It’s been a long time coming but it’s likely that Kirklees (a metropolitan council area in the northern region of Pétanque England) is the most progressive council in England when it comes to Pétanque. But it’s all quite recent. Read the full article at here
coronavirus
Following Government advice the committee has decided to immediately cancel all club meetings & competitions at the club until further notice. The AGM will be rearranged as soon as it is safe. Existing officers will remain in post. Subs will be due at the AGM whenever it is.
Winter Melee winner
Final round was Sunday 1st March and only 3 players won all 3 games so points difference came into play. Sue was 3rd, Richard was 2nd but one point ahead was Roy with 3 wins & +27.
So the overall winner is Richard. Here he is with the trophy
The final table is below. Thanks to Phil Jones for keeping the records over the winter.
| Points | Games | Best 3 | |||
| 1 | Richard | 44 | 4 | 37 | (13/12/12) |
| 2 | Robin | 44.5 | 5 | 34 | (12/11/11) |
| 3 | Phil | 37.5 | 6 | 32.5 | (13/12.5/7) |
| 4 | Nigel | 40 | 5 | 32 | (13/10/9) |
| 5 | Rita S | 30.5 | 4 | 30.5 | (11/10/9.5) |
| 6 | Roy | 37 | 6 | 27 | (13/7/7) |
| 7 | Denise | 25.5 | 2 | 25.5 | (13/12.5/-) |
| 8 | Sue C | 25 | 5 | 25 | (10/9/6) |
| 9 | Marie | 22.5 | 3 | 22.5 | (9/8/5.5) |
| 10 | Kevin | 21 | 5 | 21 | (12/5/4) |
| 11 | Maureen | 20 | 5 | 19 | (9.5/7/2.5) |
| 12 | Brendan | 17.5 | 5 | 17.5 | (9/8/0.5) |
| 13 | Diane P | 16.5 | 3 | 16.5 | (11/5/0.5) |
| 14 | Elaine | 16 | 3 | 16 | (8/8/-) |
| 15 | Jack | 15.5 | 4 | 15.5 | (10/3/2.5) |
| 16 | Bob | 15 | 3 | 15 | (11/3/1) |
| 17= | Pauline | 13 | 4 | 13 | (7/4/2) |
| 17= | Sandie W | 13 | 3 | 13 | (12/1/-) |
| 19 | Sandra B | 12.5 | 4 | 12.5 | (10/2.5/-) |
| 20 | Pete | 11.5 | 3 | 11.5 | (8/3.5/-) |
| 21 | Michael K | 11 | 1 | 11 | (11/-/-) |
| 22 | Barbara | 9 | 1 | 9 | (9/-/-) |
| 23= | Margaret | 7 | 3 | 7 | (6/1/-) |
| 23= | Yvonne | 7 | 2 | 7 | (6/1/-) |
| 25 | Paul | 6.5 | 4 | 6.5 | (4/2.5/-) |
| 26 | Rita P | 6 | 2 | 6 | (3.5/2.5/-) |
| 27= | Reg | 5.5 | 4 | 5.5 | (5.5/-/-) |
| 27= | Geertje | 5.5 | 2 | 5.5 | (5.5/-/-) |
| 29 | Christine A | 5 | 5 | 5 | (3/2/-) |
| 30 | Christine K | 3 | 1 | 3 | (3/-/-) |
| 31 | Mick | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | (2.5/-/-) |
Summer melee competition starts April 5th and ends on September 6th.
Summer 2020 events
The summer has been planned. All we need now is the sun. View in Club Info tab or click below
Sunday 23rd winter pairs cancelled.
The terrain is not fully playable now and further rain is forecast.



