PENARTH PÉTANQUE CLUB Newsletter Number 11 : May 30 2012 The French Dragons (Laurent, Geoff, Valérie and Brian) at the last of the four Grand Prix events at The Monkstone on May 13 th 2012 Valérie Falconer 2012 (I m sorry to keep using Valérie s photographs, but we re waiting somebody else to send us something)
CLUB NEWS Norman Dorling Norman is now residing at Tower Hill. He still does not want visitors, but his daughter will let us know when he is ready. We all wish him all the very, very best. New Member We would like to welcome our newest member, Pat McCarthy. I m sure everyone will welcome her, and let her know what s going on and when. Penarth Pétanque Club Website Our website is now at http://www.penarthpetanque.com or, alternatively, at www.sportstation.co.uk/clubs/penarthpetanque Please bookmark these on your computer! Incidentally, the email addresses on the site do not currently apply. If you have any reports about any aspect of Penarth Pétanque Club (especially the results of each League match), please send them to : Andrew Howard Webmaster ahoward@faw.co.uk Rob or Valérie Falconer Newsletter falconervalerie@yahoo.co.uk Simone Ballett Press Officer sballett@talktalk.net The WPA League The WPA League 2012 is now well under way. There have been substantial changes to the mat this year (see the last issue of this newsletter under News from the WPA ). Our teams the thcoming season are as follows :-
Pendragons (Division 1) : Jean-Yves Robic, Dan Caunt, Andrew Howard, and Jesse Lipetz-Robic Panthers (Division 2) : Laurent Mirbelle, Simone Ballett, Tony Eley, and Valérie Falconer Predators (Division 2) : Lynda Williams, Brian Spooner, Jenny Spooner, and John Thorne The fixtures and scores the three divisions (and the cup and plate matches) can be found on the following WPA web-pages (although, on each page, there is a hyperlink to the other pages) : Division 1 : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/league/wpa_div_1.html Division 2 : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/league/wpa_div_2.html Division 3 : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/league/wpa_div_3.html Cup : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/cup_plate/leaguecup.html Plate : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/cup_plate/leagueplate.html The results of the matches since the last newsletter are :- Apr 25 2012 Won Lost Pendragons H 3 1 50 28 Rescheduled by Barnstormers to May 29 Predators A 1 3 29 45 Penarth Panthers Panthers H 3 1 45 29 Penarth Predators May 02 2012 Won Lost Pendragons A 1 3 41 49 Monkstone Marauders Predators A 1 3 30 43 Monkstone Monarchs Panthers A 1 3 30 45 Rescheduled by Barn Dancers to May 01
May 09 2012 Won Lost Pendragons H 1 3 30 50 Monkstone Inn (SHM) Predators A 0 4 41 52 Rescheduled by Barn Dancers to May 16 Panthers H 3 1 49 37 Caerleon Celts May 16 2012 Won Lost Pendragons H 2 2 49 47 Wenvoe Dragons Predators - - - - - No scheduled match Panthers - - - - - No scheduled match May 23 2012 Won Lost Pendragons A 1 3 22 43 Wheatsheaf A Predators H 2 2 44 32 Creigiau Jacques Panthers H 2 2 43 36 Monkstone Monarchs Reports on the Pendragons v. Barnstormers match (scheduled April 25, but played on May 29) can be found at http://www.sportstation.co.uk/clubs/penarthpetanque/newsdetails.php?id=7737 and on the Panthers v. Monkstone Monarchs match (May 23) at http://www.sportstation.co.uk/clubs/penarthpetanque/newsdetails.php?id=7729 And some of the first games in the Cup and Plate Competition have also taken place. In this, a team from one division can expect to play a team from any other division, and so, instance, the Panthers in Division 2 found themselves up the Barnstormers from Division 1. The losers in the Cup Competition then play subsequent matches in the Plate Competition. CUP By May 17 2012 Won Lost Pendragons H Monkstone Inn 2 (Division 3) - postponed until 2012/05/31 Predators H 3 1 Wenvoe Dragons (Division 1) Panthers A 0 4 15 52 Barnstormers (Division 1)
FORTHCOMING CLUB EVENTS Visit to Monmouth Pétanque Club : June 3 rd. 2012 - POSTPONED We had requested that this event be organised March, when few of us would be away on holiday or enjoying the bank holiday weekend, and, especially, when our members would not be so heavily committed with the WPA League and other events. June the third was finally settled upon, but we found we could only muster one carload of members, and so it was decided by Monmouth Pétanque Club to postpone this until later in the year. Annual Book Sale : June 30 th. 2012 This has now been arranged Saturday, June 30 th 2012, at Albert Road Church Hall. If you haven t started collecting books yet, please start now! The contacts are Dave Rapley ((029) 2070-8949) and Jean-Yves ((029) 2040-4795). We need books - and volunteers to help sell and provide refreshments on the day. Annual Day with the Franco-Britannique Society : June 17 th. 2012 - CANCELLED Regrettably, despite its being such a success in previous years, this had had to be cancelled by the Franco-Britannique Society 2012. Penarth Festival Pétanque Display : July 08 th. and 15 th. 2012 As usual, we will be putting on a display as part of the Penarth Festival. This will be on two consecutive Sunday mornings, July 08 th and July 15th, from 10.30 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. This is often a good way to increase membership, as well as raising our profile in the Town. There will be two shifts : 10.30 to 12.00 and 12.00 to 2.00. Perhaps as many members as possible could turn up to try and boost our membership!
FORTHCOMING CLUB EVENTS AT A GLANCE June 30 2012 (Sat) Albert Road Annual Book Sale Church Hall July 01 2012 (Sun) The Kymin (or National Singles Competition The Barn PC) July 08 2012 (Sun) The Kymin Penarth Festival Pétanque Display from 10.30 until 2.00 July 15 2012 (Sun) The Kymin Penarth Festival Pétanque Display from 10.30 until 2.00 July To be advised Barbecue Event August 12 2012 (Sun) The Kymin Colin Ballett Open Doubles October Albert Road Church Hall Annual Book Fair
RECENT CLUB EVENTS AND VISITS Wheatsheaf Open Triples : May 06 2012 Lynda Williams, Laurent Mirbelle and Geoff Jones travelled to this event. It will come as no surprise to those who know the players that the event was won by Roger Morgan, and Steve and Jill Brace. WPA Grand Prix at The Monkstone : May 12 and 13 2012 Penarth entered two teams this year s Grand Prix, one wholly consisting of Penarth members (Valérie, Geoff, Laurent, and Brian Spooner, competing as The French Dragons), the other comprising Jean-Yves, Jesse and Scott, plus Jake from The Wheatsheaf, known as The President s Men. After the first two parts of the Grand Prix, on April 1 st and the 22 nd, the final two parts were played on consecutive days over the weekend of May 12 th and 13 th. Out of the sixteen teams playing, The President s Men finished in 7 th position, and the French Dragons in 12 th. This means that the President s Men will represent Wales in the Home Nations Championship and the EPA Inter-Regional Championship. The French Dragons will represent Wales in the EPA Challenge Cup, taking place this year on Hayling Island. The full scores can be found on the WPA web-site at http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/wpa_compet.html WPA National Mixed Doubles Championship at Brecon : May 27 2012 Congratulations to Jesse on coming first in this event. Well done!
WPA AND OTHER EVENTS (DETAILS SHOULD BE CHECKED ON THE WPA WEBSITE) Entry to these events normally costs around 5 per player. These details were taken from the official web pages of the WPA, and certain events have not been listed, such as those in Belgium, France and Denmark. However, many details are provisional, and it would be as well to double-check these on the WPA website nearer the date. Quite a few events, including the Cardiff Bay Boules Club Open Day, have been cancelled recently. It would be good to see more Penarth players taking part in these events. Entry ms the WPA competitions are available as PDF from the WPA website in the Competitions section. WPA Fixtures Listing : http://www.welshpetanque.org.uk/competitions/plcal.html June 17 2012 (Sun) Wenvoe PC National Triples Championship June 24 2012 (Sun) Brecon PC 2012 Ladies European Championships Qualifier June 24 2012 (Sun) Pentwyn Senior Qualifier Top 5 July 01 2012 (Sun) Penarth PC or National Singles Competition The Barn PC July 08 2012 (Sun) Clehonger WPA League versus The Marches July 15 2012 (Sun) Leamington Spa England versus Wales Junior Challenge Cup July 21/22 2012 (Sat/Sun) Monkstone PC 2012 Home Nations Championship August 05 2012 (Sun) Brecon PC Open Doubles August 12 2012 (Sun) Penarth PC Colin Ballett Open Doubles August 19 2012 (Sun) Details are provisional Monmouth PC WPA League versus Boules in Gwent August 26 2012 (Sun) Wenvoe PC Wenvoe Welsh Open Triples September 09 2012 (Sun) Pentwyn WPA League Cup and Plate Finals September 23 2012 (Sun) Monkstone PC National Doubles Championship September 30 2012 (Sun) Wheatsheaf PC Stuart Clarke Cup October 07 2012 (Sun) The Barn PC The Barn Open Triples October 14 2012 (Sun) To be advised 2013 Celtic Challenge Qualifier October 21 2012 (Sun) Pentwyn President s Cup Rob and Valérie rob.falconer@yahoo.co.uk falconervalerie@yahoo.co.uk