We are sad to report the passing of a dear friend, Dave Wicks, in January 2024. Dave was a long time member of Leatherhead Petanque and Oxshott Petanque clubs. He played in the North Downs League (NDL) for the Moles and also in the SCPA six-a-side league. Dave was proficient in both pointing and shooting and was the first person to win the club’s Founders Cup undefeated, winning all six qualifying events. He was very competitive, having a strong will to win and was always one of the first names on the team sheet come match days. Dave’s other interests included music, especially blues, and runn ..read more

We are sad to report the passing of a dear friend, Ron Phelps, at the Royal Marsden hospital last weekend. Ron was a bit of a character, a one off, and a founder member of Leatherhead Petanque Club where his shooting style earned him the nickname ‘Starburst’. He played in the North Downs League (NDL) for the Moles and also in the SCPA six-a-side league. Ron enjoyed several trips to France and his liking for a certain tipple lead to him being affectionately know as ‘The Calvados Kid’. When the club moved to Oxshott Village Sports Club, Ron was an integral part of the six-a-side team (Ospreys) w ..read more

On Sunday morning, 12th November, at a charitable Poppy Doubles competition run by Cobbetts Boules Club, the very sad and tragic news filtered through to those playing, that Paul Leverett had passed away following a heart attack the previous night.  On behalf of all the members of the Southern Counties, we send our deepest condolences to Hassi and family at this very difficult time.  Our tribute to Paul Paul enjoyed a number of different hobbies. He was a guitarist in a band, he enjoyed restoring motorbikes, and had just recently got into sailing. Paul, unlike most mere mortals, had ..read more

A cold start to what turned out to be a bright sunny day. 26 teams overnight, but an 8am dropout meant byes, and some rejigging of the afternoon games. Play started promptly at 10.00, and after the morning leagues only 4 teams were on three wins: Tim and Becky on +28, Martin and Nigel on +23, Michael and Geoff on +22, and Mark and Will on +17. More surprising was seeing GWR’s Phil Bradshaw and Mark Gay, and our own Hassi and Mark, barely scrape into the Silver seeded at 15th and 16th respectively with a solitary win apiece. The afternoon was Gold and Silver with consolages, and a rejigged Bron ..read more

Muscliff have shown their talents once again by winning the New Forest League and New Forest Cup for the second year running! The team reached a 4-1 victory in last thursday’s final against Southampton City which was played at New Milton. They also finished just above Maniacs to take the league title. Well Done to all! Below is a photo of the winning team, left to right: Gilles, Clifton, Ray, Mick, John, Stuart, Mark, JP ..read more

Recent Junior Success! Southern’s Aimee has been selected to play for PE in an upcoming invitation event in Germany. She will be the fourth player in a team featuring Ella, Jane, and Alex. Aimee who is just 11yrs old is the reigning SCPA Junior Singles Champion, and was runner up in the national junior singles at Leicester over the weekend. The national singles also featured three other Southern players; Matthew, Tristan, and Alex. All three putting in a fantastic performance in both the Singles and the Shooting. It is great to see even more progression from our brilliant juniors!   ..read more

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Pam Treend. Pam passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon with Trevor by her side. Pam was a fun-loving larger than life woman and well known and respected within the Petanque community – Pam’s extraordinary commitment to the Southern Region will always be remembered, with her serving as Southern membership secretary from 1990-1997, as well as regional coach and also as Executive Vice President. We give our deepest condolences to Trevor, Ben and the Treend family – Rest in Peace Pam, you will be greatly missed ..read more

New Petanque England membership for club-level players At the Petanque England AGM in December, members voted to introduce a new membership type aimed at club-level petanque players who do not need a licence as they do not play in any regional or national competitions. I’m pleased to tell you that this has now been implemented by the Petanque England board. It is called ‘Club Player’ membership and is available for just £10 in 2023. Of the £10 membership fee, £6 goes directly to SCPA to be used for promotion and support of grass-roots petanque in our region. It will be ‘ring-fenced’ for this p ..read more

On a day which started dull, then blazing sunshine, then a downpour, then more sun, 23 teams played including one from Switzerland. A few surprises in the morning – Callum and Tony losing narrowly to Martin and Nigel, Steve Daykin and Tomasz losing to Alex Spillett and Kai Sheffield – meant only 5 teams had three wins: Dave and Jason +37, Alex and Kai +25, Keith and Trevor +23, Michael and Geoff +19, and Aston and Steve +13. Final Results: Gold: Winners – Dave Plumhoff and Jason White R/U – Callum Lombard and Tony Kidd Semis – Steve Daykin and Tomasz Rypien, Keith Atkinson and Trevor Gordon Co ..read more

A great day in the Southampton sunshine with 9 juniors competing. We had the 7 older juniors playing 6 games of timed singles and taking their turn in the Precision Shooting. 3 juniors Won 4 out of 6 games, with points difference required to split them and points for, to get our Winner. The 2 younger juniors had coaching and skills followed by games. Well Done to Everyone. the Results were; Junior Precision Shooting 1st Lewis (15 points and his first time) 2nd Alex (12 points) 3rd Tristan (9 points and 7) 4th Finnley (9 points and 5) 5th Aimee 6th Axel 7th Sasha Junior Singles Championship 1st ..read more