{"id":1349,"date":"2025-12-28T20:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2025-12-28T20:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:29:46","slug":"1349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/28\/1349\/","title":{"rendered":"Crimbo Limbo Melee 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What a great day we had at Rochdale P\u00e9tanque for the Crimbo Limbo Melee!<br>A fantastic turnout of 29 players from Manchester, Wales, and Yorkshire joined us. Although it was a little chilly, the sun made an appearance and, thankfully, the rain stayed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players were randomly selected into pairs or triples and competed over five rounds. The prize money and chocolates were awarded to those with the highest number of wins, plus points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The games were well contested, hard fought, and played in great spirits, with plenty of fun throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no event would be complete without food \u2013  Linda\u2019s homemade sausage rolls and fantastic reindeer cakes, as well as mince pies and biscuits kept everyone well fuelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge thank you to Ian and Mike for organising and scoring, to Milnrow Cricket Club for the much-needed warm drinks, and to everyone who came along and made the day such a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winners of the Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1st Place: Sylvester \u2013 5 out of 5 wins<br>2nd Place: Kevin \u2013 4 wins +34<br>3rd Place: Claire \u2013 4 wins +32 <br>4th Place: Ian \u2013 4 wins +27<br>5th Place: Dan \u2013 4 wins +17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to you all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes for the New Year, and we hope to see you all again in <strong>2026<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1351\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04987-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04987-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04987-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04987.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1355\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04989-852x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04989-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04989-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04989.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1352\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04990-837x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04990-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04990-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04990.jpg 981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04992-592x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04992-592x1024.jpg 592w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04992-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04992.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1357\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04993-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04993-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04993-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DEB04993.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1354\" src=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4441-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4441-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4441-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/rochdalepetanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4441-rotated.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great day we had at Rochdale P\u00e9tanque for the Crimbo Limbo Melee!A fantastic turnout of 29 players from Manchester, Wales, and Yorkshire joined us. 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