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228 CONTENTS 9 9 5 THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION Published by English Table Tennis Association Queensbury Hoyse CAPTAIN'S Hpvelock Road Hastings TN34 1HF LOG Te : 032~i'22525 Fax: 01424 22103 February's issue publishes a n Editor eight page special report on the John FA WoOd 60th English Open in Cleveland Editorial Office on pages 17·24, where Andrea 5ihe Brackens Holt, who won the silver medal Hemel Hempstead in the women's singles, was Hertford.shire HP2 SJA England's only medal success in TeVFax: 01442 244547 this premier event that promised Mobile: 0311"5 3~458 so much for English players. Advertisement Offices Sadly, England's men's team MARCH Jim Beckley was decimated by various Sports PR PO Box 8 lsI March 1995 injuries, with Alan Cooke being Cheadle ulme our only official representative (copy date I st February) APRIl Cheadle. Cheshire left to Ay the flag for England. SK87RG I st April 1995 Cooke didn't let us down Tel: 0161 4396001 (copy dote 1st March) though, playing superbly he Fax: 0161 4390223 reached the third round where Table Tennis News he lost to the dynamic is published eight times a year Frenchman Damien Eloi, the CHAmRBOX from September to May/June. evenlual men's singles Subscriptions & Distribution MBE for Geoffrey Aspinall 4 Detira Symes. ETIA champion. Cooke then ueensbulY House partnered Holland's Gerrard Havelock 11l0ad Bakker and reach the quarter FROM tHE CHAIR astings TN34 1HF linals, where once again he lost 1977 World Championships in Manchester Tel: 014 4722525 to Eloi who was partnered by 5 Fax: 01424 422103 fellow Frenchman Christophe SubSCription Rates Legout, a formidable duo who mAJUNIORNA1IONALS 8 UK: £12.00 went on to win the trophy. New Junior Champions Young & Ashison Sea MaiVlreland: £17.15 The great news is thaI from Air Mail Zone 1: 22.20 next season we will be staging Air Mail Zone-2~£23.85 the English Open every year, Photographers inslead of every 2 years. CHINA TOUR 12 John WOOd and Northern Pages 12 to 13 features a Cooke wins the respect of the mighty Chinese Photographic Service report on the fabulous Chino Printed by Tour that was played in front of Rainbow Press Limited pocked houses 01 all six venues, FRIENDLY H01ELS BRIIISH LEAGUE 14 24 - 26 Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate plus we hod the extra bonus at Cooke and Douglas unbeaten Loughton, Essex Stourbridge where on exciting IG10 3TZ match sow England's men fight Tel: 0181 5024202 bock from 0 . 3 down to draw 3 RUSSIAN TOUR 6 Fax: 01815022919 ·3, in fronl of BBC TV's Youngsters gain experience against Russia 1 Grandstand cameros. nsolici1ec1 articles are welcome for ppssibl pqblication, but the publishers True to form Terry Young and will accept no responsibility for return of Glendo Ashison are the new manuscripts and/or ~hotographs. 6O'IH ENGUSH OPEN IN CLEVELAND Whilst .every effort Is taken to ensure ·Junlor Notional Champions, 17 reportsBod facts aril'correct at the time SPECIAL 8 PAGE REVIEW of going to press, no resp?nslbillty will whilstthe Cadettilles went to be accepted by the Publishers should Scoll Friday and Lindsey errors be published. either for errors or mailers arising as a resull. Thornton, see Ken Muhr's report NII:XTISSUE The views expressed in Tabte Tennis on pages 8 and 9. News are those of the contliblJlors and .Cotswold Junior 2 Star are, 'lot necessarily""olficial EDA policy. ETTA National Council have Similal1y TIN acc~ts adve~ments in ~ann decided to allow 3rd generation ;o¥:f3Ilh. bllt I accept .Thake Transport Kent reBP9.nSibility for the goods 01: services liquid glue to be used at all dellclibed In lIPV8\1isemenl$. )f you haVE any qu9ries. these Should &::addressed levels from 23rdJanuary 1995 Junior 2 Star Select direclty to the advertiser. (see page 6). No part 01 this ffilIllllZine may be produced without written permission John F. A. Wood .Personality Profile· Jai Yi Liu from the publishers. The ETIA would like to thank the lollowing companies for the support they give to English Table Tennis. '"ButterFly Fri@ndly IaIDUNLOpl HOTELSPLC ACIDDoDtJ WOOLWICH lIIaQUe5 -BUILOIIVG SOCIETY February 1995 TABLE TENNS NEWS 3 CHATTERBOX Table Tennis Snippets •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MBEfOr GEOFFREY ASPINALL OLDHAM'S MR TABLE be apportioned between our whether VAT incurred on costs excess of £1000, making it the exempt and standard rated relating to competitions and richest tournament in Ireland. TENNIS RETIRED income. This would result in a coaching is below £7200 and if Events include men's, ladies, HEADMASTER GEOFFREY large under-recovery of VAT, Le. this is the case, then the rebate veterans, boys, girls, intermediate ASPINALL RECEIVES AN MBE an extra cost burden of the from the 1995/96 fees could be singles and open doubles. Association estimated at £25000 higher. If you are free on Easter IN THE NEW YEARS per annum. It was therefore In future, we will have to look Weekend in March and would HONOURS. at the results for each year to 31st like to enjoy a great weekend of March in April and only then can table tennis and fun together he award marks both his we determine the possibility of with Ulster hospitality, why not services to tables tennis making a rebate the following contact either Vincent O'Regan and the local season. on 0247-459089 or Morris community. If you have any questions on all McCullagh on 0247-467326 for Grandfather Mr this, please direct them to me. further information and entry T PETER HILLIER· ETIA TREASURER Aspinall, 64, took up the sport at forms. the age of six. He still plays regularly and was secretary of the of the Oldham HUGE District League for 17 years. 1995 He said "I tried to give up the OVERSEAS job but then they made me BANGOR league president instead. ENTRY for He plays every week as captain OPEN of the Werneth Cricket Club eight KENT 2 STAR table tennis team though he Twenty years ago the Bangor Tournament referee Phil gower joked: "These days its more a Open was firmly established as reports that a remarkable 64 matter of just standing there agreed, almost unanimously, at a the premier table tennis event in entries from overseas countries while other people hit the balls at Special General Meeting held at Ireland, with top stars from have been received for the me." the time of the June AGM to England and Scotland regularly forthcoming Thake Transport Formerly head of St Martin's increase the affiliation fee unit by crossing the Irish Sea to compete Kent Junior 2 Star Select. Primary School in Filton Hill, 17.5% as a contribution to this with Ireland's best. The big A total of 285 have entered, Oldham, Mr Aspinall was extra cost. names included Chester Barnes, making it one of the most heavily involved in all kinds of However, in recent months, we Denis Neale, Connie Warren, Ian popular tournaments of the sporting activities during his have had a considerable amount Harrison, Stuart Gibbs, Malcolm season. It will be held at years there. of correspondence and meetings Sugden, Jill Hammersley, Tommy Gillingham on 18th - 19th He was born in Huddersfield with inspectors at the Hastings Caffrey and Jimmy Langan. The February. and spent 35 years working in VAT office in which we have put advent of Troubles unfortunately Merseyside before moving to forward a case, in favour of us led to its demise until last year Oldham with his wife Jean 25 remaining fully taxable, i.e. able when a group of local enthusiasts years ago. to recover 100% of our VAT costs. decided to re-establish the event DICKENS He is a lay preacher at Holy The result of all this is a very at to retain as much as possible of Trinity Church, Bardsley, and he satisfactory outcome in that the its original and unique character, WAS THERE helps edit a weekly local talking VAT inspectors have accepted including most of the original The great writer Charles Dickens newspaper for the blind. that we were fully taxable up to perpetual trophies, separately was a long term guest at the 31st March 1994. staged tournament finals for the Great White Horse Hotel in We put in a claim for VAT paid spectators, local hospitality and Ipswich, players and officials on affiliation fees for the four post-event entertainment for involved in the England v. GOOD years to 31st March 1994 and which the event was famous. Belgium European League match have received a cheque for more This year the organisers have in January were surprised to find than £74000. At the November decided to celebrate the return of out during their stay at the same NEWS management committee meeting peace to the province with an hotel. it was decided to recommend to invitation to players in England, In fact it was, during his stay from the TREASURER National Council that two Scotland, Wales and Eire to take there that he wrote 'Pickwick Legislation on VAT was changed motions should be placed before part in this unique event, with Papers', and the hotel is from 1st April 1994, making theAGM: former participants particularly mentioned in the classic book. league affiliation fees exempt 1. The £74000 be returned to welcome. Overseas visitors will Other famous guests over the from VAT, whereas they had members in full as a rebate from be provided with years include Lord Nelson, and it previously been standard rated. their 1995/96 fees. 2. Half of the accommodation by local players has been open for business for At first, all the facts available £74000 be returned to members or if preferred, reduced price B & over 400 years! A more modern indicated the probability that this and the remainderbe placed in a B.