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CHA,.,.ERBOX compiled by John Wood Pictured above (by Ted Sepple, for Sport England), from left to right, Alan Keen MP (hosting the event), Lord Brian Davies (presenting the awards), Iris Moss, and Don Palmer (Chairman of the Federation). Comnlittee Menlber, Secretary & Treasurer (for 53 years!) and Table Tennis News County Notes Correspondent MIDDLESEX'S IRIS MOSS, 83, ETTA Vice President and Treasurer was one of 12 Queen's Jubilee London Regional Committee Award winners at an Awards Treasurer English Paraplegics Sports Ceremony held by the London Association. An organiser, including The table was constructed by Federation of Sport and of umpires, at Paraplegics national & teachers in Mombasa who found Recreation, in the Strangers international championships instructions for the game in a book. Dining Room of the House of Organiser, including of umpires, at The first prize at the tournanlent Commons on Thursday, 28th 1948 and 1954 World Championships was a bucket, which might not sound November. This award follows a special Lifetime much, but in Kenya the blind aren't The Queen's Jubilee Award is the of Service Award to wheelchair sport considered as people who can top Award of a series, which includes and table tennis, which she received contribute much. So to be able to Bronze Awards for 10 years service, from the British Wheelchair Sports take something home to their Silver for 20 years service and Gold Foundation last year, for the years of families is a big thing. for 30 years service. service (now 45) she has given to The 12 Queen's Jubilee Award disabled sport since first becoming COLOURED & winners come from 12 different involved at Stoke Mandeville in 1957. JOHN VINCENT aspects of sport in London, and STRIPED BALLS between them had amassed over 600 JOHN VINCENT Evening Herald and Plymouth IN the current edition of Table years of voluntary service. Plymouth coach John Vincent, who Advisory Sports Council. Tennis Illustrated there is an artical The citation for Iris Moss was: 'For earlier this year won the ETTA's, by Michael J. Scott, on proposals for voluntary services to Table Tennis for 'Contribution to Coaching Award', PRIZES NEEDED coloured balls to be patterned and 56 years in Greater London'. Among has been awarded 'Life Long Service The ETTA are looking striped, to be introduced into our other responsibilities, she has been: to Sport', for over 25 years coaching for prizes for the raffle at the game. Not another change in the Club Secretary & Civil Service TT and assisting children, at the National Championships in Sheffield rules I hear you groan! League Committee member Plymouth Sport Personality of the at the end of the month. If anyone Because of the introduction of the Middlesex TT Association - Executive Year Awards 2002, supported by the would like to donate prizes, these 11up scoring system, visibility of the would be most appreciated. Anyone ball is now much more important interested could contact Robert than it was under the old scoring Sinclair at the ETTA office. system of 21up. Multi-coloured balls with a pattern SHOWDOWN it is argued, will allow spectators as PLAYING sport poses obvious well as players the opportunity to THE NEW ADDRESS & difficulties for the blind and partially readily detect the relative degree of TELEPHONE NUMBER OF sighted people, but this has not spin and make the game more JOHN WOOD prevented the growth of understandable. international competitions where Your comments would be most EDITOR OFTABLE TENNIS NEWS participants display astonishing skills. welcome - plus your deSigns. 37 DUPORTH ROAD, Teenagers at the Kenyan Games for the Blind and Partially Sighted play NATIONALS CHARLESTOWN, ST.AUSTELL, 'Showdown', a fast-paced cross WILL Matthew Syed regain his CORNWALL PL25 3NU between table tennis and pool, with national mens singles title at Telephone: 01726 77527 the ball (containing a bell) Sheffield on Sunday 2nd March, ricocheting off the sides and the which he lost last year? Be there. mobile & email remain the same table top until a player scores a goal in the holes at either end. 3 FRO" ,.HE CHAIR by Alan Ransome Alan Ransome OBE, Chairman of the ETTA the introduction of table tennis into schools and the links between the schools and our club and league network. There is no doubt that the ETTA's Development programmes, THE ENGlAND Junior and Cadet PAUL DRINKHALL (left) who including Premier Club, are squads enjoyed their most partnered DARIUS KNIGHT absolutely in line with the policy of successful international open (below) to win the Boys Cadet the government in tackling the tournament to date at the Team Gold at the Portuguese fitness and health of children at Portuguese Youth Open in December school and with the Government's Championships in Tavira in inclusion and community policies. December. We also discussed the World Class Darius Knight and Paul Drinkhall programme and the recent successes won the Cadet Boys (under 15) team of our leading youngsters, both in event defeating France.3-0, Europe and China, as well as the Portugal B 3-1, Norway 3-1, English Institute of Sport facility in Germany 3-1 and, in the final, Sheffield which has table tennis as Portugal A3-2. The Cadet girls team one of its main designated sports. of Abigail Embling and Joanna Parker Richard Caborn is the MP for won the silver medal, whilst the Sheffield and the EIS building falls Junior girls team of Georgina Walker within his constituency. We and Kate Steward won the bronze in expressed our full support for the their event. These are the best set of BOA's plans to bring the Olympic results that we have received in a Games to London in 2012. major youth championship for several years. RICHARD The boys who won the Cadet team, Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight, are SCRUTON currently in China for over a month with the ETTA's Chinese born coach, SELECTED FOR Lui Jai Yi.