THE CROQUET ENGLAND DIPLOMA
Patricia Duke‐Cox President, Croquet England
Croquet England Diplomas recognise members of Affiliated Clubs (and not just Croquet England Subscribers) who have given outstanding service to croquet, and have been active in club or federation affairs over a long period. The Diplomas have nothing to do with croquet prowess and everything to do with the help given to other members. The President normally presents these awards at the AGM, although recipients may elect to receive their Croquet England Diploma on another occasion. The award is made only once to any person, and is not normally made posthumously unless there are surviving family members who would appreciate it. The full citation for those awarded a Croquet England Diploma will be published on the website, with a summary in the Gazette. Nominations can be made by clubs or federations and should be: o sent by email to the office by the end of July comprising: o a short citation (300 words max.) o a passport‐style photograph, if available (as a separate attachment named as the nominee) o a declaration that the submitter is not aware of any reason why such an award could bring the organisation into disrepute o The office will consolidate the citations into a draft web page (including the photographs) ready for review by the Awards Panel
The Awards Panel will normally approve all nominations meeting the above criteria, but some may be declined if felt to be of insufficient merit, or deferred if too many are submitted by the same club in any year. After vetting is complete, the office will: 1. Inform the nominator that the nomination is successful, and ask them if they want to inform the Croquet England Diploma winner, or if they want the office to do it (some Clubs and Federations like to make it a surprise and award the certificate themselves). 2. Send the certificates to the President for signing, who then passes them on to the Chair of Trustees to sign and return to the office ready for distribution at the Croquet England AGM (when held at a venue) or at local events according to feedback from step 1. 3. According to feedback from step 1, inform the Croquet England Diploma winners, telling them that the Croquet England President will recognise them at the AGM and, if needed, send out the certificates either to the recipient or the nominator. 4. Publish in full the Croquet England Diploma winners' citations on the Croquet England website soon after the AGM. The content of this page is used by the President for citations read at the AGM, and publication in the Gazette.
SAFE FROM AI For the moment, it looks as though Croquet content is still safe from AI. Richard Barkey from Ealing Croquet Club has been experimenting with his new assistant, AI. Ai has been helping
by Alison Maugham Still the Editor, until AI can make as many typos as me
Richard create some graphics for a new project he is working on, but I think we can see why the old fashioned Croquet photographer will still be a very much needed and valuable role for some time yet. I just had to share these two fantastic images of a 'Jump' shot and ‘Canon’ shot... Fabulous! I’m rather intrigued as to what AI thinks a ‘stop shot’ might be.
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