03/09/2026
Petanque is launched
After what started as a miserable rainy Saturday morning, the residents of Writtle came out in numbers to celebrate the opening of Writtle Pétanque and made the morning one to remember. Grey skies and a persistent drizzle threatened to dampen spirits early on, but nobody seemed to mind — umbrellas went up, raincoats went on and the village turned out regardless and by mid-morning, as if nature itself wanted to join the celebrations, the clouds parted and sunshine broke through just as the first boules began to roll....
After what started as a miserable rainy Saturday morning, the residents of Writtle came out in numbers to celebrate the opening of Writtle Pétanque and