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For anyone that would like to attend, Chris Clemson's funeral is on the 9th October at 1.40pm at Rose Hill Crematorium, Ascot Avenue, Cantley, Doncaster DN4 6HE

This morning we are waking up to the very sad news that Chris Clemson passed away last night.
Chris unfortunately suffered a stroke a week ago and sadly passed away last night.
I think most people in our League will have come across Chris over the last few season either on the table playing for Redlands or off the table as he was a qualified umpire and refereed many of our Finals Nights and of course was a key element of our Masters Event umpiring every game since it began.
Chris not only gave his time freely to the Worksop League but he also could be found most weekends umpiring at competitions around the country and for this we are truly grateful.
For my part I will not only remember him for all of the above but also the many conversations we had in regards to table tennis plus that cheeky grin he gave me when he hit a winner past me or played a drop shot that I couldn't reach!
On behalf of the Committee and everyone connected to the Worksop & District Table Tennis League I would like pass on all our heartfelt condolences to his family and close friends.
I will of course send out details of his funeral arrangements when I have them.
Chris, rest in peace, you will be missed greatly.

Back in June I sent out an e-mail along with posting on the League's website and social media in regards to GDPR Compliance which in short is how the League and Table Tennis England share and use your personal data.
Just so it's crystal clear, each and everyone of you has the option to login to your online account with Table Tennis England and click on the 'edit' icon and then click on the GDPR tab along the top and then click on the 'submit' button and then select which level of data access you wish to share.
If you elect to go for the basic level then that won't share any of your data with the league but if you do choose this level then it will not allow me to e-mail you with information about the league etc.
If you are currently receiving group e-mails from me then you are not on the basic level and can leave it as it is and continue to receive my e-mails.

Can I once again stress the importance of having your Table Tennis England Licence in place before you play in the Worksop League as what I warned about for the last few weeks has actually happened.
Sparken Hill Eagles beat Sparken Hill Falcons 7-3 last night with one of their players winning all their three singles matches and also helping to win the doubles but because they did not have a valid TTE Licence in place they have lost all the four games that the player won and have now lost the match 7-3 instead.
In addition to this they will also incur a fine for having only 2 players but more importantly, the player in question would not have been insured.

As the new season starts this week can I remind ALL players that they will have to have their Table Tennis England player licence in place BEFORE they play a match in the Worksop League.
With this in mind can I ask that team captains or team mates of the players below remind them to sort their licence out please.
The following players have NOT yet renewed their player licences:
Mark Cooper
Grace Dickenson
Simon Hooley
Joseph Wootton
Any player that plays a match but hasn't renweed their licence will have their games scrubbed and if he/she also plays in the doubles then that will be scrubbed as well and this may affect the match score.
It is each individual players responsibility to ensure that they have everything in place before they play and may I also add that if you do not have a valid Table Tennis England licence then you are not covered by their insurance if you have an accident whilst playing.