St Anne's Boules Club - since 2010: July 2019

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

219th Post

We revamped the notice board that had water seepage causing staining to the board. [see Before and After photos below ] The notice underneath in the first photo is to garner interest in a Thursday evening session that might morph into another group, after the summer season.

Maeve has moved into a slight lead on 74, which is great scoring, over a close, chasing group including Nigel, Sheila,Shay and John.

Today Richie had a perfect 52 despite being in a group of five and changing partners after each game.

While we all prefer to play three boules each I can attest to playing with a partner today against three others with two boules each and losing 13 / 1 !!!!

We had nineteen playing today on a nice calm morning.

Olive's Room with the kind agreement of Diane set aside four tables with 'Reserved' signs for our noon-time coffee. This was highly appreciated as a fortnight ago there were no free tables available and this arrangement allows us to have a convivial chat after boules. Hopefully we can have a similar arrangement indoor for the winter sessions.

Having had a discrepancy in the 3 v 2 group arrangements notified to us by Tom S and Pat F we will revisit the cards and adapt them to improve the chances of playing 3 boules at least once in that format.

Almost all players have paid the 5 Euro maintenance fee.

NAMES	Week 2
Date:	Wed. 31/ 07/ 19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot.	R.T.

Bridget Holland	13	13			26	60
Brogan Whittle	13	11	5	2	31	31
Catherine Andrews	11	13	13	2	39	66
Colm Masterson	9	13			22	52
Dave Hughes					0	0
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan	2	4	6	13	25	66
Eilish Fitzpatrick	2	13	6	4	25	25
Jeanette Feeney	13	10	1	6	30	64
John Campbell	5	10	13	13	41	71
John Oman					0	0
Kitty Rowley					0	0
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	13	10	13	6	42	74
Maureen Deane					0	0
Michael Daly	2	13	13	4	32	32
Mike Deegan	5	13	13	13	44	44
Nigel O Mahony	13	11	5	2	31	72
Pat Donnelly					0	32
Patricia Fitzpatrick	9	13			22	56
Richard Ryan	13	13	13	13	52	52
Sean Mahon					0	32
Shay Coyne	11	13	13	2	39	71
Sheila Nolan	13	4	13	13	43	72
Tom Donnellan	13	13	1	13	40	69
Tom Sheedy	13	12			25	25
Tony Watkins					0	34
Yvonne Reid	9	12			21	48

The Doomsday Book..!

Richie contemplating a Full House...!

Did that Boule pass right through Mike?

Just Checking!!

Don't forget Boules / Petanque may feature in the Paris Olympics in 2024!!!!

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

218th Post

Sixteen players today on a warm morning. We started Competition C 2019. Mike was present but unable to play, however, he both took photographs and arranged tables and seating for coffee after boules.

We will definitely need to remind the cafe team in Olive's Room each Wednesday to reserve 5 tables for noon.

Nigel and Eileen hold the early lead with a very creditable 41 points in four games. They had begun a fifth game but those scores don't count, in fairness, as some players hadn't finished their third game by noon.

Our second Thursday evening session starts at 6.30 p.m. tomorrow, weather permitting. If you know people who would like to try the game please advise them.

NAMES	Week 1
Date:	Wed. 24/ 07 / 19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot.	R.T.

Bridget Holland	13	13	8		34	34
Brogan Whittle					0	0
Catherine Andrews	10	6	11		27	27
Colm Masterson	13	3	10	4	30	30
Dave Hughes					0	0
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan	10	5	13	13	41	41
Eilish Fitzpatrick					0	0
Jeanette Feeney	8	13	13	0	34	34
John Campbell	13	3	10	4	30	30
John Oman					0	0
Kitty Rowley					0	0
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	13	1	13	5	32	32
Maureen Deane					0	0
Michael Daly					0	0
Mike Deegan					0	0
Nigel O Mahony	10	5	13	13	41	41
Pat Donnelly	13	13	2	4	32	32
Patricia Fitzpatrick	13	13	8		34	34
Richard Ryan					0	0
Sean Mahon	13	1	13	5	32	32
Shay Coyne	13	13	2	4	32	32
Sheila Nolan	7	13	7	2	29	29
Tom Donnellan	7	13	7	2	29	29
Tom Sheedy					0	0
Tony Watkins	8	13	13	0	34	34
Yvonne Reid	10	6	11		27	27