All Boules Behind The Bid

BHAPOB announce their bid to host the 2025, Pensioners World Boules Championship.

The Brighton and Hove Association for Pensioners Outdoor Boules (BHAPOB) has announced today their plan to host the World Boules Championship in 2025. The council have given them a lump sum of coppers to refurbish the current boules pitch, located in Rottingdean in Brighton.

Debora Chandler of BHAPOB gave an exclusive interview with the The Arnus where she expressed her great confidence in the bid, saying:

“We have a fantastic chance to really put Brighton on the map. We have some great facilities including a wheelchair ramp to the pitch and two toilets that get cleaned most weeks.”

The club currently has three full time members and a further three who juggle the club around their commitments to hospital check-ups.

Since it was established in 1994, BHAPOB has had over 50 members join to play weekly games and at its peak hosted three games every Saturday. Since then it has dropped down to two games a fortnight but Deborah is hoping that this will reignite interest in the club. She went on to say:

“We understand that the championship is 10 years away and many of our members are quite elderly, but we are hoping to grow the membership between now and then so we have people to follow up on our initial proposal.”

The Pensioners World Boules Championship Committee will begin the decision making process in two years time when the bid is officially offered out for tender.