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Official Newsletter of the British Pétanque Association – South East Region current World Champions, who were playing in front MEMBERS VOTE of a partisan home crowd. FOR CHANGE DOUBLE BUBBLE A large majority (87%) of BPA members, that expressed a preference, voted for the BPA to be Two more National titles came back to the South dissolved and the responsibility for Pétanque in the East when our members were in the teams that won UK to be transferred to national governing bodies for the British Ladies Doubles and the British Junior England, Wales, Scotland and the Channel Islands Doubles titles. affiliated together in a British Federation. The voting was 944 for and 138 against. Luke Fribbens (Hartley) and Greg Davenport (Plough & Chequers) became the first juniors to win On the matter of a name for the new Federation a the British Junior Doubles and Triples titles in the similar majority opted for the name: British same year when they won the Junior Doubles Pétanque Federation. championship at Shedfield on Sunday 4th July. The full ballot results can be viewed at: Meanwhile the ladies final was being fought out by www.britishpetanque.org two teams both containing South East players as Diz Murray (Plough & Chequers) and partner came out THE GIRLS DONE GOOD on top over Jennifer Cooter (GRFC) and her team mate. For the second year running a member of GRFC (See page 5 for a full report). played for Great Britain in a World Championship. Following on from Nic Baxter’s exploits at the Senior World Championship in Geneva last year junior member Jennifer Cooter played for Great OFF TO EUROPE Britain in the Ladies World Championships that were held in Gran Canaria between 8th-11th July. Two South East junior players, Luke Fribbens (Hartley) and Greg Davenport (Plough & In a steady performance the GB Ladies were not Chequers) were recently selected to represent Great outclassed by any of their opponents and their Britain in the European Junior Championships that are involvement only ended when they lost out to the due to be held in Luxembourg in September. (See page 6 for full report) Sunday 1st August – Regional Triples Championship – Crowborough Sunday 8th August – Tovil Open Triples – Tovil Saturday 14th August – South East Region v Nord Maritime – Plough & Chequers (closed event) Sunday 15th August – Hand of Friendship Doubles – Half Moon Sunday 22nd August – National Club League – Various venues Sunday 29th August – HCC Open Doubles – Hartley Monday 30th August – Regional Doubles Championship – Plough & Chequers Check out the Region’s web pages at http://www.bpa-southeast.org.uk 1 CHILD’S PLAY Following Martin Bishop’s “Call to Arms” in last month’s Bouletin Jim & Babs Carr from Hartley and Mark Thorne from GRFC spent the day at the HARTLEY Dame Janet Junior School, Ramsgate introducing the children to pétanque. TWINNING The school were having a French Day and whilst some pupils went to France for the day the remainder Report by Colin Senneck attended lessons with a French connection. A full coach of sixty petanquers from the Northern French village of Cauchy-a-la-Tour arrived early at There were nine classes (270 pupils) aged 8 to 11 th Hartley Country Club on Saturday 19 June. In fact years. Each class had 30 minutes of instruction and so early the marquee wasn't up and the coffee urn had play. A player from each class, who demonstrated the only just been filled. The new urn soon warmed up as most potential, received a certificate from the did the weather and the French were soon on the piste. Headmaster. The ladies of the HCC pétanque section provided a marvellous lunch for over 100 people and at 2pm Although it was a long day the enthusiasm and battle commenced. excitement shown by the children made it worthwhile and the three instructors were presented with a mug Unfortunately our top team from last October's visit to bearing the school crest at the afternoon assembly. Cauchy failed to materialise, Luke Fribbens, Greg Davenport & Matthew Shrimpton, but Luke was P.S. School Dinners haven’t changed much over the joined by John Middleton, Kent League secretary, years!!! and his wife Barbara who were just visiting. Luckily they could stay the whole day. HCC lost the whole match comfortably but the veteran trio of Rae & CALIFORNIA OR Keith Wall and Dennis Peareth managed to win three of their four games, so represented HCC and BUST England in the final. They put up a brave fight but the French aces ran out winners by 13-7. Four members from Hartley Country Club Pétanque Section - Mick & Joyce Nash and Colin & Irene The entente cordiale continued after play into the Gibbs travelled to the US of A and met up with noisy supper and prize giving and the foreign invaders members of the Oakhurst Pétanque Club in California left about 8pm after a most enjoyable, competitive but on 16th June. (Ed – seems like a ling way to go for a friendly day. game of boule). Cauchy-a-la-Tour pétanque club has over 200 They were treated to an outdoor dinner followed by members and their visit to Hartley was over games of pétanque in the evening. You can see subscribed two fold. We look forward to our return photographs and information about the visit on the trip to Cauchy in October 2005 and yet another visit Oakhurst Petanque Club website. to their twelve lane indoor boulodrome of which the players of Cauchy are justly proud. YOU GOTTA HAVE STYLE No.6 GRAVESEND TWINNING GRAVESEND RUGBY CLUB is the latest club in the Region to seek out a ‘twinning’ arrangement with a French club. They are in the early stages of making plans to visit a pétanque club in Gravesend’s twin town of Cambrai in Northern France in August. PAGE 2 Competition : Regional Qualifier No.4 Venue : Half Moon Date : Sunday 11th July Winners : P&C 2004 Competition : Regional Singles (B.Bove/L.Maxey/K.Smith/S.Borsi) Venue : Lordswood Runners Up : Joker Wild Date : Saturday 19th June (P & D Murray/ M Baker/L.Belcher) Winner : Martin Eggleton (George) Entrants : 19 Teams Runner Up : Simon Mannering (Lordswood) Match Report: report/info from Annette Eggleton Entrants : 19 Competitors Nineteen teams managed to find their way to Crowborough to compete for the final positions in Match Report: by Annette Eggleton the Regional qualifiers. Fortunately the day stayed Despite the confusion over the start time and the mainly dry and reasonably warm, in stark contrast to predicted rain 19 players turned out, including 4 how we began the series. The afternoon's Swiss juniors. Four leagues produced the 8 players needed method matches produced some very tight results, for the title knock out stages. The quarter finals were with four teams having to be split by points for and more fiercely fought than the score lines might against, and two teams having to share the points suggest, as were the semis, with Dean Ashby (Tovil) when even that method failed to separate them. fighting back from 12-2 down, gaining a further 7 Thankfully this closeness did not carry through to the points before he finally succumbed. For the final local overall tables and there was no need for playoffs. player Simon Mannering attempted to make best use P&C 2004 (Bruno Bove, Leigh Maxey, Kris Smith of local knowledge. After winning the toss he chose and Sylvan Borsi) won the event to secure first place the piste under the trees but unfortunately it proved in the series. With their third place finish Harriers not to be as much of the advantage as he might have Naf (Phil Kinnick, Andy Pucknell and Neville hoped, with Martin Eggleton (George) eventually Hurren) jumped 8 places up the table to finish 13th. proving victorious. The plate was full of rivalries - Surprise losers on the day were the Rejects team of family members, team mates & friends all facing each Richard Spillett, Dave Hurren and Matthew other, and only one senior player making it to the semi Horrigan who dropped out of the top 8 after failing finals. Greg Davenport eventually triumphed to pick up any points. (See page 4 for the final tables). beating Jim Patmore's home advantage 13-4. ooOoo ooOoo Competition : Bastille Day Triples Venue : The Villager Competition : NAF Triples Date : Sunday 18th July Venue : Tovil Working Men's Club Winners : Richard’s Team (Villagers) Date : Sunday 27th June (R.Buchan/D.Tomlinson/J.Keys) Winners : Jokers Wild Runners Up : Integrale (Lordswood/P&C) (D & P.Murray/K.Spillett) (D.Chalkly/M.Horrigan/B.Wing) Runners Up : DDM Entrants : 12 teams (D.Hurren/D.Chalkly/M.Hourcastagnou) Match Report: by Ken Buchan Entrants : 12 teams 12 teams competed for a share of the £480 prize fund. The front runners after the league stage were last Match Report by Denise Williams years’ winners, Integrale (D.Chalkly/M.Horrigan/ Despite recent gales and heavy rain, Sunday turned B.Wing), Richard’s Team (D.Tomlinson/J.Keys/ out to be warm and sunny for the NAF Competition. R.Buchan) and Lordswood (S.Mannering/ I.Clarke Surprisingly 12 teams turned up and a good day was L.Goodearl) all of whom were unbeaten. Lordswood had by all. The main competition final was an all were disconcerted to find themselves drawn against Plough & Chequers affair between Jokers Wild Integrale in the first round of the main competition (Kevin Spillett, Diz & Phil Murray) and DDM and even more disconcerted to be trounced 13–1. In (David Hurren, Dave Chalkly and Michel the semis Richard’s Team convincingly overcame Hourcastagnou).