As posted on the Nottingham List, the schedule for the 2017 European Masters Series is starting to come together. The season long tournament series awards points for performance in both AC and Golf Croquet tournaments in Europe. More information can be found on the European Masters website. Here is the schedule to date:

05/20-21: German GC Open
05/25-28: Europeans GC in Spain
07/22-23: Belgian GC Open (at Ramsgate)
07/29-31: Swiss AC
08/05-06: Swiss GC
08/05-12: AC Championship of Ireland
08/11-13: Europeans AC in Sweden
09/01-03: Austrian AC "Wine Cup"
09/02-03: Baltic GC Open
09/09-10: Sussex GC Open
09/15-17: GC Championship of Ireland
09/16-17: Italian GC "Coppa del Serchio"
09/22-24: South of England AC
10/07-11: Portuguese GC Open

CA NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: As mentioned in the last week's Council notes, the UK's Croquet Association is looking to hire a National Development Officer with a negotiable salary target of £30,000.

CA ADMIN AND ONLINE SHOP ASSISTANT: The Croquet Association has also posted a position for an a full-time Aministrative/Online Shop Assistant. The position is 37 hours per week and pays up to £17,000.

ENGLAND ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN GC PLAYERS: The Croquet Association Selectors announced five selections for the 2017 European Golf Croquet Championship: Three Membership Places go to Martin French, Stephen Mulliner and Lionel Tibble while Guy Scurfield and David Widdison claim ranking places.