Pingsters Table Tennis Club

08/09/2026

Strengthening bonds across counties…

https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/news/2026/how-pingstone-cup-is-connecting-communities/


Table Tennis England
Maidstone Table Tennis Club

Read about how an inter-club tournament is strengthening the bond between table tennis communities in two counties.

07/09/2026

A small selection of photos from Pingstone Cup Day 2026. There might be a highlight reel soon.

07/09/2026

Happy Pingstone Cup Day

Maidstone and Pingsters came together for the second annual Pingstone Cup at the weekend with both teams engaging in a way that has become synonymous with all things reminiscent of The Pingstone Cup. Yes, Pingsters lost, again. Yes, we probably all skipped our Weetabix that morning. However, I’m inclined to favour an alternative priority underpinning this coming together of two table tennis clubs. That lies in the inherent feature of community. Despite the individual nature of this sport the ensemble, the group of people, the collective seems to have a more pertinent and empowering place in making any athletic activity more fundamentally important. Yes we all like to win, but the loses get easier to take when one considers the deep underlying reason why we all continue to put ourselves through the stress of competition and keep coming back for more. Sport is essential for the cultivation of not only mental toughness but it gives us a way to immerse ourselves in an activity which requires physical and cognitive concentration. Maybe we all don’t do enough of this, after all being sedentary with just our screens seems to be becoming a dangerous normality.

I feel confident in saying that we all LOVE the Pingstone Cup. Huge thanks to Terry Clapperton and Rachel Woolven at Maidstone TTC for helping us bring two newly formed clubs together in one common goal, that is to play some ping pong, eat curry and just enjoy being a community of table tennis enthusiasts. The Shield we contest is called the Alan Woolven trophy. Alan spearheaded junior coaching across Kent for many years and was a hugely inspiring and influential personality to everyone that had the privilege to be coached by him. Unfortunately the world lost a truly great table tennis devotee a few years ago. But his Shield, we hope will be contested for many years to come.

"The match with Maidstone showcased everything that is good about table tennis -often the standard of play across a range of abilities was excellent but much more than that, the day bought two communities together in a spirit, harmony and was great fun. Everyone is really looking forward to the re-match next year." Julian White

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TableTennisDaily

06/09/2026

The Pingstone Cup.

Fabulous

Maidstone Table Tennis Club
Pingsters Table Tennis Club
Table Tennis England

05/09/2026

It’s Pingstone Cup Day.

Maidstone Table Tennis Club
Table Tennis England

03/09/2026

This Saturday Pingsters TTC will be hosting Maidstone Table Tennis Club for our second Pingstone Championships. We fell short last year but hope to achieve greatness at this year’s event. Ultimately it’s all a bit of fun, bringing together two communities in one common goal to have a jolly good table tennis time.

Table Tennis England

02/09/2026

Prize money for a Vetts 1 Star. That’s right.

https://www.tabletennisengland.co.uk/event/pingsters-ttc-veterans-1/

02/09/2026

We'll just leave this here... 😉

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30/08/2026

A fantastic organisation who helped us with our move to Durrington High School with a grant for new equipment.

25/08/2026

🏓 Finding an exercise that you enjoy is the BIG PROBLEM.

How many people can actually say they love going to the gym❓

How many people buy an expensive gym membership only for the enthusiasm to fly away in just a few weeks❓

When was the last time you had a meaningful conversation with a stranger in the gym❓

Despite their popularity gyms are strangely disconnected from a community togetherness.

Finding an exercise that makes your heart sing. That’s the goal.

Funding an exercise that can grow old with you.

The best exercise isn’t necessarily the one that exhausts you the most but rather the one that makes you keep coming back to.

Waiting for that one exercise is time we don’t have. As we age our muscles weaken. Our minds fracture. Mobility deteriorates.

🏓Table Tennis is
AFFORDABLE
SOCIAL
COMPETITIVE (if you want it to be.)
FIGHTS METABOLIC DISEASE

Play Table Tennis because your mind and body needs it.





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