REGISTER YOUR TEAM FOR THE LEAGUE SEASON 2021/22

22/07/21

REMINDER - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

This will be held at HQ on Friday 30th July 2021 at 7:30pm - All welcome.

19/07/21

PRACTICE SESSIONS

Due to Government relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions there is no longer a requirement to pre-book a Practice Session.  Just turn up and play at an allocated supervised session - see Practice Sessions tab!
You will be required to complete an Attendance Register. Add you Name and Mobile Phone Number along with the time you Arrive and Depart.

09/07/21

COURTNEY BRAUN - SAD NEWS

Courtney Braun played table tennis for many years for Electricity. He passed away 28 June 2021. He played with Dennis Gosling , Margery Hockaday and John Norsworthy. Funeral next Friday at Weston Mill 11.30, details in the Herald today. 

01/07/21

NEW SEASON TO START IN SEPT 2021

You will be receiving an email very soon to start setting up the New Season 2021/22. 

Start talking to your team mates now and then let your Club Secretary know your intention to field a team. 

For details of the Triples League contact Russ Keith and for the Pairs Leagues contact Paul Whiting. 

Registration of Teams must be with the Match Secretaries by 30th July 2021

01/07/21

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DATE ANNOUNCED

This will be held at HQ of Friday 30th July 2021 t 7:30pm All welcome.

14/06/21

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - QUESTIONNAIRE

Would all members please reply to the Expression of Interest Questionnaires emailed to all members on the 14/06/21 and return them by the end of June 2021. This will give the Executive Committee details about who wants to return to some form of Match Play and which format.

27/05/21

EXEC MEETING 11TH JUNE 2021

After the Exec Meeting on the 11th June 2021 an email will be sent to all members setting out the plan to resume to Match Play along with any other information.

19/05/21

MIKE (PANCHO) WILLS - SAD NEWS

It is with sadness that I have to announce the passing away of Mike (Pancho) Wills. Pancho was one of the great characters of Plymouth Table Tennis. During the 1970s and 80s he was a prominent coach in both Devon and Cornwall and frequently travelled to Callington School to coach. He was instrumental in the development of Junior Table Tennis and organised many trips to tournaments in both the South of England and Wales. His Table Tennis career was shortened due to having a heart transplant 30 years ago, but his love for sport continued in Bowling. Many of the top Plymouth Table Tennis players of the last 30 years will remember Pancho for his likeable personality and sound advice. He will be sadly missed.

16/04/21

COLIN POYNTZ - FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

The funeral for Colin will take place at 2pm, Thursday 22nd April, at Weston Mill. Numbers are restricted to 25. Distanced gathering are permitted outside the Church.

14/04/21

RETURN TO PRACTICE AND PLAY AT HQ

From Monday 17th May 2021 HQ will be open for Practice and Play but sessions must be booked using the PRACTICE SESSION BOOKINGS tab which will go live as of the 10th May 2021. All members who have supplied their Emails to the PDTTC have now received an email setting out all the details. If you did not receive an email then you are not on our database. Therefore send your email details (including your name) to PDTTC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK to receive further updates/information.

09/04/21

COLIN POYNTZ - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague and a perfect gentleman Colin Poyntz, who recently played for Woodland Fort, has sadly passed away.

Funeral arrangements will be added here once known.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

07/04/21

RETURN TO PRACTICE AND PLAY AT EGGBUCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WITH PAUL WHITING)

From Monday 12th April 2021 there will be training sessions for Juniors and 1-1 coaching.

From Sunday 18th April 2021 adults from the same household can play on Sundays from 5-8pm (Cost is £4.50pp). Booking a table can be done by contacting Debbie Whiting by email at debbiewhiting34@gmail.com

From Monday 17th May 2021 the Pairs League will resume. More details can be obtained by contacting paulwhitingtt@gmail.com

All the above sessions will be within the TTE and Government guidance/rules.

Return to practice/play at HQ will be announced soon after the 12th April 2021.

12/03/21

RETURN TO PRACTICE AND LEAGUE PLAY

There is a plan for limited Table Tennis to restart from the 17th May 2021 and 'normal' play on the 21st June 2021 (Subject to Government Guidance and TTE advice). The Executive  Committee are currently working on a plan to start a new league season in Sept 2021. More details later. Check your emails.

22/01/21

WORLD PING PONG MASTER - HARD BAT COMPETITION

The World Ping Pong Masters Competition is on this weekend (23rd and 24th Jan) on Sky Sports Mix from Noon.  

Normally played at the Alexandra Palace in London but this year is being held in a covid-secure bubble at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

This is a hard bat competition. It's worth a watch!

17/01/21

JOAN WILLCOCKS - SAD NEWS 

Joan Willcocks who was an outstanding and highly respected leading Plymouth Lady Table Tennis Player of her day back in the 1950's and was tipped to play for England, sadly passed away on the 29th December 2020 aged 95. Joan was the 'loving wife of Gordon (deceased) of 71 years'. Looking back in the old Plymouth League Handbooks the description of Joan in the 1956/57 Handbook of Star Players 1955-56 says it all - "Joan Willcocks (RAFA) Our No.1 lady player for a number of seasons continued her winning ways during the past campaign and was a regular choice for the senior County side which won the Second Division West of the National County Championships. Retained her Devon Women's Singles Title and won the Women's Doubles. Has now won the Plymouth Women's Singles Championships for the past three seasons, seven times altogether and the Women's Doubles on six occasions. Handicapped by domestic duties during the past season Joan never reached her peak form, but it is hoped that the long awaited selection for England will materialise in the very near future." Joan won the Plymouth League Mixed Doubles with her husband Gordon and the Ladies Doubles with Marion Willcocks. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.

14/01/21

BILL MEMBREY - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague Bill Membrey who played for various clubs has sadly passed away at the age of 97.

Bill was a team secretary for Charles Church Men's Club for the 1965-66 season. He also played for Co-Op. He was a team Secretary for Co-op Welfare during the 1970’s and 1980’s and he went on to become the team secretary for Plymco  during the 2000/2001 season. Bill played in the league for more than 35 years.  Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

13/01/21

TERRY WRIGHT - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague Terry Wright who played for Crafthole has sadly passed away.

Terry was an enthusiastic member of the club for many years and as a long standing recipient of a liver transplant Terry had represented England at the Transplant Games on many occasions. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

12/12/20

JOOLA: ONE -V- ONE PRACTICE SESSIONS

Joola (Eggbuckland Community College) will be open for One -v- One practice sessions on Sundays 5pm - 8pm and Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. 

Price for non Joola members will be £3 per session.

This will run up and until the 23rd December 2020

Players will NOT be permitted to play any other than one other player only in each session.

If you wish to attend contact Debbie Whiting prior to playing. M: 07941896988 or Email debbiewhiting34@gmail.com

29/11/20

GOVERNMENT LATEST COVID TIER UPDATE

With the Government announcing that Plymouth is in Tier 2 and with many restrictions, the Executive Committee have decided to further suspend any practice or play at HQ until the area has Tier 1 status. 

31/10/20

GOVERNMENT LATEST COVID UPDATE

With the Government announcing a National Lockdown from the 5th Nov to the 2nd Dec 2020 all Practice Sessions have been suspended. Please check back later for any start up dates.

01/10/20

RETURNING TO PLAY MATCHES

Some people are querying the resumption of match play. Please read the Information posted below dated 15/05/20 (which was sent to ALL members) as we will TRY to resume some sort of match play in January 2021, but in these uncertain times no-one knows if this will happen. If you wish to play some sort of Table Tennis there are practice sessions bookable at HQ. See Practice Session Booking tab.

30/09/20

MONDAY EVENING PRACTICE SESSION

The Practice session on Mondays from 6pm to 9pm is now open to ALL (Do NOT use this Booking system but send a text to Russ Keith 07738273476 to book a slot) 

10/09/20

GOVERNMENT LATEST COVID UPDATE

With the Government announcing that people can only meet in bubbles of no more than 6 people, the Practice Sessions at HQ are still able to go ahead. 

See the Practice Session Bookings tab. 

16/08/20

CHADDLEWOOD PRACTICE SESSIONS NOW BACK ON

Anyone is now permitted to attend the Chaddlewood Practice sessions Monday Evenings at HQ from 6pm to 9pm

See Home screen for details or contact Russ Keith to Book a slot.

06/08/20

HQ CLOSED FOR STAIR PAINTING

Please note HQ will be CLOSED ALL DAY on Sat 8th, Sun 9th, Sat 15th and Sun 16th August as the stairs will be painted.

27/07/20

MONDAY PRACTICE SESSIONS - CHANGE OF TIMES

Monday Practice Sessions now start at 12:30pm and finishes at 3:30pm

24/07/20

BOOKING SYSTEM NOW LIVE

The Practice Session Booking form is now live. You can only book 6 days in advance of any session.

19/07/20

RETURN TO PLAY - UPDATE 1

More information should be available mid-day Wednesday 22nd July 2020 about returning to practice - watch this space!

15/07/20

RETURN TO PLAY

Plans are progressing well to start Practice Sessions at HQ after the Government announced indoor sport facilities can open from the 25th July 2020.

An Email will be sent to all member a.s.a.p.

27/06/20

RON PARNELL - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague Ron Parnell who played for Astor has sadly passed away.

His funeral will be held at Weston Mill on Wednesday 8th July at 9:30am. Sadly only 14 people are allowed to attend due to current Covid/Government restrictions. If you wish to contact Martin his mobile number is 07305774658.

15/05/20

COVID-19 UPDATE - EMAIL SENT TO ALL MEMBERS

Apologies for not writing to you earlier, but the Executive Committee have been in discussion, mostly by email, to discuss the Covid-19 situation and what is best for Table Tennis and obviously our members.

It has been decided that Season 2019/20 be declared ‘Null and Void’ and that there will therefore be no Prize Giving or Presentation Evening. Standard League Monthly medals already obtained will be handed out at a later date.

A start date for any play/friendlies at HQ and Eggbuckland School will firmly be in accordance with the Government’s and TTE’s statements regarding playing sport indoors.

With all the uncertainty about returning to full time Table Tennis the Exec Committee have decided to delay the start of Standard League Season 2020/21 from Sept 2020 to January 2021 and will be half a season based on this current seasons second half fixtures. Therefore all teams will stay in their respective divisions at present and fixtures will be as in the current Handbook with accommodation for new teams and teams who did not wish to play. The Pairs League will also hopefully start in January 2021 with new fixtures. 

This January start date has been suggested as many of our older players might not wish to play until a safe environment is available. Also the Match Secretary would inevitably be changing fixtures if the date was pushed back from the normal Sept start date and this is extremely time consuming. Further clarification, if you require it, can be obtained by phoning Russ Keith on 07738273476.

The AGM will probably take place using Zoom where the Accounts would have been audited and rule changes agreed. A further email will be sent out in due course about this.

Stay Safe!

The Executive Committee

15/03/20

HQ and EGGBUCKLAND CLOSED AND ALL LEAGUE AND CUP MATCHES SUSPENDED

As of Monday 16/03/20 HQ will be closed until further notice and the Pin Code on the door will be changed. 

As of Monday 16/03/20 Eggbuckland Community College  will be closed for all Table Tennis. 

All League and Cup matches have now been suspended. Update Emails will be sent to all. Please make sure we have your email account.  Send email address to PDTTC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

Further information will also be posted on this Page.

Any queries please contact Russ Keith 07738273476 or for the Pairs please contact Kevin Buddell 07836550308

Stay Safe!

16/02/20

TOP EDGE AND GERTSEN TT ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP 2020

From Fri 7th Aug to Sun 9th Aug 2020 - See MISC tab

12/02/20

2020 SOUTH WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

incorporating the Inter Regional Qualifications for U11, U13 & U15's 

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2020

See Competitions Tab

28/01/20

HANDICAP CUP - ROUND TWO ADDED

The draw for the Handicap Cup Round Two has now been added - See ALL CUPS tab

14/01/20

PRESENTATION AND SOCIAL EVENING

To be held at Eggbuckland Community College Saturday 16th May 2020 from 7pm - This will include a buffet - All welcome. Further details to be announced later.

12/01/20

BRIBAR PLYMOUTH JUNIOR 4-STAR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

See Competitions Tab

03/01/20

JOHN CLOOKE - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague John Clooke who played in the league for many years with Astor sadly passed way Christmas Eve.

Private family cremation at Efford, followed by a service of celebration at Elburton Methodist Church from 2pm on Monday 13th January.

07/12/19

HANDICAP POINTS ADDED

The Handicap Points for each team has now been set for the rest of the season - See ALL CUPS tab

30/11/19

HQ CLOSED 12/12/19

HQ will be closed all day Thursday 12th December 2019 for Polling Duties

12/11/19

DAVE COAKER - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague Dave Coaker who played in the league for many years has sadly passed way aged 86.

His funeral will be held on Friday 22nd November at 14:00hrs at Efford Crematorium and after at Boringdon Hall.

04/11/19

CUP MATCHES ANNOUNCED

Check the ALL CUPS tab to view the Cup draws - Handicaps to follow

01/10/19

HQ CLOSED

HQ will be closed on Monday 4th November 2019 until 3pm for all practice due to the Devon School's Competition taking part.

22/09/19

HORACE HAM - SAD NEWS

Our long time Table Tennis colleague Horace Ham who played for Woodland Fort in the 80s and 90s has sadly passed away aged 79.

His funeral will be held at Weston Mill on Tuesday 24th Sept at 13:15 hours.

18/09/19

HANDBOOK CORRECTION

Handbook Page 35 - Division 3, Team 10 should be Railway E (not F).

10/09/19

WOODLAND FORT E - CHANGE OF TEAM SECRETARY

Handbook Page 34 - Delete J Dean 01752781673 and add D Brown 01752846387

28/08/19

WOODLAND FORT A WITHDRAWN FOR DIVISION TWO

Due to unfortunate circumstance Woodland Fort A have withdrawn from Division Two. Please remove their details from the handbook and obviously note that there is now one less team for fixtures within this Division.

14/08/19

TABLE TENNIS ENGLAND MEMBERSHIP - QUERY

Some of you have been receiving Post Cards from Table Tennis England regarding the forthcoming seasons membership. It states that you need to renew your Membership by login in with an Email address and not your TT ID.

Seeing that the PDTTC (and Premier Clubs, Joola and Crafthole) complete your memberships on your behalf there is no need for you to do anything (unless you wish to view your membership details).

If you have already paid your TTE membership direct to TTE then please email PDTTC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK and let the Executive Committee know so we don't charge you again.

06/08/19

DOWNLOADABLE HANDBOOK ADDED

See HANDBOOK tab

01/08/19

NEW COACHING SESSIONS ANNOUCED

See MISC tab

20/07/19

AGM RESULTS

Members at the AGM unanimously accepted the Executives proposal for the structure of the League for this forthcoming Season. 

The web site will be fully updated within the next few days. Fixtures can now be downloaded.

16/07/19

TABLE TENNIS ENGLAND MEMBERSHIP - QUERY

Some of you have been receiving Post Cards from Table Tennis England regarding the forthcoming seasons membership. It states that you need to renew your Membership by login in with an Email address and not your TT ID.

Seeing that the PDTTC (and Premier Clubs, Joola and Crafthole) complete your memberships on your behalf there is no need for you to do anything (unless you wish to view your membership details).

If you have already paid your TTE membership direct to TTE then please email PDTTC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK and let the Executive Committee know so we don't charge you again.

07/07/19

NEW SEASON STARTS W/C 09/09/19

The web site is under construction for the new season (Please check back regularly) ...

NOTE: Until the AGM on the 19th July 2019 nothing has been set in stone and all subject to change, so please do not print any Fixture Lists until Instructed to do s