It’s Ken at the double for C’Siders

Ken Willis was a double winner as C’Siders’ 12week table tennis coaching program reached a conclusion at Wyke Regis, winning the singles competition and pairing up with Les Board to triumph in the doubles tournament. The competition was the finale of a coaching program which began in October, organised by talented local coach Mick Hogan and volunteer helper Ron Nash.

Funding for the program was secured from Sport England and the organisers were delighted with the level of enjoyment and improvement seen.

Mick said: “We had some great feedback from the people on the program, telling us what they’d gained from it.

“One person told us that it had rekindled their love for table tennis after 55 years, while another said they definitely had more energy and confidence and had laughed a lot along the way.

“Everybody improved enormously over the course of the program.

“Who knows what the next step might be for these players?

“We hope some could join a local league or perhaps challenge the Living Tree

Cancer Support Group. Watch this space!”

C’Siders started in 2016 with the aim of providing support for people in Weymouth and Portland who are affected by cancer, whether they are a patient, carer or friend. The group holds regular meetings at Moonfleet Bowls Club, which usually feature a guest speaker and cover a variety of topics.

Table tennis sessions are one of a number of activities open to members, including weekly exercise classes at Osprey Leisure Centre, two member’s meetings each month, subsidised therapeutic reflexology and complementary therapy.

The group would love to welcome new players to their ongoing table tennis sessions, which run weekly on Monday afternoons between 2pm and 4pm at the Wyke Regis Community Hall. Cost is just £2 per session for attendees.

Please contact the group for more information via info@csiders.org or call

Can you feed the Zebras?

Sherborne Town football club are looking for somebody to run their match day catering facility.

The role will involve cooking basic food to feed players, match officials and supporters. You will be serving hungry Zebras from the club's tea bar at half-time.

Ideally this would be a voluntary position, however the club are happy to hear from commercial organisations who may wish to be considered.

Some experience required.

All enquiries to john.bowers@mjbowers.co.uk

Moonfleet 86 Arun 56

Moonfleet 2000 Ladies have reached the final of the national Vivienne Trophy after an outstanding victory over Arun Ladies from Bognor Regis.

Four rinks of Triples teams along with over 30 supporters, many sporting green wigs representating club colours, travelled to Banister Park in Eastleigh, to play the semi-final of this national competition. The 18-end contest, with all four games playing simultaneously, proved to be an amazing experience for both players and spectators alike.

Moonfleet’s four teams comprised of Val Griffen, Judy Why and skip Jill Gwilliam; Karen Hofen, Kath Desmond and skip Margaret Crawford; Chris Rod, Di Edwards with skip Anne Chislett; and finally Mairi Mathie, Val Spicer and their skip Carole Venton.

After five ends, the Gwilliam and Crawford rinks were evenly matched, while the Chislett trio had pulled ahead 8-1, however alarmingly the Arun Ladies had accelerated