Bastille Weekend

Name: Bastille Weekend
Start: 2024-07-13T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-14T17:30:00+01:00
Location: Caerleon RFC Broadway, NP18 1AY Caerleon, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Jul 13 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun Jul 14 2024 at 05:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Caerleon RFC Broadway, NP18 1AY Caerleon, United Kingdom | Newport, WA

We are very proud of our Bastille Weekend which has grown from a small in-club event, to a full weekend of cheerful & competitive pétanque. In the past few years we’ve welcomed players from across Wales, the UK and from across Europe (Finland, Germany, Spain, Sweden & France so far). We are based at Caerleon RFC, and we honour the competitive, community-focused nature of the Rugby Club in the spirit of our tournament.
*Saturday 13th July* is our Bastille Mêlée: Up to 72 players compete over a minimum of 4 games, with a raffle and our legendary mad shooting competition during the break. French themed fancy dress is strongly encouraged (and rewarded!). A generous buffet lunch is included in the entry fee, and there are a range of prizes on offer - including the coveted “Most Average” prize, and the less coveted Wooden Spoon. This event is opened to our club members first of all, and then to returning guests, with any remaining places offered to others so it sells out quickly. Our growing club now has over 50 paid up members so this year we only have a handful of spaces up for grabs – don’t snooze on this one! We will run a short waiting list for people who don’t get a space.

Entry is £7. Registration is 10.00-10.15am.
*Sunday 14th July* is the Caerleon Open Triples: this is a competitive event, but still played with friendship foremost. All entry fees go back in prizes, and this is topped up by the club. The prize pot increases with entries but last year we had £150 first prize and 3 other cash prizes for those in 1st and 2nd of the Gold and Silver comps. Teams of 4 are welcome at no additional cost. If you’d like to play the Triples but don’t have a team let us know and we will fix you up. We don’t offer lunch so please bring your own – there is planet of space inside and out to have a picnic.
Entry is £15 per team. Registration is 9.30-9.45am.
The bar will be open from 12pm each day (you are not permitted to bring your own alcoholic drinks).
Both events are unlicensed, so all players are welcome. Entry is by pre-payment only (see below) and only once you have paid is your space secure as we will have people waiting.

We are very lucky that our Bastille Weekend coincides with Caerleon’s well established Big Free weekend which is part of the annual art’s festival - https://www.caerleon-arts.org/what-we-do/the-big-free/. The Hanbury and The Bell pubs run a mini music festival over the weekend (free) with bands playing throughout the afternoon and evening. Both pubs have good beer and food, so it’s a great way to add to your weekend: the hardcore go straight from piste to pub!
Any questions? Contact us via the Caerleon RFC Petanque facebook page, email [email protected], or speak to Tansy or Barbara.