154th Post: Busy May

 Tom Walsh Trophy

As promised......Pat with the trophy....




Next iteration of the Tom Walsh Trophy, with the Monday and Saturday pathways, is due for completion shortly.  Reminder, that the top four from both days qualify for the final elimination rounds.  If you qualify both days you remain where your highest score is earned and the next highest ranked player on that day moves up to replace you.



Summer Time:
Unusually fine weather brought us out in our summer finery..and to celebrate Joan's birthday.




Ongoing Maintenance.  
Thanks in particular to Tom B, Sharyon and Sean J for their ongoing attention to the flower beds particularly in this dry spell.





The IPA Irish Mixed Doubles are shared between BBC and St. Anne's on Sunday June 7th.
Two pistes in St. Anne's needed attention as they are rarely used.  We got them cleared of grasses and weeds and the Park Super. has said he will deliver extra top dressing shortly.  We might need a few helpers next week to spread the grit out on Piste 3 and 4.
We will also need some volunteers to set up in Alden Park and St Anne's from 9 a.m. on Sun. 7th.  More details later.....







IPA Single Finals in Bayside on Sun 17th May 2026:

BBC hosted the Singles Finals in Alden Park.  Thanks to all the members who assisted with the set up and dismantling afterwards.  Alos, thanks to some of the 'elite' players who stayed on to assist. Thanks to Gertie through whose auspices we had the school toilet available.  Otherwise we could not host events.  Sariff Antooaroo, from Park Pétanque Club was expectedly the winner displaying his full range of skills to the appreciative audience.
We had the new IPA Umpire David Rolland in attendance and his trainee Dermott Carroll. Even experience players were getting yelow cards !!!
Vik, who came 3rd in the competition has recently joined BBC.  We hope that, along with Kessen they will be able to play more often with us.








Visit of Malahide Pétanque Club Tuesday 12th May 2026:

We hosted MPC in Alden Park and on this occasion we managed a victory over the 4 games.  The games were played in good spirit and we had a nice array of sandwiches, tea, coffee and biscuits afterwards.






Visit of Bath Pétanque Club to Ireland with BBC hosting their first games before they headed to Marlay, Bushy, Cavan and Belfast on their week-long trip.
We managed to have 28 players against their 14.  We each played two games while they play all four timed games.
They were good players but we managed to eke out a victory and afterwards we had an exchange of gifts.  We presented our local HOPE Beer presentation packs and they reciprocated with pennants and pin badges. Our first international game!!










The Celtic Challenge was held in Cork in early May. Format for a home venue is 8 triples teams from the  host nation and 4 teams from each of the other home nations.
Ireland proved too strong.  The weather was very 'iffy' but, except fot a short break, they played through the elements.  Some pistes were level with fine, round pebbles while others were similar to Bayside.  One, in particular, was on a slope.  They just got on with play.  The Gala/Presentation Dinner was held on the Sunday night.






























Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

147th Post ..... All Geared Up

Image
Upcoming in 2025 Singles Matchplay completion by Christmas. Regular play most days as usual, weather permitting. Saturday Competition until quarter end. Yule Boules on a weekend day in December [Stand alone event] day/date TBD. Christmas Lunch on Wed. Dec 3rd  at 2pm in the Elphin.  Book via the  poll on the App. Thursday Boules: What a turnout today 06-11-25 on a beautiful morning.  Eighteen playing in bright sunshine on an unseasonably warm day.  New trialists arriving and prospective new members including a French lady! Monday play: Monday play continues with players using the non-competitive games to try out the skill of 'shooting' in particular.  Since we were used to the 10 am start we've continued with the early start.  In and around eighteen players most Monday mornings.  With our numbers playing most mornings we are probably the most active club on the island. Major Competition: Our Major Competition has, as per AGM decision,  moved ...
Read more

145th Post: July happenings

Image
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...
Read more

144th Post: Busy June.....

Image
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 ...
Read more