23/05/2026
Today we hosted our first open competition, a mixed doubles. We welcomed competitors from Stirling Petanque Club, East Lothian Petanque Club, Troon Petanque Club, Ayr Petanque Club, Moffat Petanque Club, and Inverleith Petanque Club, some of whom found accommodation in the town, shopped ate out and visited local attractions such as Annandale distillery, Gretna Green's famous blacksmith's shop, Caledonia Park designer outlet, Dumfries's oldest house and The Globe.
Bacon rolls from The pantry started the day at 8.30am along with registration and many closely contested matches followed in what was a great day. The prizes were as follows...
1st winning - £80 each - Mr & Mrs P
runners up - £55 each - Beef Tub Boullers
3rd - £35 each - F***y & Dickie
4th - £20 each - Bonny & Clyde