Pétanque tournament in celebration of French Week in Wigan

Wigan Council’s Be Well and Back to Sport teams hosted a pétanque tournament at Hindley’s Leyland Park to mark French Week.

A host of activities are being held this week celebrating French culture and Wigan's twin town Angers.

Pétanque is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports, where players or teams play their boules/balls towards a target ball.