Adnams Coastal Petanque League versus Nottingham/Mercia - Saturday 18th June 2016

Further to discussions earlier this year and the announcement at the 2015 Grand Finals Day, we are excited to announce that we have arranged a challenge match versus Nottingham City Petanque Club and possible other members of the newly formed Mercia Petanque Association on Saturday 18th June 2016.

This date has been selected to avoid any clashes with the England football teams fixtures at Euro 2016 (so you don't need to go scurrying for your diaries!!).

Those of you that indicated your initial interest at Grand Finals Day will be contacted shortly, as you will be given first option on taking part.

The cost to play will be £5 per person but you'll need to make your own way up to the pistes at Nottingham.

At present we haven't decided upon the total number of players that can take part, but we'd expected around 20 to 24 players per team.

Registration for 2016 season nearly complete - DEADLINE ON 31st JANUARY 2016

Whilst you are clearing away the Christmas tree and getting prepared for welcoming in the New Year, please remember that registration for our 2016 season ends on 31st January 2016.

So far we have FORTY FIVE teams entered, with the full THIRTY TWO teams taking the Cup options, so there are no Cup places left.

Registration Forms are available from the League Co-Ordinator, please request one via email.

The cost to enter will be £20 per team until the deadline date.

Voting on New Divisional Names for 2016

As we are likely to be moving towards 9 or 10 divisions next season, thereby up to 2 more than we currently have, we'd like to offer those that actually visit and read this website the chance to vote on the new divisional names that we use.

In keeping with our sponsorship by Adnams of Southwold, the new divisions will also be named after Adnams products and therefore a shortlist of 6 names has been drawn up for you to choose from.


Shortlist

Barley Mow
Blackshore
Copper House
Innovation
Regatta
Sole Star


Please indicate your 1st choice and a 2nd choice and we will go with the majority decision. You can only vote the one time by commenting on this post. Any other means of sending me your votes will be disregarded, including emails and texts. (A good test as to who exactly reads the stuff I put on here!!)

One other stipulation, you must be a Coastal player to be eligible to vote and need to put your real name to your vote.

Any inappropriate suggestions or answers will be deleted.

Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like....Fifty!!

With a flurry of recent Registration activity, our league membership for the 2016 season is looking like it could be approaching the 50 team mark.

We currently have 39 teams formally registered with 3 registrations ''in the post'', whilst awaiting 5 teams from last season to re-register and we have also been in touch with around a dozen other contacts that may produce a new team/venue for 2016.

Entry to the Knock Out Cup (limited to the first 32 teams that take that option up) is almost full and is likely to have it's full 32 team line-up finalised within the next few days.

If you know of anywhere else that would be interested in starting a team up and/or entering our league, then please let me know as soon as possible.

Christmas Message from the League

To all in the Coastal League, those that have played against us and those that know us, we wish you and all your families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Hope to see you sometime during the 2016 season.

Registrations for 2016 Season

Registration now closed, with 49 teams registered;

Aldeburgh Boules
Bromeswell Boules Club
Beau Belles Middleton
Bramford Cock I
Bramford Cock II
Bressingham Flyers
BT Antares Allstars
Carlton Colville Crown
Christchurch Park
Cretingham Bell
Crown Inn Snape
Dolphin Thorpeness
Deben Vikings
Eels Foot I
Eels Foot II
Eels Foot III
Eels Foot IV
Eels Foot V
Finborough Chestnut Horse
Framsden Dobermann
Golden Key Snape
GY Rumboulers
Hare & Hounds East Bergholt
Huntingfield Hares
Kettleburgh
Kings Head Stutton
Leiston Engineers
Lets Play Boules Playford
Parrot & Punchbowl Aldringham
Railway Inn Framlingham Locos
Railway Inn Framlingham Shunters
Riverside Stratford St Andrew
Rolling Stones Aldeburgh
Rumburgh Buck
Saxmundham Carlton Park
Shotford Boules Club
Sorrel Horse Barham
Stowmarket Oddboules
Suivre Les Boules Playford
The Bouligans Shottisham
The Exiles Bealings
Turks Head Hasketon
Wentworth Hotel Aldeburgh
Westleton I
Westleton II
Wheatsheaf Tattingstone
White Lion Aldeburgh
Woodbridge Saxons
Worlingworth Cricket Club

2016 Belgium/Holland Trip - MAXIMUM OF 6 PLACES LEFT

Due to the huge take-up in people wanting to go on our 5th annual trip to Belgium and Holland, from Friday 29th April to Monday 2nd May 2016, we already have a team of 32 players going and representing your league.

Therefore, based on the amount of space we have left in our hire vehicles, we can only offer a MAXIMUM of 4 more places for this trip.

The cost is £245 per person (with a single room supplement payable if you want a room to yourself!!) and covers your travel cost with us, Channel Tunnel fees, 3 nights B&B at our 3-star hotel in Belgium, your contribution towards a share of the petrol & toll fees and your share of the cost of providing gifts to all our hosts.

Should anyone want to travel separately from us, the cost of the trip reduces to £150 per person and we can take TWO MORE PERSONS in this way but you'd have to make your own way to our various venue locations.

If you want to be part of this trip, please contact the League Co-Ordinator IMMEDIATELY