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