma­ree Radawyetz together with past President John Cole was given the privilege of unveil­ing the Honour Board. Our longest serving member, Robin Pols together with Bruce Field, our most mature member, were given the honor of cutting the Anniversary cake.

The Honour Board makes note of when the first game of croquet was played at the present site and of the Presidents who have served since establishing the Croquet lawns at Halpins Flat.

The late Keith and Dorothea Croker saw the need for establishing a new croquet play area and it was then in 2011 they start­ed looking for a suitable site. Forbes Shire Council was approached to see if there was a suitable site and the late Ron Penny who was a Councillor at the time investigated various options and settled on Halpins Flat as a potential site.

With that in mind Keith Croker (who was President at the time) made representations to the Council and eventually was given permission to go ahead and plan the site.

The site was acquired and the first game of Croquet was played there on 29th May 2012. There were approximately 20 mem­bers at that time, membership now stands at around 70.

After the passing of Keith Croker in 2012, John Cole was elected President and con­tinued in that role until Elvy Quirk was elect­ed in September 2017. Elvy has held that position ever since.

By Elvy Quirk