Jersey Petanque Club

The number of regular players swelled to around 60 after a playing invitation appeared in the Jersey Evening Post in April 1986; this effectively established the Jersey Petanque Club as a viable new sporting facility in the island. Indeed, as early as June of that year the club hosted its first international petanque competition as part of the new Festival France-Jersey.

The first annual general meeting of the Jersey Petanque Club was held in October 1986 when the late Gerald Durrell kindly accepted an invitation to become the first Honorary President of the club; Tony Allchurch was elected as the first Chairman with Derek Hart as Club Captain. The petanque weekends with Coutances had proved to be a great success and they would become an annual fixture. It was at this early stage that a Jersey Open Competition was given consideration.

In 1995, the club’s terrains and clubhouse were officially opened, which gave the JPC a purpose built facility which is the envy of many UK and overseas club. In 2003 the clubhouse was extended and is used regularly for club events, competitions and social events.

For many years, the Club negotiated a very successful sponsorship deal with Professional Business Systems CI Ltd who continued their support of the club for number of years. This support was invaluable, allowing the club to undertake regular competitions and build up a supply of boules and other equipment. New sponsors are always welcome!

There are now four other clubs on the Island registered with the Jersey Petanque Association; a club in Guernsey and of course numerous clubs throughout the world.

If you are interested in joining the Club or would like to try a game of Petanque, please contact one of the Council listed below or turn up on a Wednesday afternoon at 2 pm at the Club’s terrains at Les Quennevais and "have a go".