Whisky Wisemen’s

Inaugural Croquet Tournament

AN ANNUAL AFFAIR

Our vision

Whisky Wisemen’s vision of our inaugural croquet tournament, is to bring forward an Wimbledon inspired event that highlights British culture. Taken from the origins of Wimbledon, the All England Club began life as a croquet club from 1868 - 1877. Later, Dr Henry Jones first suggested that one of the croquet lawns be set aside for lawn tennis and in 1877, the club changed its name to The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club.

Pulling ideas from the Royal Box the “veritable Who’s Who of the great and the good”, hundreds of strawberries and cream, as well as the usage of greenery and plants of the famous ivy on Centre Court in Boston Ivy, we have transformed West Point Grey Lawn Bowling and Croquet Club into a space that royalty would join!

Thank you to our Sponsors

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CROQUET TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY

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About the tournament

With 64 people playing croquet and 50 - 60 spectators, our evening will be split into 2 portions. The playing field of West Point Grey and veritable Royal Box, where we will host activations, tastings, and a luxury still picnic during the day time. Starting at 4PM with lessons and registration, we will wrap up with an awards ceremony at approximately 9PM.

Upon entry into the club you will be welcomed with a custom cocktail and a wristband indicating your team or spectator status. We will have finger foods, as well as booths serving cocktails, alcohol tastings, and more!

The Royal Box will be hosted at the neighbouring park to West Point Grey Croquet and Lawn Bowling Club. Here we will have hosted a luxury picnic style area. We will have corporate sponsors, finger foods, additional alcohol sponsors are more. Each guest will be given a “Picnic Package” when arriving including items such as: blankets to sit on, gifts, and classy corporate SWAG.

The Whisky Wisemen Society is proud to announce the first ever of the Whisky Wisemen Annual Charity Croquet in the city of Vancouver, B.C. Whisky Wisemen is dedicated to create sustainable fundraising models, and this year we are excited to add this channel of fundraising to our roster. We are excited to bring you, a fun and casual sporting event that everyone can enjoy!

ATTIRE

In line with British customs, we encourage Sunday afternoon attire matched with a blazer. For player’s we ask for you to wear athletic white attire.

CULTURE

Inspired by British culture, we will have finger foods as well as light dinner served in a luxury picnic format. We will incorporate the Royal Box, Strawberries & Cream, as well as greenery in our set up.

ROYAL BOX

We will create a separate fenced of area to host a day time activation area and evening luxury picnic.

LOCATION

West Point Grey Lawn Bowling & Croquet Club

4376 W 6TH AVE, VANCOUVER, BC V6R 4G9