East Brisbane members travelled to Warwick for the Jumpers and Jazz Festival and Christmas in July. They shared lunch, settled into the motel and attended a Christmas in July dinner at The Abbey, where the EBCC team won a quiz based on the Australian version of the 12 Days of Christmas.

Rain on Saturday moved the markets indoors, and Kym led Christmas-themed games that evening. Jenny successfully tossed Christmas Ted into a bucket while blindfolded. Sunday brought blue skies and another market visit.

On 3 August, East Brisbane held its Club Championship Day on three courts overlooking the Brisbane River. Seven doubles teams entered under a high-low pairing system. Bob Hollingsworth organised the event, acted as on-call referee and cooked the barbecue. Sue Maher and Cate Irons won with five games and 12 net hoops.

By Chris Hollingsworth, East Brisbane. From the Croquet Newsletter, September/October 2025, pages 21-23.