Obituaries

Obituary: Terry Gadsby, Burton Uxbridge founder

Terry Gadsby, a stalwart of all things table tennis in the 80s & 90s and particularly associated with the Burton Uxbridge club, has lost his long fight with Parkinson’s disease, aged 91.

June 6, 2022 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Coach Baker leaving para table tennis for new role

Greg Baker is leaving his position as British Para Table Tennis Head Coach to take up a new challenge as Performance Director for Boccia UK.

June 6, 2022 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Bronze for Williams in Montenegro

Grace Williams has underlined her potential by taking bronze in the women’s class 7-9 singles at the Montenegro Para Championships in Podgorica, her first international singles medal.

June 6, 2022 | Francesca Bullock
National

OBE for Karen Tonge in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Karen Tonge, Chairman of British Para Table Tennis, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to Paralympic table tennis.

June 2, 2022 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Para athletes hit by flight cancellation

Flight cancellations from London Gatwick Airport have prevented 11 members of the British Para Table Tennis Team Performance squad from travelling to the Montenegro Para Championships in Podgorica which begin tomorrow.

June 1, 2022 | Francesca Bullock
Schools

Festivals inspire girls to get on the table

More than 70 girls had an inspiring introduction to the sport at three Jack Petchey Girls’ Table Tennis Festivals in London.

June 1, 2022 | Paul Stimpson
South-East

Gehlot and Thompson victorious at Cippenham

After a three-year Covid-related absence the Cippenham Five-by-Two Senior and Veterans’ 1-Star Open returned on Saturday.

June 1, 2022 | Graham Trimming
National

Congratulations to our Patron, HM the Queen

As our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrates 70 years on the throne, we join the chorus of congratulations to her from around the world on reaching this incredible landmark.

June 1, 2022 | Paul Stimpson
Commonwealth

Commonwealth umpires talk about their journeys

To co-incide with #VolunteersWeek, we have spoken to some of the umpires who were selected to officiate at the Commonwealth Games about their journeys to Birmingham 2022.

June 1, 2022 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

VETTS champions crowned

The culmination of the veterans season took place recently at National Championships of the Veterans English Table Tennis Society (VETTS) with 300 competitors aged from 40 to over 90, playing over two days on 37 tables, with 21 different National Championship titles being contested in six different age groups.

May 31, 2022 | Susie Venner