Thursday, March 28, 2024

CLUB NEWS article submitted by Jenny Tanner 27th March 2024

Ian will not forgive me for publicising this next bit of news..... it was announced that he was a finalist for the TTE Pride of Table Tennis awards at the Newbury Tournament, but on Saturday the winners were announced...….

The Table Tennis England Pride of Table Tennis Awards 2024

Contribution to Table Tennis category

WINNER......our very own IAN WU !!

Ian went to Nottingham on Saturday to be presented with the award at a very prestigious gathering of TT dignitaries at the National Championships.

He was nominated because without him, none of us would benefit from the brilliant Jubilee Centre venue in Kintbury, which many feel is one of the best table tennis venues in Berkshire, & surrounding areas, & apart from being the home venue for 5 teams in the Newbury League, & the Newbury Tournament, it is now being used for high level competitions (including the Wilmott Cup) & County matches.

The amount of administrative work Ian does is massive, all behind the scenes, & the award also reflects his generosity in setting up the club initially, & often funding ongoing costs without even telling anyone.

Coaching anyone who asks, & lending us his robot, always there first to put up tables - just a few of the other reasons he was nominated.....good man! 

Great philosophy too - everyone is welcome, & it is a first class venue now for aspiring players & high level players alike.

CONGRATULATIONS IAN, well deserved !!


 Message from Ian: I greatly appreciate the nomination from Ian Langley and Jenny Tanner, though they both blame each other. We have a great club at Kintbury because of everyone who takes part and supports the activities, so part of the recognition should go to you all. For me the real reward happens every Thursday when I see a thriving table tennis club and lots of players enjoying a wonderful sport. Thanks all.

Success for Kintbury players at Newbury Closed

We hosted the Newbury Closed Tournament 2024. Lots of fun table tennis, a great turnout for the Junior competitions and a good time for all.

There were lots of good performances by Kintbury players, including a clean sweep of all the Divisional Singles titles. Here is just a selection:

Ladies Singles Champion  Sayali Bendkhale
Ladies Doubles Champions Bev Moore, Sayali Bendkhale
Division 1 Singles Champion  Tom Watmore
Division 2 Singles Champion Simon Craig
Division 3 Singles Champion Stuart Craig
Super Veterans Singles Champion Tom Watmore
1 point Shootout Champion Bev Moore
Mixed Doubles Runners Up Bev Moore, Tom Watmore
Super Veterans Runner Up Ian Wu
Adult-Junior Doubles Runners Up Ian Wu, George Hutton (WH)
Ladies Singles Semi-finalist Bev Moore
Mens Singles Semi-finallists Mark Wheeler, Tom Watmore
Super Veterans Semi-finalist Jenny Tanner 

 

Well done to all players and thanks for all the help in making it an enjoyable weekend.

Booking for practice sessions

A big thank you to everyone for the great turnouts at our recent Thursday practice sessions and for making them so enjoyable. We have been full or close to capacity on a few recent occasions, so some reminders about how the booking system works and suggestions on how to make best use of it and the practice sessions themselves.

For reference the link to the booking spreadsheet is below and Jenny kindly sends out a reminder with this link by email every week.

KTTC Practice Session Booking

  • The main purpose of the booking system is to make sure everyone gets plenty of table time, as we appreciate that some travel quite some distance to attend. This is why we place a limit on numbers.
  • We allow people to book up to 5 weeks in advance, so book early because it can fill up quickly.
  • If your plans change and you are unable to make it, please do cancel your booking by deleting your name as soon as you know you can't attend. This frees up a space and allow others to fill that slot. We do monitor the bookings as often we have people waiting to take up any slots which are freed up.
    • The more we can fill up the practice sessions, the lower we can keep the practice session fees. We set the fees as low as we can, but rely on a good attendance to keep them that way.
    • If you can't attend and leave your booking in place, it runs the risk of you being incorrectly charged practice fees as we don't keep a register of attendance.
  • During busy practice sessions, please do rotate to ensure everyone gets lots of table time. With the limit on numbers, everyone should be able to spend at least two-thirds of the time practising.
  • Help with setting up and packing up is always appreciated and helps us to get off to a prompt start and increases playing time.

Thanks for all your help with the above. We welcome any suggestions on how we can improve the sessions.

Keep practising as it is not long until the season starts!

Thursday practice sessions

It has been great to see that our Thusday practice sessions have been popular with good attendance and lots of enjoyable table tennis going on. We will be hosting the Newbury Closed Tournament and there are 5 more practice sessions for you to hone your skills and get used to the venue conditions.

Since we hope and expect these sessions to be busy, please be considerate when booking slots at the practice sessions. Only book if you intend to attend. We understand that plans can change unexpectedly and if they do and you can no longer attend, please remove your booking as quickly as you can because other players might want to take the space. Unused spaces have an impact on our income which will ultimately affect all of us, but more importantly we want as many players as possible to be able to benefit from what we think is a good venue.

As always, suggestions for improvement and feedback are welcome. Thank you for your continued support.

Bribar Bat Testing Workshop

Bat Testing Workshop to be held at

Cirencester Table Tennis Club

Saturday 12th August 2023

10.00am – 3.00pm Free Entry

BribarTT

Ron and Mike from Bribar will have their trade equipment stand with all the latest 2023 /2024 table tennis equipment for you to try as well as lots of sale items for you to buy. 8 tables available to try Bribars equipment

www.bribartt.co.uk

CIRENCESTER TABLE TENNIS CLUB

DEER PARK SPORTS HALL (Sports Field entrance not the main entrance)

STROUD ROAD

CIRENCESTER GL7 1XB