Indoor Is a Classic Success!
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Indoor is a The Eighty teams competed in 20 leagues with 32 teams going into the Gold Competition, 32 in the Classic success! Silver and 16 in the Consolage. The Gold and Silver Eighty triples teams and many spectators, as well as groups had a Main and Plate section so there were organisers, umpires, catering crew and members of five —winners“. The Winners of the Gold Main, the the press, turned out for the first Tetley‘s Indoor premier grouping, were España , with a team prize of Classic at Detling on Sunday 12 February 2006. £330. A report and full results on pages 2 and 3.. Kent and National Information - Page 4 International News - Page 5 Sister Sports - Page 6 1 Emails & Letters - Page 7 the enthusiastic support from the staff at the Showground. —Smiffy‘s“ snack bar did a roaring Match Reports trade and the bar provided by Carlsberg Tetley and run by David Litley from Vigo was always busy. Naturally there were spectators too who despite the Kent Indoor heavy & continuous rain outside the Detling Showground‘s Cornwallis Building, enjoyed a good Classic day of boule played on an extremely difficult & Kent Showground, Detling œ Sun 12 February challenging terrain for experts and the ordinary club 2006 player alike œ it wasn‘t easy for anyone! Even EPA President Mike Pegg travelled all the way down to The Spanish invaded and plundered the —gold“ in the give us his support but also with an ulterior motive œ first ever Kent Indoor Classic Pétanque tournament, to review the terrain and facilities as a Grand Prix is held in the Stanley Cornwallis Building, Kent County to be held here in March. Marion & Phil of Pen-Y- Showground, Detling. The high class team from Coed were also present with their goods for sale. Granada ( Messrs Puerta , Bezat & Romero ) had a tough draw but came out on top, defeating a team Brilliantly organised by David Baxter of Gravesend from local champions, Plough & Chequers PH, RFC Pétanque Club, the Kent Pétanque Association (Messrs Jones , Gordon , Davenport & sub Wood ) can be justly proud of the success of this, the biggest 13 points to 4. tournament they have ever staged. No doubt the clamour for places will be huge for next year. Perhaps Of the 80 teams taking part many were from Kent, the Kent Classic will inspire other regions to find including the Plough & Chequers, Lordswood and similar venues around the country and, who knows, the Old Sheaf . Near by ”local” to Detling clubs were perhaps a grand prix indoor circuit can be established. represented, with teams from Tovil and Harriers - both Maidstone. From around Kent there were teams Reports from Colin Senneck and Jack Milner from the Gravesend clubs GRFC and Bat & Ball, Hartley , the George teams from Meopham and Vigo Villagers too, plus the Beauty of Bath from Statistics (from David Baxter) Sittingbourne and even as far east as Margate‘s Ye Olde Charles as well as a Singleton Barn team. 80 teams took part 255 Players were involved This, being the only large indoor event to be held in 41 teams were from Kent Great Britain in 2006, attracted most of the best 16 other counties were represented players in the country and they came from far and There were teams from 3 countries, England 77, wide, Wales, East Midlands, Chiltern, East Anglia Wales 2, Spain 1 and Sussex.. The occasion was graced with the presence of the British Pétanque Federation President, Dan Murphy , English Pétanque Association President, Mike Pegg and Dougal Kenny , Sales Development Manager from sponsors, Carlsberg UK. Following the success of the tournament it is hoped that it will become a permanent fixture in the Pétanque calendar. The event was limited by space to eighty triples. However a fourth team member could be used throughout the day. Every team was guaranteed five games, three in the morning preliminary groups and at least two in the afternoon knock out stages. The £1200 prize money pool was distributed all the way down to the consolage, thereby providing incentives to do well in whatever section a team ended up. The Gold Main Finalists Spaniards carried off the first prize of £330, the runners up receiving £165. The sponsorship from Rolands at the rear, España in the foreground Carlsberg Tetley for this event was invaluable as was PAGE 2 I.Heatcote, Semi Results Singleton A K.Wise, Finalist: P.Heathcote )2LD MAIN CONSOLAGE D.Puerta, C.Bezat, Winners: £ 330 España M.Smalley, J.Romero Winner: £ 84 US4 R.Woodwood, R.Jones, K.Wood, D.Mason Runners £ 165 Rolands T.Gordon, Runners E.Taylor, P.Taylor, Up: £ 42 Towers 2 G.Davenport Up: P.Way S.Mannering, Semi Walnut R.Smith, F.Webb, Semi Lordswood W.Mannering, £ 21 £ 83 Finalist: Tree 1 J.Breen Finalist: A W.Cook, J.Patrick, T.Burdett Semi £ 21 Nuns P.Bingham, Semi A.Jamieson, Finalist: £ 83 TriNations06 T.Bingham Finalist: P.Bradshaw, Moez Kent success is shown in bold. Results from kentpetanque.org GOLD PLATE N.Baxter, K.Spillet, Winners: £ 100 KNP P.Dennis, Dinesh R.Pemberton, Background to the Runners Lordswood £ 50 M.Dennis, Up: Oak 1 L.Belcher event T.Turner, Semi ICE D.Turner, Following a year without a showcase indoor season Finalist: S.Howarth opener, the first Kent Indoor Classic had a tough job emulating the glory days of Towerlands. Thanks to Semi P.Infantino, J.Luke, JPS excellent organisation and a turnout of teams from all Finalist: S.Infantino over the country (and even further afield) the Classic SILVER MAIN lived up to its name. L.Jamieson, All Mixed Planning started several months ago and came to a Winner: £165 M.Hourcastagnou, Up head on Saturday 11 February when the five tonnes R.Silvay of sand top covering for the pistes arrived and the A.Emson, boards and strings, banners, scoreboards, tables and Runners £ 83 Desperado J.Huntley, chairs had to be set out. With men in cherry pickers Up: M.Huntley putting up bunting, Tetley‘s setting up their facilities, P.Winston, and Sam Smith from Northfleet setting up his Semi £ 41 Engine M.Eversden, catering stall, Saturday was a very busy day indeed, Finalist: th M.Gooda leading to an early start on Sunday 12 . The heaters S.Bunting, were turned on early Sunday and soon the smell of Semi £ 41 Seal W.Bunting, bacon filled the room. Pen-Y-Coed set up their stand Finalist: H.Sandom and Registration got under way. This was efficiently organised by Corrinne and Mark Cooter, Glenys SILVER PLATE Johnston and Martin Eggleton who also managed the pistes and completed the score sheets. Following a R.Patterson, presentation ceremony to the sponsors, Carling G.Elcolme, Winner: £ 50 Les Escargot Tetley, appropriately the bar opened at 12:00 and the J.Ingles, event then settled in to its —Classic“ moniker. M.Robershaw P.Bradley, Runners Pams Given the huge success and the demand of entries £ 25 J.Whitethread, Up: People which exceeded availability, it is hoped that this P.Rixon Classic will be the first of many at its new home. J.Paine, R.James, Semi Bat & Ball A.James, For those with a taste for the Indoor life, the BPF Finalist: th M.Pennell Grand Prix 1 is being held there on 12 March 2006. PAGE 3 EPA Membership packs The membership secretary has distributed the EPA Kent Regional membership renewal packs to all affiliated clubs. Information from http://kentpetanque.org/ Information 4ighlights from minutes of Winter League KPA Management Committee Meeting œ 26 January 2006 . Update 2006 Coaching Maidstone & District Eric Hatfield, the president of Lordswood Pétanque Club has been co-opted to the management Winter Pétanque League committee and will act as the Association‘s coaching co-ordinator. He will be liaising with Dave Hurren With most teams now having played eleven games and David Lavelle, the new national coach, to this winter, Tovil still dominate the three leagues in organise training and assessment for grade 3 coaching which they play. Tovil Seniballs top the North candidates. Any member with at least one year‘s Division on points difference over Hartley playing experience who wishes to become a grade 3 Centurions . Tovil are three games ahead in the coach should contact Eric Hatfield. South Division and Tovil Treaclers are ahead of Beauty of Bath B in the West Division on points. In Youth Development the East Division (which has no Tovil team), George Colin Senneck has prepared a promotional circular A is leading Hartley Countrymen on points. letter for distribution to head teachers. He would like to hear from anyone who will volunteer to act as an With three of the four divisions headed on points —ambassador“ for the sport to assist in the running of difference only and all four divisions having three or —come and try“ sessions for schools groups and from four teams within three games of each other, there is any club willing to provide a venue for promotional still all to play for. events. The Cup and Plate competitions have reached the final stage with Hartley Countrymen meeting Mr Rob Harvey George A in the final of the cup and Hartley The committee has decided that it will accept a Centurions meeting White House Sents in the final membership application from Mr Rob Harvey for the th of the plate on 15 March at a venue to be decided. coming year on the strict understanding that should Source: http://www.mdwpl.co.uk/ he found guilty of any further upheld disciplinary offence under the Association‘s disciplinary procedure his membership will be immediately revoked.