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Bat & Chat Expands<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Table Tennis<br />
Club are delighted<br />
to announce that<br />
following funding<br />
from Sport England,<br />
the club is expanding<br />
their successful Bat and<br />
Chat programme for<br />
the over 55’s. The Bat<br />
and Chat sessions take<br />
place on Mondays and<br />
Thursdays from 11:00 to 13:00, and now from Sundays<br />
9:30 am to 11:00. These sessions will also include input<br />
from our team of coaches and are open to all abilities.<br />
TV Presenter Dr Miriam Stoppard hailed the benefits of<br />
table tennis in her blog, claiming that “Table tennis is the<br />
perfect activity to keep you happy, healthy, active and<br />
in good spirits”. Dr Stoppard continues “It doesn’t only<br />
keep your body fit; it keeps your brain fit and all that<br />
complicated hand-eye co-ordination works its magic with<br />
brain cells and helps prevent dementia”.<br />
The club also runs<br />
informal general<br />
practice sessions for<br />
players of all ages and<br />
abilities on Saturday<br />
morning (10:00 to<br />
12:00) and Wednesday<br />
evening (19:00 to<br />
21:00), as well as a<br />
junior coaching session<br />
on Wednesday evening<br />
(18:30 to 20:00). The club is situated in Platt Bridge<br />
Community Centre, Victoria Street in Platt Bridge (WN2<br />
5AH) and the friendly group welcomes new members of<br />
all ages and abilities.<br />
Please contact Norman Smith on 07590 289302 to discuss<br />
the Bat and Chat sessions, call Paul Clarke on 07932<br />
035586 or Tim Holland on 07505 549272 for details on the<br />
Saturday and Wednesday sessions. You can also check<br />
out the club’s website at www.wigantabletennis.com or<br />
the Facebook page ‘<strong>Wigan</strong> Table Tennis Club’.<br />
Want to try Table Tennis?<br />
Bat & Chat<br />
Mondays & Thursdays 11-1pm<br />
Sundays 9.30-11am NEW!<br />
Call Norman Smith on 07590 289302 for details on Bat & Chat<br />
General Practice<br />
Saturday 11-12 noon<br />
Wednesday 7-8pm<br />
Junior Coaching<br />
Weds 6.30-8pm<br />
Call Paul Clarke on 07932 035586<br />
or Tim Holland on 07505 549272 for details<br />
These sessions are open for players<br />
of all ages and abilities. A warm<br />
welcome is guaranteed!<br />
Check us out on Facebook or<br />
visit our website for more details.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Table Tennis Club<br />
Platt Bridge Community Centre<br />
Victoria St • Platt Bridge<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> • WN2 5AH<br />
www.wigantabletennis.com<br />
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