haddington table tennis club
“Anyone for table tennis?” was an article published in the East Lothian Courier
in November 2002. It resulted in an agreement by six local enthusiasts to start
a club, playing in the Corn Exchange. In 2015 the Club embarked on a 5-year plan
to boost the numbers at all ages playing table tennis across East Lothian.
Providing opportunities for young people to take up the sport through schools
and community centres and establishing table tennis as a regular form of
exercise for people of all ages, including as a therapy for dementia. We run
coaching sessions for juniors and seniors twice weekly as part of our club
nights, playing on 10 tournament standard tables. In 2015 the Club secured
4-year funding from Sportscotland for a part-time Development Officer. As a
result the Club has launched Table Tennis East Lothian in partnership with
Active Schools and with sponsorship support from Hab Fab Ltd and EDF Energy. The
club leant tables and equipment to primary schools to promote and develop table
tennis. As a result of this several hundred pupils each week across East Lothian
will be playing table tennis. In 2016, Haddington Table Tennis Club were named
‘East Lothian Sports Club of the Year’. Richard Yule, Chief Operating Officer of
Table Tennis Scotland, adds: “Haddington Table Tennis Club are regarded by Table
Tennis Scotland as one of our most progressive clubs and a role model for others
across Scotland. Their progress is particularly impressive for such a relatively
new club.”
