Conference govt02::basingstoke

    Carl,
    I am very interested.  I actually sent a note to the Social Club a
    couple of weeks ago to see if Digital had any teams organised andif we
    had a home ground.
    I am playing at the moment in the Winter Comp in Div. 4 & 5 but need to
    play higher I think.  I don't have a team to play in for the Summer
    Comp so would be keen to speak to you about it.
    Regards
    Margaret Trousdale
    7 843 6356
    (PS:  I left a phone message for you also)
    

    Hi Margaret,
    
    	I have a definate yes from another decie so things are looking
    fairly promising at the moment. I don't really know what the standard
    is like in the league but I would be interested in watching a match or
    going to a practise if it can be arranged.
    
    	The only slight problem at the moment is that I can't always
    guarantee that I can make all the matches due to working at customer
    sights from time to time so it would be good if we could start with at
    least five players, but if the worst came to the worst I would start
    with the minimum and be prepared to loose games because of being short
    handed.
    
    	Do you have any details of the club secretary or details on how to
    get a new team in to the league ? I shall have a word with the Sports
    and Social and see what we can turn up that way.
    
    regards Carl
    

    HI CARL,
    
    GOOD TO HEAR YOU HAVE ANOTHER WHO IS INTERESTED.  GOOD LUCK WITH SPORTS
    AND SOCIAL CLUB - THEY STILL HAVEN'T REPLIED TO MY MAIL OF TWO WEEKS
    AGO.
    
    AS FOR CLUB INFORMATION.  I AM CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH A CLUB CALLED
    COACHING AND OUR HOME GROUND IS RICHARD ALDWORTH SCHOOL.  I WILL CALL
    THE GUY WHO RUNS IT TO SEE IF WE CAN ENTER A TEAM UNDER THEIR CLUB NAME
    - I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A PROBLEM.
    
    EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 10-12 THEY HAVE PRACTICE/COACHING SESSION AT
    RICHARD ALDWORTH SCHOOL, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WE CAN ALL GET
    TOGETHER ONE SATURDAY AND HAVE A HIT TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE WE MIGHT
    FIT IN AND TERRY AT THE CLUB CAN ADVISE US OF WHAT GRADE WE SHOULD PLAY
    IN.
    
    A TEAM CONSISTS OF THREE PLAYERS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO
    HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA AND ROTATE PLAYERS EACH WEEK.
    
    I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND OUT AFTER SPEAKING TO TERRY AT COACHING.
    
    REGARDS
    MARGARET

    Margaret,
    Who did you mail in the Sports & Social Club
    Alex

    ALEX,
    
    I MAILED MY REQUEST TO MELLAINIE PELLET.
    
    REGARDS
    MARGARET

    Carl,
    
    I have some further info on the table tennis summer league:
    
    When - likely to start mid-late May.  The Committee are meeting this
    week to decide on a start date.  I have put my address on their mailing
    list so they will notify me in a few weeks of what is going to happen.
    
    Where - as mentioned previously, we do need a home ground.  The League
    has a site in Essex Road which teams can hire out each week for about 3
    pounds.  We have to tell them which night we want our home game to be
    on and if no other teams have booked it then its ours.
    
    If Digital has a site then all the better.  If they have a site and no
    table, the club I am with can sell us one for 300 pounds.  They are
    secondhand tournament tables, so very good quality, and only used for
    four tournaments.
    
    Players - Each player has to be affiliated with the league as opposed
    to the team affiliating.  Its about 6 pounds a year and we can do this
    when we send in our team entry.  If a player has played in the winter
    comp then they will already be affiliated.
    
    Practice - I spoke to Terry at Coaching Club and he said it would be
    okay for us to have a practice session one Saturday morning at Richard
    Aldworth School to assess what Division we should paly in.
    
    Divisions - Last summer league had two divisions, as yet they have made
    no decision on how many for this year, as the summer comp has only been
    running for a couple of years.
    
    I think that's about it.  If you need any more info please contact me.
    
    regards
    
    Margaret Trousdale

Hi,

I'm Sennen Gomes and work in Reading, DEC Park.

I've read the preceding notes with interest and would like to express my
interest.  Kindly keep me informed and do not hesitate to send me mail on
FORTY2::GOMES or Sennen Gomes@REO

I have played in a league, albeit, 5 yrs ago and enjoyed the experience.
Getting together one Saturday sounds a good idea and i'll do my best to
attend.

-Sennen 

    Hello,
    
    I'm Dave Brett and I work in the CSC Viables.
    
    I would be very interested in playing in the league as part of a Dec
    Team.
    
    Please keep me upto date with any developments.
    
    KERNEL::BRETT or 7833 3779
    
    I have not played in a club at league standard but want to develop my
    game with practice & coaching..
    
    Regards,
    
    Dave Brett.

Hi,

The table has shrunk by at least six inches since I played in a local table 
tennis league. However I am keen to start again - 10 years on.

Please keep me informed of developments and also whether anyone knows about
a DEC SSC table tennis club, both in Reading or Basingstoke.

I work in DECpark II in Reading, but live in Basingstoke.

Alex Groom

    Hi,
    
    	It seems we have some good interest, at the moment the following
    people have expressed a desire to play or at least practice.
    
    	Margaret Trousedale
    	Sennen Gomes
    	Dave Brett
    	Alex Groom
    	Amanda Westwood
    	Carl Skeen
    
    	We should be able to manage a team at least. The next Issue is more
    difficult. Venue, entering the team in the league, home nights.
    Obviously we need to consider what division we should be in and what
    division we can get in, this means we will have to meet sometime before
    hand else we will have no ideas regarding playing standard etc.
    
    regards Carl
    
    ps Any ideas are welcome.

    Hi again,
    
    	Please could people put a note in confirming whether or not they
    wish to play in the Summer league. It is not a serious league so even
    if you're not too sure just play for the hell of it, nobody will be
    counting score.
    
    	Also since we need to meet one day to grade skill etc could you
    mention which nights you would be able to play on so that we can all
    meet some time.
    
    regards Carl
    

    Hi,
    
    I would like to play in the Summer league and could meet almost any
    night, but would prefer sometime between Monday to Thursday. 
    
    
    Regards,
    
    Dave.

Hi,

From my side...

    Play in the summer league			Yes.
    Home/practice nights (order of preference)	Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
    Start times					7.00pm (earliest).

    Venue:  When i last played in the league there were many company teams
	    that utilized their canteen.  Is this a possibility with us?  Not
	    sure who one needs to talk to first.

-Sennen

Hi,

Since I assume Sennen doesn't mean the DECpark canteen, and we both work in 
Reading, here's my list of available evenings.

	Not Friday, and after 7pm
	Otherwise I'm fairly easy...

Alex.

As for a venue I'm sure local schools will hire out their sports equipment and
halls, but usually for a season or term rather than just a night.

I imagine the Basingstoke Lesiure Centre will have some TT stuff, probably for
about �3.00 an hour.

Clearly the best option would be a DEC site, if someone has some tables.

Re .14

Alex's assumption is right.  I was thinking of B'stoke sites only as i assume
the majority of us live near/in B'stoke.

-Sennen

    
    At the moment as far as the summer league goes we will try and book one
    day for the Essex road site which hires out for local teams, but
    ultimately we will try and arrange for it to be played in one of the
    Basingstoke Offices, Hampshire House or Viables seem to be the two most
    dare I say it viable options at the moment. Some investigations will be
    made into this. I know Highfield has a table and I've never seen it
    used so I might ask about this as well.
    
    regards Carl
    

    Hi,
    
    	I am about to send the team list off for the summer the summer
    league. As time is short and the divisions are about to be decided, I
    will arbitarily divide up the list into teams based on those who
    haven't played recently and those who have.
    
    ie TEAM A
     Carl Skeen
     Margaret Trousdale
     Amanda Westwood
    
       TEAM B
     Dave Brett
     Alex Groom
     Sennen Gomes
     Andy Whittacker
    
    	This way if the teams are in the same division you can swap players
    as you wish apparently, if the teams are in different divisions you can
    play up with no restrictions, but you can only play down a certain
    amount of times. Also when we go in for the winter league we can adjust
    the teams as neccessary.
    
    	If any one has any problems let me know.
    
    regards Carl
    

    Hi,
    
    	If there are any members of The Sports and Social club commitee
    reading this I would like to direct their attention to the note I put
    in SSC conference note 21 or so to which I still haven't had an answer.
    
    regards Carl

    Why dont you just ring someone. I have sent you (and Margaret) several
    mails regarding this (offering help etc) but have had no response. Am I
    sending to the wrong address or something??
    
    
    Andy
    Vice-Chairthingy