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Events for 2026
Next Event
Our next in house competition is the Autumn doubles
which will take place on Saturday 17th October
at Stonards at 1 pm.
New Sign at Stonards
We now have a sign at our piste on Stonards Park
which was erected this week.
Thanks to Epping Town Council who funded and organised it.
Photo of the sign is in our Photo Album
Two more new club Competitions
The committee have decided to introduce 2 new club
competitions this year.
A Womens singles competition and a Veterans mixed doubles competition.
Womens singles competition. This will take place on Saturday 12th September at Stonards at 1.15 pm
Veterans doubles (over 70s). This will take place on Thursday 17th September at Hanbury at 10 am.
Choose your
own partners for this one.
Epping Ongar Challenge Teams (2026)
The teams playing in the Epping Ongar challenge
1st leg at Stonards on Saturday 13th June.
COMPETITION REPORTS
Epping Ongar Challenge 2nd Leg (2026)
We played the second leg of the
Epping v Ongar mixed triples competition on Sunday.
After the 1st leg, Epping were 3 points ahead with 9.5 points against Ongars 6.5 points so it was all to play for.
After some very close games, the scores were even going into the last round but unfortunately we were pipped
at the post and ended with a final score of Epping 15, Ongar 17
It was a great mornings play and a valiant effort by all - well done to all who took part and thanks
to those who came along and supported.
A photo from this event is in our Photo Album
Veterans Mixed Doubles (2026)
This the second of our new competitions was
played on Thursday morning at Hanbury.
12 players played in the inaugural veterans mixed doubles competition.
There were 2 leagues and each team played 2 games of 9 ends.
The Final was played with the winners of each league.
Winners of the blue league were Linda and Ashley and yellow league winners were Janet and Graham.
Linda and Ashley were victorious in a close game 11:10.
Congratulations to the winners and runners up and well done to all those that braved the weather.
Thanks to Mark for organising the day
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Womens Singles (2026)
This the first of our new competitions was
played in the sun on Saturday afternoon at Stonards.
10 entered the club Womens singles competition and were sorted into 2 leagues and all played 4 games each.
There were some very close games. The winner of the yellow league was Dee and winner of the blue league was Jane.
After a close final, Dee was victorious.
Congratulations to Dee and well done to all who played.
Thanks to Mark for organising, scoring and measuring.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Chalkwell Friendly 2nd Round (2026)
A great day hosting Chalkwell in the
second round of our friendly matches.
There were womens only, mens only and mixed games (doubles and triples).
The day ended once again with a draw
at 8 games each.
Well done to all who took part and a big thanks to all those who helped on the piste and in the Pavilion and
to Mark for organising the day.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
George Durno Doubles Competition (2026)
A great afternoon of play was had at the George
Durno doubles competition.
14 players playing in 2 leagues took part.
Eventually getting to grips with the scoring for this competition
there were some tight matches.
6 out of the 7 teams finished on the same total points so we had to use
points difference.
The finalists were Colin and Roger against Graham F and GG with Graham and GG winning 6:3 to take the trophy.
Well done to all of the players and congratulations to Graham and GG.
At the same time as the final, the Town Council played the District Council in their annual competition.
Again, it was a close match but the Town Council came through at the end to win 13:10 and retained their trophy.
Congratulations.
Thanks go to Mandy for helping at the piste and to Doreen and Helen in the catering department.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Open Pairs (2026)
A fun day was held at the Gardens of Hanbury on Saturday
for the open pairs competition. The sun shone for us and it was great to see the venue in all its glory.
40 teams from various clubs across the region entered with 7 pairs from our club.
All were put into leagues in the morning (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper) and had to play 4 games each.
Knockout rounds were played in the afternoon. There were some very close matches.
Jane and Mark (The Tembey Tossers) got through to the final of the silver league but unfortunately lost and
therefore were runners up.
Colin and Kathryn (The Rigby Rollers) got through to the final of the Copper league but lost out to take silver.
Well done to all that took part.
Thanks to Valerie for running the refreshments, David for opening up and helping to set up for the day and to
Carolyn and John from Ongar for organising the competition.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Summer Singles Challenge Competition (2026)
A great mornings play at Hanbury for our club
summer singles competition followed by a spot of lunch in the sunshine for some of us.
16 members competed, playing in 4 leagues.
Mark T, Rosemary, Marion and Gil came top of their leagues
taking them into the semi finals.
Rosemary and Marion got through to the finals with Rosemary the eventual winner.
Congratulations to Rosemary, keeping the trophy in the Preston household.
Well done to all who took part.
Many thanks to Mandy, Gil and Dee who helped to set up the pistes and special thanks to Mark for organising
the day and scoring.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Spring League 4th Leg (2026)
Epping played in our final Spring League
matches on Saturday.
Epping Blue Team in division 2 team played at Maldon piste
Epping Yellow and Green, both in division 3,
played at Billericay piste.
Some great matches were played in scorching weather.
The final league results were:
Epping Yellow captained by Mike remain in Division 3
Epping Green captained by Mandy came top of their league and are promoted to Division 2
Epping Blue captained by David came 2nd in their league and are promoted to Division 1
Well done to all who played over the last couple of months.
I hope you enjoyed playing at different pistes and meeting new teams and had some fun along the way.
Roll on next year.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Epping Ongar Challenge (2026)
We had a good start to our annual contest
against Ongar on a sunny, albeit chilly morning at Stonards.
The 1st leg finished with a score of Epping 9.5 and Ongar 6.5.
The 2nd leg at Ongar will be on Sunday 4th October and today’s lead puts us in a good position to regain the title.
Thanks to all the players and the helpers at the piste and in the kitchen, making it a successful day.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Ted Burton Triples Competition (2026)
We held the Ted Burton Triples at Stonards on a hot and
sunny Saturday afternoon.
9 members competed forming 3 teams.
First place went to John Adams, Dee and Jane.
2nd place went to Mandy, Andrew and Rosemary.
Mark, Roger and GG were third.
Well done everyone.
Two photos from this event are in our Photo Album
John Sears challenge (2026)
We entered 3 teams for
the John Sears challenge on Monday at Ongar.
24 teams were entered in total.
Mandys team got through to the silver knock outs, Marks team and Mikes team competed for the bronze trophy.
Unfortunately both teams had to play each other to get to the finals and Marks team won and went on to win
the final.
There were some very close matches and it was great to interact with people from other clubs.
Well done to all
Photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Chalkwell Friendly (2026)
A great fun day was had on Saturday at Chalkwell
(Westcliffe on Sea) where a friendly match by the sea in the sunshine was held.
8 members played 4 games each and the day ended a tie at 8 all.
Well done to those that played and thanks to Mark for arranging.
We will arrange a return home match later in the year.
A photo from this event is in our Photo Album
Spring League (2026)
Our 2nd Spring League match was hosted at Stonards.
Before the match began a minutes silence was held for Sue, dedicating this match to her.
Epping Blue won 2 games and lost 1, Epping Green won 1 and lost 2 and Epping Yellow won 2 and lost 1.
Well done to all teams.
Full results of all the divisions will be available in due course.
Thanks to Mandy and Dee for helping to set up for the day, and others who helped us clear up, to GG for coming
to support us and to Valerie and Doreen for being in charge of refreshments.
Special thanks to Mark for organising the day.
Even the weather was even kind albeit a bit chilly.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
Winter Challenge Competition (2026)
Twenty members competed in our club
Winter Challenge competition held at the Gardens of Hanbury.
Played in 4 leagues with everyone playing 4 games and the winners of each league (Mark C, Dee, Graham and John)
played in the semi finals.
Dee and Graham went through to play in the final with Graham the eventual winner.
Some really competitive games were played with some great fun along the way (and the bonus of some sunshine).
Well done to all who competed and congratulations to Dee and Graham.
And thanks to Mark for organising and David for scoring.
Some photos from this event are in our Photo Album
International Womens Day (2026)
A very enjoyable day was had at the International Womens
Day competition held at Towers Petanque Club.
It was great for our women to meet other clubs and play on different
pistes.
Marion and Jill, Jane and Mandy got through to the quarter finals for the Gold trophy while Dee and Shirley, Sue D and
Rosemary played for the Silver.
Shirley and Dee got through to the semi finals but unfortunately lost 13-11.
Well done to all and thanks to Andrew and Mike for supporting them (and great measuring).
Autumn Doubles Competition (2025)
Sixteen members played in the Autumn doubles at Stonards on
the afternoon of Saturday 18th October.
Kathryn and Jill played Mark C and Andrew for 3rd place with Mark and Andrew winning the game.
Mark T and Rosemary had a very close match with John A and Marion in the final and after playing an extra end,
the winners were Mark and Rosemary
Congratulations to them and well done to all those that took part.
Special thanks to Mandy and Andrew for helping out with the piste.
This completes our in-house competitions for the year.
Vintage Pairs
On Saturday 30th August ten brave Epping Petanque
souls entered for Petanque Englands - Eastern Counties Region -Vintage Pairs for over 70s.
Ongar hosted and the competition was organized by John Innocent.
Everyone played well and after 3 games Jill and Marion, Ashley and Barry, went on to compete in the
Trophy Section, whilst Sue and Patricia, Graham and Roger, David and Jane were competing in the Plate Section.
After another 3 games David and Jane went on to win the semi-final but unfortunately in their 8th match,
lost to Sheila and Alan from Ongar in the finals.
Gerry and Tony from Chalkwell emerged as Champions in their 8th match, beating Carolyn and John.
Dee and her dog, John and Rob came to offer encouragement, which they certainly needed as everyone played at
least 6 games.
Thanks go to John Innocent and all the helpers from Ongar, who as usual set up refreshments and ran a
great competition.