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In addition to Club days and casual games between club members, there are various activities including coaching, internal club competitions, and matches against other clubs.
2008 CALENDAR	Calendars by year: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Date Show/hide all	Type	Event / Opponents	Venue
JANUARY - MARCH
Sun 17 February		Annual club dinner	West Herts Golf Club, Cassiobury Park, Watford
APRIL
April		Watford lawns opened for the 2008 season
Sat 5 April (1 pm - 3 pm)		Visit by John Hobbs, croquet mallet maker	Home
Mon 21 April - cancelled		Combined AC-GC club doubles tournament	Home
Wed 30 April		Colworth	Home   WON 5-1
MAY
Sat 10 May		St. Albans	Away   LOST 1-3
Thur 22 May (10:30 start)		Secretary's Shield vs. Huddersfield	Nottingham   WON 7-0
Mon 26 May		Golf Croquet Fun Day - cancelled	Home
JUNE
Fri 6 June		Leighton Linslade	Away   LOST 7-9
Tue 10 June		Grass Roots Golf Croquet Tournament (Block 1)	Home   Results
Thur 12 June		Centre Stage Golf Croquet Tournament	Home   Results
Fri 13 June		Grass Roots Golf Croquet Tournament (Block 2)	Home   Results
Mon 16 June		Phyllis Court	Away   WON 9-7
Thur 19 June		Northampton	Away   WON 5-1
Fri 20 June (10:30 start)		Meldreth	Home   WON 4-1
Tue 24 June		High Wycombe	Away   WON 6-3
Fri 27 June		Leighton Linslade	Home   WON 12-6
Sun 29 June		Longman Cup vs. Colchester	Away   LOST 0-7
Mon 30 June (10:30 start)		Secretary's Shield vs. High Wycombe	Surbiton   LOST 3-4
JULY
Fri 4 July		Stony Stratford	Home   WON 11-5
Tue 8 July		Letchworth	Away   LOST 7-11
Fri 11 July		Newport	Away   WON 7-1
Fri 18 July		Stony Stratford	Away   LOST 9-10
Sat 19 July		Enfield	Home   LOST 2-4
Thur 24 - Mon 28 July		Tour of South West clubs	Away Matches: W:4, D:1, L:0 Games: won 25-15
Fri 25 July		Phyllis Court	Home   WON 11-5
AUGUST
Thur 7 August		Wrest Park	Away   LOST 2-4
Fri 8 August		Wrest Park	Home   WON 10-9
Tue 12 August		Northampton	Away   LOST 9-10
Sat 16 August		Phyllis Court	Away   DREW 3-3
Mon 18 August		Hampstead Heath	Home   WON 6-1
Mon 25 August		Golf Croquet Fun Day	Home
Fri 29 August		Leighton Linslade	Home   WON 9-7
SEPTEMBER
Sat 6 September		Letchworth Letchworth	Away   WON 4-2 Home   LOST 6-12
Thur 18 September		High Wycombe	Home
Sun 21 September - cancelled		East Anglian Club Champions Tournament	Wrest Park
Sun 28 September		Golf Croquet Fun Day	Home
OCTOBER - DECEMBER
October		Watford lawns closed

Key to symbols:

	Association Croquet		League match		Tournament
	Golf Croquet		Friendly match		National club competition

10:00am start for matches unless otherwise indicated. Further fixtures may be added during the course of the season. 

See also the Croquet Association Fixtures Calendar and the East Anglian Croquet Federation Diary.

CLUB DAYS

Apart from when it clashes with the match calendar above, Club members meet each week during the playing season as follows. Club members who turn up at the lawns on one of these occasions can usually expect to get a game. At other times it is generally advisable to plan a specific game with another club member in advance. A list of members' contact details is posted inside the club hut.

Mondays		free
Tuesdays*		Golf Croquet 11:30 - 13:30 and from 14:00
Wednesdays		Association Croquet from 14:00
Thursdays		Association Croquet from 14:00
Fridays		Golf Croquet from 10:00
Saturdays		Association Croquet from 14:00
Sundays		Golf Croquet from 14:00

* From 14:00 for doubles on all Tuesdays, and from 11:30 to 13:30 on Tuesdays for singles with effect from 24th June, though sometimes one court may be reserved for Association Croquet games in the morning session.

COACHING

There are no formal coaching courses scheduled for 2008, but free informal coaching is generally offered by the more experienced players on club days on a ad hoc basis to both existing club members and prospective new members who seek it.