Good luck to all playing at Troon on Sunday 13/9/15.

Well done to Alex. Monthly medal winner. Two in a row.

Medal Table 2015

ARDBEG MINIMARKET CUP

The draw for the above cup will be made at the end of May.  The date of the final has not yet been fixed.

Dates of Competitions 2014

Dates of competitions are as follows

Rosebowl  Sunday 17 August 2014
Memorial Cup  Sunday 21 September 2014

Monthly medal competitions will be held on the following dates:

11 May
22 June
6 July
24 August

PORT BANNATYNE PETANQUE CLUB NEW SEASON

NEW SEASON STARTS SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2014

Club meets Sundays at 2.00 pm and Wednesdays at 7.00 pm in Port Bannatyne Park


Annual Membership £15.00
£1.00 to join for a day, boules provided.

Or book for parties outwith club hours for £2.00 per head- to book email portpetanque@yahoo.co.uk

PORT BANNATYNE PETANQUE CLUB

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY AT 7 PM
PORT BANNATYNE VILLAGE HALL

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WELCOME

At the Port Bannatyne Committee meeting held on 28 November, it was decided to hold our usual new year's day event.  This will be held at the piste at 12 noon on 1 January.  If the weather is ok we will play some games and there will be mince pies and other festive fare.

Branwen Common
Secretary

2013 winners

The McInnes family cleared the trophy cabinet this season. Stella won the Ardbeg minimarket Trophy and shared the monthly medal with Peter Slepokura. Alex lifted the Memorial Garden Trophy.

April Medal

Mary Harrower won the first medal of the season in a turn out of 9 boolers.

New season 2012

The 2012 season is now underway (8/4/12). Club meets Sundays 2pm  and Wednesdays 7pm in Port Bannatyne Park.

Monthly medal competitions Sundays 2pm on   20/5/12    24/6/12   22/7/12   19/8/12    23/9/12

Visitors and new members very welcome.

Winners

Congratulations to 2011 competition winners:

Monthly medal winner: Jean Donald

Memorial Garden Trophy: Elaine Thom

Betty Wright founder member of the club leaves Port Bannatyne for Beauly

Betty Wright

In August 2011 Betty left Port Bannatyne for Beauly in Inverness-shire.  Betty’s friends, the members of Port Bannatyne Petanque Club, see this as a wonderful opportunity to recall the projects and show appreciation for the successes Betty accomplished during 10 happy years in the Port.

PETANQUE PISTE

In 2005 Betty and her close friend Elaine Jukes asked the Council if they could have a small part of the public park to build a Petanque Piste in Port Bannatyne - they agreed.  It was established that the cost of the build would be £12,500.  Betty, a tenant of Fyne Homes, asked if they would be prepared to help with the cost and/or the build – they agreed.  The “Dynamic Duo” engaged in some research on the Scottish Petanque Website for information about how to build, how to play, rules, regulations and insurance and a group was asked to form a committee to run the club – they agreed.  

In February 2008 the Piste was ready, boules, rings, measures and magnets were purchased and the first match was played.

GOOD NATURED GARDEN 

Betty’s impact on The Port was not restricted to increasing opportunities for sporting activities.  Elaine and Betty also have a keen interest in gardening and the development of the Good Natured Garden included the children of the area planting bulbs and many others donating goods and time. A derelict piece of land was turned into a flower filled garden which encourages wildlife.

 MEMORIAL GARDEN

In the next project Betty and Elaine combined their love of gardening with an interest in the history of the area, instigated by a visit to a small display at St Ninian’s Church about the x-craft submarines which were based in Port Bannatyne and active during World War II.  After considerable research and making many personal and emotional contacts with the families and crews of the x-craft, Betty and Elaine developed the Memorial Garden.  Again, many local people agreed to help (it seems it was hard to say no) the ground work done, with the garden completed in a year.  The opening of the Memorial Garden is one of their proudest moments as was the presentation, to Betty and Elaine, of the Naval - Submariners insignia lapel badge of the double dolphins in the form of a beautiful gold brooch.

The actor Alan Alda said “The best things said come last”. 

Betty – your friends at the Port Bannatyne Petanque  Club will continue to play for the Memorial Garden Cup each year.  We say heartfelt thanks and wish you well knowing that our loss is Beauly’s gain.

Fairlie Yacht Club - Crew Passage Race and Muster - Petanque Port Bannatyne

On Saturday 2 July, Fairlie Yacht Club raced "Round the Cans in the Clyde" and, for the first time, held a "Muster" at Port Bannatyne Marina. 
In the evening, Petanque club members Jim and Elaine set up the piste while the Rear Commodore, Paul Rae and his family erected the gazebo and set up drinks and nibbles.   The Fairlie sailors came ashore exchanging boats for boules and after Elaine gave a quick resume of the game, the competition began in earnest.  Teams of players had already signed up and "Beer Commodore" Paul, ran a keenly contested, fun-filled knock-out petanque competition.
The Port Bannatyne Petanque Club hope that Fairlie Yacht Club will muster again in the Port - a very sociable patnership - perhaps and annual event!
Elaine

15 May | 2:43:39

CLUB COMPETITION  2ND LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH THROUGH TO SEPTEMBER.

WATCH OUT FOR A COMPETITION BETWEEN WATER BOARD WORKERS AND WORKERS FROM GEORGE LESLIE LTD.

Are they game? or Chicken?




Jane Donald. Correspondent.