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Marie won and Brendan and Pete came joint second which meant, unfortunately, that Pete ended up with a rosette saying 3rd place. We had a good turnout (lots of people had other arrangements) and everybody dressed accordingly and we had a brilliant day with lots of laughs.

We are holding a Race Day melee to kick start our social calendar events after a long absence. Wear the clothes you would normally wear for petanque except we ask that the ladies wear a hat or fascinator and the gents to wear a tie, bow tie or top hat.

Entry is free; prizes and rosettes for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd.

Raffle (bring your pound coins)

Please come and join in and let’s make it a fun day.

For more info ask Sue C, Maureen, Marie or Sandie

…turned out to be a damp squid. The first round of the Summer/Autumn leg of the Members Monthly Mêlée had to abandoned because of the atrocious weather conditions. This leg of the M.M.M will now start with the competition on Yorkshire Day, August 1st “. Only half the players completed round 2 so it would be unfair to award points. Having never experienced this before it’s time to review the rules for this event as there have been a few issues that need addressing. We’ll do this so they are in place for the next MMM.

Yes it was originally a damp squib. It is very common to hear a damp squid instead of damp squib, to mean disappointment, and there are many examples on the Web. The reason for the change seems clear and perfectly logical in its own terms. The word squib means a firework. As the word squib now rarely appears outside the idiom it no longer makes sense to some people. Replacing it with the word squid does two things: it links it to a word that people know, and it breathers new life into an otherwise dead metaphor. Squid intensifies the idea of dampness; and there is, arguably, a strong metaphorical link between dampness and disappointment.

Tuesday 29th June saw one of the club’s regular events. Bob and Andy were crowned Doubles champions. They won all their 3 games and had a points difference of +25. Pete and Margaret were second with 3 wins and +22 with Maggie & Glyn 3rd with 3 wins and +15. 

Here’s the trophy and a photo of winners.

June melee result and final table

		points	games
1	Maureen	27.5	3
2	Robin S	20.5	3
3	Nigel	19	3
4=	Amanda	18	3
4=	Christine A	18	3
6	Kevin	16	3
7	Jack	14	3
8=	Marie	13	2
8=	Andrew	13	2
10	Richard	12	2
11	Rita S	11.5	3
12	Pauline	11	3
13	Paul S	10.5	2
14=	Sue C	10	3
14=	Jane	10	2
16	Ian	9	2
17	Phil	7.5	3
18	Pete	6.5	2
19	Roy	6	2
20=	Diane	5	1
20=	Fred	5	2
20=	Sue B	5	1
23	Alasdair	4	1
24	Yvonne	1	1
25=	Jan	0	3
25=	Maggie	0	2
25=	Keith	0	2
25=	Margaret	0	2
25=	Barry	0	1
25=	Geertje	0	1
25=	James	0	1
25=	Brendan	0	1
25=	Melvyn	0	1
25=	Sandie	0	1
25=	David	0	1
25=	Tony	0	1

Christine A won the event on Sunday 6th June but the overall winner of the winter league is Maureen. Here’s Robin presenting the trophy. Next Melee 4th July.