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Eildon wins Division 3 Pennant and plays croquet under a blood red moon

Eildon Croquet Club are Division 3 Pennant Champions, receiving the flag and trophy from Lindsay David on Tuesday morning. Members also played into the night under a blood red moon eclipse.

2 min read9 November 2022
Eildon wins Division 3 Pennant and plays croquet under a blood red moon

Eildon crowned Division 3 Pennant Champions

Six women pose outdoors with a blue "Metropolitan 2022 GC" pennant and a trophy, with croquet mallets and a clubhouse behind them

ildon Croquet Club are proud Division 3 Pennant Champions!

Here is the team receiving the pennant flag and trophy from Lindsay David on Tuesday morning.

Three women and a man on a covered porch; one woman holds a trophy and a rosette, and the scene suggests a sporting presentation
A woman holds a "Metropolitan 2022 GC" pennant while a man holds a trophy at a clubhouse prize presentation

Croquet played under a blood red moon

A bright full moon glowing through hazy clouds in a dark night sky

With a blood red moon having an eclipse, croquet was played through the twilight into the night under rudimentary lighting, only broken by the arrival of pizza for dinner.

People stand on a railed viewing deck overlooking a floodlit lawn bowls green at night, with a man in a blue jacket walking past
A group of older adults sit in a circle on a screened deck at dusk, chatting over drinks and snacks
Two people on a green bowling lawn at dusk, one in a blue shirt carrying a stick, with white-clad players in the background
Handwritten pizza order list on paper reading "Pizza Hut Cloverleaf," "2 for 1 offer," "8 pizzas," and several pizza types
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