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Christmas Break until 3rd January - Dec 8, 2007
Author: Michael Hatcher
The club is now closed until after Christmas. The first junior practice session will be on the 3rd January and the first adults on the 4th.
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Adult practice on 16th November cancelled - Nov 10, 2007
Author: Michael Hatcher
The adult practice session on the 16th November has been cancelled due to the hall being unavailable. The next session will be as normal on the 23rd November.
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Club practice sessions started - Oct 15, 2007
Author: Michael
Club practice sessions on a Thursday and Friday night have restarted for the 2007/8 season.
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NEWSLETTER MARCH 2007 - Feb 27, 2007
Author: Peter Fordham
COUNTY COMPETITIONS
Congratulations to our successful Club Members in the recent County Tournaments. George Kizis is the new County under 13 Champion after having a very good tournament.
Tom Wright followed with further success with the runners up spot in the under 15's.
Aaron Self also gained the runners up spot in the under 18's.
Aaron then followed this with a winners medal in the under 18's Doubles when he teamed up with his clubmate Lok Wong.
Following this Tournament the County Rankings were revised..
George Kizis is the under 13's number one. Tom Wright in the under 15's is number two followed by Bill Kilner at number five and Steven Ensinger number eight. In the under 18's Aaron Self is at four, Lok Wong five and Will Vale at number seven. Well done to these Juniors and we have others who hopefully will make the list next year..
In the veterans Peter Fordham won the over 60's and was runner up in both the veteran restricted and the handicap events.
LEAGUE TEAMS
Last years Champions The Vikings are leading the First Division again with The Crusaders at number five.
In the second division The Romans are second and the Normans fourth.
The Conquerors are leading the way in the Third Division with the Commandoes, in their first year, a very creditable third. Full League results can been seen on www.bsett.co.uk
Club Members had more success in the League Tournament. David Unwin won the Veterans whilst Dominic Melero was Runner Up in the Mens Singles. Aaron Self won the Junior event from Clubmate Lok Wong. Will Vale had a good tournament winning both the Handicap and Division 3 titles.
Paul Seabrook was Runner Up in the 2nd Division and James Swanson in the 3rd Division.Aaron Self and Dominic Melero were Runners Up in the Doubles.
SUFFOLK & CAMBS JUNIOR LEAGUE
This League is again being hosted by the Club at King Edward School and we have entered two teams. The teams selected are all beginners and this competition gives them a good insight into competetive Table Tennis. The Bears are currently seventh in the First Division and the Bobcats 5th in the Second Division. Full Results can be seen at www.scjttl.co.uk
VOLUNTEERS
We are all volunteers and volunteers are the life blood of any club. New people are always welcome. There is always something to do such as cleaning and maintaining the tables, collecting fees etc. If you can give just a few hours a year it will all help.
We are hoping to get some funding which will mean we can offer Sport England courses to our volunteers.
JUNIOR COACHING
This year we have had good numbers with a lot of new junior members which is promising for the future. Thanks to those parents who help our overworked coaches to get out and put away the tables.
As these new players progress there is the opportunity to take part in various competitions at all different levels and the Coaches will give information on this.
As the juniors progress they will want their own bat but beware of buying a bat from a local shop.It is best to buy from a specialist supplier and again the Coaches can advise.
CLUB SHIRTS
These are available in the Club colours of Red with navycollar
and we like the players who are representing the Club to wear these shirts. They are available in various sizes and cost £15. Ask any Club Official about these.
CLUBMARK
The Club has been successful in obtaining the Sport England Clubmark status which is only given to Sports Clubs that achieve a high standard of organisation and provide a safe environment in which young people can develop their sporting skills.
CLUB LUNCH
Following the success of last years lunch we will be holding another one this year. details will be circulated shortly.
CLUB WEBSITE
Remember to look at the site www.bsettc.co.uk for the latest information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Maurice Fearn who has been the Club Secretary since the Club first started, nearly 9 years ago has decided it is time to hand over this role to someone else. Maurice is involved in so many other Table Tennis matters. I would like to thank him for the great work he has done in helping to get the Club up and going in the early years and for the continuing support he has given me.
Now we have to fill this role when Maurice resigns which will be at the AGM in May.
It is important that this position is filled as the Club is not allowed to operate without a Secretary, so please don't sit back and think someone else will do it otherwise you might find you have nowhere to play Table Tennis next year.
Now that Maurice has finely tuned the job it does not take up too much time. Committee meetings are held about 5 times a year and it is a matter of taking minutes, printing them up and distributing them. There are other small jobs that take up a very short time particularly in these times of e-mail etc. Maurice will gladly help with any training and it would be nice if a prospective candidate came forward now so they could work in tandem with Maurice until May.
I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A CLUB SECRETARY
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Christmas Break - Dec 5, 2006
Author: Michael Hatcher
As the Christmas break is almost upon us there a few changes to the normal practice sessions...
Adults: There will be no practice sessions on Fridays 8th, 15th, 22nd or 30th December. However the hall has been booked for Tuesday 12th December 7-9pm for a Adult practice night. Adult sessions will resume from the 5th January.
Juniors: Thursdays 7th and 14th December are for the Junior Tournament (until 9.30pm). There will be no Thursday sessions on the 22nd or 29th, but will restart on the 4th January.
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Latest National Table Tennis News - Nov 25, 2006
Author: Michael Hatcher
For the latest national table tennis news see the ETTA's website.
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Club sessions to restart in September - Aug 18, 2006
Author: Michael Hatcher
Club practice sessions are to restart in September. Junior sessions at King Edwards will restart on the 7th September, Adult sessions will restart on the 8th.
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Summer Break and Return to County - 14th July 2005
The summer break is upon us and today was the last practice session
until the club resumes in September (dates nearer the time).
Also until Christmas the Friday night sessions and all adult league matches
will still be held at County, as the hall is not ready at King Edwards yet.
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Club Venue and Session Changes - 22nd May 2005
Last Friday was the last ever Table Tennis session at County Upper School,
the club will now hold all its practice sessions and matches at Kind Edwards. We would like to thank County
for the use of their facility over the years.
Until the summer break the club will now hold one practice session a week, on a Thursday night, starting
next Thursday 26th May. All are welcome to this session.
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2005/6 Club Membership Due - 17th April 2005
Annual club
membership
fees are now due. Membership forms will be in the post shortly, please return them as soon as you can.
(Casual rates will be charged from the 1st of June if the club has not received your membership fee by then.)
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2005 AGM - 17th April 2005
The club AGM is to be held on Thursday 12th May 2005 at King Edwards school. The AGM will
start at 7pm, afterwards the tables will be set up for anyone to play. Please come along,
especially if you haven't been to the school yet as this is an excellent new venue for the club.
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Individual Registration and Discussion - 17th April 2005
ETTA are in the process of introducing 'Individual Registration' of table tennis players with ETTA,
details of why they are doing this are given in this
letter
from the ETTA Vice-Chairman and there is a link to a discussion topic at the bottom of the page.
(Thanks to the Suffolk County website for this link.)
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Tournament Dates added
- 16th October 2005
Dates for the Bury Club Tournament, Bury League Tournament and
Bury Free Press Shield Handicap Tournament have been added to the
Tournament page.
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Practice session cancelled
- 15th October 2005
The senior practice session at County Upper on Friday
18th February 2005 has been cancelled due to maintenance work in the hall.
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New Club Shirts
- 21st December 2003
New club shirts are now available for all club members.
Details can be found on the Venues page in the
Club Shirt
section.
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2004/5 Club Membership Due
- 4th April 2004
Annual club
membership
fees are now due. If you are a member and have not yet received your renewal form then please contact
. Casual rates will be charged from the 1st of May if the club has not received your membership fee
by then. If you are not a member then please join the club and support Table Tennis in Bury St Edmunds.
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Junior sessions moving to King Edwards
- 10th September 2004
Bury St. Edmunds Table Tennis Club has formed a Club/Schools link with King Edward V1
School, which is now a Specialist Sports College.
The Club will now be relocating their junior section to the school and the first session
will be on Thursday 16th September starting at 7.00pm.
New members are welcome, come along and have a go.
For further details ring Peter Fordham on 01284 763775.
For direction see the Venues page.
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Senior Practice sessions restart 3rd September
- 16th August 2004
Adult practice nights start again on Friday 3rd September 7pm - 9pm.
Junior elite sessions also begin on 3rd September 6pm - 7pm.
Both of these sessions are at County Upper School.
Details of the Junior Club nights will be notified shortly.
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Senior Practice sessions cancelled until late August
- 5th June 2004
Unfortunately due to recent low attendance, the Friday evening sessions at County Upper School have been cancelled.
These sessions will resume in late August. If you would like to attend these sessions then please contact one of the committee members. If enough interest in these sessions is shown to the committee then it may be possible to restart them at an earlier date.
(The Junior Elite Sessions at County Upper School: 6pm to 7pm: will continue as normal)
All members are invited to attend Tuesday evening sessions at Culford School Sports Centre: 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
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2004 Club Tournament Results
- 2nd March 2003
The Club Tournament was held on Sunday and the results have been posted on the
Tournaments
page.
The day was a success and included a number of exciting matches. Thanks to those that played and the organisers
for making is such a fun day.
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January Committee Meeting Minutes
- 4th January 2004
The minutes from the January committee meeting are now available to download
here.
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Awards For All Article
- 2nd February 2004
John Waters has kindly written an article about the recent Awards For All grant.
Click here to read the full text.
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2004 Club Tournament Announcement
- 17th January 2003
Further details for the 2004 Bury Club Tournament have been released.
See the attached word document.
PLEASE let Maurice know immediately if you will not be playing on 29th February.
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Christmas Closure
- 13th December 2003
Both Culford School and County Upper School venues will be closed for two weeks over the christmas period.
Couty Upper Friday night practice sessions on the 26th December 2003 and 2nd January 2004
have been
cancelled.
County Upper will start again on the 9th January 2004.
Culford Tuesday night practice sessions on the 23rd and 30th December 2003 have been cancelled.
Culford will start again on the 6th January 2004.
The Club committee wish you a Happy Christmas and New Year.
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Club Newsletter 10
- 1st December 2003
Click
here
to read the latest club newsletter.
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ETTA Premier Club 2003/2004
- 1st December 2003
Bury St Edmunds Table Tennis Club has again been certified an ETTA Premier Club.
The icon in the top left has been updated with the new shield.
PremierClub
- the ETTA national programme for club development.
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Tournament Dates Added
- 1st December 2003
The dates of the County Junior Tournament and Bury Free Press Shield have been
added to tournament page.
Make sure to get your form in before the closing date.
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General Updates
- 19th October 2003
League results up to date for seniors and juniors.
Date of Club Tournament added to tournament page.
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Club wins 'Award for All'
- 19th October 2003
The club has won an 'Award for All' award to go towards tables, nets and ball at Westley School.
Details to be added to awards section soon.
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Practice session cancelled
- 18th October 2003
The senior practice session at County Upper on Friday
31st October 2003 has been cancelled due to half term.
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Junior league started
- 15th Oct 2003
The junior league season has started and the first set of results are in. See the
league
page for the full tables.
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Match results for the Bury league teams added to the league page
- 4th Oct 2003
The league season has started and the first couple of results for the Bury teams
have been added to the
league
page. These should be updated weekly from now on.
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New Gallery page created and photos added
- 14th Sept 2003
A separate gallery page has been added to the site and a few new photos have been added.
Click here
to go to the new gallery.
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League Season about to start
- 7th Sept 2003
The
Bury St Edmunds and District Table Tennis League
(2003/04), commences on the 22nd September.
Handbooks and scorecards will be available for collection at County Upper on Friday 12 & 19th September.
Good luck everyone and have fun.
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July Committee Meeting Minutes
- 31st July 2003
The minutes from the July committee meeting are now available to download
here.
Some of the main points included:
The committee memebers being voted in.
The leage teams for 2003/4 were drafted but were to be confirmed.
After ETTA's latest AGM all games are now to be played up to 11.
For all the detials please read the minutes.
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Culford Summer Break
- 12th July 2003
The Tuesday evening sessions at Culford are about to take a 4 week summer break.
The last summer session will take place on the 22nd July and the first session of
the autumn will be on the 26th August.
All Culford members are welcome to attend the County Upper School sessions on a Friday night
during this period.
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Club Competition Photos
- 20th June 2003
The photos from the club competition have finally been added to the
tournaments
page. So go take a look at the action and mug shots.
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Tournament Results
- 30th May 2003
The results from the Junior League Tournament have been added to the
tournaments
page.
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Tournament Results
- 26th May 2003
The results from the Bury Free Press Shield (League Handicap Competition),
along with a scan of the article published in the
Bury Free Press have been added to the
tournaments
page.
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Tournament Results
- 19th May 2003
The results from the County Inter League Tournament, along with a scan of the article published in the
Bury Free Press have been added to the
tournaments
page.
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14th May 2003
Two senior practice sessions at the County Upper School have been cancelled
due to exams being held in the hall. The two dates are Friday the 30th May
and Friday the 6th June.
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13th May 2003
The results of the club tournament, held on the 11th May, are now available on the
tournament
page.
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thanks to everyone that participated, making it a very enjoyable event.
Check back soon for some photos from the day.
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1st May 2003
The final results of the Suffolk & Cambs. Border Junior League are in, see the
league
page for the full results.
Congratulations to the 1st division winners Ellesmere Energy
and to the 2nd division winners Gazeley Goons.
The top individual junior this year was Matthew Nicholson-Lewis winning all 18 of his games.
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2nd May 2003
Date updated for the Junior League finals night in the
Tournament diary. The previous date posted was in error.
Suffolk & Cambs Border Junior Leauge finals night - Friday 16th May 2003
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11th April 2003
Senior practice session at the County Upper School, 18th April 2003,
cancelled due to bank holiday.
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11th April 2003
Dates added to the Tournament diary
for:
Bury League Junior Ranking Tournament - Sunday 27th April 2003
Suffolk & Cambs Border Junior Leauge finals night - Friday 16th May 2003
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10th April 2003
Junior League tables updated.
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28th March 2003
Annual
membership
fees are due. If you are a member and have not yet
received your renewal form then please contact
John Waters.
Casual rates will be charged from the 1st of May if the club has not
received your membership fee by then. If you are not a member then
please join the club and support Table Tennis in Bury St Edmunds.
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21st March 2003
Announcement for club members:
The Annual Club Tournament is to be help on the 11th May at Culford School
Sports Centre.
All members
have been entered for appropriate events,
advice Maurice Fearn if you will not be
attending.
This will be the first occasion on which it will be possible for the whole club
membership to come together since activity started at Culford. The committee
looks forward to your support for this event.
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1st September 2002
New Service Rule:
A new service rule comes into effect on 1st September 2002, Basically the
change is:- from the start of the serve until it is struck the ball
must not be hidden from the receiver by any part of the servers body or
clothing. This means the free arm must be immediately removed to the
side after the ball has been projected upwards.
Full details of all rule changes are available on the ETTA web site
www.etta.co.uk.
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