Hi there, Petanquers

Just a reminder that we’re due to play again on the pitch behind the library at 10.15 am next Monday (6th) so get your bowling arms ready.     Newbies welcome, as always.

Remember we play fortnightly on alternate Mondays so mark up your diaries NOW!

Hope to see you there.   Ken. 

A baker’s dozen of us collected together this morning for our bi-weekly game of boules.   Quickly breaking down into two teams - with the ladies being given the advantage of the extra player - we were off.     4 points to the men after the first end followed by a 2 and then three ones putting them 9 points in the lead.   Far from feeling despondent the ladies rallied and with many “oohs” and “aahs” over very close calls scored 8 points over the next four ends.   The men then countered with a further 3 bringing their score to 12.   So close to winning!   

 The next end was going so well for the men when Sandra threw a magnificent googly which scattered the boules in every direction but meant that it gave the ladies a vital one more point.     It was all down to the last game, which following one or two close calls, the men proved to be the overall winning team.

So many laughs had been enjoyed in an hour and a half’s play that it really didn’t matter who had won.   

Join us again in a fortnight (20th) at 10.15 am on the pitch behind the library.   See you there,  Ken