We have decided to postpone our Club Singles Competition, originally scheduled for Saturday April 24th, until COVID regulations have been relaxed enough that we can accommodate the number of concurrent matches required. A further announcment will be made once we have a new date.
Back at last!
We reopened the pistes on Wednesday morning with our first club session after the latest lockdown restrictions were relaxed. 13 players turned out on what was a very pleasant, not to say warm, morning and it was great to see Tony and Cec drop by after their 2nd jabs. We have a full program of […]
Roadmap to Return to Play
Following the government’s recent announcements on a exit from lockdown, Petanque England have issued a Roadmap to Return to Play, which can be found here: https://www.petanque-england.uk/2021/02/23/the-roadmap-to-play/ If all goes well, therefore, we could be re-starting our Club Sessions from March 29th. Here’s hoping.
Tier 4 – Club Sessions Suspended
As London went into Tier 4 from midnight, all organised club activity is now suspended. The piste is available for socially distanced play, subject to the government Tier 4 guidelines. We hope to back at some point in the new year.
Club Sessions to Start Again
The general Covid lockdown is due to end at midnight on December 1st, and Croydon is expected to be in Tier 2 from December 2nd. Accordingly, the committee is pleased to announce that club sessions will recommence on Wednesday December 2nd. As before, these will be fully socially distanced and in accordance with all regulations […]
Club Closed
In accordance with the new regulations, Croydon Petanque Club is now closed until (at least) December 3rd. Club sessions will not be taking place during this period.
Covid Cup Report
16 members of CPC got together yesterday (Sunday) to play a socially distanced, but very enjoyable and competitive “Covid Cup” Drawn Pairs event at Ashburton Park. The pistes had been set up with 2 very wide lanes on each, giving plenty of room for players in each game. For extra safety, games in each group […]
An excellent 2nd place at the London Cup!
The Croydon team of Linda Greenwood, John Desbottes, Steve Gorman, Gary Greenman, Robin Reid, and Richard Scrimshaw finished as runners up in the London Cup yesterday, September 13th. Our final score was 31 points out of a maximum of 45. We won 4 out of the 5 matches, losing just 2 games – the doubles […]
London Cup “Light” to go ahead.
London Petanque Club have confirmed that this year’s, much reduced, version of this annual competition will take place on September 13th. We are pleased to confirm that Croydon Petanque Club will be sending a team of 5 to take part.
Club Sessions Restarting
Following a review of the test sessions we have held over the last 3 weeks, the committee have decided that our full schedule of sessions can be restarted. The first regular session will be on Friday August 28th. These will be open to paid up members only who have confirmed their acceptance of, and willingness […]
