Petanque - Fleet, Hampshire

Local Links
::	Crondall Petanque Club With around 100 members, the Club has become one of the largest in the UK in terms of membership and is one of the most active. Outgrowing its original venue, the Club moved in 1997 to the Bowenhurst Golf Centre, where a new fully floodlit terrain was built to provide 16 internationally sized pistes of 17m x 4m. It is one of the UK’s premier pétanque venues, having hosted several national and regional qualifying competitions.
Other Links
::	English Petanque Association The EPA is the body responsible for the sport of Pétanque (sometimes called Boules) in England. It is affiliated to the British Pétanque Federation, which is, in turn, affiliated to the world governing body, the FIPJP. Pétanque is a sport that can be played for fun in the garden or seriously up to World Championship level. It is a sport that is enjoyed by all ages and both sexes. Juniors can compete with adults on equal terms, often beating them.
::	Southern Counties Petanque Association The Southern Counties Pétanque Association is one of a dozen or so geographic divisions of the English Pétanque Association (EPA), devoted to promoting the sport of Pétanque. Commonly known as French Boules, the game has an enthusiastic following in the UK where it is truly a family sport, appealing to young and old and to both men and women equally.
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