Pen-Y-Coed Petanque

Our shop is open for customer visits and of course you can still order by telephone and e mail and we will be happy to help.

 

 

If you have any questions we will be happy to help as always. If you prefer to make an appointment then these can be made by telephone or e mail to the usual contact details.

 

Phil and Marion

 

If you have any questions please contact us on  01359 250829 or email pycpetanque@aol.com

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2025 PETANQUE COMPETITIONS AND FIXTURES AND CLUB NEWS

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2025 sees the return of the popular Over 50s Winter Grand Prix

Come and enjoy a great competitive series of events at various venues .

Starting on the South East at Gravesend RFC Petanque Club on Saturday 16th February Then off to Royal Wooton Basset on the 16th March.  29th March at Rainworth and then a brand new venue at Stow Cum Quy in the east on the 13th April. Finals day will be on 27th April at Leicester PC

Teams are welcome to play in any number of events and any teams playing in all 4 will receive a bonus….any questions feel free to message Martin at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

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​JANUARY

 

26th Adur Snowboules Doubles on 26 January 2025. Impulse Leisure Centre, Old Shoreham Road, Lancing BN15 0PH. Registration 8.45 to 9.15  for a 9.30 start £10 per player £5 juniors. Leagues & knockout, cash prizes. BBQ will be available or bring your own food. Entries to Kim Elcome at kimadurpcsecretary@hotmail.com

 

FEBRUARY

 

2nd Melee Muscliff Park Triples Tournament held by Muscliff Park Petanque Club Muscliff Park Shillingstone Road Bournemouth BH9 3LR Registration from 9.30 play starts at 10.00. Entry is £3.00 per person ( Juniors Free) 4 rounds of timed games, new partner after each round. All entries returned as prize money to the winners Entries to Boyd parker email boyddap@icloud.com

 

16th February Over 50s Winter Grand Prix Gravesend RFC Petanque Club on Saturday 16th February GRFC Petanque Gravesend Rugby Club Donald Biggs Drive DA12 2PP Kent

Cash Prizes for top three teams. Cash prizes for Plate winners Gold Semi Finalists runners up and winners of finals. Bonus points available for attending all four GP events. £10 per person for qualifiers, teams of three or four, no fee for finals day Entry closes 8 days before event with a live draw  5 games per event. Points for the top 16 teams of each qualifier. Top 16 teams from the total qualifiers will qualify for the Leicester day finals any questions feel free to message me at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

 

16th West London Petanque Open Doubles competition Sunday 16th Feb as part of the West London Club Winter Series event.  February 2025  0900 for 0930 start.  Event Address: Kenrick's Petanque Sands End Community & Arts Centre, Peterborough Rd, London SW6 3EZ   Please use the link / QR to register.   https://wbrassociation.org.uk/petanque/

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23rd Llysfaen Petanque Club are the Host Club for a Pétanque North West event on Sunday 23rd February. As this is an all day event (more details on the PNW website) the terrain will be closed for our normal social session.

Please enter this to support the Club and PNW. It’s a great chance to play against outside players. The entry fee will be used for cash prizes. It’s limited to 16 teams so get in there quick. There will be a raffle to raise club funds - Joan Hayes and Marion Taylor are our Raffle organisers and will gladly receive prizes and sell tickets on the day. — with Christopher Ian Kitson.

Please go to the PNW website and follow the stages through - Playing Calendar - our event and ENTER NOW. It’s cash payment on the day.

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MARCH​

 

2nd Oxshott Triples Competition Oxshott Petanque Club:

Oxshott Village Sports Club Steels Lane Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0RF

Sunday 2nd March 2025 Cash Prizes Entry £30 per team –

Limited to 32 teams. Teams of 3 only. Entry by email to D.Plumhoff@hotmail.com Full details will be made closer to the date. First weekend in March.

Entries are open - confirmed with payment.

 

16th Over 50s Winter Grand Prix Royal Wooton Basset on the 16th March 2025.  Royal Wootton Bassett Petanque Club Gerard Buxton Sport Ground Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon SN4 8DS Cash Prizes for top three teams. Cash prizes for Plate winners Gold Semi Finalists runners up and winners of finals. Bonus points available for attending all four GP events. £10 per person for qualifiers, teams of three or four, no fee for finals day Entry closes 8 days before event with a live draw  5 games per event. Points for the top 16 teams of each qualifier. Top 16 teams from the total qualifiers will qualify for the Leicester day finals any questions feel free to message me at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

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16th Handcross Spring Doubles Sunday 16th March 2025 Handcross Recreation Ground, High Street, Handcross, RH17 6BJ Cost of entry £20 per team  Cash prizes Entries to the address below by 9th March please NB: maximum entry of teams 24.  Registration from 9.30am for 10.00 am start. Tea and Coffee Available Please bring a mug, also a picnic lunch All entries received WILL be acknowledged. For information and entry please contact the above by emailing Handcrossentries@gmail.com.

 

16th Rainworth Petanque Club Ladies Open Pairs Competition Sunday March 16th 2025 9.00am – Registration 9.30am Start  5 x 55 minutes timed game Monetary Prizes for first 3 Places £20 Per team. Including Soup and Roll. Payment with entry form please £2 Tea/Coffee/Biscuits all day Raffle Donations Gratefully Received Please make cheques payable to ‘Rainworth Petanque Club’ Entries to be sent to ‘Morris Goodman, 65 North Avenue, Rainworth, Mansfield, Notts. NG21 0JB Or contact Eileen for Bank Tranfer details. Email – eileenallcock@gmx.co.uk Morris- Email – morris798g@gmail.com Venue Rainworth Petanque Club, Petanque Way ,accessed off Kirlington Road, adjacent to the childrens playground Use Sat Nav NG21 0JR Umpires Decision Final

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23rd Open triples competition on SUNDAY 23rd March. Worthing Pétanque Club West Worthing Tennis & Squash Club Titnore Way Worthing  W. Sussex BN13 3RT

What better way to get some practice in leading to the qualifiers in early April.

This is open to all players, regardless if they are planning on attending the SSE events at Worthing.

If you’d like to enter, please contact me via Facebook chat or email, d.plumhoff@hotmail.com

This is limited to just 24 teams / £10pp / Teams of 4 Welcome / Cash Prizes.

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23rd Totally Tropical Ravenshead Petanque Club Totally Tropical Triples Ravenhead PC Ravenshead Leisure Centre, in Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire.

3 timed league games in the morning, followed by knockout games in the afternoon.

Cash prizes for Gold, Silver and Bronze divisions.  Maximum 28 teams. Teams of 3 or 4 players.

Entry fee £24 per team.    9.30 am registration for a 10 am start.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Entries including team name and contact details to:

Roy Clark at royclark2302@gmail.com

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23rd Sarah Jarvis Memorial - Petanque doubles - Kernow Petanque

23rd March 2025    Start time: 10am please register at 9:30-9.45

Doubles Event – for all levels -everyone welcome

Venue: Cornwall Riding School Scorrier near Redruth- TR16 5UT

Undercover/all weather Pistes-(Interesting surface as noted previously)

45 minute timed matches. 3 morning -3 afternoon

Catering

Hot drinks available, help save the planet & bring a mug with you ...

Pasties available- meat or cheese- please order in advance by 13th March at the latest. Otherwise bring food. NO on site food catering – Please Bring a chair...

£12 per player including meat or cheese pasty

(£8 with no lunch supplied)

All profits to St Julia’s Hospice

email – Kernow-Petanque@proton.me       Raffle – prize donations very welcome

 

29th March Over 50s Winter Grand Prix at Rainworth Petanque Club, Petanque Way ,accessed off Kirlington Road, adjacent to the childrens playground Use Sat Nav NG21 0UR Cash Prizes for top three teams. Cash prizes for Plate winners Gold Semi Finalists runners up and winners of finals. Bonus points available for attending all four GP events. £10 per person for qualifiers, teams of three or four, no fee for finals day Entry closes 8 days before event with a live draw  5 games per event. Points for the top 16 teams of each qualifier. Top 16 teams from the total qualifiers will qualify for the Leicester day finals any questions feel free to message me at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

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APRIL

13th  Over 50s Winter Grand Prix at Stow Cum Quy Cash Prizes for top three teams. Cash prizes for Plate winners Gold Semi Finalists runners up and winners of finals. Bonus points available for attending all four GP events. £10 per person for qualifiers, teams of three or four, no fee for finals day Entry closes 8 days before event with a live draw  5 games per event. Points for the top 16 teams of each qualifier. Top 16 teams from the total qualifiers will qualify for the Leicester day finals any questions feel free to message me at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

 

18th Good Friday Charity Triples Hampton in Arden Petanque Club Shadowbrook Lane Hampton in Arden B92 0DQ £10 per player  9.00 to 9.30am for 9.45am START

Cash Prize for the winners (tbc based on entries) Max 20 Teams

Entries to Geoff Phillips Email g.phillips@gppr.co.uk

Registration in advance, closing date for entry is 16th April. There will be a BBQ and Raffle Event in aid of Solihull Samaritans.

 

27th Over 50s Winter Grand Prix Finals day will be on 27th April at Leicester PC

Teams are welcome to play in any number of the qualifying events and any teams playing in all 4 will receive a bonus….any questions feel free to message me at martininglis@hotmail.co.uk

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MAY

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11th Registration is now open for the Moffat Open Doubles on Sunday 11th May!

Registration starts at 8:30 - 8:45 am, play starts at 9 am.

https://forms.gle/252UHWMigpXiuHyH8

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25th Entries are now open for the Liss-vye-naze International Doubles 2025. This Showcase event will be held at Llysfaen Petanque Club on Sunday 25th May.

Entry is limited to 32 teams, with a fee of £16 per team.

To complement the main event, there will be melées and social play on Saturday afternoon and Monday morning.

Llysfaen Pétanque Club are pleased to announce their partnership with local companies Conwy Brewery and The Sunrise Patisserie who will be supporting this event.

For more information and to enter this event, visit https://www.petanquenorthwest.uk/.../liss-vye-naze...

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JUNE

 

13th to 15th NKD Orpington

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JULY 

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25TH to 27TH LIBERATION PETANQUE CLUB  JERSEY INTERNATIONAL PETANQUE OPEN 

We are pleased to be holding our International Open and offer

a warm welcome to Jersey.  We are based in the heart of Jersey’s

capital, St Helier, surrounded by Bars, Restaurants, and the main

shopping centre.

Liberation Petanque Club (JERSEY)

International 2025 Open Competition Weekend 25th to 27th July

Minimum Guaranteed Prize Fund for the Weekend over £2000

 

We are based in the Heart of Jersey’s Capital, St Helier surrounded by Bars, Restaurants,

and the main shopping centre.  

The competition weekend spread over the three days with a

different competition to be held each day.  The competitions will be held over the weekend of 25th July to 27th July inclusive with a different competition to be held each day.  

If you would like to know more, please contact the club for full

details and entry form. Entry Fees and Prize Fund Breakdown

 

Friday - Open Singles Competition

Saturday - Open Doubles Competition

Sunday - Open Triples Competition

Entry Fees and Prize Fund Breakdown Entry Fees are as follows:

Doubles - £40 per team (£20pp)

Triples - £60 per team (£20pp)

Singles - £20 per person

Singles First Prize – Minimum starting amount of £200

Doubles First Prize – Minimum starting amount of £300 per team

Triples First Prize – Minimum starting amount of £300 per team

 

 

Club Contacts Email: liberationpc@gmail.com Website: http://www.liberationpetanque.co.uk/ Any Questions please let us know. Kind Regards Toby Northern Chairman Liberation Petanque Club *Please note the club holds the right to cancel the competition if there is an Insufficient number of teams who enter.

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AUGUST

 

9th 10th The Welsh Petanque Association would like to confirm that the 2025 Home Nations will be hosted at Pontyclun Petanque Club over the weekend 9th/10th August.

The representative squads from Pétanque England, Scottish Petanque Association and Jersey Pétanque Club will visit Wales and enjoy the superb hospitality provided.

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SEPTEMBER

 

5th 6th 7th GUERNSEY OPEN WEEKEND

5th Guernsey Singles competition. Guernsey Club de Petanque Ruette du Friquet  St Andrews GY6 8SJ  £10 per player Registration 11.30 for a 12.00 start

For more information and entries contact Craig Allen at gsyclubdepetanque@gmail.com

 

6th Guernsey Doubles competition. Guernsey Club de Petanque Ruette du Friquet  St Andrews GY6 8SJ  £10 per player Registration 8.30 for a 9.00 start

For more information and entries contact Craig Allen at gsyclubdepetanque@gmail.com

 

7th Guernsey Triples competition. Guernsey Club de Petanque Ruette du Friquet  St Andrews GY6 8SJ  £10 per player Registration 8.30 for a 9.00 start

For more information and entries contact Craig Allen at gsyclubdepetanque@gmail.com

PS  Keep an eye on our page of the month as the fixtures will soon be coming in thick and fast for the tournaments next year. If you are organising competitions please let us know and we will put them on our site free of charge.

Also www.winningpetanque.com has all the coaching tips featured on these pages from the past.

 

UK PETANQUE CLUB INFORMATION

 

This new section is designed to promote clubs and their activities as well as contacts.

 

Scotland

The Carnoustie Petanque Club, situated at The Aboukir Hotel, 38 Ireland Street, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland DD7 6AT (entrance off Arbroath Road).

Affiliated to the Scottish Petanque Association.

The Club playing times are: Tuesdays & Thursdays  2pm to 4pm and Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8:30pm.  Visitors welcome.

Contacts are: Chairman- Harry Ritchie, tel; 01241-852281    e-mail: harryritchie@ymail.com

                Secretary John Davidson, tel: 01241-853666   e-mail: johnldavidson@hotmail.com

 

 

If you would like your club here please ask. During holidays petanque players love to pop into local clubs to have a game or two!

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