New Milton Table Tennis Club came up with four wins in the Bournemouth and District League, but one of the wins was at the expense of one of their own teams in a local derby. Turning the form book upside down in Div 3, the E team beat their table-topping G team by 6-4, despite yet another hat-trick from the unbeaten Frank Handy. Handy was joined in a treble by brother Phil whose threesome helped the A team to a hard-fought draw in the Premier. The performance of the week came in Div 4 as the H team whitewashed basement boys Winton YMCA D 10-0, thanks to hat-tricks from Matthew Winter, Luke Gurton and Dan Williams. In Div 5, the table-topping J team were gifted a 10-0 victory and four points as Bournemouth Sports V had to concede their match as they couldn’t put out a team. Hungarian Zoltan Karib-Barath and 12 year old Matthew Daish came up with their first hat-tricks of the season to help their B team to a 9-1 victory over Bransgore in Div 1.

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New Milton Table Tennis Club had their best week in the Bournemouth and District league so far this season as they won five out of their ten matches, including welcome first wins for the B and F teams. Star performers included Matthew Daish (pictured below) who celebrated his 12^th birthday a day early by winning a game in the Premier having been called up from Div 1. Ian Linney registered his first hat-trick for his F team in Div 3, and Sam Watkins played out of his skin to help his J team to a 6-4 win over fellow Div 5 title contenders Bournemouth Sports T. The G team’s Frank Handy continues to defy superlatives as he scored yet another hat-trick to remain unbeaten in the league.

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15 year old Jack Fisher bagged a hat-trick to help his K team (Div 5) to a rare victory as they beat Merton J 6-4 in their own back yard. Further heroics came in Div 5 as hat-tricks from Richard Ursell and Keith Kensley helped propel their J team to the top of the division. Not such good news at the opposite end of the league as the club’s top three teams all lost, including the A team’s whitewash at the hands of the Premier leaders. The full results are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

In the first of the New Milton Table Tennis Club’s local derbies, the G team edged it over their F team 6-4 in Div 3, thanks to yet another fine hat-trick from the unbeaten Frank Handy. The club’s best result of the week came in Div 5 as the J team demolished league newcomers Winton YMCA F by 10-0. Also worthy of a mention is the club’s only wheelchair player Shaun Newcomb who played up in the Premier from Div 1 and won two matches, including a win over ex club mate Geoff Ware. The full results are below:- Read the rest of this entry →

Dear fellow club members – Please accept my apologies for the slight delay in my adding this post, sent to me at my request from Brian Bickell on 2nd Oct. – the phone call to which he refers and the subsequent call up for the national squad was the reason Brian and Olga could not attend our recent club social. Very well done Brian – please don’t be so modest and let us know when you’re No.1! Read the rest of this entry →

The Bournemouth and District Table Tennis league got underway last week with some highs and lows for the New Milton Club, who once again entered 10 teams into the league. Whilst the Premier’s A team had a “bye”, the club’s haul was 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The club’s best performance came from the J team who stormed Div 5 with a 10-0 demolition of Merton J. The full results are below:- 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 January 2013 to 28^th February 2013

Activity                         Night           Date                             Time             Venue

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

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

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

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

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

And every Sunday thereafter

Mudeford Wood Community Centre

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

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

T&D Cup                      Monday        11^th February 2013       7.00 pm         MWCC – Main Hall

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

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

Room No. 2 is available on Friday evenings for rearranged matches/ 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      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

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      29^th January 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      5^th February 2013         7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Junior Coaching           Tuesday      26^th February 2013       7.30 to 8.30 pm   School Hall

Open Practice Sessions

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

Open Practice              Tuesday      29^th January 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      5^th February 2013         8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      12^th February 2013       7.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      19^th February 2013       7.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

Open Practice              Tuesday      26^th February 2013       8.30 to 10.00 pm School Hall

League & Cup Matches

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

League Matches           Tuesday      29^th January 2013         7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

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

T&D Cup                      Tuesday      12^th February 2013       7.00 to 10.00 pm Gymnasium

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

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

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.

Ping Pong! – PG 

2012, 76 mins

Director: Hugh Hartford

‘Pensioners from across the planet compete in the World Over-80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.

Eight players with 703 years between them guide us through the extraordinary world of life at the table, sometimes ruthless, sometimes emotional, always entertaining.’

‘This film is fantastically shot with some incredible music and a cast of characters that no script writer could come up with. 10 out of 10, an absolute joy from start to finish. Watch it, then tell all your friends and family to watch it. Then go out and get a ping pong set.’

See it at the Regent Christchurch

Mon 17 Sept  2.30pm  &  7.30pm

and Wed 19 Sept  2.30pm  — only three shows!

http://www.regentcentre.co.uk   01202 499199

Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of attending two very different Table Tennis tournaments. Read the rest of this entry →