Oxford vs. Cambridge Croquet, 25th May 2011, Genval
Dear Members,
It is my great pleasure to announce that on Sunday May the 29th will be held the
2011 Cambridge vs. Oxford Croquet Match.
For those of you that are not familiar with this event, it is held on the croquet lawn in front of the Chateau du Lac Hotel at Genval, on the banks of a fountained lake. The situation is idyllic and those people that do not have a car should mention in replying that they are in search of a lift.
This year we count amongst our objectives to ensure that we repeat our previous success in this fiendishly competitive event. Our time proven tactic is to confound our tricky opponent by fielding as many inexperienced players as possible and making frequent references to how good lunch is going to be afterwards. We count on your support!
The timing is as follows:
Sunday May 29th
09:45hrs Practice Session & Warm Up (essential if you have a tendency to take the stick by the wrong end)
10:30hrs -12:30hrs The Match (actually there are several parallel games and scores are computed using not unfavourable Newtonian (Trinity, 1661) Mathematical wizardry).
12.30: The Presentation of the Cup
This event is FREE for all members.
AFTERWARDS our Captain Tony Bernard and his wife Catherine have kindly invited us to their house for the Croquet picnic.
Please contribute plenty of food that is easy to serve, but no drinks which Catherine and Tony will provide.
Address: (map attached)
Tony and Catherine BERNARD
23 Avenue Victoria
1000 Brussels
Parking in Avenue Victoria itself (might be crowded if hot weather!)
Although teams are largely self-organising entities, it would nonetheless be helpful if those members intending to participate would send word to our Captain of croquet Tony Bernard: tony.bernard [at] skynet.be
We look forward to seeing you for an excellent competitive match!
Kind Regards,
Caroline Laske
P.S. Genval is 20km to the south of Brussels just to the other side of the Forêt de Soignes. The croquet lawn is in front of the Chateau du Lac Hotel, Avenue du Lac, 1332 Genval