The Gloucester Croquet Club celebrated a milestone for one of their members with Colin Weismantel turning 90 recently.
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Members gathered together at the clubhouse for morning tea and a slice of birthday on Monday, January 16.
Col was joined by his wife of 64 years, Leah and many of his friends from the club.
Eight years ago, he came to the croquet court for a social game and never looked back.
Col has won a collection of medals over the years, several of which occurred in 2014.
He won the club’s President Cup with Yvonne Fisher, was runner up for the Club Singles title and as part of the team that won Division Three in the Mid North Coast Croquet Competition.
His official 90th birthday was on January 6.
The club kicks off the official start to the season with an Australia Day Challenge starting at 4pm on Thursday, January 26. All are welcome to come and play and stay for the Aussie Afternoon Tea.
They play a variety of regular weekly games on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.
Anne Keen
Anne has been a journalist with the ACM (Australia Community Media) since 2016. She primarily works at the Gloucester Advocate but also contributes to the Manning River Times.
Anne has been a journalist with the ACM (Australia Community Media) since 2016. She primarily works at the Gloucester Advocate but also contributes to the Manning River Times.
