Kent Pétanque Gazette Issue 25 September 2007 KENT PÉTANQUE GAZETTE

Kent come home trophy-less! Inter-Regionals rethink necessary after triple loss

Inside this edition For the first time in 11 sometimes all three. But tions for Division One Inter-Regionals 2-3 years Kent have come this year, the Kent team and the Juniors but now Tour de France 5 home from the Brean in Division 1 came sec- some rethinking by the Reports 6,7,11,14 Sands EPA Inter- ond (to Southern Coun- KPA may be required World Champs 7 Regional Championships ties), the Challenge team before the 2008 competi- Junior Reports 8-9 with no trophies. also came second (to tion. Chiltern Region) and the Home Nations 10 Kent, and their prede- What was most apparent juniors were in third League update 12 cessors, South East Re- was not the decline in (behind Southern Coun- Kent Classic 13 gion, have consistently Kent but the increase in ties and Northern ). Letters 15 won Division One, Chal- quality in the other Re- What’s On 15 lenge or Junior titles, of- Last year the seeds were gions with depth ten a combination and set with close competi- throughout their squads. News 16-17 Kent Pétanque Gazette Issue 25

Inter-regional Reports and Results

Division 1 Squad close games (to double amount of close games figures) of which we we lost. Below are the results of lost 4. Corinne Cooter each round. As you can Juniors see we played well as a If just two of these squad on Saturday and games had gone the As we have come to took a two game lead other way we would expect, our juniors put into Sunday. After a have retained the title. on a good perform- good start on Sunday Consequently whilst the ance. Like the senior the wheels fell off with four game margin squad their champion- Kent Challenge Squad at play a disastrous 2-7 drub- seemed significant it ship also hinged on the bing by Eastern, which was really down to the two games against was followed by two difference of losing two Southern, which they more lost rounds. close games against unfortunately lost. How- Southern. ever they did contribute Saturday well to the overall team v Wales Won 6-3 v Chiltern Won 6-3 performance. From the above you Corinne Cooter v Northern Won 5-4 can see that the bottom v East Midlands Won 6-3 half of the squad was v Southern Lost 3-6 not as strong as previ- Challenge Division 1 winners, Southern v Eastern Won 5-4 ous years and we only Counties Region v West Midlands Won 7-2 had four teams winning Once again I was hon- Sunday oured to be the man- v Northern Won 7-2 more than half of their ager of the Kent Chal- v Eastern Lost 2-7 games. However the v Southern Lost 4-5 positive points differ- lenge squad for the In- v Chiltern Won 6-3 ence is testimony to the ter-Regional competi- v East Midlands tion at Pontins, Brean Lost 3-6 Sands this Team Performances year. Being un- Further analysis Won Lost Diff able to qualify, this of the results is the next best D1 Kent 1 10 2 +52 shows that 28 way to enjoy the games went to D1 Kent 2 7 5 +25 excellent weekend. However, as 2006 Junior Triples winners Alex double figures D1 Kent 3 6 6 +8 Bruce, Charles Fribbens, Robert (i.e. 13-12, 13- I am sure Sven Cooter and Philip Jarrett collect D1 Kent 4 9 3 +58 11 or 13-10) of and Steve their shirts. these we only D1 Kent 5 5 7 +25 MacLaren agree, won 9 and lost being manager D1 Kent 6 5 7 -14 19. brings a whole D1 Kent 7 4 8 -9 new meaning to However the D1 Kent 8 5 7 0 involvement. whole weekend hinged on the D1 Juniors 9 3 +47 For the uninitiated, two rounds Ch Kent 1 9 2 +51 the Challenge against South- squad is a supple- Ch Kent 2 9 2 +61 ern, both of mentary four which we lost. Ch Kent 3 8 3 +33 teams from each Play on the main terrain, Brean During those two Ch Kent 4 6 5 +4 region playing rounds we had 6 against every 2007

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Inter-regional Reports — continued other region that wishes was played on Saturday day was a straightfor- ning total on our posi- to enter. This year that evening instead of Sun- ward 3-1 but it was tions but ultimately we was 12 teams in all, day morning and we Round 9, mid-morning won the same number including Devon who suffered another 2-2 on Sunday, where it of games but they had a dropped out of Division against Southern who went wrong. better points difference 2 and only put a Chal- had a strong squad. than us, by 13 points. lenge squad in to the Perhaps a Sunday We were already track- competition. Therefore morning game would ing our results against Chiltern 32 +162 their Challenge teams have been better. Northern and Chiltern Kent 32 +149 1-4 were the equivalent who had played one of every other regions' On Saturday night we another in the previous Ultimately Kent lost the main 1-4 teams. were top of the pile but round. A 4-0 to Chiltern title that they had previ- knew that our good re- really stirred things up. ously won 4 times from The Kent teams were sults were being 5, There were other rea- superb. On Saturday, matched by Chiltern We then played East sons which I am sure we started off with two and Northern regions. Midlands and lost 1-3 the KPA will look at. But perfect scores (all four with only one game be- this writer's opinion is teams winning) and On Sunday, Barry Wing ing closely contested. that it was not the team round 3 was a close 3-1 was complaining he East Midland were very played badly but the win. Rounds four and could not play because happy and we felt we opposition has im- five were the same and he had no hangover. had blown the title. proved and played bet- we were looking very Others were saying the Then we heard that ter. The Kent Challenge comfortable. The team exact opposite. The Chiltern had also lost 3- squad statistics show was happy with its re- Challenge squad was 1 and therefore we were they turned in a slightly sults and was looking probably the most un- both still on the same better result than last forward to success. hungover I have ever number of games (but year, the average seen it (and normally I they had better points' games result per round Then it started to go a am the worst but even I difference). 2.9 - 1.1 was exactly the bit wrong. Round 6 was had had a good night's same as last year and a 2-2 draw against Chil- sleep) so we were well In Rounds 10 and 11 the average points per tern who eventually prepared. We were ly- the squad came to- round was 11.8 - 8.4 won so the -6 point ing first with a two game gether and won 3-1 and compared to last year's score would become advantage over Chiltern 4-0. Frantic to-ing and 11.5 - 8.7 so would significant. and Northern.. fro-ing between our have beaten our own games and the Chiltern 2006 winners. By mistake, Round 7 The first round on Sun- games kept a close run- Martyn Fribbens

Kent Challenge Squad

Kent Division 1 Squad

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Final Regional Qualifier Positions 2007

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Total BROWN JUG Roland Jones Tracy Turner Peter Turner 18 9 24 18 69 Rachid Han- MNR Nic Baxter nache Martin Baker Bruno Bove 21 24 0 21 66

KP 1 Kevin Spillet Dave Turner Dean Ashby 19 20 2 24 65 REJECTS Dave Hurren Matt Horrigan Rich Spillett 24 21 0 20 65 Lu000000ke TEAM YELLOW Scott Ashby Jenny Cooter Fribbens 15 19 11 11 56 OLD SHEAF Kevin Wood Kris Smith Matt Shrimpton 2 14 19.5 19 54.5 Margaret Bax- OLD G'S David Baxter ter Ken Pinder Hugh Aldred 14 16 7 16 53 Martin Eggle- Dave Wood- Andrew Wil- GEORGE 3RD ton man liams 16 8 19.5 8.5 52 MOSSY'S BOYS Rob Harvey Jon Holbourn Kevin Atkinson Gary Atkinson 11 13 15.5 12 51.5 Charles Frib- BTY Alex Bruce Phillip Jarrett Robert Cooter bens 12 11 8 15 46

HARTLEY SHAW Colin Senneck Joyce Nash Mick Nash 13 0 12.5 14 39.5 Chas Shrimp- AB FAB ton Mark Dennis Barry Wing Larry Belcher 6 0 18 13 37 Lynn Shrimp- KENT ANGELS Faye Golder ton Sheila King 7 0 21 8.5 36.5 GEORGE-OUS Richard King Neil Phillips Brian King 0 18 9 7 34 Michelle Cre- E-DEPOT Alan Cregeen geen David Blakely 8 15 0 6 29

JOHN BOI Roy Pemberton C. Watkins K. Maggs Mick Weston 0 12 12.5 2 26.5 FLUMPS Sam Littley Steve Brown Matt Whatley 20 1 0 0 21 Stephen Rud- RED ALERT den Ryan Rudden Tracey Rudden Daniel Rudden 4 0 14 1 19 Jean-Louis FCUK Keith Atkinson Steve Golder Guiot 0 0 15.5 0 15.5 NUFF SKILLS Geoff Booth Rob Booth Rob Brewis 9 2 0 0 11 Martyn Frib- MJL John Bradley Linda Bradley bens 0 6 4 0 10 Glynis Johns- P&C 4 Mark Cooter Corrine Cooter ton C Wilson 0 0 6 4 10 DEBS D Snook Mark Thorne T Williams P Mount 1 7 1 0 9 Georgina LITTLE DEVILS Sam Littley Ben Littley Sheppard 0 4 0 0 4

BAT & BALL Jes Paine Martin Pennell Mick Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 EAGLES John Fowers Mags Yates Ron Yates Eileen Fowers 0 0 0 0 0 HARRIERS NAF N Hurren P Killick A Pucknell 0 0 0 0 0 LORDSWOOD J Patmore Eric Hatfield I Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 MINARDOS P Hardwick A Dunstall L Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 TOVILEARS P Collins J Selling R Hill 0 0 0 0 0 Page 4 Kent Pétanque Gazette Issue 25

Reports from the Tour de France events Early July saw the first stage of the Tour de France sweep through Kent on its way to France. Several French related events took place around Kent including pétanque competitions.

The KPA, with Canterbury City Council, planned a “come and try” session near the Tour de France finish line and also ran an “official” Tour event. At Hadlow, The Harrow invited Mark Thorne to help them organise their French-flavoured event. The reports below come from the successes and failures of that weekend.

Canterbury sembled party, which was later place prize. Despite numerous discus- broadcast on BBC South East Main – sions in KPA meetings and news. Winners £50.00 with Canterbury City Council, Losing Finalists £30.00 it was necessary to abandon The pétanque started shortly Third Place £20.00 the “come and try” event at afterwards, with a 5-a-side, 2 the last minute. boules each 20 boules frenzy. Plate – Mark reports that as many as Winners £25.00 Bad weather had left the area 10 as side were playing at one Losing Finalists £10.00 where the terrains were to be stage when two young ladies placed in an awful condition. decided to try their hand at the Surprisingly Tracey Turner Added to this a lack of effort game, drawing in several new and Dave Turner (T&D) failed or commitment from the (male) players. The boys re- to make it to the Main. Council and general apathy doubled their efforts when they from the KPA members meant realised the girls were better One of the Main leagues was that Colin Senneck had no than them Mark described the won by the Rejects (Matt Hor- choice but to call the event off. event as “manic”. rigan and Dave Chalkly) and the other by “Brown Hadlow They upshot of the event is that Jug” (Kevin Spillett and Ro- Meanwhile, at The Harrow in the Harrow have asked for land Jones) Hadlow, the single piste was coaching and are trying to get a They decided to share the in great demand. Lead by team together, initially for the prize money and not play a Mark Thorne, the locals got Winter League. final. into the French mood with a few French drinks and a game Lordswood The third place was an all of boules. 16 Teams participated in what Lordswood affair won by Colin turned out to be a perfect day Mears and Larry Belcher who After a demonstration from for pétanque. The play was beat Maggie Maxey and Eric Mark, “Howard” and based on 4 pools of 4 with the Hatfield. “Howard’s mate” to get the top eight teams into the Main In the plate final Tracey and regulars familiar with the and the remainder into the Dave Turner played Tracey rules, the players stopped to plate. The afternoon saw the Rudden and Mark Dennis. watch the cyclists go by and same league format for with The Turners proved too then ate the food laid on by two pools of 4 for the Main and strong for the Lordswood the landlady. Plate 4 with the winner of each team. pool competing in the final. In At this point the BBC inter- the Main the runners up in each The afternoon ended at 5pm vened and interviewed the as- league competing for the third after a very successful day.

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The KPA 2007 Singles Championships

Twenty four determined players turned out for the 2007 This year none of the players from The George were KPA Singles Championships at The George PH, Meo- able to make best use of ’home advantage’, with the pre- pham on Friday 29 th June. vious final representative, the 2006 winner Trevor Glenn, being knocked out by Hartley's Colin Senneck in the Fortunately the rain stayed away, and it was far warmer semi finals. than some years, good for the Organiser & players alike. Colin went on to face Steve Golder, of the Old Sheaf (pictured with KPA Play was based on 8 Chairman, Martin leagues of 4, with the Eggleton) in the final. top two going into the Main competition and The final was good to 8 into the Plate with watch, as those who the games at this had stayed around to stage played to 9 the end will confirm, points to allow some with Steve Golder chance of finishing emerging triumphant before breakfast!! as the 2007 KPA Sin- gles Champion, at about 11pm with the Throughout the eve- score at 13-6. ning the draw threw up many possible The Plate quarters "domestic" disputes showed Tovil’s Dean and several club Ashby & Lordswood’s mates also faced Roy Pemberton each other, yet there emerging into the were no scores re- semi final, where they sulting from a desire beat Tovil’s Paul to maintain harmony. If anything, these rivalries pro- Collins & GRFC’s David Baxter. The Final result was duced some of the hardest fought games of the evening. Roy Pemberton beating Dean Ashby 11-7. Report Jack Milner Kent do well at the Jersey Open

19th Open Competi- Bechlet & Neil Fen- tion - 5th May 2007 nessy (Carrefour)

Picture: Winners & RESULTS: Runners-up: Winning

centre pair being P&C’s 1st Double X Martin Martin Baker & Cam- Baker & Sofiane bridge’s Sofiane Lachmani (UK) Lachmani.

2nd Bon Paul Bonnie No other Kent players Robert & Paul were mentioned. Duchemin (Guernsey PC) Extracted from the Jersey web- 3rd Just in Time Tim site & comments added by Jack Milner,

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Kent Doubles Championship Sunday 5 th Aug was the Kent In the Main final: The on form Doubles Championship day held The Main semi final losers were: duo of Matt Horrigan and Dave at Hartley Country Club. The “Bananas” team of Rachid Chalkley beat Matt Shrimpton Hannache and Martin Baker and Kris Smith by an extremely Incredibly hot temperatures saw both of Gillingham’s Plough & easy 13 - 2, to become ” Kent’s many of the participants flagging Chequers, who lost in a close 2007 “Doubles Champions “. before lunchtime & even more so match 13 - 12 to the “BTY” team after as the heat increased. The of Matt Horrigan Lordswood shelter of the trees & the covered (Chatham) and Dave Chalkley Mick Nash was not only play- way places were at a premium of Plough & Chequers, who after ing but was also running the as the afternoon progressed. having an easy 11 - 2 lead competition (with help from Colin ended up having a fight on their Senneck and others at Hartley). 24 teams entered for the hands. He was also taking photos, as event. After the morning league well as celebrating his 35th wed- sessions, 16 went into the main The “Hartley Shaw” team of ding anniversary and putting up and the other 8 into the plate. Joyce and Mick Nash , who with considerable abuse from all were beaten easily by Matt and sundry because he hadn't The Plate: Was won by Mags Shrimpton Chatham’s Old bought an anniversary card. and Ron Yates of Hartley who Sheaf and Kris Smith Plough & beat Janet and David Rayner of Chequers13 - 4. Report by Mick Nash, with additional informa- GRFC in the final. tion by Jack Milner

World Championships

Great Britain was represented 25th place which is not too bad at the World Championships in from 55 teams. Pattaya, Thailand from 18th to 23rd September by Vanessa Team GB joined the Nations Webb, Chris Allen, Herve Ba- Cup (plate) in the 2nd round in vazzano and Jerome Rous- a group with Poland (won 13- seau. 7), USA (lost 10-13) and Bel- gium (lost 3-13) putting them Full details will appear on the 17th in the Nations Cup. BPF website soon but in the meantime here is a summary: France 1 won overall, World Champions, France Henri LACROIX, Philippe GB won 3 of 5 in the group SUCHAUD, Bruno LEBOURSI- stage which was pretty good CAUD, Thierry GRANDET coming third behind France 2 beating Madagascar 13-5 and Finland who were the two (what happened to games teams that beat them. So they played to 15 in the final?). Italy qualified for the main competi- and Tunisia were the losing tion, drawing Italy, Slovenia semi-finalists. World Shooting and Ivory Coast in a barrage Champion, Carlos where they lost badly to Italy Belgium won the Coupe de Na- RAKOTOARIVELO and Slovenia putting GB in tions, beating Thailand. (Madagascar)

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Luton, 21st July—report from 1st Reece Gould & Samual 5. 15 SEVILLE, Sabrina / SEVILLE, EPA Pétanque Quarterly Blakey (Chiltern) Josh East Midlands 3 16 66 3:2 51:45 2nd Alex Bruce & Charles Frib- 6. 11 SEVILLE, Lori / STOCK- Samuel Blakey and Reece Gould bens (Kent) BRIDGE, Emma East Midlands / Isle of of Chiltern won the BPF Junior 3rd Samantha Littley & Deborah Wight 3 15 66 3:2 52:46 7. 04 LIPETZ-ROBIC, Sam / Doubles title when it was held in Elcome (Kent/Southern) MARQUES, Guillaume WPA 3 11 53 Luton on Saturday 21st July. 3:2 49:52 Official Results: 8. 14 MANLEY, Helen / DENNIS, After a dry but windswept start to Junior Doubles Championship Charlotte Southern Counties 2 17 64 2:3 the event Alex Bruce and held at Luton P.C. in the EPA’s Chil- 53:50 Charles Fribbens of Kent were tern Region 9. 07 WALKER, Peter / LICKORISH, the only undefeated team going 21st July. Kirsty East Midlands 2 15 64 2:3 46:53 Organiser: Mike Pegg – Umpire: into the fifth and final round of 10. 01 COOTER, Robert / JARRETT, John Thatcher Philip Kent 2 14 59 2:3 43:54 the Swiss system. They were Rank Team No Name 1 Name 2 matched against Samuel and 11. 13 PARKER, Annie / WALLER, Region Score BHN fBHN Match Christian Southern Counties 2 13 46 2:3 Reece who were the best of the Points 39:50 teams on three wins. Unfortu- 1. 06 GOULD, Reece / BLAKEY, 12. 03 LEE, Rhys / LEE, Rhydian nately the match was interrupted Samuel Chiltern 4 14 73 4:1 58:39 WPA 2 11 64 2:3 48:44 half way through when the heav- 2. 02 BRUCE, Alexander / FRIB- 13. 08 LONGSTAFF, Emma / ens opened but the boys sol- BENS, Charles Kent 4 14 71 4:1 61:39 CRITCHLEY, Morgan East Midlands 2 diered on and Samuel and 3. 05 ELCOME, Deborah / LITTLEY, 11 59 2:3 40:49 Reece ran out worthy winners in Samantha Southern Counties / Kent 4 11 14. 09 O'ROURKE, Max / JONES, 71 4:1 61:27 that deciding match to take the Ross Chiltern 2 10 50 2:3 40:48 4. 10 HUNTLEY, Amy / 15. 12 BROOKS, Martin / SEPE, Gi- title. McCLUSKEY, Ria Chiltern 4 11 57 4:1 Results (Top 3): acomo Southern Counties 1 10 47 1:4 63:43 24:59 EPA Junior Double for Kent’s Sam Littley The EPA Junior Doubles and Triples were held over the week- played very well against some On Sunday, the EPA Junior Tri- end of 15th and 16th September very tough competition. ples competition was again dominated by Kent with Saman- at the Sandown and Shanklin On Saturday, the winners of the PC, Isle of Wight. tha Littley and Deborah Elcome Junior Doubles title were the once again being part of the win- The weekend was poorly at- Kent/Southern team of Saman- ning team, this time with Gary tended with most regions not tha Littley (Villager, Vigo ) and Atkinson from the George, Meo- sending representatives, only Deborah Elcome (Southern pham as their third player. Sec- Kent, Isle of Wight and Southern Counties Region). In Second ond were Robert Cooter and regions having players there. place were Robert Cooter and Philip Jarrett who were joined by The EPA recognises that the dif- Philip Jarrett (Plough and Che- Charles Fribbens and in third ficulty and cost of getting to the quers) and third were brothers were newcomers Ben and Isle of Wight, especially only a Charles and Elliott Fribbens Joshua Littley (Villager, Vigo ) week after the Inter-Regional (Hartley). partnered by Elliott Fribbens. Championships, played a signifi- All through the weekend, a The weather was very kind, es- cant part in the lack of interest shooting competition was held pecially on Saturday and the fa- and aims to change venue and and Philip Jarrett won this so is cilities and welcome were excel- date next year. However, that did now English Petanque Associate lent. Those who made the effort not take away anything from the Junior Shooting Champion. all agreed that the result justified teams who did turn up and the time and the expense.

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EPA Doubles winners, Sam Littley, Debbie EPA Triples winners, Gary Atkinson, Sam Kent Juniors at EPA Championships Elcome with Mike Pegg Littley, Debbie Elcome Back: Gary Atkinson, Phil Jarrett, Rob Cooter, Charles Fribbens, Sam Littley, Ben French Invite for Juniors Littley. Front: Josh Littley, Elliott Fribbens

Report by Brian Stote (from the French World Junior Champions. contributed well to his team's EPA Petanque Quarterly) Running parallel to their competi- three undefeated games, coming tion were similar tournaments for home the proud possessor of an An invited team of English jun- 'minimes', cadets and ladies, all inscribed plaque and a spending iors, Alex Bruce, Charles Frib- with some of the best players card worth 40 euros. bens and Samantha Littley, to- from various regions of France. gether with David Blakeley as We met several very influential Whilst they did not play to poten- head of delegation and chaper- coaches and top French players tial, our team learned an enor- one, and myself as coach and (Sam got to partner a Junior mous amount about the qualities manager, travelled from Stansted World Champion, Logan Clere, in which we are looking to replicate to Marseille on Friday, August a friendly) and all agreed that the in England and, on the Sunday 3rd. The invitation was engi- trip had been beneficial in many afternoon, took part in a melee in neered by former EPA member different ways. which teams were composed of Dr Philippe Roche, now resident a junior, a cadet and a minime. in Marseille. We were all impressed by the Thanks to Philippe and to Fred skills of the youngest players, Ney for their advice, taxi service The brief for the visit was to ex- some only 6 years old, and Alex and support during our stay. perience playing under continen- tal conditions, to learn as much as possible about the French ap- proach to the game, particularly at the younger age level, and to forge local links which might be advantageous to the development of English pétanque.

After observing, on the Saturday and attending an official recep- tion our juniors took part in a pétanque tournament on Sunday morning as one of 20 invited teams, including the Spanish champions from Catalonia and two of the recently crowned

The EPA representatives from Kent in Milles, near Marseille Front row: L to R Charles Fribbens, Sam Littley and Alex Bruce. Back row: Francois Galves (French National Junior Coach), Fred Ney (National Ladies' Coach), Francois Grange (National Junior Coach), Page 9 Philippe Roche, David Blakeley and Brian Stote. Kent Pétanque Gazette Issue 25

Kent lead England to Home Nations triumph

11th -12th August, In- quality and depth of the great leveller for the were represented by the verness ,Scotland England squad over- competitors. current British Junior came the difficulties. Champions (Stuart Floyd, Whilst most of the Kent For the eighth year in a The Scottish Pétanque row England recorded a Helen Manley and Char- squad was heading Association arranged lotte Dennis) and the cur- South to take on the double by winning both various events and en- the Home Nations and rent English, and former French in Dunkirk a sured the whole week- British, Junior Champions party of 10 KPA mem- Junior Home Nations end went smoothly. The titles. (Robert Cooter, Alex bers, along with sup- long journeys that all Bruce, Phillip Jarrett and porters, headed North had seemed to have All the KPA players ac- Charles Fribbens). How- to Inverness in Scotland been worthwhile. quitted themselves well ever the level of the vic- over the weekend of and in particular our jun- tory was quite emphatic 11th -12th August to As expected there were iors who were top team as they lost just one of represent England in no surprises as Eng- over the weekend win- their 24 games. the Home Nations Tour- land won their eighth ning all 12 of their Top performers: nament. consecutive Home Na- games with a points dif- Top performers over the tions title despite the ference of +116. A mag- The weather was weekend were England 9 depleted English squad nificent achievement. mainly dry on Saturday which didn’t include the with 12 wins out of 12 and but wet on Sunday with top 3 qualifying teams. Like the adults the Eng- a phenomenal +116 the new pistes at the The victory wasn’t as lish juniors also won an points difference while Loch Ness Golf Course, emphatic as last year’s eighth straight title. England 8 were the top Inverness, becoming but the newly laid ter- Again the outcome was adults with 12 wins +86 waterlogged but the rains proved to be a no surprise as England points.

Home Nations final results: Junior Home Nations final results

Kent was represented by the fol- The KPA contingent of the English Home Nations squad lowing members: EPA 1 was Irene Gibbs, Colin Gibbs and Colin Senneck EPA 5 was Mark Cooter, David Blakely and Allan Cregeen EPA 9 (juniors) was Phil Jarrett, Alex Bruce, Robert Cooter and Charles Fribbens

Pictured right Back row: Allan Cregeen, Colin Gibbs, David Blakely, Irene Gibbs, Colin Senneck, Mark Cooter Front row: Robert Cooter, Alex Bruce, Philip Jarrett, Charles Fribbens

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International North Sea tournament

The 28th International In his opening address managed to improve on North Sea Pétanque INSPT President, An- recent performances to Tournament was held drew Lloyd, stated that finish second with Swe- in Travemünde, Ger- “The North Sea Tourna- den third and Nether- many between 21-23 ment is a unique format lands fourth. For the fifth June. in World Class level year running Denmark, with teams made up of Britain and Norway fin- The Great Britain all the different group- ished in fifth, sixth and Squad consisted of ings, working together seventh places respec- (Kent in bold): to achieve the best pos- tively. GB1 - N.Baxter , sible results for their

S.Lachani & M.Eversden whole nation. Whilst Results courtesy of those results are meas- GB2 – M.Hickman, www.petanque-dpv.de urable, the friendship D.Blakeley & A.Bruce that develops between GBE – K.Smith , C.Gidlow INSPT Final Tables players and officials of & D.Seville 2007: all the nations cannot GBL – T.Turner , be measured but is of 1st. Germany 44 wins M.Huntley & S.Huntley enormous importance.” 2nd. Belgium 42 wins 3rd. Sweden 38 wins GBJ – R.Marston, After 3 days of play J.Barrington & A.Willis 4th. Netherlands 35 wins Germany retained the 5th. Denmark 26 wins Coaches – M.Eggleton & title for a fourth con- 6th. Great Britain 16 wins A.Thomas (HoD) secutive year. Belgium 7th. Norway 9 wins Harriers Ricard Cup

Tovil WMC - Sunday hoping to retain the Cup Cash and wine prizes ern), Lordswood, Tovil, 29 th July 2007 for a second year. They were given for the Main Southampton, Northern managed to get through Competition and wine for Region, The Towers On Sunday, 29th July to the final, but unfortu- the Plate. (Essex), Croydon, Villager 2007, 16 teams turned up nately lost to the very tal- at Tovil W.M.C. to play in ented Dan Hill, whose Neville Hurren, Harriers (Michael Gear, Chairman of Harri- the Harriers Petanque shooting throughout the ers P.C. who presented the prizes) Dan Hill, Croydon. Club Ricard Cup competi- whole competition was tion. The weather turned second to none, and out fine for the day after Neville Hurren, who was all the rain in the previous also very much on song few days. with his pointing and the Neville Hurren, (Harriers) pair could do no wrong. turned up without a part- The final score was 13-2 to Dan and Neville. ner as did Dan Hill from Croydon, so the pair The Plate Competition teamed up for the day and Final was contested be- won through to the final of tween Harriers Chestnuts the Main Competition. ( Barry Soilleux and They played as the team Elaine Jackson) and Rob name "Anything". Last and Sam (Robert Cooter Year's winners Y.P.C. and Sam Littley). It was (The Towers, South rather a one sided game Clubs represented were and Harriers." Weald, Essex) Dean Little with the Chestnuts win- Plough and Chequers, and Keith Flack returned Report: Denise Williams Secre- ning. Old Sheaf (Mossy's Tav- tary Harriers P.C.

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KPL— Summer Season League update

By the time you read vision 1. GRFC bar- being joined by Veter- this the season will be barians and Seal ans although Borstal all but over with the fi- Whites look destined Mudlarks or even White nal games being played for Division 3, swapping House Lions could join and the tables sorting places with Harriers 1. them. This division is themselves out. They will be joined by very tight and Lloyds, either Lordswood 4 or Pilot and Luddesdowne Here is a quick sum- George 2 from Division Cocks could all be rele- mary for those in the 3. gated still. other divisions or out- John Middleton, Secretary KPL side of the KPL. Two Hartley teams are [email protected] rooted to the bottom of Division 6 is another In Division 1 Plough Division 3, Kestrals and close group although and Chequers have not Hawks, although the Three Tuns and Vil- had it all their way and already doomed to fall to Kestrals may overtake lager Hurricanes look their three teams are Division 8. The Optimists. safe for promotion- spread out at the top, whereas at the bottom In that division White middle and bottom. In Division 4, Ightham New Ash Green Ditton House Presidents could be However, P&C2 have a could still catch Tovil- Kiln Barners and Old overtaken by Lordswood 7 clear lead at the top iers but Singleton Barn Sheaf Stingers are all to top the group but it is over George 1. P&C3 look destined for pro- possible relegatees. unlikely that Villager E can and Villager look like motion. At the bottom join them. Ditton Streamlin- they will go down al- Redstart, Walnut Fish- Division 7 is also tight ers and Borstal Sandpipers though Old Cocks are ermen, Sydney Arms with White House Sena- are firmly at the bottom not safe yet. and Walnut Tree are all tors, Sydney Small with Borstal the more likely scrapping to stay up. Changing places with Arms and Hartley Kites to get the wooden spoon. them, Tovil Tornadoes Division 5 has a clear battling to rise to Divi- and Vale Tavern look leader, Duke of Wel- sion 6, whereas Villager set for promotion to Di- lington 1 who look like D and Colyer Arms are www.kentpetanque.org KPL— Summer Doubles League tables As at 13 September League 1 P W F A Diff League 2 P W F A Diff Lordswood- 20 14 210 154 56 Old Sheaf 20 14 224 143 81 Hartley 20 13 213 174 39 Hartley Horsa 20 10 205 190 15 GRFC 20 9 189 197 -8 Lordswood 16 7 117 174 -57 Sherwood 20 4 152 239 -87 Lordswood 16 5 141 180 -39 KPA Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the 2 nd Annual General Meeting of the Kent Pétanque Association will be held at GRAVESEND RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Milton Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2TL on Thursday 15 th November 2007 Commencing at 8.00 p.m.

Details of agenda, nomination methods and motions can be found at www.kentpetanque.org/KentPetanqueAssociation/Meetings/AGM 2007 Notice.htm

Page 12 Kent Pétanque Gazette Issue 25 The “ab fab” Kent Indoor Classic

The Classic competi- and various subsidiary the address shown to- tion, next year will be prizes from a prize pot gether with a cheque for held on Sunday 10 th of £2,500. It is planned £7 per player made out February 2008. This to invite top ranking to the Kent Pétanque year the competition will teams from Spain, Association. benefit from significant France, Holland and sponsorship from ab Belgium. The organising commit- fab Flowers of Walder- slade. tee has extended its There will be a limit of thanks to Mark Dennis 2007 Classic at Detling 96 teams, accepted on of Lordswood whose In return the competi- a first come basis (Prior team is sponsored by tion will be known as year prize winners will Ab Fab and who was the Ab Fab Indoor Clas- be guaranteed entry). instrumental in introduc- sic and marketed under ing them as possible the Ab Fab Logo. sponsors for the Indoor Entry forms are avail- Classic and to David able from your club or Baxter for concluding This allows a big prize you can cut out the the deal with ab fab of £500 to the winners form below and send to 2007 Classic finalists ------------ab fab Kent Indoor Classic Entry : Send before January 28 th 2008 to D Baxter, 28 Ingress Park Avenue, Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9XJ

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Crowborough Sports Shield Doubles

The Crowborough Pétan- played several more ends que Club held their Sports before Mad Hatters man- Shield Doubles on the 9 th aged to get the last vital September. point to win 13-7. The weather was ideal for In the plate the final was playing with mostly warm one of the best games of sunshine without it being the day Alana (Albert & too hot. Sixteen teams Diana Hollis) Adur met entered from Chiltern, Martlets (Glad Reed & Tilde Kent, Surrey and South- Waldron) Crowborough, ern Counties Regions. Martlets getting in some The competition got off to excellent pointing only to be a prompt start at ten-o- shot out time and time clock, with the morning’s again by Alana. play being divided into Mad Hatters—Sport Shield Winners The scores were creeping four leagues, the best two up evenly matched with the teams from each league the Main but unfortunately (Richard Holland & Elaine Martlets on 10 -11 and going forward into the three boules on the jack but main. were eliminated in the Chappell) Chiltern before quarter or the semi-finals. going out 13-10. Albert shot them all off, There were many close The semi-finals saw unluckily sending the jack fought games ending in Handcross (Nigel Sibbring The final looked to be a up the piste on to another 13-12 and no team was &Tony Watson) knock out one sided affair with the Martlets boulé bringing the fannied, the morning the Crows (Dorothy Mad Hatters on 9-0 before score to 11-11. In the last games were finished by Bickford & Martin Gordon) a cheer rang out when end Martlets with one boule 12.45 when the lunch 13-8 and Frog Eyes Handcross scored one on the jack managed to get break was taken. (Neville & Pam Plimmer) point, the Mad Hatters got their last one on as well to Two Crowborough P.C Harriers played really well to 12 but Handcross win a very even and hard teams went through into against Mad Hatters would not give up and fought game.

Crowborough Compaid Doubles Both reports from Tom Waldron

On Sunday 12 th August, a E i g h t pointing from both teams. fine sunny day the Com- t e a m s Progress was slow with paid Charity Doubles was went for- every end being won by held. ward into one point. the main Twelve teams entered with The score was 7-0 before competi- one team travelling from Handcross began to score tion after London by train. The play and gradually over took lunch. in the morning was divided their opposition with the into three leagues with the All the score at 11-10 in Hand- first and second from each quarter cross’s favour. It could league and the next best finals have gone either way but two from the rest going into were hard Tony who had been point- the main. fought Compaid Doubles Winners 2007 ing well all through the There was some very good resulting game pointed straight on to the jack and Cristof missed pointing and shooting in in those Handcross (Tony Kidd and the shot to leave Tony to the morning and most going forward only won by Derek Offer) Handcross put his next boule on the teams produced some one or two points. Bor- beat Dyson (Joan Fread jack again to take the win- good pétanque. Three deaux Coffee (David Bour- and Gladys Tester) Crow- ners trophy. teams won every one of deau and Cristof Choffy) borough 13-1 to go into the their league games, three Croydon beat M&M (Merle final. Bordeaux Coffee won teams lost all theirs and Sullivan and Mark Barlow) the toss and went into to A total of £220 was raised there were three fannies. Croydon 13-12 and met the lead with some good for this deserving charity

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Your letters and emails

Your emails are very welcome and we will always publish your thoughts and comments (assuming they are publishable and you wish them to be shared). Please send your emails for publication to [email protected] Letters are also welcome at the address on Page 13.

From Ian Usmar From Mike Dow, Stirling From Robin Gordon, Borstal Sandpipers Lyddair I think I have spotted a I wondered if you might Question? mistake! Brown Jug be interested in the

twice! Good newsletter events in Le Touquet? Does it seem to be taking though a very long time to rewrite We fly daily into the re- books on our sport. I have sort from Lydd From The Editor been after a copy of www.lyddair.com ""Petanque - A Coaching Well spotted Mike, the Also see Course" for more than 12 www.letouquet.com in months now . Surely table on page 4 of Issue French mostly but tourist someone can get this and 24 was incorrect. Apolo- other books. Websites gies to Kent Angels (Fay office V helpful. advertise various books Golder, Lyn Shrimpton, I have played a bit in the but with the proviso that Sheila King) for missing past and just thought the as mentioned they are them out. idea might interest you! being rewritten. What’s on for the rest of 2007?

BPF - British & EPA - English KPA - Kent Kent Club Events September International Events National Events County Events Sat 29 th EPA Champion of Champions Doubles Ickleford SSC, Chiltern Doubles Sun 30 th EPA Champion of Champions Triples Ickleford SSC, Chiltern Triples Sun 30 th KPA Triples Championship The Villager, Vigo Triples October Sun 7 th Kent League Handicap Lordswood Club teams Sun 14 th HCC Open Mixed Doubles Hartley CC Doubles Sun 21 st Plough & Chequers Cash Doubles Plough & Chequers, Gillingham Doubles Sat 27 th EPA AGM Ring o Bells, Bristol Conference Sun 28 th Crown Cup The Crown, Seal, Nr Sevenoaks Doubles November 3rd - 4 th EPA International Tournament Godmanchester, Cambridge Triples Sun 4 th Icicle Doubles Lordswood S&SC Doubles Sun 11 th BPF Congress Conference Sun 11 th Remembrance Day Doubles Harriers, Tovil WMC Doubles Thur 15 th KPA AGM GRFC Conference

Sun 25 th Dolores Rodriguez Memorial Trophy Crowborough Doubles

December Sun 2 nd Xmas Hamper Doubles Plough & Chequers, Gillingham Doubles

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Coaching update Schools and youth

David Lavelle, EPA Na- • Tracey Rudden From the EPA News There are Primary and tional Coach, has con- • Roy Pemberton Secondary Sections firmed that he is avail- • Barry Soilleux The Schools Cup is be- and entries should be able to run another ing sponsored by Inte- sent to Kath Knight, course for Grade 3 grale and is being held Youth Development Coaches at Lordswood If you wish to join them, on Sunday 7 th October Officer of the EPA in the near future. contact the KPA Re- 2007 at a venue to be [email protected] gional Coaching Coor- decided depending on eerve.co.uk by 17th Already signed up are: dinator, Eric Hatfield entries. September. • David Baxter eric.hatfield@blueyond • Mark Thorne er.co.uk Junior Fund use suggestions In Flight The fund was set up in The KPA hopes that the able, please let a KPA Pétanque 2003 following an idea fund can be increased committee member or by Jack Milner. The to help it spread the The Gazette know. The September edition of current fund stands at game among the youth the Ryanair Magazine around £300 which is of Kent through arrang- Also if you have ideas has a front page feature diminishing. ing some Junior-only for raising money for titled A Load of Boule events and some high the Junior Fund your with a lengthy article At present, most of the profile coaching. suggestions and dona- about playing the sport in money is used to sup- tions will be welcome. France, contact details port Kent Juniors when If any members have for various countries and attending International ideas for improving the Suggestions will be dis- an article on Irish cham- events and, occasion- junior participation, cussed at the next KPA pion Richard Elvin. The ally, National events. should funds be avail- committee meeting. items can also be found

online at

ryanairmag.com/2007/09/11/ Letter from the Danes throw-your-own/

From Mette Cornelius-Knudsen, of Hedebo Club Kanlslunde, nr Copenhagen to Jack Milner ref match against Plough and Chequers.

Thank you ever so much for sending the newsletter and photo from our competition at your club. We will put it up on our website in the near future.

Also I would like you, on our behalf, to thank "Plough & Chequers" for a wonderful and well arranged tournament and for your warm and well coming hospitality.

Our next match against the Dutch team will take place the 29th. of July. We are very much looking forward to that day.

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