Share your Croquet & High Tea experiences
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Please share your Croquet & High Tea experiences so we can all benefit from how you organised your event and what you thought went well, and what you might do differently next time.
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The Point Lookout Croquet Club hosted a successful High Tea and Come & Try Day on Saturday. Over 60 guests participated in the event, which was held to celebrate International Women's Day and raise funds for Yoorana, an organisation aiding women impacted by domestic violence. The event raised a total of $681.00. Attendees engaged in croquet activities on the lawns, enjoying various games and learning to play the sport. Club members contributed by preparing high tea sandwiches and cakes and assisting with setup prior to the arrival of guests. The event was supported by state member John Barounis MP and his team, who have pledged ongoing support for the club. This event could not have happened without the commitment of all our members. Well done to everybody and we would like to thank CAQ and the Queensland Government for funding this event.
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The Point Lookout Croquet Club hosted a successful High Tea and Come & Try Day on Saturday. Over 60 guests participated in the event, which was held to celebrate International Women's Day and raise funds for Yoorana, an organisation aiding women impacted by domestic violence. The event raised a total of $681.00. Attendees engaged in croquet activities on the lawns, enjoying various games and learning to play the sport. Club members contributed by preparing high tea sandwiches and cakes and assisting with setup prior to the arrival of guests. The event was supported by state member John Barounis MP and his team, who have pledged ongoing support for the club. This event could not have happened without the commitment of all our members. Well done to everybody and we would like to thank CAQ and the Queensland Government for funding this event.
@Point-Lookout What a fabulous effort from your club. Well done to all your volunteers and supporters.
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What lovely photos from Laurel Bank. Your club is the the most beautiful setting
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On Wednesday the 12th of March West Toowoomba Croquet Club held its HOOPS AND HIGH TEA event to promote Women in Croquet, Sport and Recreation.
The event was sponsored through Croquet Queensland by the Queensland Government.
Members hosted invited guests at the clubhouse from 11am enjoying a scrumptious morning tea and a few game of Golf Croquet. The theme for the morning was Pink .
Thanks to the many volunteers who helped in any way to make the day a resounding success.
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Keep those photos coming!
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The Point Lookout Croquet Club hosted a successful High Tea and Come & Try Day on Saturday. Over 60 guests participated in the event, which was held to celebrate International Women's Day and raise funds for Yoorana, an organisation aiding women impacted by domestic violence. The event raised a total of $681.00. Attendees engaged in croquet activities on the lawns, enjoying various games and learning to play the sport. Club members contributed by preparing high tea sandwiches and cakes and assisting with setup prior to the arrival of guests. The event was supported by state member John Barounis MP and his team, who have pledged ongoing support for the club. This event could not have happened without the commitment of all our members. Well done to everybody and we would like to thank CAQ and the Queensland Government for funding this event.
@Point-Lookout what is the game with the coloured pegs all close together?
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Gracemere Croquet Club welcomed 12 guests who braved the heat and enjoyed a great chat, delicious treats and a few games in the evening when it cooled down a bit! Several were interested in coming more regularly and one has already invited another friend.
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Pine Rivers Croquet Club at Brendale welcomed 16 guests to experience croquet and were provided with a sumptuous High Tea afterwards. After postponing the event because of Cyclone Alfred, we were blest with a very hot and sunny day. Cath Tonks, patron of our Club and local Moreton Bay Regional Councillor visited for the occasion. One of our sponsors provided a great lucky door prize, which was won by one of the participants. 16 members attended and many home-baked goods were appreciated. We will follow up with our guests and hope to entice some of them to return to enjoy more croquet.
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Dalby Croquet Club's comprehensive outreach—newspaper ads, posters, invitations, and Facebook—proved highly effective, attracting 21 visitors, 15 of whom were new to golf croquet. Ten dedicated members volunteered to host a lavish high tea and provide expert instruction, while others ensured comfortable seating and shelter. This successful event, even catching the eye of a curious daytime possum, has already spurred immediate interest, with one new member returning for lessons and others scheduled. The club is now exploring a new playing day to accommodate potential players with weekday work commitments.
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Dalby Croquet Club's comprehensive outreach—newspaper ads, posters, invitations, and Facebook—proved highly effective, attracting 21 visitors, 15 of whom were new to golf croquet. Ten dedicated members volunteered to host a lavish high tea and provide expert instruction, while others ensured comfortable seating and shelter. This successful event, even catching the eye of a curious daytime possum, has already spurred immediate interest, with one new member returning for lessons and others scheduled. The club is now exploring a new playing day to accommodate potential players with weekday work commitments.
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@blanagan This absolutely fantastic. What a great result for your club.
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Eildon Croquet Club held its rescheduled event on Saturday 5 April. Despite predictions of showers, the afternoon was wonderful, if a tiny bit humid for the time of year. Thanks to our members for making guests feel so welcome, for showing them the basics of the game, and then for treating them to a sumptuous afternoon tea. Special mention goes to Louise, who made 80 cupcakes!
We are planning a low-key followup where we thank our guests for coming along, and invite them to get in touch if they would like to learn more.
We were also very pleased to welcome our State member, Kerri-Anne Dooley, MP for Redcliffe. Kerri-Anne spoke about the importance of celebrating women in sport, a special theme behind this Qld State Government grant-funded initiative.
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What Windsor did for the High Tea, Come & Try?
Upon hearing from CAQ about the High Tea, we had 3 people assigned to coordinate the event. Judy, Julie and Jenny - yes the three Js.
We discussed how the day would run, time, helpers and what food we would provide.
An email was sent to members asking for help with baking, setting up, teaching and anything else that was required. We had a fantastic response.
When the banners arrived for the posters, we added our information to this. At a suggestion from my daughter, reference was made to both Bridgerton and Alice in Wonderland in the flyer. Maybe that was the secret to getting so many responses. Who knows?
The flyer was emailed to all members with a request that they forward onto any of their contacts. Flyers were printed off and were posted in the local shopping centre, local library and a few were letterbox dropped in the surrounding streets.
As well as the Windsor Croquet Club Facebook page, the flyer was also published on the local page for the Windsor area.
The event was planned for Saturday 8 March and we had 32 registered guests (we can only take that many on the courts) and 15 people on the waitlist. Cyclone Alfred changed all that!
The event was rescheduled for Saturday 22 March. An email was sent to all those who had registered first, giving them first dibs at the new date. We then sent the email and flyer to those on the waitlist as well as re-advertising on Facebook. Thirty one people were registered to attend and 28 turned up on the day.
The day before the event, we cleaned the club house and set the table up so there was minimal work to be done on the day. Commencement time was 10:00am
On the day, we had 2 people greeting the guests. Guests were asked to sing in, then ushered to another member who gave them a mallet and assigned them to one of the instructors. It was a hot day but everyone enjoyed themselves. They played for an hour and then came in for high tea.
The tables were set out with the fanciest cups, saucers, plates and teapots. As well as some beautiful cake stands, most were provided by members. We had flowers on every table. There was so much delicious food. Those who have a gluten free diet were not forgotten (because I am gluten free). Their food was set out on a table at the back of the room to ensure no cross contamination. I also made a list of ingredients for every gluten free food item.
There was more than enough food. The chatter and laughter in the room was fantastic.Everyone was really enjoying themselves. People complimented members on how much fun they had, how they enjoyed themselves and they also said that they felt so welcome. It really was a great day. Several people asked for membership forms and so far 4 returned the following week. Then rain has prevented them from coming again.
Reflections - The high tea, although successful and a lot of fun, was a lot of work and required a lot of input from the members. A morning tea is much easier and takes a lot of pressure off everyone. Maybe even limit the number of attendees.
WE held a second Come and Try today - next post has all the info.
Regards
Judy
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Windsor’s Second Come & Try 12 April 2025
So as not to deter those who were on the waitlist, it was decided to hold another Come & Try. This was held on Saturday 12 April. The event was advertised in the same places as the first one. The response was not as good as the first one. Twelve people registered for the second Come and Try. Everything was run the same as the first event, with the exception that we offered morning tea, not high tea.
Of course, rain was forecast and didn’t disappoint. An email was sent to all attendees the night before advising we would still be holding the event as only showers were forecast. Fortunately it didn't rain for the time out guests were on the lawns. Only 8 of those registered turned up. All of these 8 people were connected to members of the club.
Our guests had just as much fun as those at the high tea. I felt that with the smaller number, it was much easier to sit with the guests and tell them all about croquet. One person is going on holiday in May and vows to return after his holiday. Another couple were very interested and vowed to return soon. Two younger players enjoyed themselves and thought they would come back as casuals on Saturday.
Although the days require a lot of organisation and help from members, they were enjoyable and hopefully we can convert some of them into members.
One thing that was a key element was to communicate with members and guests. Emails were sent to members to keep them up to date with happenings and also setting out who would be doing each task. I also sent reminder emails to guests about the day and reminding them to bring a hat, water bottle and wear flat soled shoes.
Regards
Judy!
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ISIS CROQUET CLUB – CROQUET & HIGH TEA – SATURDAY, 22ND MARCH, 2025
Isis club held their ‘Croquet & High Tea’ on Saturday, 22nd March, 2025 between 2 & 4 pm.
Advertising was through Facebook, 2 newspapers, a Volunteer Day, posters in shop windows in Childers & Woodgate, and word of mouth.
We had 7 RSVPs and 6 attended. 5 were introduced to the game of Golf and Ricochet, (half an hour for each) while 1 was an elderly Life Member.
Everyone enjoyed their High Tea supplied by the Club members and also attended by 7 of our members. Although the number was small, it was more personal and everyone could join in the conversations.
At the end of the afternoon, one attendee indicated that they would be back the following week and two
more would return when the weather was a little cooler.That one attendee has since been back and enjoying her free lessons and indicated that she will stay on.
All in all it was considered a great success. Thankyou CAQ for giving us this opportunity.
