I am very pleased to report that Mudeford Wood Community Trust recently received a flooring grant of £4,000 from the Bournemouth Airport Community Fund. A new wooden floor was laid in Room Number 2, opposite the main hall, at the end of December. This room is now an excellent one-table venue for table tennis with good lighting. This room is available on Friday evenings from 7.00 pm for match play or practice. Any team captain or club member wishing to use this facility must speak to Bev Scott-Johns in the first instance on 01425 619552.

New Milton Table Tennis players shrugged off the turkey and mince pies to win six of their nine matches as the Bournemouth & District league programme resumed after the Christmas break.

The J team capitalised on Winton YMCA E’s bye by beating Merton J 9-1 to leapfrog over Winton to the top of Div 5. The G team stay at the top of Div 3 courtesy of a 6-4 win over basement boys Winton YMCA C.

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The New Milton G team were sitting pretty at the top of Division 3 over the Christmas break. The J team have occupied the top spot in Division 5 at times, but spent Christmas in second place ready to renew their title challenge in the New Year. The K team are having a better time of it in Div 5 this season and ended the year in 8th position.  The full tables showing the league positions for all ten of the New Milton teams appear below:-

The New Milton Table Tennis Club signed off the first half of the Bournemouth and District league programme by winning five out of their eight matches. One of these wins came at the expense of one of their own teams as the C team beat the B team in their Div 1 derby.

Div 3 saw the G team wrest the top spot from Ringwood B as Milton beat the erstwhile leaders 8-2 home at Arnewood School. Captain Frank Handy came up with yet another hat-trick and Andrew Daish and Matthew Winter bagged a brace apiece. Handy and Daish combined efficiently in the doubles to land the maximum four points. Read the rest of this entry →

There was a break in the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league programme last week as the week was given over to Round One of the Annual Times and Directory Handicap Cup competition. The New Milton Club entered nine teams of whom five won their matches to go through to Round Two.

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 Premier’s A team, who were runners-up last season, booked their place in Round Two at the expense of their Div 3 club mates in the G team, who are now out of the competition. Joining the A team in Round Two are the B, C, D and F teams. The E, J and K teams live to fight another day as they will now be drawn into the “Plate” competition. Full results are below:-

New Milton G (Div 3) 0 New Milton A (Premier) 6

Shamrock C (Div 5) 3 New Milton B (Div 1) 6

Ringwood A (Div 2) 2 New Milton C (Div 1) 5

New Milton D (Div 2) 5 Bmth Sports J (Div 2) 3

New Milton E (Div 3) 2 Ringwood B (Div 3) 5

Merton G (Div 4) 3 New Milton F (Div 3) 6

Merton A (Premier) 6 New Milton J (Div 5) 0

New Milton K (Div 5) 2 Lynwood C (Div 2) 5

The New Milton Table Tennis Club could only muster three wins out of nine matches in the Bournemouth and District League last week. It was bad enough for the J team when they lost 4-6 to Nimrod C in Div 5, but the K team disobligingly lost 0-10 to title contenders Winton YMCA E, who leapfrogged over the J’s by one point.

The brothers Handy both recorded excellent hat-tricks; Phil earning a point for his A team in the Premier, and Frank’s treble helping his G team to a maximum-pointer in Div 3.

For the second week in a row, “Captain Fantastic” Terry Jenvey inspired his D team to a 7-3 victory in Div 2, aided and abetted by a treble from Chris Pusey.

A special mention also for Svet Ignatov who played up a division to win two games for the E team in Div 3 and then racked up his second hat-trick in a row for his H team in Div 4. Read the rest of this entry →

Waterside Table Tennis Club hosted the first round of the Division 1C Cadet County Championships on Saturday 1/12/2012. The newly formed Hampshire team included New Milton’s 12- year-old Matthew Daish who, after a week of being ill and doubtful even of starting on the morning of the competition, won 5 out 6 matches including a convincing 3:1 defeat of the England U13 no. 4 Oliver Tyndall. The second round takes place in March of next year.

New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with its best set of results in the Bournemouth and District league so far this season as their teams won 7 out of their 9 matches. The club’s only defeat came at the hands of one of their own teams in Div 5 as the J team walloped the K team by 9-1.

The D team (Div 2) were particularly chuffed and relieved to finally get off the mark with a win, thanks to an inspirational hat-trick from captain Terry Jenvey in their 7-3 victory over basement boys Bmth Sports K. There were hat-tricks galore as can be seen from the detailed results below, but a couple of players merit a special mention. This season’s new signing Matthew Winter shone as not only did he come up with a hat-trick without dropping a set for his H team in Div 4, but he also bagged a brace as he played up a division for the G team in Div 3. Read the rest of this entry →

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Dates of future Club Activities during the Period 1^st December 2012 to 31^st January 2013

Activity                         Night           Date                             Time             Venue

Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        2^nd December 2012      6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        9^th December 2012       6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        16^th December 2012     6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        23^rd December 2012     6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        6^th January 2013           6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        13^th January 2013         6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        20^th January 2013         6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

Club Night                     Sunday        27^th January 2013         6.30 pm         Sway Village Hall

And every Sunday thereafter

Mudeford Wood Community Centre

T&D Cup                      Monday        3^rd December 2012       7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches           Monday        10^th December 2012     7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

Club Night                     Monday        17^th December 2012     7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches           Monday        7^th January 2013           7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches           Monday        14^th January 2013         7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

T&D Cup                      Monday        21^st January 2013         7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

League Matches           Monday        28^th January 2013         7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

There will be no club night activities on the 24^th & 31^st December 2012.

Room No. 2 is available on Friday evenings to play rearranged matches or for occasional practice. As this is a one-table-venue please contact Bev Scott-Johns on 01425 619552 before using this facility.

The Arnewood School

Junior Coaching Sessions (Cost = £2)

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      11^th December 2012     7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      8^th January 2013           7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      15^th January 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      22^nd January 2013        7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Open Practice Sessions

Open Practice              Tuesday      11^th December 2012     8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      8^th January 2013           8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      15^th January 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      22^nd January 2013        8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

League & Cup Matches

League Matches           Tuesday      11^th December 2012     7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

League Matches           Tuesday      8^th January 2013           7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

League Matches           Tuesday      15^th January 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

T&D Cup                      Tuesday      22^nd January 2013        7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

NB The Arnewood School Gymnasium is not available to our club on the 4^th &18^th December 2012 and the 29^th January 2013. There will be no club activities at Arnewood on either of these dates. The first round of the T&D competition due on the 4^th December will take place at other venues. The league match scheduled for the 29^th January 2013 has been rearranged. There will be no club night activities on the 1^st January 2013

Table Tennis Session Fees: Adults = £2.00, Juniors = £1.50, Subsequent Junior Family Members = £1.00, and Senior Guests = £3.00. Fees for Junior Coaching = £2.00.

For further information please ring Bev Scott-Johns on 01425 619552 or e-mail James Lewis at jlewis@etta.co.uk.