Summerfield MD Mark Blackwell presents the trophy to Cup winners Moore Scarrott
The 2018 Taunton Boules Tournament saw 40 teams from local businesses compete enthusiastically for glory whilst enjoying an afternoon of networking and at the same time raising money for charity.
The sell-out event, the eighth organised by Summerfield, was held at Taunton Vale Sports Club.
Summerfield staff vote each year for their chosen charities, and this year the beneficiary of the boules tournament was Somerset Prostate Support Association (SPSA), who also entered a team. Prostate cancer is a subject no-one wants to talk about but its occurrence is rising and one of SPSA’s aims is to raise awareness of the disease. SPSA’s Peter Gooch did just that when he addressed the assembled gathering.
The monies raised at the event, topped up by Summerfield to £3,000, will be used to fund a PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing session to be held in Taunton on 20 October, which will be free and open to all men in the area. This simple blood test can indicate signs of prostate cancer and may be a life-saver, so we encourage all men over 45 to take advantage. Click below for more details.
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The Fancy Dress prize went to the onion-seller cyclists from Gibbins Richards, the company that narrowly missed out last year on the fancy dress and Plate prizes, with Croft Surveyors earning an honourable mention for their berets, stripey T-shirts, baguettes and French military jacket.
The Blackdown Financial ‘Irritable Boule Syndrome’ team were Wooden Spoon winners after seeing off Office Reality’s first team, and Evosite’s ‘Barely Capaboules’, taking part for the first time, were thrilled to take the Plate after beating Lloyds Bank by a narrow 7-6.
Moore Scarrott (main picture), having supported the event over several years, took the Cup after a wipe-out 7-0 victory over Ashfords’ second team and looked understandably pleased!
Summerfield Chief Executive Chris Winter addresses the assembled teams
Summerfield Chief Executive Chris Winter addresses the assembled teams
The Porter Dodson ‘Boules of Legal Steel’ team play SPSA (Somerset Prostate Support Association)
The Porter Dodson ‘Boules of Legal Steel’ team play SPSA (Somerset Prostate Support Association)
Setsquare Old Boys vs Taunton Chamber of Commerce ‘Chamber Pots’
Clarke Willmott 1 vs Collier Planning
Summerfield staff relax in a quiet moment
Croft Surveyors ‘Petanque You Very Much’ vs Office Reality 2
Porter Dodson ‘Boules of Legal Steel’ vs Albert Goodman
Midas vs Bradleys
Gibbins Richards
So that was what the crash helmet was for!
Ashfords 1 vs the Evosite ‘Barely Capaboules’
The Wilkie Warriors (Wilkie May & Tuckwood) ponder
Carter Jonas vs Blackdown Financial ‘Irritable Boule Syndrome’
Gibbins Richards vs Taunton Chamber of Commerce ‘Chamber Pots’
The Greenslade Taylor Hunt team
Peter Gooch of Somerset Prostate Support Association addresses the gathered teams
Fancy dress winners Gibbins Richards with their prizes
The A C Mole team
Jelf playing ‘HyperBOULEE’ (Foot Anstey)
The SPSA (Somerset Prostate Support Association) team
The Croft Surveyors ‘Petanque You Very Much’ team show off their circus skills
A Croft Surveyors ‘Petanque You Very Much’ player throws caution to the wind
Another Croft Surveyors ‘Petanque You Very Much’ player throws caution to the wind
Office Reality 1 vs the Boon Brown Boulers
The Blackdown Financial ‘Irritable Boule Syndrome’ team
The Hawks Boules team (Hawksmoor Investment Management)
The Peter Brett Associates ‘Rule Brettania’ team
The Dodd Group team
The NatWest Bank team
The Alder King team
Clarke Willmott 1 vs Milsted Langdon ‘Emelle’
Foot Anstey ‘HyperBOULEE’
The Wilkie Warriors (Wilkie May & Tuckwood)
Ashfords 2
A Croft Surveyor ‘Petanque You Very Much’ player in his vintage French military jacket
Clarke Willmott 1
Wooden Spoon Winners Blackdown Financial ‘Blackdown Irritable Boule Syndrome’ team
Mark Blackwell, Summerfield’s MD, congratulates Evosite ‘Barely Capaboules’ on their Plate win
Mark Blackwell, Summerfield’s MD, presents the Plate to Evosite ‘Barely Capaboules’ on
The Evosite ‘Barely Capaboules’ with their Plate and prizes
Mark Blackwell, Summerfield’s MD, presents the Cup to happy winners Moore Scarrott
Mark Blackwell, Summerfield’s MD, with Cup winners Moore Scarrott
Cup Winners Moore Scarrott look justifiably pleased
Cup Winners Moore Scarrott with the Cup
Why not have a go next year? No experience necessary!