For several years now, the MEN’s Group has been playing the sport of Petanque. There are usually around a dozen attendees depending on the week. After the usually very relaxed game, the men retreat to the Beaumaris Concourse for coffee/lunch which has become an enjoyable get-together in itself.
Petanque is related to bocce and lawn bowls The modern form of the game originated in France last century.
CONVENOR: Steve McColl (Phone 0418544671)
Petanque Location:
Beaumaris Reserve which is located behind the Beaumaris Library in Reserve Road, Beaumaris.Access to the reserve is via the entrance off Reserve Road, the closest entrance to Cloris Avenue. When you come into the entrance proceed East past the library building which will be on your right and continue to the parking area and oval. Petanque is played every Wednesday at 10.45 – 12.00 followed by coffee nearby.
All you need to bring along is yourself, suitable sun protection & a chair if you don’t want to stand for too long. There will be sufficient Pentanque equipment to cover the session.
Access to toilets is available at both locations together with adequate car parking.
This is a great opportunity to learn a new skill and enjoy a good laugh amongst friends
JANUARY 2026 UPDATE
If you were in a location on Wednesday 28th January that allowed you to look across Dendy Park Brighton you would have observed a group of men playing Petanque on a true Petanque Piste constructed using stone aggregate. Oh dear, the challenge!
Those intrepid players viewed were eight of our club members enjoying the challenges offered when playing on gravel rather than on the grass surface of the oval behind the Beaumaris Library. They were so very fortunate to have the weather gods on their side 28*c compared to 40*c the day prior.
Our dear friend Manfred, as one would have anticipated, managed to pull the wool over his competitors’ eyes by using his skill of deception, leaving others to think he was not capable of scoring the shot … only to win the round by placing his boule closest to the cochonnet.
Suffice to say a very enjoyable time was had with many a laugh followed by coffee back at the Concourse.
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME ALONG TO OUR NEXT MEET – 10.30 WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY back at the Beaumaris Oval ON GRASS located behind the Beaumaris Library, Reserve Rd.
Best wishes Steve McColl
February 2026
UPDATE JANUARY 2025
2024 saw our Petanque Wednesdays enjoyed by our players with guaranteed good-hearted banter across the gender mix.
Our stalwart player Manfred keeps the men on their toes with his very humorous questions and responses to his challenging games.
Our ladies have formed a very strong group of players and have demonstrated the ability to not only play a competitive round of Pétanque but also maintain a healthy and robust discussion within the group.
The friendships that have developed between players and the ease at which friendly banter is shared amongst the groups has continued with this year seeing no winter break being taken with play continuing weather permitting or an early adjournment to our chosen coffee shop in the Concourse at Beaumaris.
Our group is feeling the impact of change, and we have seen a number of our members retire from Pétanque. My hope for 2025 is to see more members join us and find that it is not only the enjoyment of the game but the lasting friendships that are created.
Make 2025 the year to try out Pétanque and the coffee gatherings. You will be very welcome.
Steve McColl – Convenor
