Yorkshire Petanque News
YORKSHIRE
PETANQUE NEWS 2025
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26th June 2025
Suham took lots of photos at the Ladies Fun Day held at the Fox on
June 14th.
You can view them via his dropbox account with the following link
Ladies
day photos
19th June 2025
A league in an afternoon event was held at Mirfield.
Click here
for a report from Paul Simpkins
14th June - Yorkshire Club Team Event at Heckmondwike on
July 13th
This year the rules for the event have changed slightly.
The event is open to all players but they must be a member of the
club they are playing for.
The overall event still consists of a Mixed Triples, a Mixed Pairs
and an Open Pairs so a squad has a minimum of 7 players.
Squads
can have more than 7 but the squad entry fee remains at £35 (£5 per
player up to 7). Sorry thats 35 pounds the pound sign isn't printing
out properly.
All the entry fees will be paid out as prize
money.
As long as the squad fields the correct mix of players in each
section there is flexibility between rounds.
i.e. the same
players do not have to play in the same section each time.
Changing
players during a game is not allowed except where there is illness or
injury and any such change must be approved by the organiser.
If there are 8 squads entered the format will be league and
knockout otherwise a snake format will be used (pre-determined random
set of opponents)
Clubs may enter more than squad but players may not switch between
those squads.
Each round will be a timed 1 hour with no additional ends.
There
will be approximately 10 minutes between rounds each of which will
start and finish on a whistle.
There will be an approximately 30
minute break for lunch after round 3.
In each round a match will be between 2 squads e.g. the Leeds
squad could be drawn against the Heckmondwike squad and those squads
will play against each other in each of the 3 sections.
There will be one squad point for each game won and an additional
squad point for the squad winning the match.
Because there are timed games there could be draws in which case
the squads will split the point.
Any questions please email alan@yorkshirepetanque.co.uk
10th June - Funeral details
Mike Walkley's funeral will be on the 30th June at 1.00pm
It will be at Kirkleatham Crematorium TS118HH and afterwards at
Guisborough Cricket Club TS147DQ
Mike's parents have requested that no one wears black and there
should be no flowers.
Some players are intending wearing their club kit but this is only
a suggestion.
2nd June - unfortunately another Obituary
A very sad and unexpected
obituary.
Mike Walkley was found dead at his home in Guisborough
by his parents last Thursday evening.
Mike was a
successful regional player for the past 20 years winning 8 regional
titles and representing the region on many occasions.
He died
unexpectedly at the age of 56.
He played for various
regional clubs and was currently a member of Leeds PC.
Funeral details will be added
when available.
29th May - Obituary updates
A service to celebrate the life of
Alistair Horne will be held at York Crematorium on Friday 13th June
at 11.40am.
UPDATE - The
funeral directors made a mistake, the service is at 11.00 am NOT
11.40
Afterwards please join us as we gather
to remember and celebrate Alistair's life at the Fulford Working
Men's club.
Click
here for the Order of Service for Sam Porter
21st May -Scoreboards
Harrogate PC have 4 scoreboards they no longer need.
They are plastic with holes suitable for golf tees and are
attached to a metal stake.
If anyone would like them free of charge contact Sue Couture at
suemcouture@msn.com
15th May - Obituaries
No details available but 2 former regional players have died
recently.
Alistair Horne who played at the Saddle died on the 6th May aged
78
Alistair last played for the regional squad in 2021
Sam Porter who played at Wetherby and Leeds died on the 13th May
aged 84
Sam last played for the regional squad in 2019
23rd January - Ladies Fun Day
The annual Ladies Fun Day will be held at the Fox on Saturday 14th
June
Click here for more
details
14th January - Obituary
I've been told the sad news that Mike Anderson has passed away at
the age of 76.
No other details available other than the funeral is at York
Crematorium on February 7th at 11.00
Newer players won't know Mike since he hasn't played since 2019
but he was a club and regional player for many years prior to that.
He was originally with the Huntington club but when that club
folded he played for Brandesburton and then the Saddle.
Mike was part of the winning team at many club tournaments over
the years and he was part of the winning team in the Regional Triples
in 1999, 2005, 2009 and 2010