Launch of Table Tennis in Druitt Hall, Christchurch
Next Monday, 28th January 2013 at 12.30pm, the Mayor of Christchurch, Peter Hall, will be at Druitt Hall to open an U3A table tennis club. Our chairman, Shaun Newcomb, will also be there to officially launch the new club. One of our members, Elliot Marks, has worked really hard and obtained a table from the ETTA’s Ping Project to set up this club.
If you can spare half an hour or so to attend and show your support for Elliot and the club it would be much appreciated, hopefully see you next Monday! The Druitt Hall is in the centre of Christchurch, just behind the library in the High Street.
PS Sybil has pointed out that this is not a U3A club, but something organised for local residents, thanks for pointing that out Sybil.
Timetable for the Period 1st January 2013 to 28th February 2013
NEW MILTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB Web: www.newmiltonttc.com
Dates of future Club Activities during the Period 1st January 2013 to 28th February 2013 Read the rest of this entry
New Floor at Mudeford Wood Community Centre
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.
SIX OF THE BEST FOR NMTTC! (WEEK 12 RESULTS)
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.
NEW MILTON G – TOP OF THE TREE!
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:-
G FORCE THEIR WAY TO THE TOP! (WEEK 11 RESULTS)
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
The A Team’s Cup Plan Starts To Come Together! (T&D Round One)
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
Jays Knocked Off Their Perch! (Week 10 Results)
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
Hampshire Debut for Daish
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.
