A little bit of French culture has been brought to Monmouth with the opening of the first Pétanque terrain.
Graham Pritchard, chairman of the Monmouth Pétanque Club, welcomed members and the public to the "wonderful facility" that took only 13 months to create from inception to completion.
The club is close to its target of 35 members, set by the Sports Council, who also contributed half the cost of the terrain and gave two grants for equipment and coaches.
He thanked the various sponsors involved in the project as well as Rockfield Community Centre and Monmouthshire County Council for giving permission for the terrain to be built next to the Community Centre.
For full story see Beacon 11/05/11.