last updated 13.06.08 Steve Petrie I am part of a small contingent of RAF personnel from RAF Odiham who have built a Pétanque court/pitch and would like to know if we could have some official rules sent out to weed out any potential cheating by our elder colleagues Hi Steve, you can print the rules from the information page on this website, just select "Rules" from the top menu John Deaville The Engine PC Still a very interesting site Mike. It's great to have a trawl thru to see whats happening world wide Thanks John, my latest work has been to include the Roll of Honour, I thought it was over due to recognise those that have done well... Barbara Randall Croydon P.C. Mike, Please don't drop this site. It's too good to be dropped. Hi Barbara, Thanks for the message of support glad you like the site. john.deaville1@ntlworld.com The Engine PC Great site Mike, keep up the good work. Most informative and many thanks. Thanks John, I did consider dropping the site after recent events  but having received email similar to your I have decided to continue with this site for the benefit of all pétanque players. Jeff Fox - Adur Pétanque Club Hi, is it possible when you update the site, that you are able to identify the section which you have updated I considered identifying the updates on the front page but when I update several pages which is the case this weekend it presents problems.  Instead I choose to put the date the page is updated on the top of each page.  It does not take very long to click through the pages and see which have been updated. Martyn Fribbens - Hartley Pétanque Club Do you have all of the old role of honour details and other history information from the ex-BPA site still available? It is as if nothing happened before 2005. Yes I still have the British Pétanque Association Roll of honour, as far as I know I was the only one to update it the last few years.  As the British Pétanque Federation was, and in some ways is still, a new organisation I felt it inappropriate to list the BPA Roll of Honour on this site, likewise the EPA site only has the EPA Roll of Honour! I'm not suggesting we should forget the past honours list but am unsure where to put it for all to see... Graham Lewis  Tel:07841 506748 Hi, Is there anyone out there looking for a pointer who can also shoot a bit for next year's Grand Prix.  I would like to play with two shooters but do not want to play in a team of four.  Just a quick note for those who don't know me. I played this year and was part of the GB 5 team. Have played for many years and enjoy the big occasion. Paolo Infantino Cuckoos Pétanque Club It is with great pleasure to announce that, after a year long of pursuing a grant, The Cuckoos Pétanque Club have achieved this.  The grant has been given by "Awards For All". The money will be spent on building a new piste, in Letchworth Garden City, at the North Herts. Irish Association premises. Great news Paolo, please email me have the details of your grant application and any other information that you consider may help others to be successful in applying for a grant webmaster@tollerton.org Air Hostess Petanque Club in Nottingham Website update for the Air Hostess Pétanque Club in Nottingham is http://petanque.tollerton.org/ Roger Sermour  San Luis, Torrevieja, Spain I AM TRYING TO GET INFO ON THE NEW FOREST LEAGUE, BUT CANNOT SEE ANY MENTION, THEY ARE AFFILIATED TO BPF I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PRINT MY NAME OR CLUB, WHICH IS SAN LUIS, TORREVIEJA SPAIN WE PLAY 3 TIMES A WEEK AS WELL AS COSTA BLANCA LEAGUE Hi Roger, I have looked at the EPA Website but have been unable to find any details of this league.  I will make further enquiries and get back to you. Wilm Radeloff Great page! many thanks for all the links!  I just started playing pétanque and would like to find a pétanque pitch in my area. Do you know if there are any fields in central London? Maybe Hyde park? Many thanks in advance Hi Wilm, you can get a list of registered clubs in the London area by going to the English Petanque Association website Dave Ciano Welwyn Petanque Club Does anyone have a photo of the England team at the Home Nations 2005 I saw a number of people taking group photographs, hopefully one of them will be able to send you a copy. I would like one of each squad for this website... Michael Quaia Harrow P.C. Please can you confirm that the British singles, doubles, and mixed doubles will be held at Exeter this coming weekend 28th-30th.may . there is no mention of it on the calendar.--if so could you please send me the address. thank you. Hi Michael, the British Pétanque Federation does not have any events of this nature at this present time, however the ENGLISH Pétanque Association's singles, doubles and mixed doubles is being held this coming weekend at Exeter. For the address and more information on all English events why not take a look at www.englishpetanque.org.uk Due to an error on the 'Feedback' page all messages left from 08.03.05 to 28.04.05 were lost, please accept my apologies normal service has now resumed... Vivien Middleton - Sams Angel P.C. SAD NEWS, Merlay Thomas a Life member from Nene P.C, Eastern Region passed away 7th March 2005. His funeral is on the 16th March at Peterborough crematorium 12.00. No flowers donations to children in need. A great loss to our sport and a great loss as a good friend. Colin Senneck  Hartley P.C. (Hartley Country Club) The Monday competition at the Exeter national titles weekend is shown as a BPF event as opposed to an EPA one like Saturday (singles) and Sunday (doubles). Does that mean players will have to have international licences to participate? Hi Colin, I have tried to email you but it keeps bouncing back.  To answer your question = I guess you must be looking at an EPA or regional calendar??? The events at Exeter run by the EPA are the English Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles and require you to have an EPA membership card not a licence. Cheers Mike Simon  Rayne Swan, Braintree Is there anyone out there looking for a team for this years Grand Prix series?  I have 20+ years experience and can play in any position. Left it a bit late to organise a team this year so I am hoping there are others out there in the same position. Paolo Infantino Cuckoos P.C. I am in the middle of negotiation, to try and get a new pétanque piste built in Hitchin, at the Rugby Club. I was enquiring if there are any grants available to help in the construction and setting up a new club there. Does the BPF give out grants for such a venture? Grants depend on the amount you want and what it's for, you can get information from the local council's Sports Development Officer and from Sport England however for sums up to £5,000 and for what are called minor works the local authority should be able to put them in touch with the appropriate bodies.  Sums above £5,000 would normally come from Sport England, and some of them are "matching" funds where the Club raises half and the Funding body raises the other half. Every local authority operates the Community Chest scheme where they can make grants of up to £750 a year to sports clubs for setting up, obtaining basic equipment, holding an open day - including some printing cost, and to send people on coaching courses. So it may be appropriate for a club to seek some assistance under different funds.  In every case the Club concerned has to be a member of a recognised sports governing body so it would be a requirement for your club to be members of the English Pétanque Association. The British Pétanque Federation is responsible for all International matters whilst the English, Scottish and Welsh Pétanque Associations are responsible for membership, clubs and regional county associations.  Tim Towers Pétanque Club hi can you please put the results and fixtures of the Herts. and Essex winter league, thank you Hi Tim, Thanks for the email; this website has been set up for the British Pétanque Federation, it is not really the place to publish league results.  Perhaps your league has a website or you could ask the English Pétanque Association, who are the governing body for County Regions and Leagues in England, to add this sort of information to their website when it is on line.  I am happy to include CLUB events on my site if you send me the appropriate information. Mike Dow Birds & Bees Pétanque Club Are you looking for a Shooter! - Mike Dow from Stirling in Scotland is looking to play in next years Grand Prix Series. To make contact with mike please e-mail him at mike@scottishPétanque.org Some background info Mike has played many times in the GP series over the years and represented GB in an international competition in Belgium in 1997. UP DATE: Mike Dow thanks all those that replied to this request, he has now found a team for the Grand Prix series and is looking forward to seeing old and new friends on the terrain. Sue Lawrence Anchor PC Hathern, Leicestershire Col Coleman indicated that a 2005 Events Calendar was available I can't see one on the website. Could you pls let me have a copy for the Leicestershire Pétanque Assoc so we can allocate Winter League dates Nov 2004/March 2005 The playing calendar for 2005 has still to be confirmed firstly by the BPA Playing Committee on the 2nd October and then by the new English Pétanque Association on 16th October and finally by the new British Pétanque Federation when it meets on 6th November. However as I do not have an electronic copy to send to you I am copying this response to Adrian Thomas, VP Playing, who may be able to help with at least some idea of dates already set for EPA and BPF All material unless credited is the copyright of the webmaster  and may not be reproduced without written permission.