Four new photos, two from Lynda Reid and two from Sandra Deaton, with grateful thanks ladies. Lynda is in the first photograph of the National Coaching Scheme at Lilleshall taken In September 1958 and also in the second picture of the News of the World Coaching Scheme Finals, Skegness, September 1957. The two from Sandra include images of Colin Deaton who as well as being a junior international was also a coach at Butlins.

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The Butlins Holiday Camps were such a hotbed of table tennis activity and production of new talent with over 50 internationals either starting or being developed through the News of the World scheme. There is a real dearth of photos or artefacts so if you have anything, photos or memorabilia, I would love to hear from you and can be contacted on [email protected]

Photo 1

Event: National Coaching Scheme.

Venue: Lilleshall Hall.

Date: September 1958.

People:  Front Row: Lynda Gordon (Reid), Carole Bagshaw, Les Jones, Norman Cook, Victor Barna, Ivor Eyles, x, Tom Blunn, Diane Wright (Johnson),  Sue Thomas, Meryl Upton.

Back Row: x, Bob Ratcliffe, Mary Shannon (Wright), David Stanley, Brian Hamel, x, Wilf Barker, Chris Gosling, David White, Paul Racey, George Livesey, Jack Keogh, Derek Grant, Martin White.

Photographer:  Arden Studios, Newport.

Photo 2

Event: News of the World Coaching Finals.

Venue: Butlins Holiday Camp, Skegness.

Date:  September 1957.

People: Front Row: Lynda Reid (3rd from the left).

Back Row: x, x, x, x, x, Harry Venner, Brian Kennedy, Helen Elliot (Scotland), Johnny Leach, x, x, x, x, x, x.

 

Photo 3

Event: Coaching course.

Venue: Lilleshall Hall.

Date:

People: Front Row: Conrad Jaschke, x,x,x,x,x, Ivor Eyles, x, Ann Haydon (Jones), Adrian Haydon, x.

Back Row: Laurie Landry, x,x,x, Ian Harrison, x, x, Victor Barna, x, x, x, Colin Deaton, x, x, x, x.

Photo 4

Event: Coaching course.

Venue: Lilleshall Hall.

Date:

People: Front Row: Jack and Elsie Carrington – centre.

Back Row: None known.

A big thank you to everyone who has provided information this week, including the band of umpires at the National Championships last weekend. A considerable number of people have been identified but there are still a few gaps, so any further information at any time would be much appreciated.

Photo 1

Event: English Junior Open, Bridlington.

Venue: The Spa, Bridlington.

Date: 25-27 May 1991.

Seated:  Tony Chatwin , x, x, Roy Evans, Richard Scruton, Trevor Openshaw, x, Eric Pentland, Geoff Scruton, Stan Clarke

Standing: Geoff Taylor, x, Heather Masters, Liz Wilson, x, x, x, x, x, Doug Young,, x, x, Brian Leeson, Brian Watkins, x, Mike Payne, Colin Hyland, x, David Poultney, x

Other names I have been given are: Laurie Wardman, Peter Riles, Jan Riles and David Wilson. Unfortunately I do not know which faces fit these names. If someone could confirm.

Photo 2

Event: International Schools, Isle of Man.

Venue: Unknown.

Date: 7-8 July 1990.

Umpires: Includes Bottom Row: Peter Higgins (Wales),  Doris Moors, Janice Moulds , Margot Fraser

Middle Row: x, Harry Spraggs, George Tyler, Barry Granger, Roy Evans (Wales), Trevor Spraggs, Ron Davies (Wales)

Top Row: x, Alan Harwood, Mick Strode, x

 

Photo 3

Event: International Schools, Isle of Man.

Place: Unknown.

Date: 7-8 July 1990.

Umpires:  Trevor Spraggs, Margot Fraser, Alan Harwood, George Tyler, Janice Moulds, Doris Moors

Photo 4

Event: Paralympics.

Place: Unknown.

Date: Unknown.

Umpires: Doris Moors, Roy Hazell, x, Harry Spraggs, Bill Willson.

Photo 5

Event: World Vets, Rimini.

Venue: Unknown.

Date: 1-7 June 1986.

Umpires: Harry Spraggs, Bill Willson.

 

Photo 6

Event: World Schools Championships.

Venue: Birmingham.

Date: Easter 1992

Officials (Umpires unless stated otherwise) : x, x, Les Smith, Doris Moors, Eric Pentland, Margot Fraser, x, Alan Harwood, x, Ron Davies, Roy Evans (Wales), x, Tony Chatwin (Referee), Karen Tonge (Deputy Referee), x,  George Tyler, Harry Spraggs, x, Fred Ingram, Alan Grant, Liz Wilson, x, David Lancaster, Frances Jarvis, x.

Photo 7

Event: Unknown.

Venue: Unknown.

Date: Unknown.

Umpire: Unknown.

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Diane Webb
March 6, 2015