New scoreboards

I made up a couple of large scoreboards some time ago (details in a previous post) but they were a little cumbersome.  They have now been superseded by smaller, yet more practical ones.

Available in golden brown, aubergine and turquoise.

Pretty standard really but they will be much easier to lug about and incorporate an innovative 'end' count at the top for shorter games (play 5, 6 or 7 ends).  I'll probably paint the wooden pegs black or something.  I used a cut up coat hanger for the 'post' which will slide into a couple of eyelets on the back of the timber surrounds.

Dave.

Bob Bruce Memorial, Open Pairs Perpetual Trophy

Ten pairs turned out on a hot day at the Morley Buck at Morley St. Botolph.  For each round, three matches were played on the car park area (large stones) and another two in the beer garden (small granite chippings). There were five rounds in total, with the eventual winners being Graham and Fleur.

We took along four players with Luke and I, winning two games out of five.  Lindsay and Darren won two and lost two with one game drawn.

Luke enjoying a well earned lunch break.

A really enjoyable day with proceeds donated to the East Anglian Children's Hospice.  I'm hoping that Ray Beales can supply me with a couple of photos soon...

Dave.

Extension... updated

I got the go-ahead to extend the terrain, around 1½ metres... may not sound much but it will enable us to play three games instead of two.  It works out at 2.55 metres per piste, a little narrow but I have played on much skinnier lanes than this and survived.

Sharp sand  is to be kindly donated by Mervyn Lambert.  He has also offered to deliver it for us... yay!  Darren is going to bring along some reflectors for the timber surrounds, so that it will clearly be visible for vehicles and will look high tech... many thanks to you both.

I have marked out positions of scoreboards, one metre markers (along the length) and reflectors.

Update - all done now, this is how it turned out...

Now enough room for three games

After the success of playing shorter matches at the 'Festival of Boules 2012' we have decided to play the same format on club days.  This means we play '6 ends' instead of the usual 'first to 13 points'.  Games finish more or less at the same time and it means we have more changeovers.

Dave

Bressingham bow out

Suffolk Coastal League - Last 16

The Dicky II 3, Bressingham 1 (played at Crettingham)

Lindsay and Pat almost staged a late comeback in their game, which would have taken the match into a decider. Our opponents bought us drinks at the end, so our thanks go to them.  Also, a big thank you to the Crettingham Bell, for letting us play on their grounds.  I did take a couple of photos but I have yet to see them.

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.