Petanque tournament 28th June @ Brockwell Park

[Horsebox]

London Region Petanque presents this open triples tournament @ Brockwell Park, Sunday 28th June, 10.30, ?5 entry per team.

All levels welcome; there will be a few sets of boule available but if you have your own please bring them.

Further details to follow but any specific questions to me via PM please or to Bruce or Eddie via the Boules London website

(Website says Battersea Park not Brockwell - awaits update!)

[charliecharlie]

Yiks Horsebox... did you know about this???

http://www.yourlocallondon.com/herne-hill/chat-room/view/?commentID=3617&categoryID=

talk of turfing over the piste... help!

"Reply posted by Thomasin - Herne Hill Editor, on May 14, 2009 at 7:02 pm

Success! A very nice man called Greg called me back from Lambeth and explained the pitch was going to be pulled up and returned to grass as part of the scheme to improve the park that has funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Apparently the pitch is old and deteriorating and not a surface that would be used today when laying a football pitch. During the consultation, users said they didn't like the surface and so it is to be returned to grass. The first bit of good news is that this won't happen for 18 months, but the even better bit of news is that Greg had spoken to a Project Officer for the park, Trevor Uprichard, who said he would welcome direct engagement from users on ideas for improving the park. Trevor's number is 020 7926 6221. If you can get in touch, explaining that there is a real demand for such a facility, it sounded like Lambeth could be very open to this suggestion. The timing is probably great as the work funded by the lottery has not started yet. I still think it would make a great story, so do let me know how the campaign goes and let me know when I can come and take some photos of a match. We can send the link to the blog to Lambeth too, to emphasise the demand.

My next campaign is to access the bowling green!"

[marcusantonius]

thanks. I'll whip out my duraglit and get polishing.

[Horsebox]

charliecharlie Wrote:

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> Yiks Horsebox... did you know about this???

> http://www.yourlocallondon.com/herne-hill/chat-roo

> m/view/?commentID=3617&categoryID=

>

> talk of turfing over the piste... help!

>

> "Reply posted by Thomasin - Herne Hill Editor, on

> May 14, 2009 at 7:02 pm

> Success! A very nice man called Greg called me

> back from Lambeth and explained the pitch was

> going to be pulled up and returned to grass as

> part of the scheme to improve the park that has

> funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Apparently

> the pitch is old and deteriorating and not a

> surface that would be used today when laying a

> football pitch. During the consultation, users

> said they didn't like the surface and so it is to

> be returned to grass. The first bit of good news

> is that this won't happen for 18 months, but the

> even better bit of news is that Greg had spoken to

> a Project Officer for the park, Trevor Uprichard,

> who said he would welcome direct engagement from

> users on ideas for improving the park. Trevor's

> number is 020 7926 6221. If you can get in touch,

> explaining that there is a real demand for such a

> facility, it sounded like Lambeth could be very

> open to this suggestion. The timing is probably

> great as the work funded by the lottery has not

> started yet. I still think it would make a great

> story, so do let me know how the campaign goes and

> let me know when I can come and take some photos

> of a match. We can send the link to the blog to

> Lambeth too, to emphasise the demand.

> My next campaign is to access the bowling green!"

Yes indeed. They want to build another I am in contact with Thomasin and Trevor at Lambeth Council about this. Lambeth are trying to work out a way to incorporate dedicated piste into their plans so it's not all bad.

[charliecharlie]

phew....

well done for being so on the ball ('scuse pun)

[Horsebox]

Bumping this.

Come along next Sunday, new players always welcome or feel free to sit around getting tanked up on lager and jeering the opposition.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

What time does the action, realistically, start Horsebox?

[Horsebox]

Am awaiting confirmation from el-presidente but these things are usually registration at 10.30 with a view to starting games at 11.00. Can we expect you to make an appearance, tony?

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Horsebox Wrote:

Am awaiting confirmation from el-presidente but these things are usually registration at 10.30 with a view to starting games at 11.00. Can we expect you to make an appearance, tony?

Its possible as its something entirely new and different for me to watch Horsebox.

I'll just wait until the morning, see what the weather is like etc, and might combine it with a trip around South London.

[Horsebox]

If you're in the area then come and check it out and say hello, of course. If you did want to enter a team then come Along early. There's a couple of decent pubs nearby for ales and pastis if you need something to calm

the nerves after the initial excitement of your first game. Big up.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Thanks Horsebox.

I will only be watching, not participating but it sounds like fun so I'll do my best.

Hope the venture goes well and have a good tournament.

[Horsebox]

Cheers Tony.

Bumping this again for all those that missed it the first time.

Roll up, roll up.

[Horsebox]

One final bump for all you early(ish) risers that have nothing to do today.

Come clack with us at Boulewell Park.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

I wasn't able to attend Horsebox but I hope the Tournament was a great success.

You were lucky with the weather.

How did it go?

[Horsebox]

It went well thanks tony. 8 teams from all over London including charlton, parliament hill, Croydon, kennington and representatives from the forum as well (not me). My team, HMU Petanque, won 3 and lost 3 placing is 4th overall. Not too shabby as we played against some rather impressive French/North African teams.

All in all a succesful day with lovely weather and good crowd of people.

There's the Ricard open triples at Battersea Park on 12th July, free to enter and top prize is weekend in south of France. I'll start a new thread later on when I'm not on my iPhone and can type

properly.