The league was formed in 1979 to enable petanque players who lived in the Norwich area to continue to play throughout the winter, from November until the end of March. The match format of one triples game followed by a pairs and singles game played simultaneously is ideal for a team with as few as three players, and many of the teams were and still are either families or sometimes two couples. The matches were scheduled for Sunday mornings on a fortnightly basis, so there was