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City of Bath Open Petanque Tournament 2013

Petanque – the game that is catching on in Bath

Bath 2013 Open Finalists
Tim Perry of the Raven presents medals to the finalists of the Petanque Open

Petanque took over Queen Square on Sunday when once again the clink of boules resounded around the city’s main square when 32 triples teams took part in  the annual Raven Bath Open Tournament.

Organised by City of Bath Petanque Club, the teams battled it out during the morning to be ranked for the afternoon’s knockout competitions – the Cup and the compensatory Plate.

The Compton Inn beat defending champions SCABS (Star Cottage Amateur Boules Society) 13-0 in the Cup final after a thrilling display of skilled pointing and shooting.

Both teams were awarded medals, with the winners also taking away the Raven Open trophy and a voucher for Carluccio’s in Milsom Place.

Winners of the Bath Open Plate 2013
Josie’s gang winners of the 2013 Plate
The Plate went to a family team new to the competition, Josie’s Gang, who beat Los Bouleros 13-7.

City of Bath chair Lesley Hall said: “There was a great atmosphere throughout the day, with friendly competitiveness and demonstrations of skill in the game we have learnt from the French and made our own.

“Passers-by were intrigued by the game, including some French visitors astonished to find their national game being played in an English Georgian square.”

City of Bath would like to thank their sponsors – The Raven, Emtone Print and Fidelis Properties – for helping to make the tournament  a success.

Raffle prizes were donated by

 

Ian Rushton of the SCABs Team added

“We three want to say that we had another fantastic day on Sunday, kind weather and good organisation of a friendly competition.

The professionalism with which the tournament was run this year was terrific and the  improvements that have been introduced over 2013 were good; everyone on the outside pistes for two games shares the pain of the poorer playing areas.

We look forward to visiting Bath next year and again participating in the 2014 Petanque Open”

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Bath Pétanque Club Open 2013 a personal perspective

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Terry (on the left ) and his fellow boulers before battle commenced

 The 2013 Pétanque Open

by Terry Basson

This was our first year to experience such a large Pétanque club event in Queen Square.

In order to get a ringside parking spot around the Square Di and I arrived at 6.30 – sitting, enjoying our breakfast in our jeep looking out at  stormy skies, just hoping that our day would be blessed with sunshine as forecast. The Square had some litter laying around so Di with a Morrison’s plastic bag over her hand walked the square picking up and a generally tidy up took place.

The first to arrive behind our vehicle was Cary whom we shared another  black coffee. I was impatient  to start off the day, but our umpire remained confident that we had plenty of time, so we watched as the clouds seemed to be clearing into patches of blue.

A big white van arrived with Don at the helm shovelling everything from a heavy club hammer to a pile of wood which could only be improved by Wicks Ltd!

Nigel came into  this foray by toting a large bag with his very easy erected gazebo. Up it went in tandem with another one from that Tardis of a van I now call, “The Big White”!

I think Lesley and Diana arrived to start issuing orders that just had to willingly be obeyed . Us guys left around on the  Piste did some humping and  general duties.

As if by a magical hand of some great higher power  The Square took on a showcase appearance – order was marked out on the paths and squares with numbers in rows like soldiers standing on a parade ground.

The teams began to arrive not more than fifteen minutes  since the last tent peg had been driven into that much trodden turf.

I stood back with camera in hand and a sagging jaw, realising that the ‘City Of Bath Pétanque Club’ was open for business, ready to receive over a hundred competing team members.

A huge thanks must go to  all those involved in months of committee meetings/ preparations, which all came together like clockwork on the day.

To be a member of ‘The City of Bath Pétanque Club’ is one of the treasures we have in our lives.

Well done to all those who gave so much towards making this open day, a successful event!

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Bath Pétanque Club 2013 Open Triples

The City of Bath Pétanque Club are pleased to announce 2013 Open Triples,  proudly sponsored by the Raven Public House

The time is upon us once again for the City of Bath Open Triples which will be held this year on Sunday August 18th 2013 at Queen Square. Due to the growing popularity of pétanque and of the event the number of teams will be limited to 32 teams, and  you are advised to apply early. Entry Fee is £45 a team which includes a ploughmans lunch, supplied by the Harington Club,  for 3 people. Additional lunches can be purchased. The planning for the event has been going on for the last 3 months and we are hoping that this will be the biggest and best so far.

The City of Bath Pétanque 2012 Open proved to be a resounding success with all 32 places being taken. The winners “Scabs” have confirmed that they will be back to defend their title which was won in a close fought and enjoyable final against the “Good, Bad and Ugly”

SCABS winners of the 2012 Raven triples
SCABS the overall winners receiving their trophies from Tim Perry Landlord of the Raven

Cash prizes and Trophies will be presented to the winning teams. The latest submission date for applications will be Monday August 12th.  Entry Forms for the Bath Pétanque Triples can be obtained on line (PDF – Bath Open Entry Form 2013 or Word Document – Bath Open Entry Form 2013)  and should be either emailed to Cary Bush cary@bathboules.co.uk or by mail at 11 Dunsford Place, Bath BA2 6HF

The City of Bath Pétanque Club was established in 2005 and is open to all new members. Apart from organising and running leagues locally, the club also organises a number of overseas trips combing a social trip with competitions against overseas clubs. Anyone interested in joining the club can contact the club membership secretary at admin@bathboules.co.uk or complete a CoBPC Membership form_2013 and returning it to Cary Bush at 11 Dunsford Place, Bath, BA2 6HF.

 

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2012 Bath Open (Raven Triples)

SCABS winners of the 2012 Raven triples
SCABS the overall winners receiving their trophies from Tim Perry Landlord of the Raven

The eighth annual triples organised by The City of Bath Pétanque Club and sponsored by the Raven Pub was a sell out with 32 teams having signed up weeks before the tournament

With the location of Queen Square as the background, the tournament commenced in the morning with each team playing four games and those teams finishing in the top 16 to entering the championship with the remaining teams competing for the plate.

The main competition was won by SCABS (Star Cottage Amateur Boule Society) comprising of Ian Rushton, Peter Moreland and Mike Dodd. On only their second appearance at the Bath Open they defeated the Good, Bad & Ugly (James Harris, Max Liddington and John Davis) in an entertaining and hard fought final. In addition to winning the cup, SCABS also received a voucher for dinner at Brassiere Blanc.

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Bath Triples

The Raven proudly sponsors the City of Bath Open Triples.

The time is upon us once again for the City of Bath Open Triples which will be held again this year on Sunday August 19th at Queen Square. Due to the growing popularity of the event the number of teams will be is limited to 32 teams, and given the growing popularity of this event , you are advised to apply early. Entry Fee is £30 a team which includes a ploughmans lunch for 3 people. Additional ploughmans can be purchased.

Cash prizes and Trophies will be presented to the winning teams. The latest submission date for applications will be Monday August 13th.  Entry Forms can be obtained on line and should be either emailed to Cary Bush cary@carybush.co.uk or by mail at 11 Dunsford Place, Bath BA2 6HF

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Raven Open Triples 2009

For the second year The Raven on Queen Street sponsored the Triples open Petanque competition, held in Queen Square on Aug 16th. The weather was changeable as has been the norm this summer and tops were removed and replaced frequently. Thankfully the umbrellas were left folded. The refurbished pistes were in excellent condition, our thanks to B&NES park dept.

The competition, now in its 4th year, was the usual petanque mix of intense and friendly, one of the few ball games that you can play seriously and still enjoy a beer or two. As seems to be becoming a tradition the sponsors team, Team Raven, was out classed by most of the field, we really must get down to some practice, I hear it makes you better.

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Raven Open Triples 2008

Sunday 17th Aug  saw the third annual Pétanque challenge held by City of Bath Petanque league in Queen Square, sponsored by local pub, The Raven, Queen Street. 31 teams of three competed in games of Boules on the recently refreshed pistes in Queen Square. Many of the teams are part of the regular Tuesday evening league tournament. As always an atmosphere of friendly competition pervaded the Square with rival teams taking a seriously playful attitude to the tournament, which is a feature of Boules.

The morning session consisted of three games each with the top 16 teams going on to compete for the main Prize of a dinner for three at Tilley’s Bistro and the lower 15 going for the plate. The Main competition was won by ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ and the plate by The Cool Boulers, Martin, Alice and George Ellis.