Clubs
EPA Registered Clubs of the West Midlands PA
Coventry Petanque Club
is based at The
Burnt Post,
Our club night is Friday, with a weekly
competition game starting at
On the first
Friday evening of every month, we hold an open melee (new
partners in every round) for members, guests and visitors alike
and also, from May until Autumn, we have melees at 10.30 a.m. on
the first and third Tuesdays in the month when visitors are also
welcome.
We also hold
Sunday melees approx once a month when all are welcome.
The terrain
can provide up to 8 lanes for competitions and has floodlighting
to allow play all year round.
We enter teams in the West Midlands Summer
League, the Inter-Club Tournament and the National Knockout and
members also enter the Regional Pairs and Triples competitions,
plus local competitions throughout the year. Some members have
represented the West Midlands Region at national level and
We are keen
to attract new members of all ages, especially at the younger
end of the age spectrum (free club membership for under-18's),
If you would like more information, please
contact:
The Half Crown PC
is based
in the
Our facilities are extremely good, with eight international-sized terrains and the ability to host competitions of up to 24 teams very comfortably. We are attached to a thriving pub – The Crown Inn – which gives us all the facilities we need, including a top notch restaurant, bar snacks, fine wines and real ales, as well as club house facilities for our social events.
On the social side we play every Saturday from 2pm and on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm, and welcome newcomers to join in. We can lend you some boules, instruct you in rules of the game and ensure that you have an interesting experience, whether you are 8 or 80 years old.
If you want to know more about the Half Crown Pétanque Club give John Emberton a call on 01926 814267, visit us at The Crown Inn, Stockton or visit our web site: www.halfcrownpetanque.org.uk
Solihull
Pétanque Club
is part of the Blossomfield Sports Club, located at The
Wardens,
We are a small group – around 25 members, but the facilities are good, and we can support around 12 games at anyone time. We meet socially three times each week, Sunday morning at 10.00 a.m., and Thursday afternoon at 2.00.p.m. throughout the year, and from April – September on Tuesday evening at 7.00 p.m. From October to April we also play at 2p.m. on Tuesday afternoons
Visitors are always welcome and we can lend boules, and provide instruction to anyone wanting to try the game. We also play competitively and are affiliated to the English Pétanque Association through the West Midlands Region.
If you want further information contact Barry Cox 01564
730151,
barryjcox@blueyonder.co.uk
or
Warwick Pétanque Club
is one of the newest clubs in the West Midlands Region having been formed in 2008.The club is based near Leamington Spa with excellent access facilities from the A46 and M40. It offers 10 pistes (2.5m x 14m), full floodlighting and piste-side parking.
The club can be found at Leamington Rugby Club, off the A452 Kenilworth Road. Club nights are played every Thursday evening from 7pm and newcomers are welcome.
The club has a range of members, from those
relatively new to the sport, to more established players, including
England internationals. More details about the club can be found at
warwickpetanque.org.uk or the club can be followed on
Facebook and
Twitter.
Whitnash Windmill Pétanque Club is one of the newest and most progressive pétanque clubs in the country, having grown from around a dozen members in June 2005 to over 60 members (including 16 juniors) four years later
The Club is based at
the
Whitnash Sports and Social Club, near
Leamington Spa, where the Club has developed a fantastic
purpose-built,
17m x 30m floodlit terrain.
The Club is continually improving its facility with the
latest additions being a large competitor/spectator shelter and
benches around the terrain.
In addition to this they have an additional 17m x 22m
area adjacent to the new terrain, which can be used for
additional lanes, providing them with an extremely large
facility available for play
all year round.
The Club promotes two open competitions each year, a number of social competitions and inter-club events, club championships as well as weekly club gatherings on Monday evenings from 7pm and Friday afternoons from 2pm. Newcomers of all ages are always welcome and competition boules can be loaned to new players who would like to give it a try
The
Whitnash Sports and Social Club
has excellent facilities available with a fully licensed bar and
other club rooms. There are already table tennis, tennis, senior
and junior football, bowls and netball sections which have been
established at the Club for many years.
If you would like more information please contact the Club Secretary, Carol Woodward on 01926 770373 or by email at woodward_carol@hotmail.com .
