If you have old photos of DVTTA (70-90s) pls send to committee!

Dear DVTTA Player, Due to the extreme heat and continuous high temperature, the Committee has decided to CANCEL tomorrow night’s competition (12 Feb Monday). Please do NOT go to the centre. We will skip round 3 and next week we will play round 4. We apologies for the inconvenience. Regards, Zoe DVTTA

It is with much sadness that we inform all members that David Fenton, a foundation member of the Assocation, passed away recently. His daughter has kindly supplied details for the funeral next week (below). Funeral 10am, Monday, 12th February 2024 Le Pine Funerals Greensborough Chapel 513 Greensborough Road, Greensborough For those unable to attend, there will be an online live stream: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTcwNjU1MDI3NjI5MzIwOCZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw%3D%3D Burial 12 pm, Kangaroo Ground Cemetery 545 Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Kangaroo Ground Wake to be held from 1 pm at Montmorency Eltham RSL 16 Mountain View Road, Montmorency. Ern Reichelt, ex Secretary, reminisces on David's time with the Diamond Valley Table Tennis Association: David Fenton played in virtually every DVTTA competition season since 1974, until deteriorating health in his mid 70s brought his playing days to a close. David regularly played both the main and handicap pennants for many years and concluded his competition playing in the Two Person competition but still managed occasionally to fill in. In earlier years, he was called on many times to fill in, often at the last minute, and willingly played rather than allowing for a bye. Additionally, David was a regular participant in the Tuesday morning "old timers" social hit and encouraged some of these players to join in the DVTTA competitions. David will be fondly remembered by many past and present players for two particular reasons: Firstly, David manufactured his own playing bats, which were identical in size and shape to conventional bats but had extended handles about 50% longer than usual. He also made some for fellow competitors, who took an interest in the design. Secondly, David cunningly used his ambidextrous skills with considerable success, especially in the Two Person Handicap Pennant. For example, he would play firstly left-handed and then swap to right-handed the next game. He also employed this tactic at critical times during the last few points of a tough, close game. Initially, David played solely right-handed and decided, after many seasons, that he had peaked and was not improving beyond B3 grade. He approached the Pennant Committee negotiating to play only left-handed, starting at D grade, and worked his way through the grades until he could play at a similar level with both hands. The irony is that David actually won one match as a fill-in Section 1. David enjoyed table tennis, the social interaction and the friendships shared. He was very good with beginners and young players and the Pennant Committee could rely on him safely mentoring them as they progressed through the grades. He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered as a foundation player of the Association.

28 Jan 2024 Basketball tournament 😢

Team 1 - Division Silver Team 2 - 4th place of Division 2 Team 3 - 7th place of Division 2 Congrats to the players! Great effort and results!

10am to 12pm See you then

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