News

Pétanque in Scotland

We have been invited to play in Ayr (and hopefully Troon) from 20^th – 23^rd June. Help with finding accommodation (be it hotel, self-catering or camping) is available, and shared transport a possibility. If you are interested in this trip please let Nell know by the end of February. No commitment necessary until plans and costings have been finalised.

Ayr is a coastal town which lies on the mouth of the River Ayr which flows out into the Firth of Clyde. The Isle of Arran is nearby and, on a very clear day, you can see the northern tip of Northern Ireland. To get there bear left at Gretna Green.

Sue Mc, Robin and Marie were the top three. Scores after 2 rounds below. E & OE

Sunday 28th January saw the second round of the Pennine league at Trafford. Team of the day was Heckmondwike winning eleven and a half of their 15 games. Updated table below.

Next Fixture in a few weeks. E & OE.

Well done Amy, Nigel and Jan. who won the Burn Night pairs on Thursday afternoon.

52 players and 26 teams played all Sunday in atrocious conditions but completed 5 rounds before sunset. Winners were Matt Blyton and Mukhtar Benarab who is currently the No. 1 ranked player in England. They won all their 5 games with a massive points difference of +48

16 players from HPC took part some for the first time and all of them won at least one game. Best HPC performance on the day was Mike Stedman with a fantastic 5 wins and +40 that would probably have won on any other weekend. Brendan and Nell won 4 games.