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THORPE WOOD HEALTH AND RACQUETS CLUB

OPEN MENS DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

£100 PRIZE MONEY FOR WINNING PAIR

SUNDAY JUNE 27TH

11.00AM START

ENTRY FEE £10 PER PLAYER

PLEASE ENTER ME FOR THE  MENS DOUBLES TOURNAMENT ON 27/6/10 FOR WHICH I ENCLOSE A CHEQUE FOR £10 (CHEQUES PAYABLE TO ESPORTA)

TOURNAMENT ENTRY F0RM

The Tournament starts at 10am, lunch is at approx 1pm and prize giving at approx 3pm.

Format will be round-robin feeding into a knockout tournament, guaranteeing all standards of pairs several rounds of matches.

The Cost is £10 per person (ie £20 per pair) which includes Lunch and Prizes.  Drinks and snacks are also available throughout the day.

Attached is the entry form, please email this through to mark.pallister@sky.com

You can still apply if you do not have a partner and we’ll find one for you.

Closing date for entries is 30th June (late entries will be considered).

Organiser is Mark Pallister, any queries please call him on 01780 480590 or via mark.pallister@sky.com

2010 Open Mixed Doubles Tournament Entry Form

With many players from the Peterborough area often competing in the Hunstanton Tennis Tournament we wanted to remind you that accommodation for the event is often hard to come by. We suggest making your arrangements now to ensure you have a place to stay during the event.

http://www.hunstantonltt.co.uk/

There are a range of organised tennis summer schools planned in and around the Peterborough area. Courses vary and there are a number of venues to pick from. We’re currently putting further details together, however if you are interested we suggest you register you details and we will send you further information.

Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting, held at Parkway PSL 4/3/2010 at 7.30 pm

Present

John Rudd (Chairman), Alan Jones (Secretary), Ronnie Lloyd (Treasurer); Mark Pallister, Neville Burnett (Stamford); John Weston, Bob Green (JB Squad); Mick Soppitt (Deeping); Lee Cameron, Clive Evans, Jes Hibbert (Whittlesey); Henry Smith; Teal Cunnington, Chris Moody (Railway); Matt Watchorn (Castor & Ailsworth); Andy Burrows (Perkins); John Williams (OTT): Andrew Rix (Spalding);

Chairman`s Opening Remarks

John welcomed everyone to the meeting .

Apologies

Bill Skead (CoP/website); Angie Axe (PHS); Paul Stevenette; Andy Papworth (Deeping);

Minutes of 2009 AGM

These were agreed.

Treasurers Report

Ronnie presented his report, attached. We have again lost money, mainly because the Tournament lost £127.50. This was mainly because the winners’ and runners-up trophies cost £107, it was decided to be more economical with this next time.

Alan asked if we should increase the winter league fees to £12 in line with the summer. This was agreed unanimously. A lot of engraving had had to be done on the replacement D2 Winter trophy, the original having been lost. This had not helped the finances although the trophy itself was free, having been given to Alan by Joe Meenaghan.

Chris Moody asked if the trophies could be brought along to the AGM so that people could see what they are playing for. It was also suggested that trophies be signed for. Both agreed unanimously.

Secretary`s Report

Alan presented his report, attached.

Election of Officers

Alan again reported that he would like to stand down as secretary. He had tried to find someone but so far with no success. Alan said he would do it for one more year but would not go beyond that. John and Ronnie were willing to stand again as Chairman and Treasurer respectively. Alan asked for other nominations for all three posts but there were none. All officers were re-elected.

Composition of Leagues

City of Peterborough have dropped out and March have entered only one team, basically their A team from last year with some B team players. All the other teams had re-entered. Bourne have entered a team and Esporta have entered a 3^rd team. Railway were considering a third team.  As Stamford C and Perkins had tied at the top of D2 Alan considered that they should both be promoted (see secretary’s report). However, Esporta B who finished 6^th last year in D1 (CoP were bottom) were expecting to stay in D1. Alan pointed out that the AGM last year had specifically not guaranteed this. None-the-less, no-one objected to an 8-team D1 and this was agreed on, so Esporta B retain their place.

To keep D2 at 8 teams we would not need to relegate anyone, so JB Squad who finished 7^th retain their place. The final slot could go to March but Alan did not favour this as they had struggled so much last year, so the meeting asked Stamford if their E team, who finished 3^rd in D3 would object to being promoted. They had no objection but would need to play home games on a Wednesday. This was agreed to.

Similiarly in D3 we need another team to make up the 8. Spalding C, who finished 3^rd in D4 agreed to go up. This leaves a 7 team, D4, or 8-team if Railway C enter. (Post meeting note: they did)

John Weston asked if we were happy about having another team from the wider area, i.e. Bourne. John made it clear that he didn’t object but was just wondering what our policy is on distant clubs joining the league. Alan said that he had raised the possibility of a Bourne team last AGM and no-one had objected, also Bourne is not as far from Peterborough as March or Spalding. No-one opposed the entry but one or two teams said they may struggle to get there for 6.15pm. This was accepted (Note: see also AOB). The meeting did not really answer the question of where our geographical limits are.

The Divisions will therefore look like this.

DIVISION 1

Esporta A, Spalding A, Stamford A, Deeping A, Esporta B, Stamford B, Stamford C, Perkins.

DIVISION 2

Deeping B, Deeping C (the D team of last year), Castor & Ailsworth A, Stamford D, Stamford E, JB Squad, Blueflames, NENS

DIVISION 3

Whittlesey A,  Deeping D (the C team of last year), Railway A, Spalding B, March, OTT, Whittlesey B, Spalding C

DIVISION 4

Deeping E, Stamford F, Railway B, Castor & Ailsworth B, Deeping F, Bourne, Esporta C. Plus Railway C if they enter (confirmed)

Some special requests were made

Stamford C  want to play home matches on Tuesday nights

Stamford E  want to play home matches on Wednesday nights (see above)

Deeping F want to play home matches on Monday nights (to be confirmed)

Both OTT and Esporta C are planning to use the Orton courts, which may not be available on Wednesdays. OTT would play home matches on Thursdays, Esporta to advise.

Blueflames had not made any specific request but normally want to play home matches on Wednesdays.

The meeting did not set a date for the start of the season. (We forgot again)

Tournament

The tournament at Esporta last year was praised by several speakers, although it lost money. Esporta were willing to host it again, as were Stamford. It was decided to go to Esporta again. Chris Moody and others suggested sponsorship. John Rudd pointed out that Esporta already has an arrangement with an equipment supplier so any sponsorship couldn’t conflict with this. Sponsorship of the league itself and/or advertising on the website might be easier. John and Ronnie to investigate.

Tournament to be on 10^th October at 10am, same format as last time.

Rule Changes Proposed by the Committee

(See attachment with invitation to meeting)

Rule 12 Equal Points

The proposal was accepted apart from the alst phrase about lots being drawn. Mark Pallister suggested that games won over the season should decide the issue if teams were level on points, wins and scores between themselves (not very likely) or by a play-off if even that was level (very unlikely). This was agreed.

Rule 2   Powers

Agreed. The disputes committee currently comprises Lee Cameron, Andy Papworth and John Rudd, all are willing to continue and were ratified by the meeting.

New rule 13A

The meeting was in favour of the rule but Alan questioned when a match would be considered to have been forfeited. If a match is re-arranged in accordance with Rule 24 then it has not been forfeited. Alan pointed out that Rule 24 requires a revised date to be notified to the secretary within 2 weeks of the scheduled date of the fixture, otherwise the match is forfeited. Alan thought that the new rule would probably not be invoked until the end of the season. There was a debate about whether to make the trigger 3 matches or 4 matches. Mark Pallister proposed 4 matches. A vote was held;

For 4 matches  8 votes

For 3 matches  4 votes

Rule Changes Proposed By Bob Green

Timing of marches:

There was a long discussion about Bob’s proposal but there didn’t seem to be any consensus for changing the rule. It was accepted that having the match balls available for a reasonable period of knock-up was important..

Courts unfit for play:

This issue was again debated but still no-one had a clear definition of what constitutes unfit. The meeting was not in favour of giving one team the unilateral right to have the match called off, disputes will continue to be referred to the disputes committee.

“Double Headers”:

This was agreed, but the secretary is to have a veto if he or she deems it inappropriate. An example of this might be two teams from the same club playing each other in a match which could affect promotion or relegation.

Club Membership

The temporary rule brought in last year relating to Division 1 had not been invoked by anybody, but it had met with no opposition and the meeting decided to make it permanent.

Alan will amend the rules in the light of all the above and will re-issue them.

Any Other Business

Bob Green had also made a proposal relating to the winter league but this had been received too late to be included in the agenda as required by Rule 3.

The proposal was;

Instead of playing two sets there should be two 9-game rubbers between each pair, with no tie-breaks. One point to be awarded for each rubber.

The question of whether bonus points would be awarded for most rubbers and most games was discussed but I am not clear on the outcome- AJ

There was widespread support for this and Alan asked whether there was a way around Rule 3, which had not been drafted with the winter league in mind, if not then the change cannot be made for 18 months. It was agreed that Alan would write to all the winter league teams and ask if they were happy to introduce the new system, if no-one objects we will use it next winter.

There was a discussion about tennis balls. Attempts to set up a unified order for all league teams have never succeeded but the larger clubs can already get good deals on balls, for instance Mark Pallister reported that Stamford had paid £6.99 per dozen last season. Stamford would be willing to order for other clubs if asked and so would Deeping. Alan will ask clubs what deals they have and let everyone know the results.

Chris Moody reported that efforts were being made to improve the line marking at the Maskew Avenue courts.

Chris Moody proposed a vote of thanks to the officers.

The meeting closed at 9.30pm approx

TENNIS/SQUASH/BADMINTON

ALL RACQUETS £20

ABOVE OFFER IS FOR ALL IN STOCK STRINGS.

Please Contact Colin Pummell on 07790 515603

TO DISCUSS STRING TYPE/TENSIONS ETC

Please Drop Racquets At ESPORTA Reception THORPE WOOD For Restringing

Thorpe Wood  are top of Clubmark League Table for Cambridgeshire.

Of the 9 clubs who have gained Clubmark accreditation in Cambs, Thorpe Wood are in first position in the latest league table published in December.

Thorpe Wood are also in 7^th place out of 43 clubs across the 5 counties in the Eastern Region (Beds, Northants, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambs.)

For more information on the Clubmark Legaue tables go to  www.lta.org.uk and click on ‘In your area’ then click on ‘Cambridgeshire’

Quiz Night

Tennis themed quiz night to be held at Thorpe Wood on Friday  January 15^th 2010

Entry fee £5 to include food. Start time 7.30pm.

Please sign up and pay at reception to reserve your place.

Club Championships

Open to all racquets members of Thorpe Wood Health and Racquets Club.

Ladies, Mens,  Mixed, and Junior events.

More information to follow in January.

Box Leagues

Current Doubles Box Leagues are drawing to a conclusion.

After the end of December play-offs will take place as follows. The Winners and Runners-up of Ladies Doubles Box A and B will go through to semi-finals.

The Winners and Runners-up of Mixed Doubles Box A, B and C will go through to

Quarter-finals along with two lucky losers (the 2 best placed third place pairs determined by number of wins and then percentage of sets)

All pairs who qualify will be contacted at the beginning of January

with the draw for the knock-out stages. Good Luck to everyone.

New box leagues will start at the beginning of February.

If you would like to continue in the box leagues or any new players

who would like to join, please sign up at reception before January 10^th 2010.

All playing standards are welcome.

Either enter with a partner or a partner can be found for you.

Peterborough and District Tennis Winter League

Thorpe Wood have entered a team in the second division of the Peterborough and District Winter League. After playing 7 matches (winning 5 and losing 2) Thorpe Wood are currently top of the table at the mid-season break. Matches resume on Sunday January 17^th. The  team have had some impressive victories this season, as the team has been made up of  juniors, with an average age of 14 in some of the matches. Congratulations go to Richard Dodding, Saqib Farooq, Ben Fisher, Henry Fisher, Jessica Hurford, Chris Pepper, Lewis Tuck,  and our one senior player James Tomlinson who has played twice.

Peterborough and District Summer League

Last summer two teams played in Division 1 The  A team successfully defended their title and The B team managed to retain their place in Division 1 for the following season. If there are any players who would like to play for Esporta next summer would they please leave their details at reception or contact John Rudd. An extra team may be entered in Division 4 if enough interest is expressed and someone is willing to run the team.

Huntingdon and Peterborough Tennis League

Last season saw a successful set of results for all our teams

Thorpe Wood Mixed A – champions of Division 4

Thorpe Wood Mixed B -  3rd place in Division 5

Thorpe Wood Mens A  -  Champions of Division 1

Thorpe Wood Mens B  -  Champions of Division 3

Thorpe Wood Ladies A – Champions of Division 4

Thorpe Wood Ladies B – Runners-Up in Division 5

Thorpe Wood Ladies C – 4^th place in Division 5

Entries for the new season will soon be upon us.

In view of the successful box leagues there may be the opportunity to enter

even more Thorpe Wood teams in the Leagues this coming season. If you are interested in playing or managing any of our Ladies, Mens or Mixed teams please register your interest at reception on the sheet for Hunts and Peterborough 2010 as soon as possible as entries need to be in early in the new year.

Cambs  League

A Mens team entered the Winter League and are currently in Division 2, they have won 3 and drawn 1 match so far this season. They have 1 fixture still to play against Royston and should hopefully win promotion to Division 1 next winter.

Thorpe Wood have entered a Veterans team (Men 45+ Ladies 40+) into Division 4

League starts on January 30^th and runs through February and March. Other teams in the division include Newmarket, Buckden, Histon, Papworth, Soham, Great Shelford and Gransdens. If anyone would be interested in playing please contact John Rudd as soon as possible.

Esporta Inter-Club Championships

19 Esporta clubs were represented at National finals held at The Chiswick Esporta Club on Saturday 12^th December. Thorpe Wood played Dorset, Hampshire, Chiswick and Brighton in their Round Robin box winning 3 of the 4 matches to qualify for the quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to eventual finalists Surrey.

Noticeboard

In the New Year a new noticeboard will be erected near the courts, until this arrives

please continue to look at current noticeboard in the corridor adjacent to reception,

where all recent tennis news, events and results are displayed.

For further information contact

John Rudd      Tel: 07710 284299   e-mail john.rudd@esporta.com

Louise Fisher Tel: 07966 497395   e-mail louise.fisher@live.com

In Val do Lobo, Portugal,the Women’s 50 team from The Wimbledon Club captained by Gillian Bostelmann with Penny Mortimer, Penny Sheehan and Rosie Naunton-Morgan, first defeated top-seeded Olympia then Nomentano from Italy to meet the Dutch team, Shot.  Penny Sheehan and Penny Mortimer snatched the second set of the deciding doubles in the final on the tie-break, trailed in the third set but came back to pull off victory in yet another tiebreak.

Also in Portugal, where 6 British women’s competed in all, the Women’s 60 team from Bridgwater of Jacky Boothman (captain), Ellie Krocke and Ann  Guy won all their group matches against RLC Barcelona (ESP), Lidingo TK (SWE) and Health City (NED) with ease to earn a place in the final against the very strong French team, Lagardere Paris.
This was eventually won by the French 2-1  on the deciding doubles.

The other medal winners were the Leicestershire Club’s Men’s 50 team who travelled to the island of Elba, Italy.  Jeremy Trafford captained the team consisting of Ashley Broomhead, Richard Wayman and Tony King.  The first day saw a win over Lugano (SUI) and a tough encounter the next day with the eventual winners Lingener TV GW (GER) featuring the world No 1, Pierre Godfroid.  A win against CT Tortoreto (ITA) saw the team into the third place play-off against Royal Astrid BEL) which was won 4-1.

Congratulations to all these teams and to all the others who competed.  In the Men’s 50, South Ribble were sixth; Leicestershire and West Bridgford were sixth and eighth respectively in the Men’s 55; Streetly achieved fifth place in the Men’s 60; the Forty Five Club and Northern ended in seventh and eighth places in the Men’s 65.  In the Women’s events, Wimbledon was fourth and St George’s Hill eighth in the 40s; West Bridgford took sixth position in the 50s and Warwick Boat Club was fifth in the 60s.