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

Play Boule.... cartoon

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

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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

  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 2010 the Club will run five league teams,

  • Limesdowne Wonders - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division 1
  • Limesdowne Aces - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division 3
  • Limesdowne Marvels - Southern Counties 6-a-side League, Division 3
  • Limesdowne Leopard Nines - Southern Counties 9-a-side League Div 1
  • Limesdowne Lions Nines - Southern Counties 9-a-side League Div 2
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 2010 (as at Feb 2010- subject to change)
Provisional - do not book your holidays yet based on these......

 

 

DATES 2010

 

 

 

Sat

TBD

'The Golden Boot' Challenge 2010

v.Shed field

 

 

Sat

17Apl

Jack's Eye-Sharpener

 

 

FA

Sat

24 Apl

Visit FROM the Isle of Wight

 

 

 

Sun

16 May was 15th

Limesdowne Club Pairs Championship  

Enter as a pair

 

F&A Only  

Wed 

TBD

Limesdowne Club Shooting Championship 

during normal evening    free

 

F Only

Sat

5 Jun

Limesdowne Club Singles Championship   

 

SSSS

F&A Only  

Fri

2 Jul

Macmillan Auction

 

 

 

Sat

3 Jul

Macmillan Fund Charity Mêlée Event at the Limes.

 

PPPP

 

Sat

17 Jul

The Rose Paflin Bowl

 

PPPP

 

Sun

15 Aug

Isle of Wight  Open

 

 

 

Sat

21 Aug

Limesdowne Club Doubles Championship  

 Pairings drawn on the day

SSSS

F&A Only  

Sat

4 Sep

Visit TOthe Isle of Wight  

 

 

 

SAT 

11 Sep

The Limesdowne Open   (Doubles )

 

PPPP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sat

9 Oct Prov

The Fareham Tournament - Mayor's Cup     

Teams from Ad C./ Cobbetts/ Portchester./ Limesdowne. (2010 venue +  Limes?..)

 

 

 

TBD

Pétanque Promotional Day.

 

 

 

Sat

16 Oct

  The Limesdowne Charity   Mêlée    

  in aid of Heathfield  School

   PPPP

 

 

Sun 

24 Oct

SCPA Regional Doubles

 

   PPPP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

And make a note now  :   Limesdowne AGM 2010:  Thursday 18th November 

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

   PPPP  = Parking at the Memorial Hall if we can arrange it        

 

REGIONAL EVENTS at Limesdowne 2010

       SCPA Events to take place at The Limes:
Sat 24th Oct The Regional Doubles At Limesdowne PC
Sun 21st Nov SCPA Mêlée (following the AGM)
SCPA Full Council (ALL SCPA Players encouraged to attend)
At The Limes, Mondays in 2010: 15 Mar; 21 June; 18 Oct. --- & the AGM Sun 21 Nov))

The LIMESDOWNE PETANQUE CLUB OFFICERS/COMMITTEE for 2010 are:

1

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

SHELLEY MACKENZIE

 

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

DOUG GLADING

 

 
 
and MARION TURLEY

 

 

2009 Club Honours:

EVENT

Winner(s)

Runner(s)-Up

The Limesdowne Eye-Sharpener

Marion Turley

Derek Ashmore

The Limesdowne Singles

Chris Derrick


The Limesdowne Doubles:

Doug Glading & Lynn Ford


The Limesdowne Open:

Mark Robertshaw & Richard Patterson

Doug Glading & Mary Sheppard

The Limesdowne Pairs

Mr & Mrs Ashmore


The Rose Raflin Bowl

Maureen Muir


Club Shooting Champion

Not held


The Macmillan Charity Mêlée

Danny Corp

Mark Robertshaw

November Heathfield Charity Trophy

Doug Glading


I of Wight Trophy (May)



I of Wight Trophy (Oct)

Limesdowne


Fareham Mayor's Cup

Admiral Cunningham


The Golden Boot Challenge



Plus other competitions eg SCPA Summer/Winter Doubles/ etc etc








General view Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... a general view
Play Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... a general view / Rose Paflin
Measuring with care... Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... Tiny Neville measuring
A game for all ages Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... young player and all weathers even....
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... winter play Mike Turley Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... winter play Rose Paflin Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... doubles winners Reg Ifield, Olwen Binks
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... Doug Glading Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... a general view
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... Mike Sheppard
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... Danny Corp, Ben Corp
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... a general view
Playing Boule at Limesdowne Petanque Club, Catisfield.... Jackie Lee

Macmillan Fund-raising 3-5 July 2009

Mellow Music Evening & Auction, at Heathfield School, Catisfield.
Macmillan
Pétanque Melee held at the Limes Catisfield.
Bloomin' Cheeky Walk. sponsored walk in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity.

  The amount raised came to £2,356.26
Our thanks to all who contributed (by participation, donation, sponsorship)

Macmillan Pétanque Melee Winner 2009
The 2009 Winner Danny Corp (in the orange shirt) accepts the Macmillan Shield from Tony Hewitt.

Limesdowne was in the Southern Region of the British Pétanque Association. -- It's now in the Southern Counties Pétanque Association

- for Pages about the SCPA .. including:

  • Officers
  • Events
  • Council/Executive Meetings
  • Newsletters
go to SCPA's (excellent) site - www.southerncountiespetanque.org.uk
(was www.bpasouth.org.uk).

Which is part of the English Pétanque Association

go to EPA's site - http://www.englishpetanque.org.uk/index.html

Which is federated to the British Pétanque Federation

go to BPF's site - http://www.britishpetanquefederation.com/
(new site 3/2006 - was http://www.britishpetanque.org/petanque)


For General Informati
on on the Game

go to Playing - for Pages about Pétanque -- .. including:
  • Basic Introduction (quick guide on how you play)
  • Pointers to the Full Rules
  • More Information
  • ....
 
Comments, queries and messages to:
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Most recent revision 24 Apl 2010
   

See also

Catisfield - More Information about Catisfield.