Nottingham Croquet Club strives to be open, inclusive, diverse, accessible and welcoming to all.
Whatever your age or stage of life, whether or not you have a sporting background, whatever ability, gender, race, colour or creed, we’d like to share this fascinating sport with you and invite you to join us and enjoy our wonderful, recently expanded facilities and thriving club. You’ll find a friendly, welcoming, diverse and inclusive club with great facilities, and opportunities to enjoy croquet as a pleasant social game in lovely surroundings or as a highly skilful and challenging competitive sport.
In 2022, the UK Sport and Recreational Alliance awarded us first place for Diversity and Inclusion. The Duke of Wessex presented our award.
(Click for video)Inclusion, accessibility and diversity are work in progress. We want to attract and welcome more members from demographics currently under-represented in our membership.
We welcome:
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- Anyone – Open Days (*), Drop-in Sessions (**), Pay & Play slots, Croquet Experience Weekends, Spectators (*)
- Potential members – all the above plus Taster Sessions (*)
- Groups excluded from most sports – Hoops 4 Health (*)
- Local community organisations – hosted Social Group sessions, Scout and Guide group visits (*)
- Workplace and Corporate groups – fully hosted and supported Corporate Events
- Juniors – Wednesday after school club (**), school visits (*) and a full programme of activities
- New members – Learn to Play course (*), + all benefits of membership
- Players from other clubs – for Tournaments and Matches
We pride ourselves on providing great playing conditions, facilities and hospitality for all.
(*) – free of charge / (**) – free or fee. We charge for other events to help towards our rent, lawn and equipment costs etc.
Do contact us to find out more about any of these opportunities.
Membership subscriptions are at an attractive rate compared to other sports. Discounts available for juniors, students, people receiving certain state benefits, people living far away.
Pictorial summaries of some of our activities in recent years:
For a flavour of the game and to meet some of our players, check out the following links:
- What croquet means to me – 6 minute video by Tanya Jones, featuring Omied Hallam
- Women’s World Championship (hosted by our club in 2015) – BBC video, 2.5 minutes featuring Rachel Gee
- Two loyal members – 2 minute video by Peter Hatter featuring Michael and Irmgard Finnigan
- Interviews with young croquet players – 5 minute BBC Radio 4 audio, with Robert Walker (presenter) featuring Paddy Chapman
- Promotional video filmed at Nottingham Croquet Club – 3.5 minutes by Croquet Association featuring Beatrice & Sophie McGlen
