231st Post

Nice morning in St Anne’s Park. Twelve players.... Ideal number!!!
After two rounds Mike has moved into a lead closely followed by Catherine.

NAMES	Week 2
Date:	Wed. 16 / 10 / 19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot	R.T.
Bridget Holland					0	18
Brogan Whittle					0	26
Catherine Andrews	13	10	13		36	67
Colm Masterson	13	8	6		27	58
Dave Hughes					0	0
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan					0	0
Eilish Fitzpatrick					0	0
Jeanette Feeney	13	8	6		27	45
John Campbell					0	0
Kitty Rowley					0	0
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	13	13	11		37	55
Maureen Deane					0	39
Michael Daly	6	13	9		28	57
Mike Deegan	13	10	13		36	74
Nigel O Mahony	6	13	9		28	56
Pat Donnelly					0	0
Patricia Fitzpatrick					0	26
Richard Ryan					0	27
Sean Mahon					0	0
Shay Coyne					0	0
Sheila Nolan	11	10	4		25	51
Tom Donnellan					0	0
Tom Sheedy	6	13	3		22	22
Tony Watkins	13	13	11		37	37
Yvonne Reid	11	10	4		25	62
Gerry Wolfe	6	13	3		22	51

With players away, indisposed and otherwise engaged in the complexities of family arrangements numbers are slightly down.

My thanks to Mike, Yvonne, Maeve and Jeanette who turned up at Alden Park last Saturday, at short notice and despite the pending World Cup rugby fixture, to inaugurate the new facility and expose passers-by and local lady Jane to the game.

230th Post

Morning all.  Mike kindly sent on the score sheet for Day 1 of Competition D 2019.
Fifteen brave souls faced the changing conditions playing in four, five and six person combinations.
Where possible we'll play in fours but numbers playing will dictate formation and after that its the luck of the draw with the cards.
I'm not sure how many played on Monday but by accounts there are two new players.  If anyone has spare boules they want to be rid of the Monday group might be interested.  Check with Yvonne.

NAMES	Week 1
Date:	09/10/19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot.	R.T.
Bridget Holland	1	13	4		18	18
Brogan Whittle	13	11	2		26	26
Catherine Andrews	9	13	9		31	31
Colm Masterson	9	13	9		31	31
Dave Hughes					0	0
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan					0	0
Eilish Fitzpatrick					0	0
Jeanette Feeney	1	13	4		18	18
John Campbell					0	0
Kitty Rowley					0	0
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	1	13	4		18	18
Maureen Deane	13	13	13		39	39
Michael Daly	13	7	9		29	29
Mike Deegan	13	12	13		38	38
Nigel O Mahony	4	13	11		28	28
Pat Donnelly					0	0
Patricia Fitzpatrick	13	11	2		26	26
Richard Ryan	4	12	11		27	27
Sean Mahon					0	0
Shay Coyne					0	0
Sheila Nolan	13	11	2		26	26
Tom Donnellan					0	0
Tom Sheedy					0	0
Tony Watkins					0	0
Yvonne Reid	13	13	11		37	37
Gerry Wolfe	13	7	9		29	29

In the absence of photos from St Anne's here's a few of the development in Bayside by Fingal Co.Co. of a boules facility, based on the St Anne's Boules area for the benefit of the community in Bayside, Alden Verbena.  Too often the older folk had been forgotten in park facility deployment in the past.  We're past going on the swings or 'swinging' so to speak!!!  Perhaps in the near future we might have a 'Friendly'!!!!  Anything that promotes activity and sociability is a welcome weapon in the battle against isolation.

229th Post

Greetings from the South of France.
Mike tells me that six played last Monday including two newcomers.  Last Wednesday was a freeplay day with the final competition 'Competition D 2019' starting next Wednesday 09-10-19, Lorenzo Permitting!!
Here's a few photos to whet the appetite.....These are from the village Boulodrome at St. Cyprien during a Sunday Competition.

Meanwhile back at more familiar territory we find some usurpers.....

We'll have to have a word with Mr. Del Poso......

228th Post

Mike and Tony sent on photos of Shay presenting the trophy to Richie who won Competition C of 2019. Congratulations to Richie and also to everybody who makes the games possible.
Nineteen were present to play and witness the presentation.

As the new Monday morning sessions got under way last Monday with nine attendee, including two new players, I bought a different set of Red Rings and Jacks to make it easier to organise. We already have a double set of scoreboards. I'll have them back by the end of October. 

The Petanque Store also had soft coat boules that could be used for indoor boules. I hadn't seen these previously.