They say, "when one door closes, another door opens". Well, this week one door has closed! After approximately 12 years the club has said 'goodbye' for the last time to the Peter Ross Table Tennis Room at the Marine Travel Arena. That room will finally close on Monday 29 April before demolition starts a few days later. It is sad when doors close. Just today, Saturday 27 April, we heard of another door closing. One of our regular social members, Betty Corbin, sadly passed away. We offer our sincere condolences to her family. One of our longest serving members, Barbara Alcock, recalls that when she first joined the club, it operated from the front room of Alec Gould’s home, opposite the polic
For certain, there is more to sport than just playing it! Like so many other things in life, a number of things have to be done or put in place before there can be participation. And in sport, so often a whole team is needed before any 1 person can play. A couple of things recently have brought home just how much time and effort is put in by so many people to make it possible for individuals to participate in sport. For example, although not able to play table tennis at the moment as a result of a serious hand injury, team captain Mark Benson was able to join with Club Secretary, Graham Turner, and catch up with the latest table tennis news and developments at the Table Tennis England Nation
