The New Milton Table Tennis Club had a slightly better week in the Bournemouth and District League as their teams won four out their ten matches, and the Golding family had a hand in two of those victories.

Simon Golding came up with his third hat-trick of the campaign to help his G team to a 6-4 victory over Breamore Batniks in Div 3. On the same night his 13 year old son Campbell (pictured below) bagged a brace to help his K team to the same scoreline over Shamrock C in Div 5 at the Arnewood School. Campbell displayed a maturity and tenacity beyond his years as both his wins came from two gruelling five-enders against wily Shamrock veterans Frank Godfrey and Lawrie Phillips. Fern Daish and Lynn Willrich were both ascloseasthis to coming up with their first hat-tricks of the campaign in this match, but both tantalisingly lost 11-13 over five ends to Shamrock’s Trevor Thompson.

The other Milton treble-makers were Phil Handy, who helped his A team to a 7-3 victory in the Premier, and Gerard Redman’s & Frank Handy’s full houses helped their table-topping E team to take maximum points in Div 2. This enabled them to put some more blue sky between them and the C team who could only manage a draw against North Bmth. Finally, Mike Roberts’s hat-trick secured a precious point for his J team who are currently lying bottom of Div 4. Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

As some of you may know, our club chairman Shaun Newcomb is the regional disability coach for the South and South East; the monthly training sessions for the squad are held at the disability sports club “SportsAble” in Maidenhead, Berkshire. On the weekend of 23/24th November, SportsAble held their inaugural Disability Grand Prix tournament at the nearby Cippenham Table Tennis Club’s premises near Slough.

As Shaun puts it, “…although I am more focussed on the coaching these days, I still enjoy entering the national disability events as firstly they’re fun and a chance to catch up with old friends and second, it keeps the young players on their toes!”

On day one of the competition were the class competitions where you only play people with similar disability levels and one of Shaun’s “pupils” Nicko Anderson from London, who won the wheelchair event at this year’s Sainsbury’s School Games caught Shaun napping to record his first ever win over his coach – and it was an emphatic 3-0!

“I hadn’t realised just how much Nicko had improved” said Shaun and with that loss Shaun had to work hard to gain the bronze medal in his class.

On Sunday, better prepared, Shaun has to face young Nicko again in the round robin stage of the prestigious Open tournament; said Shaun “Fortunately this time I managed to scrape it 3-2 and won my group, so avoiding a couple of players in other groups who I have struggled against” “Nicko was playing like a demon and also beat two of these other players in the latter stages, thus helping me out!!”

The final therefore saw Shaun and Nicko battling it out and although each set was very tough, Shaun drew on his experience of the big final and triumphed 3-0.  Shaun pictured below with far left Nicko Anderson and immediate left President of SportsAble John Jenkins.

With his doubles partner Jack Pegram from Watford, Shaun also went on to win the doubles, beating the Welsh pair of Ashley Davies and Thomas Matthews, who had knocked out Newcomb and Pegram in the quarter finals at their last meeting in Nottingham in June.

Shaun is off to Hong Kong next month as team manager for the INAS World Championships for players with an intellectual disability. Adam Thompson who is Great Britain’s number one player in this class was also at the SportsAble tournament at the weekend and showed good form, winning his class apparently quite comfortably.

NEW MILTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB                        Web: www.newmiltonttc.com

Dates of future Club Activities during the Period 1^st December 2013 to 14^th January 2014

Activity                                Night                 Date                                     Time               Venue

Sway Village Hall:

Future Club Nights

Club Night                 Sunday             1^st December 2013           6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             8^th December 2013           6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             15^th December 2013         6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday **        22^nd December 2013        6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             29^th December 2013         6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             5^th January 2014               6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             12^th January 2014             6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

And every Sunday thereafter.

** This practice session is subject to confirmation

Mudeford Wood Community Centre:

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

T&D Cup (3)              Monday             2^nd December 2013          7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             9^th December 2013           7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             6^th January 2014               7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             13^th January 2014             7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

T&D Cup                    Tuesday            3^rd December 2013           7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            10^th December 2013         7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            7^th January 2014               7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            14^th January 2014             7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

Open Practice Sessions

Open Practice           Monday             16^th December 2013         7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

NB. Room 2 is not available to our club until 7.15 pm. (It is hired by a Pilates Group from 6.00 pm until 7.15 pm)

This room will also be available for practice or rearranged matches on the 17^th December 2013. Please contact Bev Scott-Johns on 01425 619552 if you wish to use this facility.

The Arnewood School

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

League Matches        Tuesday            7^th January 2014               7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

Open Practice Sessions

Open Practice            Tuesday            3^rd December 2013           7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

Open Practice            Tuesday **       17^th December 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            7^th January 2014               8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Coaching Sessions

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            3^rd December 2013           7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            7^th January 2014               7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            3^rd December 2013           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            7^th January 2014               8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

** This practice session is subject to confirmation.

NB. The School Gymnasium is not available to our club on either 10^th December 2013 or 14^th January 2014.

The scheduled league fixture between New Milton K and New Milton L will now be played at Mudeford Wood on Monday, 9^th December in Room 1. The Arnewood fixtures due on the 14^th January 2014 need to be rearranged.

Table Tennis Club Night Session Fees: Adults = £2.00, juniors = £1.50, Subsequent Junior Family Members = £1.00 and senior guests = £3.00.

League Competition: The New Milton Table Tennis Club is fielding 11 teams in the local Bournemouth League this playing season which runs from the 16^th September until 11^th April 2014.

Contacts: If you would like to play in a team or require further information please telephone Bev Scott-Johns on (01425) 619552. For all information concerning coaching please contact Julie Smillie on (01425) 614784.

NEW MILTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB

To: All Club Members, Family and Friends – A Forthcoming Social Event

‘The Romantic Cello’

A Spectacular Cabaret Show with Phil Handy and the Phil Handy Light Orchestra

Friday 6th December @ 6pm

New Milton Memorial Hall – Tickets £10, available from the Hall itself and Phil Handy

Please note * this concert is in aid of the charity Liver4Life

Following a week’s break for the Times and Directory Cup Handicap Cup competition, the New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with three wins out of nine in the Bournemouth and District league. One of these wins came as a 10-0 gift to the F team in Div 3 as Bmth Sports K were unable to put out a team.

The L team won their first match of the campaign against Winton YMCA G (6-4) and leap-frogged over them to get off the bottom of Div 5. Richard Brockbank came up with his first ever league hat-trick and then joined with 14 year old Andrew Stainton for the doubles which they needed for the win. They took the first two ends but lost their way a bit and lost the next two to set up a delicately poised finale. The Milton duo had the scent of a maiden victory in their nostrils and just shaded a nail-biting fifth end by 13-11 to take the laurels.

Milton’s only other win and hat-trick came in Div 2 as the C team beat Merton D 7-3 at Mudeford Wood Community Centre. Matt Winter got injured which meant that Malcolm Floyd (pictured below) had to play his final two singles straight off after helping Dave Cuddon to win the doubles. Floyd didn’t disappoint as he disposed of Merton’s Stewart King and Pete Hodson in three straight ends having already seen off King’s son Andrew without dropping an end.

Full results details are below:

PREMIER

New Milton A 4 Merton A 6

(Ben Cawston 2, Matthew Daish 1, Umit Kaya 1)

DIVISION 1

Lynwood B 9 New Milton B 1

(Julie Smillie 0, Shaun Newcomb 0, John Millward 0)

DIVISION 2

New Milton C 7 Merton D 3

(Matt Winter 1, Dave Cuddon 2, Malcolm Floyd 3)

Bmth Sports G 6 New Milton D 4

(Chris Pusey 1, Terry Jenvey1, Bob Fagan 1)

Merton E 6 New Milton E 4

(Peter Daish 2, Bobo Jiang 1, Frank Handy 1)

DIVISION 3

Bmth Sports K 0 New Milton F 10

(Unplayed match awarded to New Milton F)

DIVISION 4

New Milton J 4 Winton YMCA D 6

(Malcolm Douglas 2, Keith Kensley 0, Mike Roberts 2)

DIVISION 5

Bmth Sports S 7 New Milton K 3

(Alex Whitehead 2, Lisa McGivney 0, Campbell Golding 1)

New Milton L 6 Winton YMCA G 4

(Richard Brockbank 3, Andrew Stainton 2, Dominic Stainton 0)

There was a break in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis League as the week was given over to the Preliminary Round of the Annual Times and Directory Handicap Cup Competition. Nine of the New Milton Club’s eleven teams were entered into the competition, and five of them were drawn into the Preliminary Round, with mixed results.

The Cup provides an interesting diversion from the league programme in that it enables teams from across all divisions to be drawn against each other in a handicapped competition, best of three matches up to 31, with no doubles.

The only team to go through to Round One on merit was the L team from Div 5 (Richard Clampin, Dominic Stainton & Andrew Stainton) who just beat Div 5 fellows Bmth Sports R 5-4 at the Arnewood School. Clampin got the ball rolling by beating Bourne’s Tom Collins in two straight ends, and it was nip and tuck up to the ninth and final match when Clampin beat Bourne veteran Jim Simmonds 31-30 in the third end to win the tie. The D team got a much easier passage into Round One as Merton K had to concede their match because they were unable to put out a team.

The Div 2’s C team (Matt Winter, Dave Cuddon & Simon Golding) narrowly lost 3-5 to Bmth Sports E from Div 1, and the F team (Ian Linney, Sylvia Smith & Malcolm Nash) lost to Div 3 fellows Bmth Sports J by the even closer margin of 4-5 in the final match. The Club’s other team from Div 3, the G team (Bev Scott-Johns, Bill Page & Simon Golding) lost 1-5 against Winton YMCA B who normally ply their trade in Div 1.

So, the L and D teams go into the Round One draw with their club mates in the A, B, E and J teams, and the matches will be played week commencing 2^nd December. However, the losing C, F and G teams live to fight another day as they will go into the consolation “Plate” competition which will be played week commencing 20^th January 2014. Full result details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

The New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with exactly the same batch of results in the Bournemouth and District league as the previous week, namely 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

The Club’s best performance came from the table-topping E team in Div 2 as they whitewashed Ringwood A 10-0 at the Arnewood School. Gerard Redman marked his first game of the season with a hat-trick and he was joined in his treble by captain Frank Handy and Peter Daish.

Also in Div 2, the third placed C team continued to pile on the pressure as they beat Lynwood C 9-1 in their own back yard. Matt Winter (pictured below) chalked up his first hat-trick of the campaign and Svet Ignatov came up with his second treble in a row.

Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

New Milton Table Tennis Club had a slightly better week in the Bournemouth and District league as their teams registered four wins out of ten matches. One of these wins came at the expense of one of their own teams as the E team got the better of the D team in their Div 2 derby.

Captain fantastic Frank Handy recorded his fifth consecutive hat-trick in a row for the E’s to help his unbeaten side defeat their D team club mates 6-4. Also in Div 2, the C team walloped Merton F 9-1 at Mudeford Wood aided and abetted by first hat-tricks from Dave Cuddon and Svet Ignatov. The E’s are still top of the pile but the C’s are breathing down their necks from third place.

Thirteen year old Matthew Daish (pictured) proved that his hat-trick in the Premier last week was no fluke as his second treble helped his A team to claim maximum points from Bmth Sports C. Daish was joined in his treble by captain Steve Hemmings who clocked up his first hat-trick of the season.

It was all good news from the top teams as the second-placed B team put some daylight between themselves and third-placed Bmth Sports E as they beat them 6-4 in their own back yard. New signing John Millward quickly got over his debut duck last week to come up with an impressive hat-trick against Bourne. Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

The New Milton Table Tennis Club’s teams were only able to register three wins out of their nine matches in the Bournemouth and District League last week.

There were some terrific individual performances once again however, with the G team’s Simon Golding recording his second hat-trick to help his side to only their second victory in Div 3. Golding capped his evening by helping Bev Scott-Johns to win the doubles to make it 7-3. Malcolm Floyd came up with his second hat-trick in a row as he captained his C team to victory in Div 2.

Dave Strike is scoring hat-tricks for fun in Div 4 as he helped his H team to hold Merton J to a 5-5 draw, and 15 year old Peter Daish is doing likewise for his unbeaten E team in Div 2. Read the rest of this entry →

NEW MILTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB                        Web: www.newmiltonttc.com

Dates of future Club Activities during the Period 1^st November 2013 to 30^th November 2013

Activity                                Night                 Date                                     Time               Venue

Sway Village Hall:

Future Club Nights

Club Night                 Sunday             3^rd November 2013           6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             10^th November 2013         6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             17^th November 2013         6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

Club Night                 Sunday             24^th November 2013         6.30 pm          Sway Village Hall

And every Sunday thereafter.

Mudeford Wood Community Centre:

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

League Matches       Monday             4^th November 2013           7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             11^th November 2013         7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             18^th November 2013         7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches       Monday             25^th November 2013         7.00 pm          MWCC – Main Hall

League Match           Tuesday            5^th November 2013           7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            12^th November 2013         7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            19^th November 2013         7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

League Match           Tuesday            26^th November 2013         7.15 pm          MWCC – Room 2

NB. Room 2 is not available to our club until 7.15 pm. (It is hired by a Pilates Group from 6.00 pm until 7.15 pm)

The Arnewood School

Fixtures Season 2013/2014

League Matches        Tuesday            5^th November 2013           7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            12^th November 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            19^th November 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

League Matches        Tuesday            26^th November 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium

Open Practice Sessions

Open Practice            Tuesday            5^th November 2013           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            12^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            19^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Open Practice            Tuesday            26^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Coaching Sessions

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            5^th November 2013           7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            12^th November 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            19^th November 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Junior Coaching       Tuesday            26^th November 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm     Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            5^th November 2013           8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            12^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            19^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

Group/ Individual       Tuesday            26^th November 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm   Gymnasium/Hall

NB. The School Gymnasium is not available to our club on Tuesday, 10^th December 2013.

Table Tennis Club Night Session Fees: Adults = £2.00, juniors = £1.50, Subsequent Junior Family Members = £1.00 and senior guests = £3.00.

League Competition: The New Milton Table Tennis Club is fielding 11 teams in the local Bournemouth League this playing season which runs from the 16^th September until 11^th April 2014.

Contacts: If you would like to play in a team or require further information please telephone Bev Scott-Johns on (01425) 619552. For all information concerning coaching please contact Julie Smillie on (01425) 614784.

To: All Club Members, Family and Friends – A Forthcoming Social Event

A Musical Extravaganza

Fernhill String Orchestra

Frank Handy – Leader

Lymington Choral Society

Michael Goldthorpe – Conductor

Philip Handy – Cello

Mozart, Arensky & Handel

Saturday 16^th November

7.30pm

Mary Magdalene Church

New Milton

All eleven of the New Milton Table Tennis Club’s teams were in action in the Bournemouth and District league last week, but they could only match the three wins from their nine teams from the previous week.

Rising starlet Matthew Daish celebrated his thirteenth birthday a couple of days early as he got off the mark in the Premier with an amazing hat-trick for his A team against Winton YMCA A. The teenager capped his perfect evening by helping Steve Hemmings to win the doubles to gain maximum points from their 8-2 victory at the YMCA, their first win of the season.

Malcolm Floyd came up with his first hat-trick in Div 2 as he captained his C team to an 8-2 maximum-pointer (their first!) over Ringwood A in their own back yard. Frank Handy matched Floyd’s Div 2 treble as he led his E team to a 7-3 win over Merton D at the Arnewood School. The homecoming Dave Strike clocked up his third hat-trick in a row as he helped his H team to a 5-5 draw against the high-flying Shamrock A (Div 4) at the Mudeford Wood Community Centre.

Mike Roberts came up with his first hat-trick in Div 4 as he helped his struggling J team to take a point off Merton J. He capped his evening by helping to win the doubles to make it 4-6. Full results details are below:- Read the rest of this entry →