Spring News Letter

Cranleigh Petanque Club are now preparing for the forthcoming new season, over the next two months we shall be adding a new topping to our second terrain and installing the lighting to enable us to play in the evenings and take part in our league competitions.

This season begins with an Open Doubles competition on Valentine’s Day, we are hoping for 20 teams from the south to compete over 5 rounds.

This season we have joined the local North Downs 6 aside league. This involves nine games over an evening, one away and one home match every month. The opposing teams come from Oxshott, Crondall, Bordon, Kirdford, Claygate, and Basingstoke. This league was started to get new players involved in playing competitive competitions.

We shall be holding a Car boot sale at the Cranleigh Village Club on 28th March please come and support us by either running a stall or coming and buying some goods.

As a new club, we require new members to get involved in the sport. At Cranleigh we are able to offer coaching to assist members in any aspect of the sport, whether they want to play socially or to take part in regional or national competitions.

Please come and join us on Saturday mornings 10.30 till 1.30 at the Cranleigh Village Sports and Social Club, Parsonage Road, Cranleigh or contact Jeff Fox on 07710 908084. No experience necessary just come and join the fun.

Saturday in the Sun

It was good day at the club today, 9 of us spent the mornng playing in the sun with just a little cold wind.
The ladies lost the triples to the men, never mind come back and try again.
We discussed the next open (we have 9 teams pre booked so far) and organised the raffle, then went on to talk about the March Car Boot sale,
Prices for a stall will be £5 and a van £7. The sale will be 9 - 12, setting up at 8.
Anyone wanting to take part, get in touch with Lesley or Tony.

2010 Calendar

Club Competitions/Events

14 Feb. Valentine’s Day Open doubles

28 March. Car Boot Sale (Cranleigh Village Club)

9 May. Pub and Club Challenge

28 May – 14 June. French Trip

26 June. Lions Carnival (we have a stall and a shooting competition)

7 August . Anniversary Cup

29 August. Cranleigh Open Triples

3 Nov. Club AGM.

The North Downs League dates will be added when dates are confirmed.

Additional events and dates will be added as necessary.

Regional Events

3 May. SCPA Adult and Junior Doubles, Burridge

25 May. SCPA 1st Regional Qualifier Crondall

16 May. 2nd SCPA Regional Qualifier, Farmhouse

10/11 July. SCPA Masters. Arundel

18 July. SCPA triples Southampton City

26 Sept. SCPA Singles and Shooting Competition, Shedfield

18/19 Sept. Inter Regional Championships. Brean Sands weekend.

24 Oct. SCPA Doubles

7 Nov. SCPA Secretary’s Cup, The Ship

21 Nov. SCPA AGM and Winter melee, The Limes

Cranleigh Open Doubles

Valentines Day Open Doubles


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Cranleigh Petanque Club

Open Doubles Competition

Sunday 14th February

Registration 09.30

(Maximum 20 teams)

Food and drinks from the bar please.

Bacon butties from 9am.

Entrance £10 per team.

Contact. Jeff Fox 07710 908084 or jefforfredfox@aol.com

Address. Cranleigh Village Sports and Social Club, Parsonage Road, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7AN

Saturday 2nd Jan 2010

Today was the first day of our new year, it was very frosty and the ground was hard. 11 members turned up to play boule..two games then coffee another game then lunch, we all went up to the Little Park Hatch, our club was not serving food  until after the new year.
Plans are underway for Xmas lunch at the Bricklayers on the16th.
Then our Valentines Day Open Doubles..at least one member of the pair must wear a skirt, maximum 20 teams.
Poor Simons blue boules are loosing their colour, must be because he keeps shooting everyone out...

SCPA Vice Presidents' Award

Jeff was very surprised and delighted to received the Southern Counties Petanque Association's, Vice Presidents' Award.
This is presented each year to a SCPA member who the committee considered has contributed in some way to improve Petanque within the region.

Snowboules?

After a few inches of snow on Thurs/Friday, a group of us turned up to throw a few boules and to watch the weigh in. Dan as been fasting for the last few months and lost 23 lbs this raised £114 for the club funds.

here are a few photo's of the players