An equal number of ladies and gents arrived for boules this morning so we were 5 a side with the Ladies pitching the Jack and the first boule. But it was the Gents that carried the score of 5 points on that end.
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
A cool start to our boules game today with 9 of us involved and we divided into two teams as best we could with one lady becoming an honorary male.
Gents kicked off and won the first end with one point but were overtaken by their opponents with a point in each of the following two. These scores were duplicated over the next three ends before the gents managed a 2 point win.
But all the time the sun was making its presence very well known as we continued to play the ensuing 4 ends but by then one player had had to drop out due to the heat and another had to leave for other reasons so it was agreed to abandon the match even though we had played well over an hour to reach this far. We are all gaining expertise so not so easy to reach high scores.
Still it was worth it to enjoy another fun morning and we look forward to our next game on the pitch behind the library at 10.15am on Monday 4th August. (Good grief, August already?). Join us then if you can.
Saturday, 28 June 2025
On the boules pitch this morning 6 members turned up to play and we naturally divided into two teams of three being Ladies and Gents.
It was the latter which kicked of the first end but it was the Ladies who were on their mettle and won it with 4 points. The. gents retaliated on the 2nd end but still lost another 2 points to their opponents
End 3 and the Gents tried their best but again the Ladies scored another 3 and staying on a roll they scored 5 (yes,5) points on the final end and so exceeding the necessary 13 to win. Well done again Ladies. Jubilations and delight for them. There were several occasions during play when a Gent’s boule was all but nudging the Jack but as is often the case it’s the final boule that scatters the others and changes the end score.
There was time for a further quick game which had to be abandoned as a player had an appointment elsewhere and this time the Gents took solace with a paltry win of 4 - 2.
It’s back to battle in a fortnight (8th) on the pitch behind the library. Join us for an hour’s laid-back fun.
Ken
Monday, 9 June 2025
I would suggest that this morning’s game was one of the longest in the past year or so. Starting at 10.15am as usual we didn’t complete it until almost noon. I’m sure that it’s because we are becoming more experienced and are all of similar skill.
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Monday, 3 March 2025
Blooming frosty and cold this morning so wrapped up warmly to go and play boules only to find the pitch area was quite mild and sheltered between the library and the hedges. Some coats were soon dispensed with.