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Petanque Boule Shop and Mail Order Sales Office
Up Street, Bardwell,
Nr, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk,
IP31 1AA
Tel 01359 250829

Welcome to Pen-Y-Coed Petanque's 2025 web site for Obut Boule.
If you have any questions please contact us on 01359 250829 or email pycpetanque@aol.com

Technical Sales 01359 253594
Established 1994
Page updated 16th June 2025
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Last week we looked at practicing petanque shots with your boule
It is clear there are two different types of petanque piste! The one you are playing on and the one you are practicing on. Never confuse...

Phil Boarder
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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We have been talking about jumping jacks in petanque. Now some finer detail
Jumping jacks Last part In this session we are looking at practice but also an explanation of why you are practicing the shot and how all...

Phil Boarder
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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The petanque jack has jumped, are there more boule options?
Jumping jacks part 3. In this session we are looking at pointing into a space once the jack has jumped to the back of the piste. We are...

Phil Boarder
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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Blimey that jack has jumped to the back of the petanque piste again!
Further information on Jumping jacks. Practice sessions you can play on your own. If you are playing on an international size piste 15m x...

Phil Boarder
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Petanque practice can be boring!
Yesterday we looked at pointing to a jack that has jumped into space. In order to try various situations get a playing partner to assist...

Phil Boarder
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Jumping jacks, what happens when a petanque jack moves?
Jumping jacks. The art of winning a game of Petanque is to always make the best of a bad position. The game is full of moments were the...

Phil Boarder
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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How to throw a petanque jack when playing boule
Throwing the Cochonnet is very important. It should be thrown like a small boule, with some backspin and a gentle loop in the air. The...

Phil Boarder
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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Our new web site is mobile friendly and hopefully easy to navigate on your laptop and tablet devices
Our new web site has some nice features. "Back to top" buttons ease browsing and our drop down or pop up menu along the top of every page...

Phil Boarder
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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A sunny welcome to our new petanque tip subscribers
Welcome to June. It has been a little busy here but we will continue to bring you all the best news on our equipment as well as some...

Phil Boarder
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Playing Petanque in the rain is no fun!
Please stop raining. Nature loves this weather as plants of every description begin to grow and flower. Our boule are struggling to make...

Phil Boarder
May 31, 20241 min read
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As we leave the Air Ambulance petanque Competition for another year
Planning is already underway for next years competition. It will be our companies 30th year of selling boule in the UK so it will be a...

Phil Boarder
May 29, 20241 min read
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27th May 2024 The Pen-Y-Coed Petanque East Anglian Air Ambulance Mixed Doubles
The Pen-Y-Coed Petanque East Anglian Air Ambulance Mixed Doubles was held at British Sugar Sports and Social Club in Bury St Edmunds. The...

Phil Boarder
May 28, 20241 min read
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If you are planning a holiday in the UK where to play Boule?
Our events page has all the petanque competitions in the UK that we have been told about. If you are travelling this summer and want to...

Phil Boarder
May 22, 20241 min read
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Less than a week to go to the Air Ambulance petanque comp
Raising money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance this Petanque event is in its 15th year and held in Bury St Edmunds.

Phil Boarder
May 21, 20241 min read
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Club pack petanque circles by Obut
Set of 12 Rigid Circles Great Club purchase. 12 Rigid Poly circles 50cm in Diameter Available in Red or Yellow or a mix of the two...

Phil Boarder
May 20, 20241 min read
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Not only French Boule but also Petanque trophies
We have been supplying boule in the UK since 1994 but we also supply bespoke trophies. We know the quirky side of petanque players and...

Phil Boarder
May 17, 20241 min read
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Free vintage petanque badge with our Euro bag
We all love free stuff and as we have loads of vintage petanque badges we thought we would fasten them to our current Euro bag to add a...

Phil Boarder
May 15, 20241 min read
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Traditional Bastille day petanque events announced for 2024
14th Adur Bastille Day Doubles Sunday 14th July. Impulse Leisure Centre, Old Shoreham Road, Lancing BN15 0PH. £10 per player £5 juniors....

Phil Boarder
May 14, 20241 min read
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Loads of Petanque competitions coming up in May 2024
25th 3rd Wycliffe Weekender Triples Wycliffe Bowls Club, Lutterworth LE17 4LN. Saturday 25th, registration at 9:00 to 9.30am looking to...

Phil Boarder
May 13, 20241 min read
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Quality leather boule bag for your Petanque boule from Obut
TROO Soft Leather bag Made in tough supple leather in three classic colours this bag is functional and superb quality. It holds three...

Phil Boarder
May 8, 20241 min read
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