25 members and guests enjoyed the finest home cooking at the Croquet Spring Supper on 5th March. As usual the cooking was divided between the members with the standard as high as ever. Smoked mackerel pate and small cups of rich mushroom soup started us off, followed by a choice (or combination!) of Lancashire Hot Pot, Moroccan Chicken an Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni, with home grown red cabbage. Regular attendees know to leave enough space for the puddings, with Bread and Butter pudding, home grown Apple and Plum crumble and strawberry cheesecake all on offer.
Our guest was Geoff Ward a long-standing members of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet club- who played tennis to a high standard before seeing the light and switching to croquet. We now have two friendly matches a year against this club- as we approach our centenary year, it is good to maintain links with other long-established croquet clubs in the area.
The supper was held in the Dulwich Sports Ground clubhouse as our usual venue was being used by our cricket members- they kindly lent us their second clubhouse over the road at the former South Bank University ground.
Gloria reaches out.....
The annual New Year’s Day tournament was well attended and rewarded with a fine day. A selection of the 26 members who turned out posed in the winter sun before enjoying the innovative alternate stroke doubles one-ball competition. [Ray]
