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145th Post: July happenings

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Seapoint visit to Alden:      We welcomed Seapoint Pétanque to Alden Park on Wed July 2nd.  We had a great morning's play in lovely weather. We played all doubles fixtures and eventually BBC managed to win overall - cumulative score 169 v 154 while the head to heads were a draw at 9 wins apiece. We were impressed by their 'uniform' appearance which is our goal shortly. Bastille Day: We had our annual Bastille Day Fun and Games on Sunday 13th this year. The weather obliged and we had a very enjoyable afternoon. We had a variety of winners over the 6 disciplines. The players all wore some Red and Blue articles with the French theme on the day. Calendar of upcoming events: We have the IPA Doubles on Sunday Aug 3rd to look forward to.  Dirk will represent BBC at the IPA Precision Shooting .  We are endeavouring to get a team of four willing to travel to cork for the Celtic Challenge Qualifiers.   Team has to be entered before Sat 9th August.  The Celt...
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144th Post: Busy June.....

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Monday Competition: The last day of this iteration of the Monday Competition was held yesterday.  We await the name of the winner when the number crunching is complete.....Great turnout most days and genuinely competitive as members improve their pointing and shooting skills.    The winner will be announced shortly. Singles Competition:  BBC Club Singles 2025 Ciarán has started the Summer Singles with four groups chosen randomly.  Each group member plays one game against the other players in the group.  The top two in each group go into the Tier 1 bracket and the remaining players enter the Tier 2 bracket.  All finalists will receive a prize.  Many games have already been played in the early rounds and are organised individually via the App. BBC v Cabinteely:  Wed 25th June in Alden Park The long awaited return fixture v Cabinteely happened last Wednesday.  The weather was pleasant for play and with 38 players and a number of spectators ...
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