Another club

Worth a look folks.
http://www.catisfield.com/petanque/play.htm

Start days for 2012

Division 2 has 9 teams.Games will start Thursday 5th April.

Division 3 has 8 teams.Games will start Thursday 12th April.

Bressingham Petanque

Here is the latest Petanque Blog Quite well designed and presented.
http://boulez-vous.blogspot.com/

Duval and Vikings team members.

DUVAL.12
Mr Marsh. Mr Turner.Mr Shinagawa. Mr&Mrs Johnson. Mr&Mrs Burton.Mr&Mrs Barsby. Mr Otty.Ms Hauton.and Mr True.
Now that we have a second div team we wont be able to have our local darby shall miss that bit of fun.

VIKINGS.13
Mr Bigley. Mr Booth.Mr & Mrs Coe. Mr Hansen.Mr Atkins. Mr Beales.Mr Roberts.Mr Bartrum.
Mr Bromley.Ms Stacey. Mr& Mrs Forder.

Good ideas from Brighton

http://bhpetanque.org/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-resolutions/

Welcome to the Norfolk County Petanque Association Website

New site for The NCPA

The AGM

The AGM went well 17 attended. The finances are well so we do not have to go to the Marshalsea.
The membership dues have been reduced Husband/wife/couples now £30 single £20 pa
Roger remains as Treasurer.   Yoshi is Secretary. Ken stays on as Chairman, his report was long and detailed. No decision was made on who should be captain of Vikings and Duval so will have to wait and see on that one. Also no decision on where the Club dinner will be held or when, a carvery was suggested Members are feeling the pinch. The Chairman's cup was given to the Vikings again!
The playing of marbles came up again someone suggested we drop a few bombs on it so that it looks like some of the other pistes we play on. But that idea was poo po ed as the air force does not have enough airplanes.And the Elf and safety  people might no approve.

Please make sure all teams and captains are selected as soon as possible.

LAST GAME OFTHE YEAR

Duval went down like the Titanic even the band did not play. The highest score we got was 8.

LesGarnier took all 5 lifeboats.

Games latest

  Vikings where home to Norwich Stars and came away with a 3-2 win.

Challenge

 Chairman's challenge cup was won by Vikings.

Duval latest

Duval did much better this Thursday at the cottage against Norwich Stars with a 3-2 win.
Our golden couple Dave & Jan had a cliff hanger with 13.12. Joyce did well partnered with Joan.13-4
Joyce Joan & Dave gelled nicely with a 13-6 win. Rodger & Yoshi lost both of their games.

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING

Found on the net, enjoy it dear friends of the best little blog in Diss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=fER-WhFUzoA

Coming Games

15th September Duval away to Norwich Stars--Vikings have a bye.
22nd Vikings home to Norwich Stars
29th and the last one for this year  Duval away to Les Garnier

Personal bits

This Saturday we will pay a visit to the Diss Cornhall ( the origin of Petanque in Diss) for a trip down memory lane. The Spirit of East Anglia Barsham and Albion Fairs in the 1970s.

Evening:
The evening was a great success the Ivory Brothers where brilliant, of course for me to meet James again was a blast we used to live together when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
The Can Can girls disappointing because of the lighting 

An observation of the ladies present did not see any obese ones must be something to do with the their diet.

www.jameslascelles.com

http://www.michaelstoreymusic.com/Site/Michael_Storey_.html

Latest

Vikings lost to Norwich Whites 3-2 on Thusday almost a reversal of the previous week.

Bob Carter Leisure bottom of the league triumphant. Well what can be said if it wasn't for Jan & Dave again!! saving us from a total wipe out we'd be sharks bait we did not even manage double figures on our points.

Well the repairs to the Museum will cost in the region of £3,500


Vikings news at last.

THE Diss Vikings faced probably their

strongest opponent in the Norfolk ·
Darby Rosettes Petanque League last
Thursday in the shape of Les Garnier.
Earlier in the season, Les Garnier
had beat them 5-0 in Eccles but in the
return match the Diss side showed far
more resilience and won the match by
an outstanding scoreline of 4-1 and
52 points with only 26 points to Les
Garnier.
in the triples, Linda and 'Trevor Forder
together with Ronnie Bartrurn, won 13-
0 and Robin Coe, Tony Bigley and Bendt
Hansen won their triple 13-1.
In the following doubles, Linda and
Trevor Forder lost 13-10 while Ronnie
Bartrurn and Bendt Hansen won 13-10
and Robin Coe and Tony Bigley had the
formidable win of 13-2. I
Of the remaining two matches to play
Norwich White will be another strong
opponent.

From the Diss Express written by Bendt Hansen.
Vikings are now top of the league so.

Well done.

Looks like the Vikings will be in the second division next year.

Live Petanque here

The games are still there for those who wish to see the skill of our fellow Petanquers.

STILL ON LINE FOR THOSE WHO LIKE REAL PETANQUE!!!!!

All of Europe can speak English the English can hardly speak their own language init.

Latest and a Question

Duval went down to 4-1 defeat only saved by our Golden couple Jan & Dave

Thursdays game at St Faiths was the worst I and others have played, nothing what soever to do with the opposing team I hasten to add.

Anyone know where the Cohonett is ?

Great score!

The piste we where on apart from being covered with weeds and grass turned into a sea of mud with mutterings of the Somme must have been like this trench foot also came up. We did not draw circles but puddles with questions is this our puddle? and we had floating Cohonettes (Jacks) that also disappeared in the gloom. The light just didn’t fade it was switched off. We huddled in corners, under umbrellas wherever we could find a reasonably dry spot scurried out to throw then back again.
And Johns and my fingers went prune like.

But once again our teams lack of a Shooter/s was evident we fell victim the the dreaded Cluster scores that being 4 or more boules to the opposing team. As Private Frazer said we where DOOMED.

Also nice to see our old friend the Wombats!

Imagine this, two boules one yours the other the opposition the cosh is next to yours as you walk away the cosh floats away to the other boule oo ~~~~ oo what is the rule on this?. Just curious.
WHO IS DAVIO?

Another successful campaign

Another successful campaign took over 9 years to get the phone box painted. All we have to do now is find the "%&$! door. Information received is that it was painted by BT cus The town threatened to do the painting themselves therefor showing them up.

cormorant on the Mere.

Ho dear me.

DUVAL went down to a 4-1 defeat against Norwich White. Jan&Dave saved the day with the only win.
VIKINGS went full ahead with another of their 3-2 wins.against bottom of the league Bob Carter Leisure.
Today is the GLOROUS TWELTH my 75th bloody hell where has time gone? Yoshi said he'd buy a bottle
of Famous Grouse.
Also have news of the Market place phone box.

Yoshi, has decided to leave his bits if he dies with the NHS organ Donor Register.

Fixture Change.

Duval will play away on August 18th at Wanderers SF Wallabies this  game has been brought forward from 22nd September.

Thursday results.

Duval Lost 3-2 against Shoulder of Mutton Strumpshaw trebles on Thursday Jan, Dave and Chris kept the clever sharpened with a good win of 13-6. Rodger. Margaret and Jenny became mince meat with a 1-13 loss.

The pairs: Jan and Dave produced a fine fillet with a win of 13-9. Chris & Jenny managed to get a few slices of bacon with a 6-13 loss. Margaret & Rodger managed get in the Q to pick up 9 sausages but the butchers dog ran off with 13.

Roger has had to give up the captainship and handed the batton to Jan.

Vikings won 3-2 but you will have to wait untill next week for details.

Thursday 14th July

Duval came away with 3-2 win over Bob Carter Centre away and Vikings also with a 3-2 win over The Mutton at home. See Diss Express for details.

For those that have played at Bob Carter you might like to see that the hedge has been cleared.

Our friends Bob Carter Leisure have won their game against Norwich Stars.

may have something to do with the cutting down of the triffids.

Bit of the past.

The first exposure at the football ground.

some time ago.

Thursday update.

Well, the Vikings where triumphant they beat Duval with a 3-2 win. Mainly with 3 clumps that knocked the wind out of Duval. Ronnie has come on a lot since the Shelfanger days his shooting is very good. Once  the grin sets in you know you are in trouble.

From Diss Express 15th July

A SIGNIFICANT match took place last week

as the two local competitors clashed in the

Darby Trophies Norfolk Petanque League.

The teams Diss Duval and Diss Vikings

are each fighting for the best position in the

running league. They are very equal but this

time "the sun shone" on the Vikings who

won 3-2 with the points 52 against Duvals 40 .

points.

In the triples the Vikings Linda Forder,

Robin Coe and Ken Roberts won over Duval’s

Jan Barsby Dave Marsh and Margaret

Haunton 13-8.

The other triple had the Vikings Shirley Coe,

Trevor Forder and Ronnie Bartrum win over

Duval's Roger True, John Barsby and Peter

turner with 13 to 5.

In the doubles the Vikings Linda Forder and

Ronnie Bartrum won over Duval’s I John Barsby

and Peter Turner13-I.

There were losses to the Vikings in the two

remaining doubles as the Vikings Robin Coe

and Trevor Forder lost to Duval’s Ian Barsby

and Dave Marsh 5—13 and the Vikings Shirley

Coe and Ken Roberts lost to Duval’s Margaret

Haunton and Roger True 8 -13.

All in all a good night for the Vikings.

What is CLUMP? its when the opposing team manages to get 4 or more in one go.

Private Peter Turner National Service

At St Omer near Aldershot Prior to posting to North Wales Army Outward Bound school.

Jack Churchill

The Latest

Well what can we say? It was a total disaster for Duval we lost 5-0 to the Eccles road team I believe Dadisim played a big part also the Gods that dumped water on us that flooded the piste turning it into a replica of the Mere.

I believe Vikings won there game 4-1 last week.

Bye bye

Our cat passed away in her sleep after a short illness.

Lulu 1991-2011 a wonderful friend and companion.

We managed to give her a nice farewell.

Shrubb farm Larling Norfolk..... click here.

Shrubb Farm today still running as a commune (sort of)

Just a little something from my past before I went to Japan. I am indebted to Yoshi for his hard work in getting it on the Web.

 A BBC documentary 1973
Director the late john Percival

Duval Sparkles

Diss Duval continued it sparkling performance with a 4-1 win against Wanderers SF Wallabies

THE Diss Vikings previous successful
entry in the Darby Trophies Norfolk
Petanque League came to a shuddering
halt when they met the Norwich Stars in
Norwich last Thursday
The Vikings lost 4-1. In the triples
Shirley Coe, Cyril Bromley and Bendt
Hansen lost 13-3. In the other triple
David Booth, Peter Beales and Cyril
Bromley lost 13-10.
In the pairs, Peter Beales and Cyril
Bromley lost 13-4 and Tony Bigley and
Bendt Hansen lost 13-5 and the only
sunshine story was that Shirley Coe and
David Booth won their pairs 13-10.
The Vikings are now looking forward to .
meeting the Norwich Stars on their home
ground in Diss later in the season.

　

Duval

Duval lost 4-1 to Norwich Stars.

Dave,Jan& Yoshi in deep survey.

Two Vikings deeply engrossed.

The Vikings are afloat once more with a 3 - 2 win over Norwich White.

Two of Vikings top players.

Duval now sits on top of the world.
No game for Duval this week.

 Duval Post game get together with Bob Carter Leisure.At the football club.
Nothing on now until 2nd June.

Well done Duval

Duval managed a win over the Muttons. 3-2 Again only one point in it.

Duval is now 2nd in the league.

The first one.

The first game of the season went well. Duval beat its arch rivals Vikings 3-2. We had a little scare because some of our best players where away at their château. You know the one where they keep the painting by Van Klomp of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies. Anyway it was very nice to see Joan her first game and to welcome Dave back into the fold. Yoshi who had not played since last year was on top form. Jan was her bubbly self which always spreads joy.
Unfortunately Diss Express does not have link that I can use so had to scan.
Details of last week's games.

IN THE First Norfolk Petanque League game

of the summer season Diss Waveney clubs

two third division teams were drawn against

each other to play on their home terrain at

Brewers Green Lane in a closely-fought match

last Thursday evening.

Diss Vikings' Ken Roberts, Bendt Hansen

and Tony Bigley lost their first triples match

by just one point.

In a hard-fought game, Peter Turner, Dave .

Marsh and Yoshi Shinagawa, representing

Diss Duval, came from behind to take the

game by the narrow margin of 13-12.

Diss Duval's all women’s line-up of Jan

Barsby, Margaret Haunton and Joan Brown

were beaten 13-11 by Vikings all-male side of

Robin Coe, Ronnie Bartram and Dave Booth

in another close game.

Both Duval and the Vikings each won a

doubles match in the next leg, leaving the

final doubles game to decide the outcome of

the evening.

The Duval partnership of Jan Barsby and

Dave Marsh took four points in the final end

to beat Robin Coe and Dave Booth by 13-8.

The overall result showed again how close

the evenings games had been Duval gaining

a total of 55 points with Vikings just one

behind on 54 points. A

HOXNE Swan had to withstand a strong

comeback fram Framsden Doberman to

maintain their winning start to the Suffolk

Coastal Petanque League season on Sunday

Steve Penny and Derek Sutton got the hosts

off to a flyer with a 13-4 success and the result

was repeated by Denise Collins and Jackie

Johnson.All looked well with Chris Johnson and Iris

Sutton 13-5 up and Collins and Ian Lelliott 10-

4 up ahead in the second round but then the

visitors started their comeback.

Sue and Mike Smith were unlucky to

lose 13-10 but novices Hollie and Christine

Schofield played superbly to take a 13-10 win

to spoil Hoxne's clean sweep in a 3-1 (49-31)

victory I

Unfortunately the game against Bob Carter Center has been canceled due to  BCC being unable to muster a team.Watch this space.
Vikings3 v The Mutton2
On Wednesday had a couple of visitors from Bob Carter Sports  2nd Div visiting that was nice.

Please note that the Monday session has been dropped for the time being. But if there are members that would like to use the piste for practice they can get the key from a member of the Executive committee names can be found on the site below.

A New Dawn+ Norfolk Darby Rosettes Petanque League

All the info here Teams. Fixtures. all on the Brand New site.

Duval v Vikings on April 7th

As the sun cometh out and the creatures stir and the bells that are blue cometh fortyh.



Yeh, verily I say unto thee that there shall appear on the surface of the Piste many and diverse.


There shalleth be follers of the Great Lord Boule who shall cast into air great bouleuns three.

Vox populi

THE TRIUMPH OF THE WILL

Look again at tree plan

DISS Town Council has decided to take another .
look at its plans to remove two mature trees from the Market Hill and replace them with a new specimen tree.

The £5,000 plan, drawn up for safety reasons, drew strong opposition from townsfolk. On Wednesday, councilors agreed a working party would look for a more affordable solution.

The END of the summer

.

Duval and Vikings

A Derby between Duval and Vikings. What can be said? the result was a reversal of a game we had with them early this season. Vikings 4 Duval 1 only Chris and Peter managed to save Duval from the jaws of total ignominy.

Morning after the night before!

Second try at a panoramic view

Our lovely new Cabin. Built by Mick.

The Grand old Duke of York comes to mind. When we where UP we where UP then we where DOWN we wus DOWN. In other words we LOST.On the slope. All over in a very short time got back in time for News Night. The chips where very nice tho.


Diss Vikings 4  Wanderers SF Wildcats 1


Duval away to Bob Carter Leisure. Ahhhhh!!Oh lor. O crikey. Heckamighty. Lumme. Cripes and botty. *gulp*

Just a couple of pics

The shed gets extended.

First umbrella this year

The Daily Mail Song

While waiting for the cleaner to arrive another gem recommended by Stephen Fry via Twitter.
Stephen Fry: Worth breaking my twitter silence for: http://tinyurl.com/ylymnz5 I love them so much it hurts. Dan & Dan FTW

NEW FLAG COUNTER

Pictures from Express

Pictures courtesy of the Diss Express/www.dissexpress.co.uk


Copies of any of these pictures are available to buy online at http://www.photostoday.co.uk/
The direct link to the pictures is http://www.photostoday.co.uk/Gallery.aspx?GalleryID=27911

Have had a lot of problems many and varied sorry for the delay.

The tale of the New Piste

In 2009 the Diss Waveney Pétanque  Club with the co-operation of Diss Town Football club construed a  new piste in the football club grounds.A short film DVD that follows the construction from the start early in the year to the official opening in September. Film made by Mick Clarke.

There is no breakdown on the actual cost but if anyone is interested I feel sure that this can be made available.

They should contact the club.

******SHADOWS ON THE PISTE********

.

IT STARTED HERE

WHERE WE STARTED DISS PETANQUE CLUB

A ROUGH OLD CAR PARK

At Shelfanger Sports Ground.

The first official opening on September 17th 2004 after

getting £250 grant from the town council and a £250 loan

plus a National Lottery grant of £1,445.

The club is now OPEN

The grand opening of the club was performed by Des Tebble Chairman of the Diss Town football club during the autumn BBQ. Flags a fluttering, banners a bannering and things went bang.
A good time had by all.

Five of the many ships I sailed and worked on.And other things.

Wills cottage c1950


My mother age 19. Jesse Ivy Bacon

Plymouth Devon

American Samoa one of the most beautiful places in the world that I had the privilege to visit it was a spiritual experence !

Another site for U boats.

http://www.ubootkameradschaft-kiel.de/en/frame-index.htm

http://www.deutscher-marinebund.de/geschichte_me_english.htm

For those who would like to visit the German Navy Association. Look in side a U Boat,

See the site and memorial to the Kriegsmarine.