The BoRCC meets on Wednesday evenings throughout the season (approx May to October) and welcomes new members. You are free to "come and try it" or, if you prefer, just watch. Someone will be happy to explain the rules to you.
Here is a flyer for the club. Click on the image to enlarge/reduce it.
We are in the grounds of the Bear of Rodborough, a Coaching inn on Rodborough Common next to Minchinhampton Common. For a location map, see the BoR web site on Bear Hotel Contact
25 years ago the BORCC was formed. To mark the occasion, we are holding some special events. To find out what they are, click on our Silver Jubilee page.
On our Wednesday (and sometimes Monday) evenings, play is very informal. As far as is possible, anyone who turns up can join in. The emphasis is on a social occasion and with the bar of the hotel a few yards away, this is made very easy! We do, however, have some more serious club events. There is a singles and a doubles knockout. These are played in a handicap format to try and give everyone a fair chance of winning. There is also a one-day event for a simplified version of the game called golf croquet.
All the latest news and events can be found on the "Polar Express" Page
Click on this link to see the winners of our club competitions since it all began.
As well as club competitions, the Bear competes in league matches organised by the South West Federation of croquet clubs. For their web site see the links at the bottom of this page. There are five leagues:-
| The Parkstone League | Played at advanced level by the top players - the Bear is still hoping to reach these heights! |
| The Parkstone Qualifier League | Played at advanced level by clubs hoping to get in the Parkstone League |
| The Federation League | Played at handicap level by good players |
| The Intermediate League | Played at handicap level by improving players |
| The B League | Played at handicap level by higher handicapped players |
Click on this link to see this year's Bear results
Once a year, the Bear pays a visit to another club, sometimes in the UK, sometimes abroad. The purpose of the visit is to promote friendly relations with a mixture of croquet and social gatherings. To date we have had about ten of these trips, Click on this link to see pictures and stories of our trips. Note that there are no "results" because scores are not important.
Over the years I have written various tips and suggestions to help others, particularly beginners and improvers. I have put those that survive on a page called Useful files. Please note that the files are in pdf format so you will need an Adobe Acrobat reader to read them.
For south west events and information, contact The South West Federation
For national events and information, rules, books and advice contact The Croquet Association
For world events, information, contact The World Croquet Federation
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