Worthing table tennis club hosted its first primary school festival, which took place at the club’s home, Bohunt School. The festival saw 70 young boys and girls playing table tennis, many for the first time.

The festival saw school teams compete over a series of skill-based activity stations, testing their hand-eye coordination, focus, accuracy and balance. Each station saw pupils earning points for their school, with the aim of being the winning school.

Worthing TTC head coach Matt Porter said: “Events like this are so important, giving young children the opportunity to enjoy table tennis and see what the sport is about. The exposure of the sport is limited, so events like this give us a chance to showcase how much fun and how accessible table tennis is.”

Each child was given a participation certificate and details of the club’s junior sessions.

The festival could not have happened without the support of the Worthing Schools Sports Association and Worthing TTC volunteers, including 10-year-old Nathaniel.

The winning school was West Park Primary in Goring.

For more information about Worthing’s school programme or club sessions, find the club on Facebook or visit the club website.