Club Role Descriptions

Roles Described on this Page

See also the full list of Role Descriptions and holders.

All contact with contractors for lawns maintenance, hedges and surrounds will be through the Grounds Manager.

Ensure the courts are fit for play and all the facilities are safe and welcoming for members, guests and visitors
Ensure relevant Health & Safety procedures are in place
Ensure annual Risk Assessment review takes place
Impose and lift Winter Rules as necessary

Lawn maintenance - contractor
Repairing minor damage to playing areas - assisted by volunteers
Clearing of weeds and autumn leaves - Vacancy
Manage and maintain a Lawn Advisory Group (LAG) to discuss the "what and how" of maintaining our excellent courts and developing them to be even better. This is not a committee, it's an informal group of interested people who help and support the Grounds Manager in our lawn development:
- Ray Ransom, Eric Soakell, Wayne Wiseman, David Goacher, Dave Kibble

Surrounds and hedges, ensuring access gate to telecoms box is not overgrown - contractor
Gateway, fences, driveway and car park - assisted by volunteers
Garage, white-lining shed, shelters and huts - assisted by volunteers
Flower tubs - Jill Hathaway & Annie Frew
Disposal of garden waste and other refuse
Maintaining gardening tools and equipment
Arranging workdays as needed - assisted by volunteers

All contact with clubhouse maintenance contractors normally will be through the Clubhouse Manager.

The contact for reporting any problems or breakdowns within the clubhouse, managing them through to resolution
Arranging annual roof check - contractor
Arranging annual fire equipment check - contractor
Arranging annual electrical appliance check - contractor
Maintaining all clubhouse facilities - contractors
Managing the cleaner, including reviewing the contract and fee each March (in liaison with the Treasurer)
Ensure relevant Health & Safety procedures are in place
Ensure an annual clubhouse Risk Assessment review takes place
Cleaning of clubhouse windows - Vacancy

Responsible for the storage, condition and availability of the club's playing and lawn-setting equipment:

lawn furniture - hoops, corner flags and markers, etc.
playing equipment - balls, AC bisques, GC extra stroke tokens, hoop clips (AC & GC), timers, etc.
work equipment - hoop mallets, hoop extractors, hoop clamps, feeler gauges, layout ropes, spikes, etc.
club mallets

Working closely with the Grounds Manager and Club Event Managers, responsible for:

Setting the hoops in accordance with Croquet England specifications at the beginning of the season and at other times as necessary e.g.
- Tournaments and inter-club matches
- Winter and summer play

Working closely with the Grounds Manager and Club Event Managers, responsible for

Planning and monitoring the implementation of a white-lining rota
Ordering white lining liquid once or twice a year, mixing up sufficient quantities with water so that whoever is doing the white lining has the mix prepared
Updating the white lining notice that is in the white lining shed as necessary
Maintaining the white lining machine (cleaning and greasing)

For more information, please email Andy Bailey, who will be happy to help.