Last 16 and all that

We were awarded a win in our last group match, as our opponents were unable to raise a team.  Our next match will take place at The Crettingham Bell against The Dicky II, on September 2nd at midday (last 16 knock-out stage).  Team will be Myself, Lindsay, Pat and Darren.

The following Sunday, most of us will be attending the Bob Bruce Memorial, Open Pairs Perpetual Trophy at the Morley Buck.  Looking forward to it, as Lindsay and I haven't played there for some time... 10.30 for an 11 o'clock start.

Hold the front page

Ten local ladies from the Red Hat Society sportingly volunteered to be guinea pigs on Friday, to try out our new piste and experience our Grade 3 coaching.

Colour dominated the day from the start:-

The ladies all arrived in their 'uniforms' which in addition to the red hats, included various items of purple atire.

As the golden sun shone down on us, from the blue sky, we put our green coaching skills to the test.

Newly painted white coches littered the piste as the silver boules started flying at them.

Added to this came an array of mouth watering snacks at the break including two wonderfully contrasting sponge cakes of cream and chocolate.

Despite the sun lotion and hats, I know my face at least, was quite pink by the end of the session.

Who needs Fifty Shades of Grey when you can have colour like that??  Thank you ladies for brightening up our day and for your kind donation to the village hall funds.

http://www.redhatsociety.com

Wanted - junior boules (update)

Does anyone have any junior boules they have grown out of?  Luke (7 years) is looking for a better set, as the Obut ones he is using at the moment are like Christmas baubles.  Ideally, the boules should weigh in at 650g and have a 70.5mm diameter.

If you have some you no longer need, please leave a comment, thanks.

We've found some - Thank you to Jessica Shoesmith and Fleur Guilman-Beales for passing on their junior boules to Luke.  

Circle(s) in the sand

Dave and I look forward every year to our beach trip for 'Circle in the Sand'. The emphasis of the day is usually on having fun rather than it being a formal petanque competition.

This year was especially nice, as we were introducing our new Bressingham players, Darren and his son Luke (age 7) to the event.

After a hot and sunny morning, excitement came in the lunch break as dark clouds began to loom in the distance, followed by some flashes and a few cracks of thunder. We all held our ground as the rain started, whilst many of the holiday-makers packed up and headed for their cars. Luckily, we were only on the edge of the storm and the afternoon session commenced with a little more room for us to manoeuvre!

The rest of the identity parade haven't arrived yet!

Our beginners (who had a +6 start) put on a creditable performance, winning one of their five games and coming close in another. They managed to notch up eleven points against the eventual winners, Peter and Sally, a formidable pair from Suffolk.

We upheld our tradition of starting dismally - with a 13-3 loss to Jane and Les but improved as the day progressed, eventually equaling our last year's position of fourth.

Thanks to Lynne, Bob and Louise for organising the day - a refreshing interlude from the humid conditions inland. Oh well, back to the fans and air conditioning...

Lindsay.

County match at British Sugar (2nd leg)

I was asked to play for Suffolk at the weekend as they were short of players.  I teamed up with Steve Batt from Bury Greyhound, who I had only played against before.  We didn't do too badly, winning two games out of a possible six (one loss was 13-12).

It was an enjoyable day with good weather and great to meet up with so many of the Norfolk crew again.

Final score... Suffolk 25, Norfolk 23. 

Dave.

Bressingham qualify for playoffs

One result missed...
Laxfield B 4, Yaxley 0

and one other that I know of...
Laxfield B 1, Laxfield A 3

With only one round of matches to go, Bressingham cannot be caught.  We will either go into a play off, or go directly into the last 16 (depending on results elsewhere).

Matches to come - Laxfield B v Cotton, Laxfield Ladies v Yaxley and Bressingham v Laxfield A (new date to be arranged).