
Our European club team safely arrived in the Czech Republic yesterday, ready for the start of the European Golf Croquet Club League Tournament.
I have heard no word to the contrary, so I assume their mallets, which insisted on travelling together, weren’t lost by Ryanair.
Having said that, Jon Carrington’s collapsible assassin’s mallet travelled in his suitcase, reminiscent of the high velocity rifle carried by Edward Fox in the Day of the Jackal.
There was apparently an attempt to stop Jon going through at the Czech passport control area, but the passport officer was so short, he couldn’t make Jon hear his request for him to empty his case.
Being English, of course, Jon, Stuart Smith, Ian Dampney and Billy Nicholson did the thing all Brits do as soon as they arrive in a foreign land…search out a pub which was showing the football!

On receiving the photograph above, I did what all good reporters do – and Googled what on Earth they could be watching. I was shocked to find the Euros were on and that England were playing Denmark. Look away now! It was 1-1.
There has been no word on the verdict on the lawns from our team members yet. Although they carried out an ‘inspection’ this morning (see above), they haven’t reported on whether the white lines are exquisitely straight like they are at Broadwas, or whether there was much rabbit-poo around.
I understand Stuart has taken a humane rabbit trap with him and managed to smuggle in some rotting carrots to go in it – just to make him feel at home.
Following the team’s publicity in the Worcester News and Worcester Observer yesterday, I was delighted to see they had also made the papers in the Czech Republic.

Hopefully, the lads will get in some practise later in the day. Going on the picture above, the weather conditions look perfect.
Enjoy your day boys, but remember, we’re all eager to devour your news.
More tomorrow.
Paul Felton