Leith Croquet president Joan Mawson is rightly quite proud the club is celebrating its centenary this weekend.
"Just the fact that everybody’s got there [and] survived for 100 years, I think is really great," Mawson said.
"It’s incredible. It’s really, really good."
The club will host a range of celebrations this weekend, with about 40 people expected at a lunch tomorrow and the official centenary opening by Dunedin deputy mayor Cherry Lucas and club members.
A few fun games — "not the standard croquet games" — will follow before breaking for a high tea in the afternoon.
Leith will then host a centenary tournament at the club, in Quentin Ave, on Sunday, when 16 teams are expected to compete for a special trophy created for the event.
Over 100 years, the club has been through many changes.
When play started, there was just one lawn, which was eventually split into two smaller lawns, but the club now has up to four lawns on which to play golf and association forms of croquet.
They took pride in playing in the Dunedin interclub competition, which was going from strength to strength, Mawson said.
"We’ve got enough players and we’ve got three divisions in that golf croquet."
Like all clubs, Leith’s numbers dwindled through the years at some points, but the roster was healthy now, with 30-40 members signed up.
New members of all abilities were welcome to their Wednesday and Saturday open sessions, Mawson said.
Leith’s clubrooms also recently had a makeover and "everything’s looking good and positive for the future".
