Monday 30 May 2016

2016 KING RAEDWALD CUP @ SUTTON HOO

2016 KING RAEDWALD CUP @ SUTTON HOO
SUNDAY JULY 24th
Team Event - You need 4 players ONLY, no more, no less.

Cost is £10 per adult, £6 per child to take part
National Trust members need only pay £3 each but they need to give me their Membership number and also bring their card on the day.

Format will be slightly amended to create more time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Sutton Hoo, as it will again be their 1930's Garden Party and a Spitfire fly-past, but you will play as pairs playing over a fixed 7 ends, to create the quick turnaround of matches.

Entry will be limited to a maximum of 12 teams. Have already got 8 teams confirmed pending full entry details.

Entries can be paid online in the Leagues Bank Account details but send me an email to confirm who is in your team and any National Trust membership numbers.

Thursday 26 May 2016

Are You Behind Schedule??

This coming weekend, 28th, 29th, 30th May sees us reach the halfway point of the league programme (already I hear you say!!).

Therefore to gauge whether you are up-to-date or behind in your fixtures, please use the following guide as an indicator;

In a 5 team League
You should be completing your 4th match by this week

In a 4 team league
You should be completing your 3rd match by this week

In a 3 team league
You should be completing your 3rd match by this week


There are a few outstanding matches according to the League Results Officers fixture lists, but these may have been played but the scorecard hasn't been sent in yet. If that is the case, can you please forward the relevant scorecard(s) as soon as possible.

Visit of La Petanque Montoise (Belgium)

Following the visit of our friends from La Petanque Montoise (Belgium), we had 3 separate events over the weekend, with the individual winners;


1st Leg - Friday 13th May

Mark Adamson & Paddy Rosseau (Parrot & Punchbowl)

2nd Leg - Saturday 14th May

Dave & Julie Mark (Crown Inn Snape)

3rd Leg - Sunday 15th May

Lewis Fletcher & Martha Rios-Hall (Eels Foot Inn)


So at each leg, the winners were a pair from the host team, coincidence or home piste advantage?


In the analysis of matches that were efeectively ACPL v La Petanque Montoise, the weekends match score was ACPL 21 wins LPM 10 wins.

A great weekend with over 60 ACPL players involved over the 3 days and an offer for us to return to LPM in 2017.

Belgium & Holland Trip 2016

Results from our annual League trip to Belgium & Holland;


Friday 29th April

PC De Zeemeermin (Belgium)  11  Adnams Coastal Petanque League  5


Saturday 30th April

PC Koksijde (Belgium)  42  Adnams Coastal Petanque League  42


Sunday 1st May

CJB Middelburg (Holland)  25  Adnams Coastal Petanque League  11

Sunday 8 May 2016

Adnams Cup 2016 - Round Two

The draw for the Second Round of the Adnams Cup is as follows;

STOWMARKET ODDBOULES v Deben Vikings
KETTLEBURGH v Golden Key Snape
PARROT & PUNCHBOWL ALDRINGHAM v Eels Foot III
EELS FOOT HAILBAILLIES v Yarmouth Rumboules
BROMESWELL BRAVES v Finborough Chestnut Horse
BRESSINGHAM FLYERS v Rolling Stones Aldeburgh
SUIVRE LES BOULES PLAYFORD v Bromeswell Boules Club
SHOTFORD BOWLS CLUB v Eels Foot I

Teams in capital letters are the Home teams.

All matches must be completed by Sunday 26th June

Adnams Plate 2016 - Round One

Now that the First Round of the Adnams Cup is completed, all the First Round losers go into the Adnams Plate.

The draw is as follows;

ALDEBURGH BOULES v Leiston Engineers
CHRISTCHURCH PARK v Eels Foot V
BT TURKS HEAD v Carlton Park Saxmundham
FRAMSDEN DOBERMANN v Eels Foot Les Boulistes
BRAMFORD COCK II v Sorrel Horse Barham
CROWN INN SNAPE v Bramford Cock I
CARLTON COLVILLE CROWN v Rumburgh Buck
THE BOULIGANS SHOTTISHAM v Woodbridge Saxons

Teams in capitals are the home teams. Matches must be completed by Sunday June 26th

La Petanque Montoise - Belgian Boules Festival Friday 13th May till Sunday 15th May

Our Belgian friends, La Petanque Montoise, will be here in a few days, so if you aren't taking part in the matches, please come along and support England as we take on Belgium over three days of fierce(!!) boules action.

Friday 13th May
Parrot & Punchbowl, Aldringham - Start time approx. 7pm

Saturday 14th May
Crown Inn Snape - Start time approx. 3pm

Sunday 15th May
Eels Foot Inn Eastbridge - Start time approx. 3pm


The entire weekends prize giving etc will be carried out on the Sunday at the end of the Eels leg of matches at around 7pm, with an all-day outside bar and hog roast.

All players need to collect their prizes on the Sunday.

We will also be running a petanque shop at these events with rings, bags, cochs and the latest League pin-badges for sale. All funds raised go towards running future events such as this.

All spectators are welcome. at all 3 events


King Raedwald Cup 2016 - Sunday 24th July

The King Raedwald Cup makes a welcome return to our calendar on Sunday 24th July, with the 4-player-a-team tournament to be held at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, home of the world famous Sutton Hoo burial.

This event is open to a maximum of 10 teams, with a cost in line with last years fees, but with Natiomal Trust members only having to pay the competition entry fee only.

Last year the Trust donated over £200 worth of prizes to this event.

If you are interested, please email the League Co-Ordinator via   imogenlewiskira@sky.com

League Trip to Nottingham City PC - Saturday 18th June

We still have some space available if you'd like to be part of the travelling League team to compete against our friends from Nottinghamshire on Saturday 18th June, at the home of Nottingham City Petanque Club

8 places left.

The cost to play is £5 per person, and you can express your interest by emailing the League Co-Ordinator via   imogenlewiskira@sky.com

Aldeburgh Carnival Pairs - Saturday 13th August

Saturday 13th August 2016 at the Jimmy Robinson Pistes, Aldeburgh

Cost is £10 per pair to enter.

Entry limited to 32 pairs.

Please register via the League Co-Ordinator using the email address  imogenlewiskira@sky.com

Moules & Boules Pairs - Saturday 16th July

Moules & Boules Pairs

Saturday 16th July at the Jimmy Robinson Pistes, Aldeburgh.

Cost is £10 per pair to enter.

Entry limited to 32 pairs.

Entries to be submitted via Jeff Short, who will give you a code to make electronic payment with into League account.

If you need Jeff's email address, please message or comment.

Funny That.....

Funny that I put up messages and info on this Blogsite, inviting comment, debate, response etc and very little happens.

When I turn my focus to other methods of Social Media interaction to put out info etc, several people have asked whether I still use this site as they regularly check it and there is nothing more recent on it!!!

If you don't comment on stuff, I don't know you are looking at it!!