77th Post. Rain didn't stop play!

 

Charlie and John braving the elements at 9.00 a.m. on Friday morning.!


Play is continuing at pace in the singles competition.  The two months allocation is beginning to seem generous but  some players campaigns have yet to start.  Health permitting we hope all players will be underway this week.  Also, we're glad we allocated the full two hours per match as some close games are taking the full time allocation.

The WhatsApp group text is proving a wonderful mechanism for entering fixtures and results allowing Ciaran to update his records for Group 1 and Group 2.  See below.


While a few players are managing to score freely, most are managing to take a game here and there, even off the most able players.  It is noticeable that the standard of play has risen since we started Boules in late 2019 and Michael, who also plays in Bushy Park, will attest to that.  While not many players are 'shooting' the accuracy of throws is improving.

Players are coming to watch games and applaud the efforts of their fellow players.  Occasionally players are checking out future opposition, or so I've been told!

Some general photos of play across the week.  If masks are not being work it was only for the photograph.  For now, we are abiding by the mask wearing stipulation.






While the following scene sometimes greets us after a weekend..........................





............. I must mention that a group of young people were gathered at the benches late on Friday 21st.  As usual, I hoped there wouldn't be a nuisance factor.  I was very pleasantly surprised on the following morning to find almost all litter had been removed and carefully  placed into the bin at the end of Verbena Park.  In fact it was almost full.  They won't be reading this but if anyone knows them send our best wishes at not having to clean anything up afterwards.

Our thanks to Tom B for cleaning out the tubes for the score boards that were filling up with stones and soil.

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