Boules (Petanque)

Ball Games resembling Petanque have been played for many centuries throughout Europe.  There is little doubt that the game played by Drake as he waited for the Spanish Armada was far more like Petanque than the game known today by the English as Bowls.  The rules are simple and the game is easy to learn. 

The Petanque Group meets on the 2^nd and 4^th Thursdays of each month at 11.00am at ‘The Bell on the Common’, at Broughton Gifford.  We normally stop for lunch at about 1.00pm and play throughout the year though numbers can get a bit low in the worst weather.  The publican and staff at the Bell are most friendly and welcoming and make no charge for the use of the ‘Piste’. Numbers are limited by the size of this playing area. 

Whilst we all like to play well the emphasis of the group is social rather than serious.