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After the first round it was 3 games each; after the second round Heckmondwike were leading 7-5 but following a phenomenal 3rd round where Huddersfield won 5 out of 6 games it finished as a 10-8 victory for Huddersfield. Points difference was +12 to Heckmondwike but it’s wins that count. A fantastic performance from Huddersfield. Here’s the scores. Notice how close the third round was. It could all have been sooooo different.

Thanks to everyone who helped out in erecting the gazebo, hauling the chairs to and from the store room, attaching the banner to the railings and generally being helpful. It looked a bit full at times on the terrain but there were the largest number of players ever on there… About 33. Add in a few spectators and a Tournament Director ( Ted) and it was about 40.

Here’s to the next match in the endless series…

Taster sessions started in October 2013; the organisation was constituted on 13th April 2014 and 20 weeks later we have recruited 50 members. Our basic plan was 40 members in year 1 but we have exceeded this comfortably. I did hope for 50 before Xmas but now I think we can think even bigger. Welcome to all 50 of you. The numbers at the regular club sessions are growing and it all looks good. Roy did ask a few weeks ago “How many members can we cope with?” Over to you members…

17 people, some of them on time…  But a great evening. Although some left early many games were played and the light lasted until well after 8.

Fast becoming our most popular day with club members although Sunday is better with walk-ins.

If we start at 1730 for the next three weeks it should be fine. Still half a dozen spectators some of whom promised to return.

Not expecting much apart from getting our new club polo shirts for the first time it turned out to be a fantastic day of petanque with at one stage 25 people playing and many newcomers promising to join.

Christine, Alan, Dick, Martin, Julie, Denise plus two whose names we missed but are promising to join Tuesday. If it all goes well we’ll jump to 49 members .

And Roy’s melee is on Tuesday

As Paul is on holiday for most of September Roy and Sue will be running the show and Roy’s first event is the melee on Tuesday 26th August at 1pm.

Members only; No entry fee; no prizes just the satisfaction that only winning can give. Three rounds where we keep scores. One individual will win the whole thing…

And Thursdays will continue for a while.

We were planning to stop Thursdays at the end of August but they’re proving popular with members who are still working (hard luck!) so they’ll continue as long as the light holds out.

If you can arrive earlier than 6pm it would help.