13th April-2009
LEN BARTON OBITUARY

Len Barton, who has died aged 83, was a former President of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League for twelve years and prior to that Chairman from 1977 to 1985.
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7th April-2009
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN COLCHESTER CUP FINALS

Two of the three Colchester and District Table Tennis League Cup Finals went right down to the wire at the Rowhedge Table Tennis Club. In the other final it was a different story with Rowhedge D

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31st March-2009
RAYNE v ST MARY’S A IN CUP FINAL

In a thrilling semi-final of the Colchester & District Table Tennis Kiltie Cup Rayne squeezed past H20 Rowhedge C 5-4. Rayne shot into a two nil lead as, despite losing the first end 11-1 to Dave Moss, Steve Kerns

16th March-2009
ROWHEDGE YOUNGSTERS CLINCH DIVISION ONE TITLE

H20 Rowhedge B beat their ‘A’ team, last season’s champions 6-4 and in doing so became one of the youngest sides ever to win the Colchester and District Table Tennis League. The victorious team comprising of Michael Andrews, Mike Shore and Mark Mulley are all
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9th March-2009
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD GREG GREEN WINS COLCHESTER MEN’S SINGLES TITLE!

Eighteen-year-old un-seeded Greg Green beat Gary Young in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Men’s Singles final and in doing so became one of the youngest ever champions. In a fluctuating match
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28th February-2009
COLE BIDDING FOR RECORD FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MEN’S TITLE

The prolific Dave Cole (H20 Rowhedge A), fresh from his success in the recent Chelmsford tournament is favourite to win a record fourth consecutive Colchester Men’s Singles title having won nine previously

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24th February-2009
H20 ROWHEDGE B MOVE CLOSER TO THE FIRST DIVISION TITLE

H20 Rowhedge B moved four points clear at the top of Division One of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division One after a highly competitive win over second placed Gt Horkesley A 6-4. Man-of-the match Mike Shore set the tone in an opening five set victory over
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16th February-2009
IT’S AS YOU WERE AT THE TOP OF THE COLCHESTER LEAGUE!

With two sets of identical results for Gt Horkesley A and H20 Rowhedge B it’s as you were at the top of the Colchester and District Table Tennis League Division One. Leaders Gt Horkesley overcame both Walton A and B 10-0 and 8-2 respectively.
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4th February-2009
COLE LOSES THREE YEAR UNBEATEN COLCHESTER RECORD!

Colchester Men’s Champion Dave Cole’s unbeaten record in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League that stretched back three year’s, has finally fallen. In-form Essex representative, Steve Kerns was the man
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26th January-2009
DIVISION THREE TITLE RACE HOTS UP AS ST PETERS SLIP UP AGAIN!

Whatever St Peters players got up to at Christmas it hasn’t done their title aspirations in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division Three a lot of good! Three straight defeats has seen a twelve point lead dissolve to just three
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19th January-2009
H20 ROWHEDGE B GO TOP OF DIVISION ONE

H20 Rowhedge B got their noses in front in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division One title race following a 10-0 thrashing of Walton B. Despite being without the previously ever-present Mike Shore
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14th January-2009
FOUR WAY TITLE RACE IS CLOSEST IN YEARS!

Colchester & District Table Tennis Division One leaders Gt Horkesley A lost for the second time in a month to current champions H20 Rowhedge A 6-4, the result leaving the title race open to at least four teams
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5th January-2009
GT HORKESLEY CRASH OUT OF CUP!

H20 Rowhedge C jumped from bottom of Group One of the Kiltie Cup straight to the top following their hard fought 6-3 win over St Mary’s A. John Andrews was back at his best winning both of his doubles and a crucial five set win over Greg Green
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16th December 2008
McEWAN RETURN HERALDS RAYNE VICTORY

Andrew McEwan fresh from his exploits at Warwick University where he represented the university in the Premier League, made an impressive return to the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division One winning his three in Rayne’s 6-4 win over Walton A. Martin Hogg won two for the seaside team
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9th December 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE A BACK IN TITLE RACE

Last season’s virtually forgotten Colchester and District Table Tennis League Division One champions H20 Rowhedge A have stormed back into the reckoning following five straight wins. The latest came courtesy of two rearranged fixtures both by an 8-2 score line against Walton A and C.
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2nd December 2008
St Marys Inflict second cup defeat on Gt Horkesley A

St Mary’s scored a second cup victory over Colchester & District League Division One leaders Gt Horkesley A in three weeks. This time it was in the Kiltie Cup for Division One teams that saw local rivals St Mary’s A come out of the blocks running,
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25th November 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE B SHOW MERCY IN CUP

Colchester & District League Division One title contenders H20 Rowhedge B showed their pedigree with a 5-0 win over Rayne in the Kiltie Cup. Michael Andrews once again was in top form beating Steve Kerns in three straight sets and was joined by Mike Shore who beat
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18th November 2008
FOURTH DIVISION ST MARY’S SCUPPER DIVISION ONE LEADERS IN HANDICAP CUP!

With the Colchester & District Table Tennis League reaching the half way stage it was the Team Handicap that came to the fore this week. This season’s competition, like the Team Knockout cup, will be held in groups for the first time and it’s just as well for Division One leaders Gt Horkesley A as they were beaten by local village rivals St Mary’s B from the Fourth Division 6-3.
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10th November 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE SHOOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT!

With no fewer than three Rowhedge teams in the top flight of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League its no surprise that two of them are vying for the title. However, with the ‘A’ team struggling with availability it’s their ‘B’ and ‘C ‘teams that are setting the pace,
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3rd November-2008
MAGNIFICENT ANDREWS ENDS GT HORKESLEY RECORD

A magnificent effort by Colchester Men’s Singles runner-up Michael Andrews helped H20 Rowhedge B end Gt Horkesley A’s superb unbeaten six match run to close the gap to just three points at the top
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28th October-2008
UNDEFEATED TOP THREE ON COLLISION COURSE!

With only six unbeaten teams left in the Colchester and District Table Tennis league it’s a remarkable fact that half of these appear in the top division! Following the postponement of their opening fixture with H20 Rowhedge C, Gt Horkesley A have stormed away dropping just six games in winning six straight matches.
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21st Oct-08
Gt Horkesley A Facing Combined Rowhedge Challenge!

Gt Horkesley A’s incredible start to the season continues with a 10-0 drubbing of Walton A in the Colchester & District League Division One. Ex-Dedham star Mike Wright joined the proceedings this week winning his three singles.
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13th October-08
THREE WAY BID FOR DIVISION ONE HONOURS

With all three of the top teams winning this week, remaining unbeaten, surely there will be a new name on the Division One trophy of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League. Gt Horkesley A lead by seven points following a commanding 8-2 win over Walton B.
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7th October-08
Rayne Ends Rowhedge A’s Reign?

Last season’s Colchester & District League Division One champions H20 Rowhedge A are currently bottom without a win to their name. Following the departure of Greg Green and player shortages that has forced them to postpone their match at Walton they were well beaten, 7-3 at Rayne. Steve Kerns led the way with a commanding maximum
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30th September 2008
Unbeaten Smith Leads H20 Rowhedge D To The Top

Two convincing wins over top teams Walton D and Gt Horkesley C for H20 Rowhedge D in Division Two of the Colchester and District Table Tennis League puts them nine points clear at the top.
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22nd September 08
Reigning Champions Held In Thrilling Draw

Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division One Champions H20 Rowhedge A struggled to a 5-5 draw at St Mary’s A. Having trailed at one stage 5-2 they were indebted to the man who was unbeaten last season, Dave Cole.
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15th September 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE B SEND OUT EARLY WARNING!

With their ‘A’ team’s match against Gt Horkesley A postponed, H20 Rowhedge B got off to an ominous start in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League Division One, brushing aside potential challengers St Mary’s A 8-2.
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1st September 2008
H20 Rowhedge Start as Favourites - but which one?

Reigning Colchester & District Table Tennis League Champions H20 Rowhedge A will not have things all their own way this season as they face stiff competition in the form of their ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams as well as last season’s surprise package St Mary’s West Bergholt A.
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26th June 2008
PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR SENIOR COLCHESTER PLAYERS

Dave Jones Wins Corti Woodcock Essex Award
Colchester & District Table Tennis League Secretary David Jones received the Corti Woodcock trophy at the Essex County TTA AGM, the county's foremost award for services to the sport. He joins a celebrated list of previous winners which includes Colchester's Len Barton, John Andrews and David Cole having served over 40 years in various management roles on the Colchester committee.

John Andrews Collects Maurice Goldstein ETTA Merit Award
Colchester & District Table Tennis League Chairman John Andrews was presented with the Maurice Goldstein Merit award from the English Table Tennis Association (ETTA). John who has been Colchester Chairman for the past twenty-three years has recently taken up a full time post with the ETTA as Regional Development Officer.

28th April 08
COLCHESTER PAIR TAKE GOLD TO BECOME NATIONAL COLLEGE CHAMPIONS

Greg Green and Mike Shore representing ‘The East’ at the recent British College National Finals at Loughborough won Gold in the Men’s Doubles Table Tennis competition. The pair initially qualified in the regional tournament on behalf of the Colchester Sixth Form College
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8th April 2008
PEGASUS COMPLETE REMARKABLE LEAGUE & CUP DOUBLE

In a thrilling Intermediate Cup Final Pegasus belied their Division Three status by beating Division Two’s Anchor Press 5-4 in a match that was all square until the final two points were won!
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19th March 2008
PEGASUS TAKE DIVISION THREE TITLE AT A CANTER

Pegasus A ended their season with a one hundred per cent record, not only in their league matches but also in their doubles games, a tremendous feat in itself! New acquisition Steve Noble joined regulars Pete Mills and Clive Forster to complete a memorable season, their 152 points a record score this century in any division!
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12th March 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE ‘A’ RETAIN TITLE IN STYLE

Having already clinched the Colchester & District Division One title H20 Rowhedge A completed the job in style beating runners up H20 Rowhedge B 8-2. Kevin Gowlett extracted revenge for his defeat by Michael Andrews in the recent Colchester championships
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4th March 2008
COLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY BY ANDREWS TO RETAIN MEN’S TITLE

Dave Cole successfully retained both his Colchester Men’s Singles and Veteran’s (Over 40) titles at the Rowhedge Table Tennis club at the weekend as expected. However, Cole did not have things all his own way in the final as the search was on for someone to threaten Cole’s three year reign.
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26th February 2008
COLE SET FOR REPEAT OF LAST SEASON’S ‘DOUBLE’

Dave Cole (H20 Rowhedge A) is odds on favourite to repeat his feat of winning both the Men’s Singles and Veterans (Over 40) titles at this coming weekend’s Colchester & District Table Tennis League annual Closed Tournament at the Rowhedge Table Tennis Centre.
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19th February 2008
LEAGUE LEADERS SLIP UP

With the Colchester & District Table Tennis League in its final throws Division One leaders and current champions H20 Rowhedge A are showing end of season jitters following a narrow 6-4 win against their ‘C’ team, they suffered a 6-4 reverse against third placed St Mary’s A.
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6th February 2008
SHORE SHINES IN ROWHEDGE BATTLE

Second placed H20 Rowhedge B overcame their more experienced ‘C’ team 8-2 with Mike Shore , the youngest player in the match at just sixteen outscoring his team mates with an excellent treble. It was John Andrews that put up most resistance as he scored brilliant wins over Antony Greenwood and Michael Andrews and took Shore all the way before losing 11-5 in the final set.
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31st January 2008
H20 ROWHEDGE A EXTEND LEAD AT THE TOP

Two good wins for Colchester & District Division One leaders H20 Rowhedge A has extended the gap at the top to sixteen points. They turned in a superb performance against fourth placed Rayne following the return of Dave Cole who along with Kevin Gowlett both recorded maximums.
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23rd January 2008
PEGASUS D WIN TOP OF DIVISION FOUR CLASH

Pegasus D gained revenge for their earlier season defeat by CRGS A beating them 8-2 and in the process jumped four places to the top of the Colchester & District Table Tennis Division Four. Keith Clubb led the way for the Marks Tey team with his fifth straight maximum maintaining his one hundred percent record.
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9th January 2008
ST MARY’S B HOLD LEAGUE LEADERS

Colchester & District Table Tennis Division One leaders H20 Rowhedge A were held by bottom team St Mary’s B to a 5-5 draw as they failed to shrug off their Christmas hangover. Chris Gouldthorpe was St Mary’s star player with good wins over youngsters Greg Green and Lawrence Wilcox.
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19th December 2007
WALTON C LOSE UNBEATEN RECORD

Rayne A realised their true pedigree at last with a 10-0 win over Walton B in Division One of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League. Ian Whiteside, Andrew McEwan and Dean Andrews were the men in form for the Braintree team
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4th December 2007
H20 ROWHEDGE TEAMS DOMINATE CUP

With the Colchester and District Table Tennis season at the halfway break attention has turned to both the Knockout and Handicap Cup competitions. In the Kiltie Cup, open to all teams there are two qualifying groups and H20 Rowhedge teams head both.
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28th November-2007
PEGASUS ON COURSE FOR DIVISION THREE TITLE

With two more wins Pegasus A made it nine out of nine to head Division Three at the halfway stage of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League season. It’s a real team effort from the Marks Tey side
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21st November-2007
HADCOCK TREBLE TAKES CRGS TO THE TOP

Colchester Royal Grammar School ‘A’ have reached the summit of Division Four of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League thanks mainly to sixth form student Alex Hadcock
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David Cole led reigning Colchester & District Table Tennis League Champions H20 Rowhedge A to a 6-4 victory in the battle of Rowhedge against their up and coming ‘B’ team. Cole, who has not played regularly this season, was the senior player in every way as he overcame stiff resistance in Michael Andrews 14-12, 12-10, 11-3 in the opening game.
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6th November-2007
TOP TWO ROWHEDGE TEAMS HEAD FOR SHOWDOWN

This week in Division One of the Colchester and District Table Tennis League the top two sides, H20 Rowhedge A and H20 Rowhedge B meet on Thursday with the winner likely to head the league at the halfway break. H20 Rowhedge B’s recent run of form has seen them close the gap to just three points behind their ‘A’ team
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30th October-07
PEGASUS ‘A’ THE ONLY TEAM IN LEAGUE WITH A 100% RECORD

Pegasus A are the only remaining team left in the Colchester & District Table Tennis League that have a perfect record having played seven, won seven. Two more wins, 9-1 against Dedham B and 7-3 against Lawford B takes them seventeen points clear at the top of Division Three.
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23rd October-2007
IS DIVISION ONE A TWO HORSE RACE ALREADY?

H20 Rowhedge are dominating Division One of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League and as usual it’s their A and B team at the top. However, look a little closer and you will see it’s with a complete change of personnel.
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17th October-2007
COLCHESTER JUNIOR’S EXCEL IN BRITISH LEAGUE

The Colchester Junior Table Tennis team made a promising start to their 2007 British League campaign in Division 4B at Loughborough University at the weekend. The team of Greg Green, Phil Lawson & Lawrence Wilcox finished joint second which was a highly commendable performance that leaves them well placed to mount a genuine challenge for the top in February’s final round of matches.
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7th October-2007
ROWHEDGE YOUTH POLICY PAYS DIVIDENDS

H20 Rowhedge’s junior coaching ethic looks a sound investment with no fewer than five of their rising stars playing regularly in the top division of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League. Four of them were in action last week all hitting the headlines with exceptional performances.
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1st October-2007
PEGASUS DOMINATE DIVISION THREE

With three teams in Division Three of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League from Pegasus it is no surprise that their ‘A’ and ‘B’ team are filling the top two spots both with three wins out of three. The ‘A’ team had a comfortable 10-0 win over their ‘C’ team.
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25th September-2007
H20 ROWHEDGE TEAMS DOMINATE DIVISION ONE

The top three spots in Division One of the Colchester & District Table Tennis League all belong to Rowhedge teams. Reigning champions H20 Rowhedge A are the pace setters, the only remaining team with a one hundred percent record which they extended with a 7-3 win at Walton B.
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19th September-2007
Colchester Juniors Excel at Essex Trials

The six juniors that represented Colchester at last weekend’s Essex Assessment Trials at BATTS, Harlow can justifiably feel proud of themselves following some excellent performances. Holly Stubbings once again finished first in the Under 18 Girls, winning all six of her games without dropping a set including beating the promising Chelmsford pair of Stevie Pell and Hannah Pitt.
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5th September-2007
Division One Title Race Wide Open

Reigning Colchester & District League Champions H20 Rowhedge A will have their work cut out if they are to regain their title for the fifth consecutive season. Without their captain Steve Edmunds they are also unlikely to see much of their talisman Rik James and with last season’s top player Dave Cole spreading his services between three different leagues Kevin Gowlett has stepped up to the A team along with last season’s ever-present Greg Green and new addition to the squad Kate Wadling.
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