Michael & Joan Heard (a retired minister & schoolteacher respectively) have been the UK Directors of CSSI http://www.cssi.org.uk/ since 1999. In 2009 they helped to register the charity in the UK–charity no 1127339. Indian charity no–102/99/1V.
The charity supports 29 workers, has 2 tailoring centres, 2 schools, a clinic & several “self-help” ladies groups. Furthermore the charity has built 28 wells to date in the very needy rural areas of CSSI work.
Michael and Joan visit the work annually entirely at their own expense. No money is deducted from donations for their travel or expenses as all money collected is channelled into the charity. The network of volunteers and donations provide knitted caps and tops for the hundreds of children in the West Bengal rural villages. The gratitude from the villagers when receiving a cap, lolipop and this year a tennis ball was overwhelming. These children had never even seen a tennis ball before. They have no toys. Most cannot attend school as they help their parents as labourers on the fields. Life is hard.
The Heards and other trustees are grateful for the tennis balls, all the beautiful donated clothes etc, but they have one problem–getting them out to India. Limits on kgs on flights and sending parcels very expensive.
To donate your tennis balls – kidly visit http://www.cssi.org.uk/
Tennis Balls For www.cssi.org.uk Charity
Tennis Balls For www.cssi.org.uk Charity
Tennis Balls For www.cssi.org.uk Charity
Well done girls!!!!! Another great win last night vs Hartswood 12: 4
Good warm up for the Summer – but think we will all have to crank up a gear in preparation for Premier & Intermediate Division!!! No slacking off over the Easter Holidays!
Hopefully this will be enough to clinch our overall victory in this League – will only know once other matches are played. THANK YOU to everyone who played, I know not always appealing in the freezing cold, damp, or playing under dodgy lights!!!
Great season on all fronts – definitely think cause for celebration ; )!!!
Jackie
|
Standings of Ladies Doubles – Division 1 West
|
|
|
Points |
Played |
Matches |
Sets |
Sets % |
Games |
Games % |
| 1 |
Esporta Riverside – Chiswick I |
77
|
7
|
77
|
-
|
35 |
37
|
-
|
16 |
|
69.8%
|
273
|
-
|
169 |
|
61.8%
|
| 2 |
Hartswood |
64
|
7
|
64
|
-
|
48 |
30
|
-
|
22 |
|
57.7%
|
245
|
-
|
210 |
|
53.8%
|
| 3 |
Wayfarers I |
61
|
6
|
61
|
-
|
35 |
28
|
-
|
15 |
|
65.1%
|
227
|
-
|
167 |
|
57.6%
|
| 4 |
Gunnersbury Triangle |
47
|
7
|
47
|
-
|
63 |
23
|
-
|
31 |
|
42.6%
|
215
|
-
|
253 |
|
45.9%
|
| 5 |
Paddington I |
46
|
5
|
46
|
-
|
32 |
23
|
-
|
16 |
|
59.0%
|
195
|
-
|
164 |
|
54.3%
|
| 6 |
Lowlands I |
38
|
5
|
38
|
-
|
42 |
17
|
-
|
19 |
|
47.2%
|
141
|
-
|
172 |
|
45.0%
|
| 7 |
Twickenham I |
35
|
6
|
35
|
-
|
61 |
17
|
-
|
30 |
|
36.2%
|
175
|
-
|
228 |
|
43.4%
|
| 8 |
Uxbridge I |
30
|
7
|
30
|
-
|
82 |
15
|
-
|
41 |
|
26.8%
|
186
|
-
|
294 |
|
38.8%
|
Well done on a good win against Uxbrige 10:6 - sounds like they were a tough team (…not tough enough heh!). Henrik very impressed that you even gave up going to the big Chelsea match!!
That was the last Mixed Floodlight – so THANKS to everyone who played. We got off to a bit of a shaky start, but hopefully will end up coming 2nd or 3rd – could have been a lot worse ; ) We now know what we are up against and will have to aim for gold next year!
Below are results as they stand today – as you can see some teams still to play matches.
Jackie
|
Standings of Mixed Doubles – Division 1 West
|
| |
|
Points |
Played |
Matches |
Sets |
Sets % |
Games |
Games % |
| 1 |
Esporta Chiswick |
68
|
7
|
68
|
-
|
44 |
34
|
-
|
22 |
|
60.7%
|
289
|
-
|
222 |
|
56.6%
|
| 2 |
Teddington I |
58
|
5
|
58
|
-
|
22 |
29
|
-
|
11 |
|
72.5%
|
221
|
-
|
151 |
|
59.4%
|
| 3 |
Uxbridge I |
51
|
7
|
51
|
-
|
61 |
25
|
-
|
30 |
|
45.5%
|
232
|
-
|
269 |
|
46.3%
|
| 4 |
Hartswood |
42
|
5
|
42
|
-
|
38 |
21
|
-
|
19 |
|
52.5%
|
187
|
-
|
178 |
|
51.2%
|
| 5 |
David Lloyd Heston |
32
|
4
|
32
|
-
|
32 |
16
|
-
|
16 |
|
50.0%
|
148
|
-
|
141 |
|
51.2%
|
| 6 |
Lowlands |
31
|
4
|
31
|
-
|
33 |
15
|
-
|
16 |
|
48.4%
|
137
|
-
|
148 |
|
48.1%
|
| 7 |
Tripletts |
27
|
5
|
27
|
-
|
53 |
13
|
-
|
26 |
|
33.3%
|
143
|
-
|
182 |
|
44.0%
|
| 8 |
Wembley & Sudbury |
27
|
5
|
27
|
-
|
53 |
13
|
-
|
26 |
|
33.3%
|
140
|
-
|
206 |
|
40.5%
|
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Another great victory today 16:0 vs Brentham.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who played - a VERY successful start for our 1st Riverside Vets Team!!!
Not only have we come top (no chance of anyone getting close to us) but we only dropped 1 set the whole season!!!!
Think we were eased gently into this competition and we may well have our work cut out next winter when we get put up (hopefully a couple of divisions!!).
Below are latest results.
|
Standings of Mixed Doubles – Division 7a
|
| |
|
Points |
Played |
Matches |
Sets |
Sets % |
Games |
Games % |
| 1 |
Esporta Chiswick |
94
|
6
|
94
|
-
|
2 |
47
|
-
|
1 |
|
97.9%
|
288
|
-
|
82 |
|
77.8%
|
| 2 |
NPL I |
36
|
5
|
36
|
-
|
44 |
18
|
-
|
22 |
|
45.0%
|
154
|
-
|
193 |
|
44.4%
|
| 3 |
Hatch End II |
32
|
5
|
32
|
-
|
48 |
16
|
-
|
24 |
|
40.0%
|
157
|
-
|
196 |
|
44.5%
|
| 4 |
Eastcote |
28
|
4
|
28
|
-
|
36 |
14
|
-
|
18 |
|
43.8%
|
139
|
-
|
145 |
|
48.9%
|
| 5 |
Parsons Green II |
28
|
4
|
28
|
-
|
36 |
14
|
-
|
18 |
|
43.8%
|
135
|
-
|
157 |
|
46.2%
|
| 6 |
Wayfarers III |
28
|
6
|
28
|
-
|
68 |
14
|
-
|
34 |
|
29.2%
|
183
|
-
|
247 |
|
42.6%
|
| 7 |
Brentham III |
26
|
4
|
26
|
-
|
38 |
13
|
-
|
19 |
|
40.6%
|
122
|
-
|
158 |
|
43.6%
|
The Riverside ladies doubles team have had 2 more resounding wins in the London Club League:
Beat Roehampton 51-30 games - Feb 22
Beat Queens 59-21 games - 8 March
Putting us firmly at the top of this League with an unbeaten season!
Mens 1st Team
5th May – Eastcote 1 – Home
24th May – Pinner 2 – Away
1st June – Queens 1 – Away
16th June – Headstone 1 – Home
30th June – Teddington 1 – Away
3rd Aug – Pinner 3 – Home
13th Aug - Wayfarers 1 – Away
Mens 2nd Team
11th May – Teddington 2 – Home
25th May – Brentham 1 – Home
10th June – Civil Service 1 – Away
22nd June – Hurlingham 1 – Away
1st July – Gunnersbury Triangle 1 – Home
12th July – David Lloyd Hampton – Away
5th Aug – Ealing 3 – Home
3rd Team
6th May – Parsons Green 2 – Home
25th May – Dukes Meadows – Away
10th June – St Marys – Away
17th June – Ealing 5 – Home
5th July – Hartswood 2 – Away
15th July – Civil Service 2 – Home
28th July – Trailfinders 1 – Away
4th Team
3rd May – David Lloyds Heston 3 – Away
26th May – Chiswick 2 – Away
8th June – West Middlesex 4 – Home
22nd June – British Airways 2 – Home
5th July – Chiswick Poly – Away
20th July – Brentham 5 – Home
5th Aug – NPL 3 – Away
The mixed doubles veterans knocked up another impressive win V NPL in the winter tennis league.
Players:
Jo Jackson
Amanda Dennis
Alastair Graham
Brian Hawkes
Ladies doubles won: 6-1, 6-3
Men won 6-0, 6-0
Mix Jo & Alastair 6-2, 6-1
Mix Amanda & Brian 6-1, 6-0
Floodlight – Division 1
Ladies 1st beat Twickenham 10: 6 – good win bearing in mind had to concede last set due to injury:
Team: Jaan, Birgitta, Jo, Amanda
London Club League
Riverside beat Harbour Club 47 games : 30 games – player of the match Oak Mayo who abandoned her game at Riverside half way through to come to the rescue and jump in at the v last minute!!!
Team: Birgitta, Jackie, Jill, Andrea, Jaan, Oak
