The Boules Bugle 2026
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Double Trouble Teams Named - Dateline 07 - 01 - 26
The teams for the ingaugural Double Trouble competion have been named. The draw was made in the Six Bells by club member Sue Mundy who is not competing. Sue thrust her well manicured hand into the Sock of Selection and the result was:
Ro Otten & Bev Harris will play John White & Hilary Thompson.
Liz Thompson & Chris Wainwright will play Alec Martel & Graham Perkins.
Margaret Alexander-Brown & Allan Fawcuss will play Martin Edge & Dave Harrison.
Harry Ellens & Pat Quirke will play Hazel Harrison & Les Mondry-Flesch.
Full rules can be found on the competitions page.
When we asked local Lymington sporting tipster Savvy Sam, who he fancied for the win, he said it was too early to make a call.
Savvy Sam
It's Going to be a Domestic Ding Dong - Dateline 07 - 01 - 26
A badly out of practice Bev Harris elected to play Ron Humphreys in the Chiller Thriller semi final, just minutes after his wife reached the final by beating Allan Fawcus. Club members were intrigued to see whether the final was going to be an all girl cat fight or a domestic ding dong. As Bev went down 13 - 7 the promotion machine swung into action.
Fawcus Not Raucous - Dateline 07 - 01 - 26
There was no raucous celebration from Allan Fawcus as his hopes for a place in the Chiller Thriller final was brought to an abrupt end by a steady pointing Sheilagh Humphreys who marched on to a 13 - 5 win.
Bugle Panic - Dateline 07 - 01 - 26
Readers have been calling and texting in a blind panic because they can't find last year's copy of the Bugle. Panic not it can be found in the archive page under the 2025 button.
Humphreys Give Birth - Dateline 07 - 01 - 26
Editor's Comment - apologies for the late copy but the Bugle staff have been accidently locked into a local pub's cellar room - nightmare.
The Humphreys may well have given birth to an unexpected LPC tradition by suggesting that club members attend the terrain on New Year's day afternoon to play, fraternise, drink each others health and nibble (not necks or ears but mince pies and such.)
This proved a great success, as members augmented Ron and Sheilagh's generous food and drink contribution with additional fare.
The Bugle took the opportunity to award beleagured Lobster manager Chris Wainwright with the CDM to compensate for him being yet again snubbed in the New Year Honour List - no change there then.
Toward the end of the afternoon, the general consensus of opinion by club members was that this should be repeated in 2027.
And thus a tradition is born.
Drinks and nibbles
CDM award holder
As can be seen, some members covered necks and ears in case the nibbling rule was misunderstood.
A Happy New Year 2026 to all our loyal readers - Dateline 01 - 01 - 26
Another year, another issue of the Boules Bugle bringing you all the news and gossip from the Lymington Petanque Club terrain, home of the Lobsters. Sadly our four year run of winning the Scurrilous Rag of the Year award has come to an end (won by Bribourne Swim Club Sentinel and their Changing Room Capers Column).
To start the year on a positive note we have invited back Woodini the legendary Mystic and Seer to make a few predictions for 2026.
WOODINI PREDICTS THAT :
Greetings my Petanque Playing Pals! I was spot on with my predictions for last year; 2, 14, 27, 28, 29, 49 did not win the national lottery jackpot and Southampton FC did not win the Premier League title. Let's see how I do this year. I gaze into my crystal ball, the veil lifts and I predict :-
1. The following number sequence 7, 18, 29, 32, 33, 43 will not win the national lottery jackpot in 2026.
2. This year, the Lobsters will not win their division.
3. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not become a member of the Lymington British Legion.