{"id":6545,"date":"2026-04-06T17:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?page_id=6545"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:51:38","slug":"easter-christmas-melees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?page_id=6545","title":{"rendered":"Easter &#038; Christmas Melees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The club holds 2 annual special melees for Club Members at Easter and Christmas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Easter Egg Melee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inaugurated in 2019 and held on Easter Sunday, the Easter Egg Melee is probably the only Easter Egg Melee in the world at which everyone gets a prize &#8211; a Creme Egg with multiple eggs for the winner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2026, Sharon Paynter became the first member to have held the Easter Egg &amp; Christmas trophies (not simultaneously).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Roll of Honour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-12\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-12\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Winner <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2026<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sharon Paynter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2025<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roger Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mike Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Steve Hawkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Amanda Jenkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No Competition (Covid)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No Competition (Covid)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sandy Warner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-12 from cache --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Christmas Melee<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Christmas Melee, inaugurated in 2014, is usually held on the last Sunday before Christmas and is often followed by a bring &amp; share lunch in the Penylan clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2021, Bernard Adshead became the first member to win the trophy for the second time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Roll of Honour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-13\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-13\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Winner <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2025<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ian Campbell RIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alex Skibinski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Francis Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sharon Paynter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bernard Adshead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roger Griffin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jayne Dunn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2018<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tony Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">High Beedie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2016<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Barnes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vickie Adshead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2016<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bernard Adshead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-13 from cache --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The club holds 2 annual special melees for Club Members at Easter and Christmas. 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