CHANGING THE WORLD CONTINUED
best thing ever!”, “We feel very at home here”, “You are my second life‐ saving group” and the hit‐the‐nail‐on‐ the‐head simplicity of “I LOVE TUESDAYS!!!” Perhaps the greatest accolade though happened right at the end. On the last day of the funded project on 30th September, a wave of sadness washed through the group at the thought of it ending. So, at the eleventh hour, the
the proof of the pudding for new club Chairman Stephen Wright. “I feel incredibly proud of the team and what we are achieving here” he says, explaining that “It shows just how powerful croquet can be in improving mental health outcomes, tackling social isola7on and star7ng on the path to be8er health via movement and low‐impact exercise”. For Croquet England too, Pendle & Craven’s success offers compelling proof that Wellbeing is built into croquet in a way few other sports can match. So much so, that their Sport Development Commi8ee have put pen to paper and launched a white paper aimed specifically at health professionals and physiotherapists. The ‘Changing the world…’ tagline might have started out as a joke, but the grain of truth at its core is sprou7ng handsomely!
idea of everyone con7nuing on a Pay & Play basis was floated and 14 people instantly put their name on the sign‐up sheet. Not only a welcome cash boost it is also this intrepid band, who have carried on their croquet in the face of decidedly autumnal weather, that is
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