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Archive for 21 May 2014

Weekly Update! – June Competitions

21 May 2014 / Tony / No comments

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June will soon be busting out all over and there are three competitions – two WPA and one club – to tempt members on Sunday to venture into pétanque realms further afield.

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WPA National Doubles, 1 June, Brecon RFC PC;

Colin Ballett Open Doubles, 15 June, Penarth PC (The Kymin);

WPA National Singles, 22 June, Abergavenny PC.

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Congratulations to the Monkstone team who last night won the fund-raising quiz at the Wheatsheaf in support of Jake Caston, Kon Tomczyk and Barbara Vaughan who will represent Wales next month at the European Veterans Championships in Lulela, Sweden. We wish them every success but don’t overdose on the meatballs

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Best Wishes

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Roger

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We have a Facebook page!

15 May 2014 / Tony / No comments

Monkstone Pétanque Update! :- We have a Facebook page!

We are keeping up with the times and will be updating our page regularly with information and updates about the club and its members.

Please like and share the page and we’ll see if we can get the Monkstone Pétanque Club recognised across the web!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO NAVIGATE TO THE PAGE!

Thanks,

Liam

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Enthused.com?

15 May 2014 / Tony / No comments

On 14 May we had a visit from the directors of Confused.com. Martin Coriat, the Cardiff-based company’s CEO, hails from Paris and is a keen Pétanque player. He wanted to introduce his management team to the subtle skills of the game. Under the watchful guidance by Mike Jones and William, Martin and his colleagues enjoyed a very pleasant evening and expressed their gratitude for the club’s hospitality.

The photo below shows Mike demonstrating the important skill of standing in a circle. Sheer genius – it’s no wonder he’s club president.

The club is open on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings to anybody who wishes to have a go at the unusual and exciting game of Pétanque. Club members are always on hand to give a little introduction to the game and the atmosphere is always friendly!

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Hopefully Martin and his team will be back in the near future for another good-natured game of boules!!

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Liam and Roger

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Update:- Welsh Pétanque League

10 May 2014 / Tony / No comments

Once again the club’s three league sides have triumphed in the weekly league games with all three gaining points. The Monarchs won 3 – 1 in a tough fixture against Monkstone Inn, The Minotaurs drew in a close game against Cwins and, the Marauders won 3 – 1 against the Golden Mile.