Note: For general emails use info@southeastcroquet.org.uk which goes to all Committee members. For reports/results to be included on our website use our results submission page. The roll of previous Committees is at the bottom of this page.
For privacy reasons, the contact details of most of our Committee members are not shown here, but can be viewed in the Members Section of the Croquet Association website, which is only accessible to CA members.
| Post | About | Main Tasks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Andrew Stewart chairman@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | Andrew is a retired banker and has been playing croquet for about 6 years. He is Chairman of the West Worthing Croquet Club which is part of West Worthing Club, a multi-sports club based in Worthing. He is also Vice-Chairman of the main board of management of the club. December 2019 | |
| Secretary Louise Taylor secretary@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | Louise is a retired psychotherapist who took up croquet in 2008. She plays Golf Croquet only and qualified as a GC referee in 2016 and as a Grade 1 GC Club Coach in 2017. She is a member of Surbiton and Merton Croquet Clubs and is Golf Croquet Captain of the latter. August 2020 | Meeting minutes Preparing the Calendar of Events Newsletter |
| Treasurer David King treasurer@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | David joined Sussex County at Southwick in 2011, after a career in accounting. He enjoys social and competitive play, the friendly atmosphere and interaction within the club and wider croquet family. Sportswise, he was mainly involved in football – as a referee, starting at school, through local matches to the professional game, and as an FA Tutor in Referee Training and Development, and Safeguarding Children, for County and the FA, until “retiring” in 2016 after 55 years. November 2020 | Handling income and expenditure and bank accounts Producing annual accounts |
| Development Officer Mike Akester development@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | My dog introduced me to croquet – we were walking on a Sunday afternoon when she took an interest in another at Hove Beach Croquet Club. A mallet was thrust into my right hand and a pint of lager into my left…….I soon became hooked. This was four years ago and I now also play at Sussex County. I have been making arts, comedy and political television programmes since 1975. I also worked for the BBC Television Training Unit. January 2022 | Development of new clubs Main funding contact for clubs regarding either the CA or the Federation. Also about requirements for obtaining funds via the national lottery and similar sources. |
| Coaching Officer Richard Carline See our Coaching page for contact details |  | Richard discovered croquet in 2013 and is a product of the Croquet Academy. He became a GC Referee in 2016 and a grade 1 GC Coach the following year. 2018/19 was a busy time as part of the team preparing for the World GC Championships, Richard passed another test to become a GC Championship Referee and was privileged to have refereed the final. His past handling of thoroughbreds in Newmarket and Lambourn is, in his opinion closely related to coaching and bringing on croquet players. November 2019 | To introduce, advise, help and coach individuals, groups, and croquet club members in all aspects of the game of croquet; predominantly Association Croquet and Golf Croquet |
| CA Council member Ian Cobbold |  | Ian started playing croquet when he retired in 2003. He first joined Reigate Priory and then with his wife founded the Cheam Croquet and Bowls Club in 2012 of which he was Chairman for 9 years and is now President. He is also a member of Sussex County. Ian is a GC Examining and Championship Referee and a Grade 2 Senior Coach. He was elected to the CA Council in 2019 and is Chair of the GC Rules Committee. January 2022 | |
| Webmaster Jon Diamond webmaster@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | Jon is a retired IT consultant, who was dragged into croquet in 2000 by an ex-colleague living nearby in Tunbridge Wells, although he probably played a bit at Cambridge many years ago. He liked it so much that he joined the committee at the Royal Tunbridge Wells Croquet Club in 2004, becoming Chairman in 2006. He is also their webmaster, having created the site in 2003. He became a GC referee in 2008, just in time to officiate at the Worlds in Southwick, and became a qualified coach in 2015. He’s equally good, or bad, (depending on how you look at it) at AC and GC. October 2016 | Designer and web master for the Federation site |
| Marketing & PR Officer CA Council member Jonathan Isaacs publicity@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | Jonathan is a retired Food Sales and Marketing specialist. He started playing croquet at club level in 1985 when he joined Southwick. In 2000 he became chairman of the CA Marketing Committee and since then has held various positions at the CA including Chairman of the Management Committee and Chairman of Council. In 2008 he stepped down from the CA Council to chair the Sussex County Croquet Club and to get the Croquet Academy fully operational. He has recently been elected to the CA Council and subsequently to be Chairman. October 2019 | All matters concerning Public Relations – Press and other Media |
Leagues & Tournaments Organiser John Low leagues@southeastcroquet.org.uk |  | John worked in educational IT before retiring. First introduced to garden croquet in the 70s he joined Rottingdean in 1994 and then Sussex County Croquet Club a couple of years later. From playing the AC tournament circuit he moved to managing tournaments at Southwick which he has done for the last decade and a half. Along the way he designed and still manages the website for the Club and for the Croquet Academy. December 2017 | All matters concerning operation of our leagues and tournaments To submit league results see our Results Submission page |
| George Noble |  | George is a retired civil servant who started playing in Wales in the early 1970s. He moved to Nottingham in 1975 and then London in 1979. A founder member of Surbiton Croquet Club and still an enthusiastic player although in technical decline.He holds the record of 31 years of consecutive appearances in the CA Open Championships – singles and doubles and once reached the doubles final (with Ian Vincent). He is a member of the CA’s Lawns Advisory Group. | Advice on all your lawn maintenance problems. |
CA Council member Samir Patel |  | Samir took up croquet in the late-nineties at Oxford University. Now a member of Surbiton Croquet Club, he has won the Club AC and GC Championships and the Inter-Club Championship in both codes. Tournament successes include the President’s Cup, Open Doubles Championship and Championship of Surrey. He has reached the final of the British Opens several times and the Quarter Finals of the World Championship. He has regularly represented both England and Great Britain since 2007 and is captain of the Solomon Trophy and the MacRobertson Shield teams. He also manages several tournaments each year. He joined the CA Publishing Committee in 2002 and subsequently many other committees. He was elected to the CA Council in 2019. He has been a member of the World Croquet Federation’s Management Committee since 2015 and event lead for several AC and GC individual and team World Championships. February 2020 | |
| Other Officers | |||
| Honoray President Bill Arliss |  | Bill is a retired engineer who took up croquet in 1989. He also took an interest in the management side of the sport, joined the CA Council in 1996 and became national Chairman in 1998. Following his two years as Chairman he became very interested in Golf Croquet and spearheaded the growth of this in the UK as chair of the GC committee. He was on both the CA AC and GC Tournament and Laws Committees. He has played for England three times in the GC World championship and recently published his book “Shortening the Odds” which deals with the more advanced tactics in GC. He was Chairman of the SECF from 2002 to 2020 and was appointed to be the first Honorary President in 2020. November 2020 | |
| Federation Handicapper (AC) Martin Peacock | February 2022 | ||
| Federation Handicapper (GC) Roger Sutton | February 2022 | ||
Historic committee members
(Due to a Croquet Association constitutional change in 2019 there are no more SECF representatives to the CA. Council Members elected to the CA from the South East Constituency are marked with a *.)
| Date | Chairman | Secretary | Treasurer | Members | President (CA representative before 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2022 | Andrew Stewart | Louise Taylor | David King | Richard Carline, Ian Cobbold*, Jon Diamond, retired 11/2021: Linda Gavigan, Jonathan Isaacs*, John Low, George Noble, Samir Patel*, co-opted 1/2022: Mike Akester | Bill Arliss |
| 2020 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Andrew Stewart | Richard Carline, Ian Cobbold*, Jon Diamond, Jonathan Isaacs*, John Low, George Noble co-opted 2/2020: Samir Patel*, co-opted5/2020: Linda Gavigan | |
| 2019 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Hilary Smith | Ian Cobbold, Jon Diamond, Jonathan Isaacs, John Low, Roger Loram, George Noble co-opted 10/2019: Richard Carline, 11/2019: Andrew Stewart | John Reddish |
| 2018 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Hilary Smith | Jon Diamond, Michael Hague resigned 4/2018, Jonathan Isaacs, John Low, Roger Loram, George Noble co-opted 4/2018: Ian Cobbold | David Mooney from 7/2018: John Reddish |
| 2017 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Hilary Smith | Jon Diamond, Michael Hague, Richard Hilditch, Jonathan Isaacs, Roger Loram, George Noble co-opted 12/2017: John Low | David Mooney |
| 2011-2016 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Hilary Smith | Michael Hague, Richard Hilditch, Jonathan Isaacs, Roger Loram, George Noble co-opted 10/2016: Jon Diamond | David Mooney |
| 2010 | Bill Arliss | John Reddish | Hilary Smith | David Collins, Daphne Gaitley, Michael Hague, Richard Hilditch, George Noble | David Mooney |
| 2009 | Bill Arliss | Richard Hilditch | Richard Hilditch | David Collins, Daphne Gaitley, Michael Hague, George Noble, Hilary Smith | David Mooney |
| 2003-2008 | Bill Arliss | Richard Hilditch | Richard Hilditch | David Collins, Daphne Gaitley, Michael Hague, George Noble, Roy Ware co-opted 1/2008: Hilary Smith | from 10/2003: David Mooney |
| 2002 | Bill Arliss | Richard Hilditch | John Knight | Quiller Barrett, Don Beck, David Collins, Daphne Gaitley, Michael Hague, George Noble | Quiller Barrett |
| 2000-01 | Richard Hilditch | George Noble | John Knight | Bill Arliss, Quiller Barrett, Don Beck, David Collins, Michael Hague co-opted 12/2000: Daphne Gaitley | |
| 1999 | Richard Hilditch | Quiller Barrett | John Knight | Bill Arliss, Don Beck, David Collins, Alex Jardine, George Noble, Colin Thornton | |
| 1998 | Richard Hilditch | Quiller Barrett | John Knight | Bill Arliss, Don Beck, David Collins, George Noble, Colin Thornton | |
| 1997 | Richard Hilditch | Quiller Barrett | John Knight | Bill Arliss, Don Beck, David Collins, Connie Chick | |
| 1996 | Richard Hilditch | Quiller Barrett | John Knight | Bill Arliss, David Collins, Connie Chick, Roy Ware, Ron Welch | |
| 1995 | Richard Hilditch | Quiller Barrett | John Knight | Bill Arliss, Stephen Badger, David Collins, Roy Ware, Ron Welch | |
| 1993-94 | Richard Hilditch | Stephen Badger | John Knight | David Collins, Hyacinth Coombs, John Greenwood, Roy Ware, Ron Welch | |
| 1991-92 | Richard Hilditch | Stephen Badger | John Knight | David Collins, John Greenwood, Tony Mrozinski, Bernard Smith, Ron Welch co-opted 10/1991: Hyacinth Coombs, Roy Ware | |
| 1990 | Richard Hilditch | Stephen Badger | John Knight | Terry Ballard, Mike Keen, John Greenwood, Ron Welch, Susan Yonge | |
| 1988-89 | Dennis Shaw | David Higgs | John Knight | Stephen Badger, Richard Hilditch, Tony Mrozinski, Susan Yonge | |
| 1987 | Dennis Shaw | David Higgs | John Knight | Stephen Badger, Richard Hilditch, Tony Mrozinski, Brenda Sandell |