Youngest Member Shines In Away Day Triumph

In what is always a difficult fixture, the Aldeburgh team ventured to Playford, home of Suivre Les Boules for their first away meeting of the season earlier this morning, in the Deben Division of the Coastal League.

Our intrepid 4 split into their usual pairings, with Jimmy and Tina suffering a 13-6 whilst Lewis pointed superbly to carry his partner (& father) through to a 13-5 win.

With the match delicately poised at 1-1, Jimmy and vice-captain Simon discussed whether they bank on a pairing that would hopefully get a 2-2 draw or did we go for the kill and attempt to gain the overall win.

Fortunately the gamble paid off as Simon & Tina ran out 13-5 winners in their match whilst Jimmy & Lewis came from 8-7 down to end victorious on 13-8 and therefore secure the match at 3-1.

This is one of those matches which will go a long way to deciding who finishes where in the Deben Division and although theres still many matches to play, Aldeburgh have already taken a small step towards being there or thereabouts come the final shake-up.

No time to rest on our laurels, as its straight on with league action next week with a home match at the Moot Arena, when newcomers the Golden Key Snape are welcomed, in what is building up to be an interesting local 'derby'.

Dennis and the staff at The Mill Inn are providing the after-match refreshments and it would be nice to see some home support as Aldeburgh look to continue their good start to the season.

First Away Trip Of The Season

Aldeburgh play their first away match of the 2009 season on Sunday 31st May, with a visit to Suivre Les Boules Playford, for what will be an interesting tussle in the Deben Division.

Last year Aldeburgh won 3-1 at the Moot Arena whilst a 2-2 draw was the outcome in the return fixture.

The team should be the 'usual 4' but also may be bolstered by our newest members Michael and Lynn from Leiston.

Visit back here on Sunday evening for the official match report.

One Down...........Seven To Go!!

Aldeburgh made their first appearance of the season on Sunday May 3rd in the Deben Division of the 2009 Suffolk Coastal League, by welcoming league newcomers Pettistree Greyhound to the 'Moot Hall Arena'.

In excellent playing conditions, the Aldeburgh team consisted of the 'usual 4' of Jimmy, Tina, Simon & Lewis with new signings Michael and Lynn unavailable for this match. The team was however bolstered by the addition of Caron, an existing Aldeburgh member but making her first league appearance.

The team split with the usual family pairings and both the Robinsons and the Fletchers recorded 13-4 victories putting the side 2-0 up at half-time and ensuring at least a draw. The important decision of how to divide the pairs for the second half fell to skipper Jimmy and Simon paired off with Caron whilst Jimmy doubled up with the teams youngest member Lewis.

With a mixture of good pointing and shooting both pairs earnt 13-4 and 13-6 wins to complete a 4-0 win over the enthusiastic visitors. Whilst this may have been Pettistrees first ever match, they can look forward to a season where they will definitely go on from here and perhaps with their own special 'home advantage' may spring a surprise or two.

For Aldeburgh, next up is an away trip to Playford in 3 weeks time to face our old friends Suivre Les Boules who will prove to be difficult opponents once again on their home piste.

2009 Fixture List Announced

Following the Suffolk Coastal Petanque Leagues' Registration Night, the Aldeburgh team find themselves in the Deben Division for the 2009 season.

May 3rd Home to Pettistree Greyhound
May 24th Away to Suivre Les Boules Playford
June 7th Home to Golden Key Snape
June 21st Away to The Exiles Bealings
July 26th Away to Pettistree Greyhound
August 9th Home to Suivre Les Boules Playford
August 30th Away to Golden Key Snape
September 13th Home to The Exiles Bealings
September 27th League Grand Final or 3rd/4th Place Play-Off??

Aldeburgh Boules Club will again be entering the Suffolk Coastal Petanque League in the forthcoming 2009 season, with home matches still to be played at the Moot Hall piste, opposite the White Lion Hotel.

It remains to be seen which area division the team will be allotted into but with the league expecting a large increase in teams the team are looking forward to playing new teams and visiting new venues.

Welcome To....

We, at the Aldeburgh Boules Club, would like to welcome Michael and Lynn Bonning to our ranks as new members and they will be a part of the team we enter for the 2009 Coastal League season.

They recently moved into the area, based in Leiston, and have had previous playing experience when they lived in Norfolk.

We hope they enjoy themselves as being part of our set-up and wish them good luck along with the rest of the team in the 2009 campaign.

2009 Team

Please let Jimmy or Simon know of your availability to play at any time this year in the 2009 Suffolk Coastal Petanque League.

We have away games as well as home games and would expect around 5 of each, spaced between April and September.