Monkstone Pétanque Club

…………………..  all we need now are some competitors and the Nations Veterans Cup 2019 will be in full swing.

So sad to hear of the passing of Bernard Bradshaw.

Bernard was a ‘ life member’ at the Monkstone Petanque Club, and , in his late 80’s, could still throw a consistent ‘ point ‘ when he visited. Bernard was an important influence in my early years of playing Petanque . One of my first league games (going back to the 1990’s) was with Bernard.   For many years, Bernard was part of a formidable team of myself, Barney, Roger and John Chich. Bernard was easygoing, supportive and always helpful as we learned the game.

On behalf of myself and all Monkstone Petanque Club members who enjoyed his company, I send our condolences.  Our thoughts are with Phil and family at this difficult time.

Mike Jones

President

Monkstone Petanque Club

At tonight’s EGM the revised Club Constitution v 3.0 was adopted by an overwhelming majority of the members present. A copy can be found on the Documentation page.

A big thank-you to Roger Green who ran today’s melee which replaced the Open Triples which we had to cancel due to the lack of entries. In glorious sunshine 25 people took part in a very enjoyable competition which was eventually decided on points difference with a number of players having 3 wins out of 3. The top three were:

Thanks again to Roger Green and have a great break in France.

Remember our Club Open Triples are on the 13th May. Make sure you register before hand and come and enjoy. Prize to be announced.