{"id":6583,"date":"2026-04-30T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:12:13","slug":"better-late-than-never","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=6583","title":{"rendered":"Better Late than Never &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, when the 2025 (and first) Club Singles competition took place last September, the event had been arranged at fairly short notice and the trophies were not available for presentation. Trophies from other competitions were used as a temporary measure. Although he trophies arrived some time ago, we have been awaiting the two winners to be at the club at the same time so that we could hold a presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The day finally arrived last Friday and the presentations were made to the 2025 Ladies Single Champion, Penny Wooler, and the 2025 Men&#8217;s Single Champion, Keith Miller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONGRATULATIONS<\/strong> to both of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6579 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ca9aa98b-dc5e-4432-afea-bfbcc53f3bb3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ca9aa98b-dc5e-4432-afea-bfbcc53f3bb3.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ca9aa98b-dc5e-4432-afea-bfbcc53f3bb3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6577 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a5103b8-4395-4e25-a0d9-2f6b41a4ff8d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a5103b8-4395-4e25-a0d9-2f6b41a4ff8d.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a5103b8-4395-4e25-a0d9-2f6b41a4ff8d-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a5103b8-4395-4e25-a0d9-2f6b41a4ff8d-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a5103b8-4395-4e25-a0d9-2f6b41a4ff8d-768x1017.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1102951b-6598-4f9a-9a89-e2002d705901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1102951b-6598-4f9a-9a89-e2002d705901.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1102951b-6598-4f9a-9a89-e2002d705901-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1102951b-6598-4f9a-9a89-e2002d705901-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1102951b-6598-4f9a-9a89-e2002d705901-768x1021.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, when the 2025 (and first) Club Singles competition took place last September, the event had been arranged at fairly short notice and the trophies were not available for presentation. 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