Limesdowne Petanque Club (Boule) at Catisfield

Boule at the Limesdowne Pétanque Club, The Limes, Catisfield, Hampshire. A game for all the family - Why not try it? Or come and watch.

The Limesdowne Pétanque Club
25 Years Old in 2009
Pétanque (Boule) at Catisfield

Members of the Southern Counties Pétanque Association
(affiliated to the English Pétanque Association)
See below for information on Where / Teams / Dates / Membership / Contacts / Officers / Other Petanque Contacts / The Game of Petanque

Live the Limesdowne Experience and have a Bloomin' Cheeky Week- end!

Friday 3rd July: " Picnic in the Park" at Heathfield School, Catisfield.
Music by the Dave Jackman Trio , Grand Raffle and Auction in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. Bring your own Champagne and Strawberries!
Tickets £5.00 available from Penny Scott at Heathfield School. Tel 01329 845150 or Tony Hewitt Tel. 01489 576138.

Saturday 4th July: Macmillan Pétanque Melee , held at the Limes Catisfield.
Boule-off 09.30 a.m. For further details contact: Tony Hewitt on 01489 576138. Entry Fee £3.00.

Sunday 5th July: Bloomin' Cheeky Walk. A sponsored walk in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity.

Westward Ho! From the Mole Hill car park Hill Head - The Shack - to Solent Breezes and return
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Eastern Promise! From the Shack, Hill Head to the Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club and return. Distance 5 kilometres. Limited entry. 100 walkers needed.

Walk supported by Macmillan Cancer Support, Fareham and Gosport Borough Councils, and Angel Radio. To register: E-mail macromy@talktalk.net giving your name, address and postcode and the sponsorship form will be sent to you for you to download. Closing date for entry : Wednesday 1st July 2009

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Tony Hewitt, President - Limesdowne Petanque Club

Or you can get a Donation Sponsor Form by clicking here: Limesdowne Sponsor Form

BUSTER LEE 1937-2009

Pétanque-Player, Fisherman, Carpenter-&-Terrain-Builder Extraordinaire
Major contributor to this Club.
Buster will be missed by all
for a bigger, colour, image click here: Buster

Where?

- The Limesdowne Club has two (different surface) pétanque terrains for playing boule, located at the rear of The Limes (public house), at Catisfield Lane, Catisfield PO15 5NN, on the western edge of Fareham in Southern Hampshire, England.

- You can see where we are by clicking on: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?P2M?P=po155nn&Z=1

Teams

- For 2009 the Club will run five league teams,

Limesdowne Wonders - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division 2
Limesdowne Aces - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division 2
Limesdowne Marvels - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division3
Limesdowne Leopard Nines - Southern Counties 9-a-side League
Limesdowne Lions Nines - Southern Counties 9-a-side League

There is often a match on a Tues or Thurs evening - come along and watch

Club Night

- Wednesday nights, from about 7:30, for practice. Even in winter ..... ;-)

New players are welcome. Come along and have a go.

Playing Information:

* The First Weds in the month is an informal competition ( a 50p melee). 7:30 sharp
* Visiting and New Boule players welcome
* You need to have a English Pétanque Association Licence to be covered by insurance (new players are covered while they are trying the game)
* Anyone playing more than the odd 2 or 3 times pa is expected to apply for Membership of the Club (and have a EPA licence)
* There are no Terrain Fees - but anyone using the club terrains is expected to patronise the pub while here. Please do not bring your own food/drink.

Club Competitions

You need to be a Club Member (Full or Associate , Senior or Junior) to play in the Limesdowne Club Singles and Doubles Championships

MEMBERSHIP Classes are:

LIMESDOWNE FULL MEMBERS with EPA Licence issued at Limesdowne
LIMESDOWNE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (Players holding EPA licence from elsewhere)
LIMESDOWNE NON-PLAYING MEMBERS (not holding any EPA licence)

Contact - For more information:

Trevor Dawson (Membership Secretary) ( email to the id below will be passed to him)
Or - Tony Hewitt (President, and Events & Competitions Secretary) on 01489 576 138

Limesdowne Pétanque Club - MAJOR DATES 2009 (as at Feb 2009- subject to change)
Provisional - do not book your holidays yet based on these......

		DATES 2009
Sat	tbd	'The Golden Boot' Challenge 2009 vs. Shedfield (at Limes)
Sat	18 Apl	Jack's Eye-Sharpener			FA
Sat	16 May	Visit TO the Isle of Wight maybe at the Limes due to IoW terrain work
Wed	tbd	Limesdowne Club Shooting Championship	during normal evening free		*F Only*
Sat	13 Jun	Limesdowne Club Singles Championship		*SSSS*	*F&A Only*
Sat	4 Jul	Macmillan Fund Charity Mêlée Event at the Limes.		*PPPP*
Sun	12 Jul	The Rose Paflin Bowl		*PPPP*
Sat	22 Aug	Limesdowne Club Doubles Championship		*SSSS*	*F&A Only*
Sat	tbd	Visit FROM* the* Isle of Wight
SAT	12 Sep	The Limesdowne Open ( Doubles )		*PPPP*
Sat	6 Nov	The Limesdowne Charity Mêlée	in aid of Heathfield School	*PPPP*
	tbd	Limesdowne Club* Pairs Championship*			*F&A Only*
Sat	tbd	The *Fareham* *Tournament* - Mayor's Cup	Teams from Ad C./ Cobbetts/ Portchester./ Limesdowne. (2009: at Limesdowne.)
?	?	Limesdowne 25th Anniv	what/when tbd
w/end	3 Oct	*LPC French Twinning* with a 25th flavour
		The ‘Meon Cup’	defunct

F&A Only = for Full & Associate Club Members Only. F Only = Full Members Only

SSSS = All Members please make a special effort to support Club events, in particular the Singles & Doubles PPPP = Parking at the Memorial Hall if we can arrange it

Above is the latest plan, dates of course may have to be changed.

Limesdowne PC is pleased to support:

Sat 23rd May Portchester Cancer U.K Melee. to be held at Portchester.
Sat 1st Aug Portchester Invitation Plate. to be held at Portchester.
Sat .......... Admiral Cunningham Charity Doubles. to be held at Admiral Cunningham.

REGIONAL EVENTS at Limesdowne 2009

Sat 27th and Sun 28th June The SCPA Masters At Limesdowne
Sat 19th Sep The Regional Mixed Triples At Limesdowne

Sun 22th Nov 2009 EPA SCPA Mêlée (following the AGM) At Limesdowne

SCPA Full Council (all SCPA Players encouraged to attend) At The Limes, 8pm on Mondays in 2009: 19 Jan; 16 Mar; 18 May; 20 Jul; 19 Oct (and AGM 10:30 Sun 22 Nov)

The LIMESDOWNE PETANQUE CLUB OFFICERS/COMMITTEE for 2009 are:

PRESIDENT	TONY HEWITT
TREASURER	DICK FRANCIS
COMPETITIONS/EVENTS SEC	TONY HEWITT	01489 576 138
MEMBERSHIP SEC	TREVOR DAWSON
LEOPARD NINES CAPT.	PAUL HAYWARD
LIONS NINES CAPT.	DAVID MEYER
ACES CAPT	CYRIL BAIGENT
MARVELS CAPT.	DEREK ASHMORE
WONDERS CAPT.	JACKIE LEE
SOCIAL SEC	JACKIE CHURCHER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS	DOUG GLADING
	MARION TURLEY

2008 Club Honours:

EVENT	Winner	Runner-Up
The Limesdowne Eye-Sharpener	Linda Ashmore	Brian Upton
The Limesdowne Singles	Derek Ashmore	Cynthia Lea
The Limesdowne Doubles:	Hazel Cant & David Meyer
The Limesdowne Open:	S Greeves & C Barron	Jackie Lee & Doug Glading
Limesdowne Pairs	Mike Gregory & Tony Jones
Rose Raflin Bowl	Pam Derrick	John Caine
Club Shooting Champion
Macmillan Charity Melee	Dorren Turner	Mike Turley
November Heathfield Charity Cup	Cyril Baigent
I of Wight Trophy (May)	Limesdowne
I of Wight Trophy (Oct)	I of Wight
Fareham Mayor's Cup	Limesdowne Petanque Club
Golden Boot	Limesdowne Petanque Club

General view Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... a general view
Play
Measuring with care...
A game for all ages and all weathers even....