- Crondall Petanque Club
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Crondall Petanque Club, formed in 1989, is one of the largest such clubs in the UK with around 100 members. Petanque is the internationally accepted form of the game of boules which is played on a gravel terrain in almost every town and village in France. It has a keen following in England where the sport is administered by the English Petanque Association which itself is divided into a dozen or so regional bodies; Crondall PC is one of about 30 affiliates to the Southern Counties Petanque Association.
Conveniently situated near the M3 on the Hampshire - Surrey border, and close to the towns of Fleet and Farnham, the Club is ideally placed to host major competitive petanque events. It is based at the Bowenhurst Golf Centre, Mill Lane on the main A287 road between Farnham and Odiham.
The Crondall terrain is floodlit and has 16 internationally sized pistes of 17m x 4m which can host national and regional competitions. The Club draws its membership from many parts of the surrounding area and comprises almost equal numbers of men and women, encompassing a wide range of ages and abilities. Junior members are actively encouraged and the Club recognizes that petanque is one of the few sports where the disabled can often play as equal partners to the able-bodied. It participates in both 6- and 9-a-side leagues and also in the 6-a-side North Downs League, which was initiated by one of our founder members. The Club organises a full calendar of its own events, from singles, doubles and triples competitions, to informal mêlées and friendly matches against neighbouring clubs.
See also
External links
- Crondall Petanque Club
- English Petanque Association
- Southern Counties Petanque Association
- Petanque.org
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