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North Walsham Table Tennis Dolphins take NWSCD the distance
A busy night at North Walsham Sports Centre saw three first round matches in the Handicap Doubles Cup take place with NWSCD’s Stuart Hook (27), Andy Tuddenham (29) and Phil Mole (28) hosting LCC Dolphin’s Keegan Hammond (38), Chris Francis (44) and Mick Hammond (36). The handicapping meant the hosts started on either 27 or 28 points with the visitors starting on either 37, 40 or 41.
NWSCD won the first three battles – two of them 51-49 and the other on the golden point at 50-50 – however Dolphins fought back to level the tie at 3-3. Tuddenham and Mole beat Keegan Hammond and Francis 51-50 before the Hammonds forced a nail-biting decider with a 51-49 defeat of Hook and Tuddenham. Hook and Mole started the ninth battle 27-40 down against Francis and Mick Hammond but came through 51-48 to seal NWSCD’s 5-4 win. On the adjoining table, NWSCB’s Dennis Elliott (16), Richard Westgate (16) and Richard Porritt (18) hosted Mundesley D’s Sarah Tudhope (42), Sheila Prime (45) and Gudrun Scham (39) with the hosts always starting on 16 or 17 and the visitors in the early forties. NWSCB got off to a slow start but soon found their momentum winning the match
North Walsham Fit Together Walks
Please arrive 20 mins early if you are new to Fit Together. For more information contact Melanie Brown on 07766 259999.
Thursday 16 February – 10.30am Swanton Hill & Common Walk – Grade 2
- Approx. 2.6 miles – A flat walk on minor roads, cross field paths and edges. Meet at the Swanton Abbott Community Primary School Car Park next to the church, Youngman’s Lane, Swanton Abbott, NR10 5DZ.
Friday 17 February – 10.30am Knapton/Paston Way Walk – Grade
2 – Approx. 2.5 miles – A flat walk along and across fields, woodland and minor roads –
7-2, although the last two live matches were both won 51-49. NWSCC’s Joel Lodge (33), Eric Dolden (36) and Carrie Last (35) hosted Gresham’s School A’s Robin Thaxter (0), Haken Bennell (5) and Colin Humphries (25). The visitors won the opening two battles 51-47 and 51-48, before - after starting 2-34 down - Thaxter and Bennell beat Lodge and Dolden 51-49. A 51-48 win put Gresham’s 4-0 ahead before Thaxter and Bennell again found themselves starting 2-34 down. Lodge and Last led 49-36, but Gresham’s completed their 5-0 win with a 51-49 victory. Elsewhere NWSCE’s Andrew Weston and James and Ben Lester won 5-2 away against Sharks while NWSCA and NWSCF both received byes.
In the Premier Division, Poacher’s David Foster, Chris Fuller and Aaron Howell hosted NWSCA’s Andy Beane, Howard Lupton and Tom Baldock-Yaxley. Foster took a maximum with a POOL 1 trio of wins in four Water too cold including a tight Too crowded 13-15, 11-8, 13-11, Lack of privacy 11-6 defeat of Baldock-Yaxley who
in turn won a close fivesetter against Fuller. Howell beat Baldock-Yaxley in straight and edged out Beane 12-10 in the fourth but lost out in straight to Lupton. With Beane and Lupton beating Fuller in three and four respectively the match hung on the doubles. Foster and Howell defeated Beane and Baldock-Yaxley 15-13 in the fifth to seal Poacher’s 6-4 win. The same NWSCD team hosted Gresham’s School A’s Jonas Lee, Colin Humphries and Haken Bennell. The visitors won 10-0 however a good performance from Stuart Hook saw him pick up a set in all four outings. In the First Division James Lester took a maximum as NWSCE lost out 4-6 to Crosscourts while Barracudas beat NWSCC 7-3.
SWIMMERS - It’s your choice ! POOL 2 Water just right Your own hourly slot Complete privacy
If you prefer Pool 2 then ring
Meet at the Paston Way CP – from North Walsham take a left off the Bacton Rd following signs to Pigneys Wood but go past this CP. From Knapton take a left off the B1145 following signs to Pigneys Wood – OS Grid TG300331.
Friday 17 February – 1.30pm - Knapton Station Bookable Walk – Advanced Grade 1 – Approx.1 mile – A walk on minor roads, grass and cross field paths with gentle gradients. Meet at the lay-by in front of Knapton Church, The Street, Knapton, NR28 0SF. Book on 07766 259999 by 3pm on Thursday 16th February
Wednesday 22 February – 10.30am North Walsham Library Walk – Grade
2 – Approx. 2.7 miles – A Weavers Way/Town walk with concrete, dirt and grass paths and no gradients. Meet outside the North Walsham Library, (CP charges apply), New Rd, North
01692 403384
Walsham, NR28 9DE.
Wednesday 22 February – 1pm North Walsham Memorial Park Walk –
Introductory and Grade 1 Walk – Any distance to 1 mile – A flat walk on hard surface paths and/or grass. Meet near the North Walsham Community Centre (charges apply), New Rd, North Walsham, NR28 9DE. Book on 077662 59999 by 3pm on Tuesday 21 February.
Thursday 23 February – 10.30am Briggate Meeting Hill Walk – Grade 2 –
Approx. 2.4 miles – A flat walk on the Weavers Way, grass, tracks and minor roads. This walk has a few steps. Meet at Briggate Weavers Way free Car Park. The Local Pick Up Points for the full Fit Together programme are North Walsham and Stalham Libraries
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