Blog by Teresa Bennett, Head of Development and coach at Brighton Table Tennis Club (BTTC) ex PE teacher, School Games Organiser and Deb Bullen, Occupational Therapist at Sport for Confidence Inspired by the launch of Sport England’s new 10 year strategy, Uniting the Movement, which stated the importance of collaboration of Health partners and Sport

A message to churches of all denominations from your local community- please don’t sell your buildings to property developers. Rather, work with grassroots community organisations, reimagine and repurpose their use. In 2015 Simon Jenkins wrote that there were 16,000 churches in the Church in England, with “more than a quarter seeing fewer than 20 worshippers

By Teresa Bennett, BTTC Coach & Head of Development. The recent Sport England tweet has got me thinking; “During Lockdown 56% of women agreed that exercise is enjoyable and satisfying, but what about the other 44%?” Without a doubt women’s activity levels have been affected by the Covid crisis and many have had to adapt

J Kaufman. We all have our petty prejudices. Even me. It’s probably something to do with our tribal origins. Left unattended, our prejudices can all too easily morph into irrational hatreds and bigotry. Under extreme conditions one might even kill in the name of defending one’s dearly held prejudice. It happens all the time all

Tim Holtam. When considering the next stages in the rapid development of Brighton Table Tennis Club, I have been reflecting on the parallels between the development of parkrun and the potential realisable for table tennis, with an emphasis on social cohesion and community as well as success in the game. Some clubs are already on

Tim Holtam. Playing Table Tennis at the Za’atari Refugee Camp 4th – 6th April 2018. I have been following the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Development Program for some years online. Over the past twenty years they have done some amazing projects in Nepal, Guinea Bisseau, Afghanistan, El Salvador and many other places that have

J Kaufman. Brighton Table Tennis Club has won the beautiful accolade of being the first table tennis club in the country to be nominated a ‘Club of Sanctuary’. That is no small achievement. In fact, in these dark days of growing xenophobia and insularity, this accolade shines like a golden beacon. If like me, you

Tim Holtam. First there was Anh. In January 2015 I was introduced to Anh, a Vietnamese 16 year old in foster care in Brighton. He was a victim of trafficking, from Vietnam in the back of a lorry from China. His journey had taken a year and he arrived in November 2014. The Virtual School for