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MALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 Peter Marven t is with geat sadess that we eee ete Mave, a h-ved ad g-stadig ee f et ete jied withi the fist yea f the ’s fdig i , ad f the vey egiig he eae a itat at f its ife ad siit e wi e eeeed t y f his ski ad dediati t the gae, t as f his wath, geesity, ad the iet deteiati with whih he sted the ad its ees ete ad Nai wee th kee ty daes, ad it was fist tease, h ie hisef a aished ty daewh fist itded the t et efe etieet, ete had wed a fit fa jst th f hesfd, ad the deads f that ife eft hi with vey itte tie t get away e he ad Nai etied, hweve, they eaed the tity t tave extesivey tgethe, ejyig ay advetes ad exeiees side y side ete s eae a vaed ee f the ittee e tk the fte-thakess task f iaisig with the i gdse at gass ttig, ad he sed this essiiity with geat esistee, aways deteied that the shd eeive the est ssie sevie f its fees e was as a te jak f a tades, sig his igeity ad atia skis t ake a astig diffeee Ag his ay titis, he desiged a eve t f iftig the hs t f the gd witht daagig the aw, ad he as ade the teys that the sti ses tday ete was as a vey gd et aye ad eeseted the es asis As a aified ah, he shaed his kwedge ad eageet with thes, heig ees t deve th fidee ad ski i the gae eyd the t, he was eakay gees i eveyday ways t, egay igig fit ad vegetaes f his gade t shae with few ees, aways feey ad with kidessMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 2 ete ad Nai wee aways eset at sia evets, igig wath ad fiedshi wheeve they wet e eet ties, ete was as a devted ad wdef ae t Nai, shwig the sae steadfast ve ad itet that defied s h f his ife ete gave a geat dea t t jst thgh his wk, taet, ad atia he, t thgh his aishi, geesity, ad ae f thes e wi e geaty issed ad fdy eeeed y a wh had the ease f kwig hi eaMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 3 Frm the hairman As y wi see f Rihad’s ehesive et ew, seas is w i f swig – the fist eage athes have ee ayed, ad the itea etitis ae ad ig 5 f s as had a ejyae weeked at Rasgate We st the ath as sa t y the saest agi eve Seia thaks t Rihad ad t i Ste f gaisig the weeked (See ew at age 5) The vey dy weathe f the ast few weeks has eat that we have agai had t se a t f wate ftatey, the iigati syste is t stg egh t eah a ats f the aws ad eff Ma has ee aay wateig these aeas a ega asis eff aeady des a extadiay at f wk f the , s we ae takig stes t sead the ad e widey f the dy se eses, we ay eed t a f additia vtees t ji a wateig ta had fishy hed that wd fiay have sethig sitive t et the ease shd have kw ette We had a eetig aaged f 7 May, t it was aeed at the ast ite Vey ayigy, the daft eases ae stk (agai!) at the aish i’s siits The deay is t ety asig s ay diffities, t it eay shd’t take this g We have athe eetig aaged f eay y iay, wd ike t ffiiay wee Ty ewi ad histie avies wh have jied s sie the ast ewsette aha aptainy Matters The seas is w i f swig heed f se y se eay vey se weathe whih is gd f ees t t s gd f aws eiig a t f wateig s have ee we atteded t aageae heed y se ees tig f the etitive gaes sessis s takig the esse ff the siest sessis The fwig aties vide a veview f the ativities ad evets s fa this seas Externa mpetitins The A /a eage athes gt de way i May with teas akeside ad avii eig daw t ay eah the A vey etitive ath tk ae estig i a se vity f avii y jst gaes t 8MALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 4 Pavili vess Lakeside Teams May 9th avii ayed West Mesea at gd whih ested i athe vey se ath with ets jst wiig a vey se h diffeee As hesfd have w seed thei ew ayig faiities, we have ee ae t ve the ath igiay sheded with akeside at gd f th y t thei ew faiity i Magaettig The A gad 6 adia g athes have w stated ftatey ayes have had t withdaw whih sti eaves s with ayes i 3 s with the wie f eah t ay at the Aea ias at Sit i y 6 The athes have t e eted y MALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 5th e, s y the ext ewsette we wi kw wh the ayes ae vetig dw t Sit Nationa G nter-ub hampionship Tier 3 (Bow) 2026 The eteed the etiti agai ag with the s f a ve the ty t’s a kk t, eve ay etiti sead ve the seas f teas f f ayes with a hadia f 5 ave e aye ay have a hadia f 4 vided the tea has a aggegate hadia f at east Afte ast yea’s visit t igha, we wee daw agaist Rehat, athe fas i Sth West d The has 4 vey iessive aws whih ae ieay aitaied y the ’s fessia geekeeig staff wh as k afte thei gf se ad teis gass ts The as ffes a f age f heath ad fitess faiities ad ay the ativities Mees ay ad 8 a yea f eveythig aat f gf ad e if they wat t ay gf weve, it is wth eeeig that a ssiti t a deet gy i d wd st ad a yea Thee is a waitig ist f the The et seti has 3 siged ees The fat f this etiti is sa The 4 tea ees ae deed adig t hadia - aye A has the west hadia ad the highest The ath sists f des th t th A d h t d 6 i (h aye ays his site MALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 tea was atai his si (A), aha ake (), h stwik () ad Adia get () We st the ath 4-, t it was atay a t se tha this sggests ay stated at 93 ad the est was sti i dt ti 445 y whe it eae ea that, desite h stwik eig at 4- 4 i the thid gae f his sed siges ath, Mad d t wi The weathe was t geat - gsty wids with iteittet ai / dizze t we aaged t ay thgh it The aws wee se – vey fast desite the eet ai ad the est ’ve eve exeieed – eve thgh the dd a did wade ff They as had sa at s de t eet heavy taet se, t a se they wi e fixed efe gad ay Astaia thee i the 6 A Wd Tea haishi at the ed f y esite the est we a had a gd day ad the tast / adati aageets wked t etty we The Rehat tea wee exteey gd hsts as we as eig vey gd ayes The aity f thei aws is sh that they ae eseiay gd at g eaaes We wish the we i the est f the etiti ad they w g t ay hyis t, wh eat igha i d , i the ate fias aha mesti mpetitins The Raiw taet is de way with a few gaes eted t date We have 3 etats this yea ( 7 ast yea ) s thee ae we ve gaes t ete y Agst st ease d’t eave the t the ast ite as the weeks fy y vey iky ad aws get ked The este ate es wi e daw vey s w ad the egie ake ate i the se The Raiw ad este ate ae hadia etitis sig the Advatage Taget Sig Syste S fa thee is a ixed eati t this syste as sed t fist t seve t we wi see The egie ake is eve ay s hadias ae t ivved ease te that the tw hadia etitis ae t tied The y tied etiti is the egie ake whih is tied at 5 ites mpetitive Games These have ved a eseiay Mday aftes t with the e f etitis t e ayed ve the se thee wi ftatey t e egh aw sae t e ae t tie with a f these sessis The ittee theefe deided f e st t kee the a Mday afte sessi ad e the afte sessi Thsday aftes (whe thee is t a g visit) The Tesday afte ad Satday ig sessis wi ease s awig e aw sae f athes ad sia ay This wi e eviewed afte e thMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 7 These eded e f sessis ae ikey t e sy s ease d eve y ae f the ist f etats if y ae NT gig t atted s thes a take y ae ahing We ae vey gatef f Ais Magha wh set ite a d day May th ahig tw seaate gs i the ig ad afte, eah f hs i dati As e ast yea they wee vey we eeived as eig exteey sef ad tivatia athgh ssiy thee h sessis wd e eefiia i fte t aw e atie tie de he sevisi Maet Skis May 3th Adia a athe aet skis afte siia t ast yea This was we atteded with ees ayig s 3 heig the evet whih ted t t e a gd aageae e veye ejyed the evet i wa sshie ad hefy wi fid it eefiia i kwig what skis t atie gatatis g t ae Wdhead ad aet Wds wh w the tw hadia ategies ad a ig thak y t Adia wh gaized the evet s vey weMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 8 Friendy mpetitins Ramsgate 2026 ve the weeked f 6th/7th May twety- five ees visited Rasgate f what has ee aa evet at the kid ivitati f Rasgate et e agai they ved t e wdef hsts ad the egwe ay te ked afte s vey we as aways the fist tie f f the Rasgate tea jied s the Satday eveig f a vey vivia die whih they vey h ejyed The fiedy etiti wet t the wie with Rasgate wiig y e gae whih is the sest est we have eve ahieved gatatis g t y ae wh was the y aye t wi a f he gaes We de y We have ee ivited agai f 7 with the visia weeked date f d/3d May 7 s we a have athe g at igig the itte heMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 9 West Mersea Friendy This etiti wi e hed 6th y at he ad a et ath 3d Setee at West Mesea Brnham Friendy This wi e hed 8th Agst at he These fiedies eset a tity f ees wh d’t ay ay i eage etitis wi e seekig iteest eae the tieMALDON CROQUET CLUB NEWSLETTER June 2026 New Members Afternn We hed a ew ees’ afte Ai 9th with at ew ad tetia ew ees ig ag t sisted f a ief veview f the ad its vais ativities fwed y se aw ay with the atiiats divided it gs ad shw vais asets ad skis f the gae This was fwed y a &A sessi with tea ad isits t wet dw vey we with the added s f a ew ees ig jiig the And Finay Whethe y ae ayig i etitis jst siay, ejy y et That what’s it’s a at Rihad atai The awns We have ee exeieig a diffit tie with the aws this yea as we wet f eig wet t aay high teeates i a vey sht at f tie t has ee s ht the ast e f weeks that the gass has sted gwig say at the stat f the seas the gass has a evey eid afte wite, t this was t t e this seas The high wids have as ade wateig diffit wig the say ff the aw, ad we ae havig t wate the athes y had that the iigati des t eah Raits ae as asig s a e They have dg de the fee ad ftatey, we have se iside the feed aea w We ae tyig t ta ad eve the t have t had ay sess this seas Nay if we d have aits i the d they ae t a e t s t this yea they have take t diggig ws the edge f the aw t is ite aazig the at f eath they a eve i e diggig sessi We have ee sig ed ee ad tasi saes i the aw sd t dete the With ew ayig shede the aws ae eig sed ite heaviy, ad at s ae deveig the h s whih wi eessitate the vig f hs Mees ae eided t wash hads afte ay if they have haded the as as they ay have the eside f the ee ad heias sed f aw teatet the Y wi tie se sigs have ee aed the ehes ated the ati askig ees t t desit thig, ags ad dik ttes the seats ks ae avaiae th iside ad tside the eiet shed f this se Y eati with this eest wd e aeiated eff