City of Bath Pétanque ClubFor those wishing to attend, Don’s funeral arrangements are as follows:
1.00pm on Monday, 5th December, at St Lukes Church, Wellsway, (opposite the Devonshire Pub), and afterwards in the Church hall.
No Flowers by request.
Thelma has asked for donations to be made to the Bear Flat Community Association, for the Bloomfield Green Proposed Wildlife Area.
Last weekend’s inclement weather resulted in the cancellation of the already re-scheduled November melee.
The next melee will, weather notwithstanding, be held on the 3rd December, starting at the winter time of 9.45 am for a 10.00 am start. This will replace the usual Saturday morning club session.
As many of you will be aware, the terrains are draining slowly after heavy rain so please look out for a text or check the website for information on playing conditions.
Please be aware that the normal Saturday club session has been replaced by the October Melee. The start time for the melee has been brought forward to 10.00 to de-conflict with the afternoon’s football match.
This will give you the opportunity to play in the melee and also to sample Richard’s homemade cake!
Please come along and support both morning events.
Richard Patrick, (in conjunction with LSC and CoBPC ) is hosting a charity event on Saturday 1st October in aid of Macmillan Nurses. This is an exceptionally good cause and you are invited to join them from 10.00 for homemade cake and coffe . Richard and Janet’s cakes are renowned, so don’t miss this opportunity to come and have a chat over coffee and cake and donate to the worthwhile charity!
The Bath Open is the club’s main event of the year. Once again the entry is full with 32 teams competing. We are looking forward to a great day of boules with keen competition. There will be cash prizes this year and a cup presentation to the best placed CoBPC Team.
For those who are not competing please do come along and support us, the full programme for the weekend is provided below for information. This is a good opportunity to see some of the best players from the area in action and to watch their game-craft!
Information for teams
This is the first year that the Bath Open is being held at Larkhall Sports Club (LSC) and for those of you have not previously played at the club parking facilities are available at no cost, toilets are available on site and the bar remains open from your time of arrival.
How to get to LSC
LSC is located at the North of Larkhall and the best postcode for your satnav is BA1 8DJ. Separate maps are attached or an interactive map can be found by clicking here.
Friday Evening
An introductory session will be held on Friday evening to allow visiting players the opportunity to practice on the terrains followed by some drinks and nibbles before the draw is made for the initial matches on Sunday Morning.
6.00 p.m. Pistes available for practice
7.00 p.m. Drinks and Nibbles and opportunity to get to meet some of your fellow competitor’s
7.45 Draw for Sunday morning matches
The draw will be made from 4 different baskets as follows
Saturday Morning
Any visitors will be welcome to join the club sessions in the morning which start at 10.00 a.m.
Sunday
Registration will be from 8.45 – 9.15 with a 9.30 a.m. start.
Morning
Teams will play in round robins of 4 teams. Each group will be allocated 2 pistes on which they will play their matches. The winner of the group will be entered into the main competition, the runners up in the plate, the 3rd Team in Consolage A and the 4th Team in Consolage B. If two teams have identical results the will be a sudden death play-off over 3 ends.
There will be eight groups of 4.
Games will not be timed but will be played to 11 points.
Lunch
Lunch will commence at 12.30. Each team will be provided with vouchers based on the choices at the start of the day.
Afternoon
Play will recommence at 2.00 pm and the teams will be allocated to their positions numerically e.g. 1 v’s 2 , 3 v’s 4 etc. The first round of knock outs will not be timed but will be played to 11 points.
The format for the knockouts will be based on the diamond format. A team losing their first game will automatically be entered into the “plate” of their section. For example, the losers of game 1 v’2 will play the losers of game 3 v’s 4.
All games after the first afternoon knockout matches will be played to 13 points and will not be timed.
All teams will play a minimum of 5 games during the day with the maximum number being 6.
It is estimated that the finals will be complete by 6.00 p.m. at which time the main prizes will be given to the teams.
The organisers also reserve the right to end a game if the play is too slow and will impact the day’s proceedings allowing one final end.
Rules
EPA rules will apply throughout the day and the following items are drawn to the players’ attention
Housekeeping
Please be aware that this month’s melee (6th August) will be held at Larkhall Sports Club (LSC) and not at Queen Square as previously shown on the events calendar. Apologies for the error!
A reminder that the closing date for entries for this year’s club Mixed Doubles competition is 6th August 2016.
Each match will be one game (not best of three) and losers in the first round will go into a Plate competition.
To provide greater flexibility during the holiday season, two weeks have been allocated for each round, and substitutes are permitted, so there is no excuse for not entering a team!
The rules for all Internal Club Competitions are at CoBPC Competition Rules
Time is now short, so don’t delay in sending your team details to Mark Gilbert.
• Team Name
• Team Captain
• Contact Tel no.
Email Mark on mgbath_uk@yahoo.co.uk.
(note underscore between h and u ).
A reminder that Queen Square is not available to us on the 3rd August as it has been booked by B&NES for another event – I’m not sure what!
Normal service resumes the following Wednesday, ie 10th August at 11.00.
Don’t forget the club meets at LSC every Tuesday morning at the slightly earlier time of 10.00. There is always a good turnout on Tuesdays, so don’t miss out, come to LSC instead. Refreshments are available.
As always, new players are welcome to come along and join in – the usual rules apply.
For more information please contact mike@bathboules.co.uk
Bath Open – August 21 2016
This is our first year holding the Bath Open at Larkhall Sports Club (LSC) and we want it be a big success reflecting the new facilities that the Club now occupy.
We will be starting on Friday evening, August 19th, 6.00 p.m, with some refreshments, time to practice some boules before the big day, and also holding the official draw for Sunday’s competition. Please do come along and join in.
This year there will be a cup for the best placed City of Bath Petanque Club team as well as cash prizes.
We also need volunteers to help with the following:
Additionally, Chris McGinn is organising the raffle and is still in need of more raffle prizes. The raffle is a good source of income for the club so if there is anything you can give please contact him directly.
More details to follow nearer the date, but if you have any specific queries please contact carybush@bathboules.co.uk
Background
The club first met Tom Wilson in Almunecar where he had been arranging Petanque between the English & Spanish for over 20 years. In 2015 he decided to relocate to Bournemouth to be nearer his grandchildren. On his return he formed Parley PC and last year CoBPC agreed to visit for a challenge event. Parley won by 1 game and this year we will host them for a return match on what we hope will become a regular exchange.
Details
Date – Wednesday 22nd June, 10.30 to around 5.00 pm.
Numbers – Parley will bring 12 players plus 1 or 2 substitutes. We will match them.
Games – We will play 6 doubles and 4 trebles before lunch, and the reverse after lunch.
Timings –
Cost – £10.00 per person, payable on the day. This includes lunch and refreshments all day.
Email Don don@grimes.org.uk tel 429146 if you wish to play; we will sort out teams on the day.
Food Choice:
Plus crusty bread and coleslaw.