Note: For general emails use info@croquetsoutheast.org.uk which goes to selected Committee members. For reports/results to be included on our website use . The roll of previous Committee Members is .
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 England website, which is accessible to Croquet England associates or members.
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| Chairman Andrew Stewart chairman@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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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 |
Chairing meetings
Newsletter |
| Secretary Jon Diamond secretary@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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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 |
Meeting Minutes
Membership Records |
| Treasurer Ian Cobbold treasurer@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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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. He has previously been the Development Officer and was elected as a South East member of the CA Council (2019-23).
Ian is a GC Examining and Championship Referee and a Grade 2 Coach. He is a member of the GC Rules Committee and was the Chair 2021-25. November 2025
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Handling income and expenditure and bank accounts
Producing annual accounts |
| Development Officer Douglas Shand development@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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Douglas is a retired banker and property developer. He started playing croquet in 2018 at Rother Valley CC. He played a leading role in rebuilding the club’s fortunes and became Chairman in 2021.
He joined Guildford & Godalming CC in 2023 which greatly assisted him in winning the national final of the GC “B Series” tournament in 2024.
October 2024 |
Development of new clubs
Main funding contact for clubs regarding either Croquet England or Us. Also about requirements for obtaining funds via the national lottery and similar sources. |
| Coaching & Safeguarding Officer Richard Carline See our Coaching page for contact details |
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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 |
| Tournaments Organiser Bob Clark tournaments@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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Bob is a (mostly) retired civil engineer, having run his own consultancy for over 20 years. He gravitated to croquet from playing golf for 40 years and joined Littlehampton Croquet Club in 2015 and Sussex County Croquet Club in 2016. He is a Trustee of the Littlehampton Sportsfield where the croquet club is situated and Chairman of the Management Committee. His other interests are motorhoming, Duplicate Bridge and Indoor long mat bowls. October 2023 |
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| Leagues Organiser Matt Cook leagues@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
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I first was introduced to Croquet whilst living in New Zealand in 2013-14. I was studying for my Geology degree and lived in a house near Kelburn Croquet Club in Wellington which I passed by each day. One evening whilst watching a match (and being completely confused by the rules) I was offered the chance to take part and I caught the bug. I spent the rest of the year learning Golf Croquet and getting an introduction to Association. On my return to the UK I unfortunately didn’t live close to a croquet club so I had a bit of a gap, only picking up the game again when I moved down to London in 2019. I joined Caterham Croquet Club and well and truly caught the bug, progressing from a handicap of 18 to a handicap of 1.5 as of 2025. I became Chairman of Caterham in 2022. I hope to continue to improve my game and one day get to scratch (if I’m lucky enough). I’ve also qualified as a referee and a Club Coach. I enjoy taking part in tournaments I’m still working on that elusive Triple Peel which I’m yet to complete in anger outside of my evening practice sessions. October 2025 |
All matters concerning operation of our leagues and tournaments
To submit league results see our Results Submission page |
| Webmaster Jon Diamond webmaster@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
See above | See above | Calendar maintainer Designer and webmaster for our website |
| Marketing & PR Officer publicity@croquetsoutheast.org.uk |
March 2023 | All matters concerning Public Relations – Press and other Media | |
| Dr Alan Grundy |  |
Alan is a retired Consultant Radiologist at St George’s Hospital, London. He took up croquet 10 years ago at the age of 68 and has been a member of Surbiton Croquet Club ever since. He plays AC and GC and became Club Secretary in 2020-23. He is still a member of Club Management Committee. April 2025 |
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OUTSTANDING |
Advice on all your lawn maintenance problems. | ||
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| Honoray President
Bill Arliss |
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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 Croquet Association 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 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 our Federation from 2002 to 2020 and was appointed to be the first Honorary President in 2020. November 2020 |
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| Federation Handicapper (AC) Martin Peacock |
February 2022 | ||
| Federation Handicapper (GC) Roger Sutton |
February 2022 | ||
