Petanque Wallingford
BOULODROME
Funded by Members Subscriptions in 2014
+++ SITE UPDATED 2nd July 2017 +++
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2017 Singles Trophy Holder - Mark Dowman
2017 1st President's Trophies:
Alec Hayton and Sarah Massey.

OUR NEXT EVENTs:
Sunday League Matches: Next match takes place on 9 July.
Red Herrings at Away at Arborfield against British Legion
Red Kites at Home against Burnham Eagles
15th July Bastille Day Match in Forbury Gardens, Reading
Thames Valley doing a 'demonstration' Match.
PW entering 2 teams.

Standings to date: (See the Blog for the tables)
Red Kites are TOP in Sunday Leagues
PW is 6th in the Midweek League (18th May)

THE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING,
 keep an eye out for what you can enter or do to help,  and what we are hosting too. EG:

TVPA Memorial Trophy* Boulodrome on 16 July (** )

See the full fixtures list on Teamer, Under DOCS.

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Last wednesday of the month
is a club match night, members only*
CLUBNIGHTS - we hope to have Half an hour training sessions for all those interested on Clubnights. Any comments?
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 Please take note:
* = Members only
The club now has 4 coaches so training never stops!
** = Open TO ALL Members - Licences not required

Play as usual for all members on other days but watch Teamer if we think of something and our Fixtures list in the green cabinet for full details and to see how many pistes will be needed in PW Hosted events
Non Members - Pay and Play £2.00 a time

RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST JANUARY 2017 :
Note the FIPJP HELD IT'S WORLD CONGRESS in Madagascar at the biginning of December 2016 and have changed the RULES.
THE rules in are in full here with the changes highlighted in blue (thanks to Mercia Petanque).

CLUB MATCHES - Members only
 PLEASE NOTE: Wednesday Nights are Club Nights ALL YEAR
Last Wednesday of the month is a members only club match.
However, for those those who want to play on a Wednesday afternoon, there are some who would prefer to do that, then turn up on a Wednesday afternoon at 12.45 ish.
Play for the Presidents Trophy will be in July keep an eye on the Notice Board for details
SELECT PAIRS are now set up and need to play their matches by end July - the final is on 2 August.
See new to the game
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PRIVATE HIRE:
Contact the Secretary for more information
(joining or just play or private hire - parties, team building, etc)
see 'New to the Game' for full details.
EVENING PLAY under lights
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*** PLAYING TIMES ***
below are the START times, so please come 15 mins early to get ready, say hi to your fellow players, etc.
I don't do a 'regular' Teamer for club play
Registered members will get notification from me for special events via teamer, so read below CAREFULLY for what we are doing

MEMBERS Play anytime.
VISITORS (non-Petanque Wallingford members)
play with members Pay & Play (P&P) £2.00 / time
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Tuesdays - Members play,
U3A and non-members also come - £2.00 a time
10.00 start - Throw in

Wednesdays Club Nights - Throughout the year
Visitors welcome (except the last Wednesday of the month which is a
members only club match) we have boules for you to play with.
6.15 - START PLAY AT 6.30
1st & 3rd & 5th Wednesdays Melee*
2 & 4th Wednesdays Throw in, teams stay together throughout play
*if enough people turn up, otherwise throw in.
(Note we have Style Acre come and play on Wednesday afternoons, so as we are there, we like to play too, so do come along if you want to play in the afternoon at 12.45 ish - Non members P&P)
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Thursdays: Winter and Summer
'MELEE' with other clubs from the Thames Valley
SUMMER: Thursday 13th April
 at Royal British Legion Arborfield

WINTER: 2nd and 4th Thursdays
October TO January SHARED between Winnersh and Wallingford (now finished for the season)

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Fridays - members / non members welcome £2p&p
1.00 start on the Boulodrome
Throw in, teams stay together throughout play

Sundays - members / non members welcome £2p&p
10.50 for 11.00 start
If there is no space for parking you can park in Fugro and walk up.

Winter Pairs (licence holders only)  first Sunday of the month starting October goes on until March (10.00 till about 12.30)
for those who have said they want to play.
4 pistes reserved for Wallingford Hosting days.
The other 4 pistes available for members play (11 to 1.00).
Dress Code: Normal CLOSED shoes please. NO SANDALS.
Red Tops (polo shirts) when we play with other clubs.
Layers, a wind proof jacket and a (bobble) hat very useful in winter!

Wrap up well in the winter - thermals a good idea,
use gloves to avoid frostbite! And bring a hand warmer!

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Any questions, or remarks – I am always here.
Don't forget while the Park is so busy in winter you can get a delicious bacon bap from the kitchen (after 12.00) and a drink from the bar!

 Any new people who want to play this addictive and sociable game, see the 'New to the Game'. New members are always welcome - you'll ask yourself why you didn't play before.

  For more information and hiring, please contact us.
We now have LIGHTS so we can play when it gets dark. The members also funded the building of the pistes. Thank you all.

 See the Noticeboard for further details.
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Keep scrolling down to see about our FUNDRAISING items - PYROGRAPHY COIN CARDS on Beech Veneer and other cards too. All hand made
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FUNDRAISING! Who would like to keep those boules polished?
Our PW embroidered flannels are sold out, but we do have some
• Red and Black Bar Counter Towels for sale at only £3.50 each.
• Club Kit: polo shirts, sweat shirts & fleeces - I have a few available now but they can be ordered if you want them. To get a good price is must order a minimum of 10 pieces.
• Regulation box wood cochonets £1.50 each
See Thérèse for any of this.

How about a 'coin card' for that special birthday or anniversary? Or a crochet bootee card or a new baby.
Pyrography on beech veneer + COIN (Shillings from 1947 to 1966. No 1964 coins! Also sixpences for weddings, or 5p for the years that are 'missing')  or a little picture with 'gold leaf' or coloured in for 70 80 90 years, or any other year you fancy!
Contact me for a special order - I can design something specially for you at extra cost.

Get petanque stuff online

A  VERY GOOD PLACE to get your boules: Follow this link for an ENGLISH version of the site. 
But before you order anything, see the Coach to check the size & weight of boules you need.
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What is Petanque?

There is so much information 'out there' on the InterWeb. Click here for good place to start and browse around.

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Parlez vous Pétanque?

Thanks to David for permission to use his lexicon

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It's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the 
Official Rules of the Game of Petanque
Click here for the Rules
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Thames Valley Petanque Association
(This is the 'region' we are assigned to by the EPA and some of our licence holders take part in Regional Events as well as Winter Pairs)
There is now a new website..
Click here to visit it