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@ CROQUET Croquet is probably not a pastime you associate with the heart of Tunbridge Wells and picturesque Calverley Grounds with its lovely gardens and lawns, together with facilities for playing tennis, netball and basketball. But there is the chance to play the game on three lawns leased by the local Croquet Club. The Royal Tunbridge Wells


Croquet Club – to give it its full name – is now keen to further grow its membership and is encouraging people to come and play on National Croquet Day – 4th June – and/ or join its two-day Introduction to Croquet Course, which takes place on Saturdays 29th April and 6th May. Although similar games were played in the 17th century, the game of croquet was introduced to England (from Ireland) in the 1830s. It is relatively inexpensive (membership costs only £50 for the fi rst year), and is a sport that is growing in popularity across the world with the top 500 players coming from some 20 different countries. The Royal Tunbridge Wells club has all the equipment players need with the only requirement to wear fl at shoes. • Full details of the club and all it offers, including its coaching classes, open days, and internal and external tournaments, can be found at www. tunbridgewellscroquet.org.uk or call 01892 852072.


Bowls is for ‘old people’ – think again!


Did you know that many top bowls players are in their 20s and 30s and it is one of the few sports where men and women can play together on an equal footing? As the new outdoor season


approaches, bowls clubs are on the lookout for new members. This fun, tactical game is really easy to pick up and a great way to exercise in the fresh air during the summer. Paddock Wood Bowls Club are fortunate to have an artifi cial rink giving


the opportunity to play in all weathers. They have four Open Days coming up on 22nd, 24th and 29th April and 1st May at 2.30pm – so why not go along and give bowls a try?


All equipment is provided, just take a pair of trainers or fl at soled shoes. • For more information, call Doug Croker on 01892 833402, visit www. paddockwoodbowlsclub.weebly.com – or just turn up, they are located behind Putlands Leisure Centre.


GB Paralympic star joins local charity


Two times GB Paralympic table tennis medallist Ross Wilson, 21, has become the newest member of the Tree of Hope team, by becoming a patron to the Kent-based children’s charity. Ross was a National U12 and U14 doubles champion before being diagnosed with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. Determined that this wasn’t going to hold him back, he joined the GB team in 2011 going on to win team bronze in London 2012 at the age of 17, taking team bronze at the Europeans in 2015 and securing selection for the


Paralympic Games in Rio. Battling injury,


Ross won team bronze in the men’s 6-8 event in Rio last summer. Tree of Hope offers help and support to families of sick and disabled children in the UK who need specialist medical surgery, treatment and therapy. “I have been following the work


of Tree of Hope for some time and wanted to get involved. I am excited to become a patron and want to put the experiences I have had to good use, by helping other young people who are suffering from illness and disability to achieve their dreams,” said Ross. • Visit www.treeofhope.org.uk


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