September 2020
Normal croquet sessions and
practise are now being held
with covid safeguards

Covid Update May 2020

WELCOME
TO THE CROQUET FACILITY OF

The friendly club where visitors and new players are welcome any time.

Croquet at the Bay since 1901

Croquet is an entertaining and healthy outdoor participation sport.

Social or Pennant Croquet.
Enjoy the wonderful friendship and atmosphere of social croquet or for the more enthusiastic participate and enjoy pennant croquet.
Golf croquet is practiced at our social croquet games.

The Club is a great location to enjoy playing or supporting Association and/or Golf croquet. Greens are of the highest standard. Our clubhouse is a top class facility with lighting for evening and twilight play, and generous on-site car parking. Club facilities, including bar, are available for hire.

In 2017 the Holdfast Bay Bowls and Croquet Club changed its name to Club Holdfast for promotional and trading purposed but still retained its entity (Holdfast Bay Bows & Croquet Club Incorporated).

Club Holdfast :
583 Anzac Highway Glenelg North SA 5045
Phone 8295 1444 Email: secretary@clubholdfast.com

LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

NEWSLETTERS

DECEMBER 2020

Christmas Dinner 2020

Cancelled due to Covid Restrictions. A Pizza dinner will be held at club with Christmas Raffle draw.

Club Holdfast News
November 2020

Club members enjoyed a Friday evening meal at the Club on Friday 13 th November to wish a long term member of the Club Sharon Langston farewell. Sharon is moving to Queensland and we wish her all the best with her relocation. We trust that Sharon continues to play Croquet for a new club in Queensland. A lucky night for two members. Clem and Gloria who both won a meat tray.

Members gathered to help club stalwart CLEM celebrate his 80th birthday. Congratulation CLEM, enjoy the year and keep croqueting.

BENEFITS OF CROQUET.

Produced by Croquet Victoria

PLAYING TIMES

Monday Green Maintenance -- No Play

Wednesday 9:30 – 12 noon Golf Croquet

Friday 9.30 – 12 noon Golf Croquet

Saturday 9.30 – 12 noon Golf Croquet

At all other times including nights 7.00pm - 10pm Members can use the lawns for practice or privately organized games,

Note: Association croquet will be played in the future.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

DATES TO REMEMBER

SAUSAGE SIZZLE: To be advised.

Other activities of interest are:

RECRUITMENT PROGRAM: On going.

Contact: Margaret Frost (0417 882 477) margaretjfrost@bigpond.com

The club has regular fortnightly dinners and other functions such as Melbourne Cup Luncheon, Christmas function, volunteer appreciation function, mannequin parades, card afternoons etc.etc. The aim of the club is that all players have fun, enjoy the sport, the company and the facility. All information about the social events is included in our Newsletters.

FRIDAY NIGHT MEALS Club Holdfast is offering cheap eats on some Friday nights at the club. Members must check notices in the club room.

MEMBERS INFORMATION

HEAT RULING

32 degrees or less --- Play anytime day or evening

32 - 34 degrees --- No play between 1.30pm and 7.00pm

35 - 36 degrees --- No play between 10.45am and 7.00pm

37 + degrees ---- No play before 7.00pm

DRESS CODE

Includes closed flat soled shoes.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

COACHES

The Croquet Club has several golf croquet coaches. Please contact the Secretary for details.

HEAT RULING PLAYING PENNANTS

Holdfast Bay Croquet Club Hot Weather policy from SA Croquet for pennants:
Play is determined by the forecast temperature in the Bureau of Meteorology’s 4-30 pm forecast the evening prior to the playing of any games – www.bom.gov.au or as given in any of the local TV stations’ evening news services (all are based on the Bureau’s 4-30 pm forecast).

For Saturday Pennants and other competitions played on a three sessions per day basis:
• A forecast temperature over 32° but not over 34°, the first two sessions are to be played.
• A forecast temperature over 34° but not over 36°, only the first session is to be played.
• A forecast temperature over 36° (whether it is reached or not), no daytime games will be played.“

WEATHER FORCAST

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