Our annual Corporate Challenge is aimed at provided a fun and social competition for all-comers, with or without previous Croquet experience. All participants last year really enjoyed themselves. So why don't you try this year?

The Corporate Challenge will run in the early evening (6-8:30pm) on Friday 11th June in Calverley Grounds in the centre of Tunbridge Wells. The event is for teams of two, with an organisation able to enter multiple teams.

Each team will play four games, with supervision (and perhaps a little verbal assistance) from our experienced club players. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Detailed rules for the version of the game we'll be playing (Golf Croquet) are here. Some more information is referenced here.

At the beginning of the evening we will be introducing you to everything you need to know about the game (this takes about 10 minutes), so you don't need to know anything at all before you turn up. If you can make it a bit earlier we'll be running these introductory sessions from 5:30pm and you can then get some practice and a head start over those who turn up a little later!

All the equipment you need will be provided (mallets, balls and hoops), but all players MUST be wearing flat-soled shoes or trainers. There are no special requirements for clothing for this event (White is NOT mandatory!), although team uniforms would look really great. Ladies: long skirts or dresses make it difficult to take a proper swing at the ball.

The entry fee is only £15 per pair, so there's as no excuse for not entering - the application form is here.

For those who are keen on learning a little more about the game and getting more practice in before the event starts we're happy to lay on a Corporate Challenge Teaching Session at a convenient time. If you would like this Teaching Session please let us know, preferably on your entry form, so that we can arrange a suitable date/time.

We've also got an Open Day the first Sunday each month from May to August from 2-5pm. If you're free why not come along then, see what it's all about and perhaps even get some coaching or practice.

If you want to pass this information on to someone else give them the link to this page or send them this flyer (MS Word file). Alternatively we have a Poster for display.

Note: Players must be over 12 years old (under 16s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian/teacher).

If you are or have been a member of a Croquet Club please contact us first before entering this Challenge as we're prioritizing entries from teams made of novice players. If your entry is accepted, we reserve the right to give you a handicap to try and ensure fair play!

If there are more entries than we have space for (currently 16 teams) then we will accept entries in the order in which they are received, subject to our reserving the right to limit the number of teams entered by any one organisation.

Finally, don't forget to bookmark this page and come back for any information updates.