About Us – Maidstone Table Tennis Club

We are a group of table tennis players who have a passion for the sport. We noticed that there was a lack of places in central Kent that offered junior coaching and a multi-table venue to practise. After many meetings we are excited to introduce our new Table Tennis club in Maidstone.

Are you ready to start your table tennis journey or take your game to the next level?

Join our welcoming Table Tennis Club, where players of all levels come together to learn, play, and improve! Whether you’re picking up a bat for the first time or looking to sharpen your skills, you’ll find the coaching, community, and competition you need to grow — all in an inclusive, friendly environment.

Come join the game. Master your skills. Be part of our table tennis community!

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FOR MEMBERS OUR CLUB OFFERS:

TTE Qualified Coaches for junior coaching, every Tuesday.
Open practise sessions and friendly game play on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
15 High Standard Tables for dedicated practise.
New sports hall with excellent lighting and sports hall flooring.
Bats and balls supplied, if required.
Discounts available on equipment through Bribar Table Tennis.
Pre-season Bat testing.
Competitive, friendly and social play.
Robot available for training.
Open all year round (except for the Christmas holidays)
Links with Local Table Tennis leagues.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, our friendly and inclusive club at the School of Science and Technology (SST) is waiting for you!

Junior Coaching
Tuesdays 18:30-20:00

Open Sessions
Tuesdays 18:30-21:30
Thursdays 19:00-22:00

HISTORY

Maidstone Table Tennis Club – Our Story

February 2024
Adrian Hall, Claire Moore, and Delyth North met with VIAT senior staff to discuss hiring the new Maidstone School of Science and Technology (SST) sports hall to start a local table tennis club for young people. The second sports hall was not yet built, and the first sports hall was not yet open to the community in the evenings and weekends at this time.

Summer 2024
We agreed a hall hire rate and secured storage. We formulated a small club committee of volunteers and began our fundraising efforts to purchase the equipment needed.

September 2024
We ran a successful fundraising campaign raising nearly £20,000 from personal donors and organisations. Funds were used to purchase 12 tables, barriers, bats, and umpire equipment. This was an amazing start for our club.

December 2024

All equipment from Bribar was delivered and assembled by a group of TT volunteers.

January 2025
We then opened out door to the community, using half the sports hall.

Tuesdays: 6:30–8:00pm Junior Coaching; 8:00–9:30pm Open Session

Thursdays: 7:00–10:00pm Open Session (adults & juniors)

February 2025 – Official Opening
We hosted an official open evening attended by the Mayor of Maidstone, our sponsors, and other VIP guests. The highlight of the event was a demonstration match by Ryan Jenkins and Paul Drinkhall, followed by multi-ball sessions and friendly games with enthusiastic young players and community members throughout the evening. The event was filmed and promoted by Table Tennis England (TTE).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JTa_rZvh4A

March 2025
Kent County TTA loaned 3 more tables and 50 barriers, making our club a 15-table venue.

Events we have held at our club during our first year:

Kent Junior & Senior Closed

Maidstone & District Closed

Maidstone v Chatham junior friendly

Maidstone TTC junior closed

Junior summer league

Looking Ahead

Six months in, the club continues to thrive. We now hire the entire sports hall two evenings each week and have grown to around 60 members. Several tournaments are already planned for the coming year, and we’re building partnerships with other clubs to host both junior and adult friendly matches. Our junior players are progressing well through regular coaching sessions, and we’re confident the club will keep expanding—attracting players from across Kent to be part of our vibrant table tennis community.

WHO’s WHO

COACHES

Adrian Moore

Adrian has been playing table tennis for 50 years and have made many friends through the sport over that time. He has played for Great Britain in two World Student Games and in three European Youth Championships.

He was once ranked in the top 20 in England. He has competed for Sussex, his original home county over the last 40 + years.

He is now looking forward to inspire and share his knowledge and passion for the game with the next generation.

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Claire Moore
(Chairperson and Secretary)

Claire started playing TT at about the age of 8/9 and continued to play regularly until her late 30’s at county level and represented GB students at the World Student Games, and for England in the schools home countries event many years ago!

She is a qualified coach and organises the Kent schools TT team and individual annual tournaments, as the secretary and chairman of the KSTTA.

Her main passion is ensuring more young people take up the sport and enjoy playing at a club.

Delyth North

Delyth North
(Welfare Officer)

Delyth is a former Welsh international table tennis player. As a junior she loved travelling to new places and making great friends along the way.

Her highest achievements were representing Wales at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow and the World Championships in Manchester.

After a long break, Delyth started a little club at her Primary School, she then rediscovered her love for the game and has since gone on to claim titles as Maidstone and Kent Ladies Champion. Now back playing competitively, she has been selected to represent Wales again at the Vetts Home Nations Championships in September 2025.

Delyth is also now focused on giving back to the sport she loves, sharing her experience and enthusiasm through coaching juniors.

Patrick Jeffrey

Patrick Jeffrey
(Social Media Officer)

Patrick is a keen local TT player having played in the Maidstone and Kent local leagues for about 10 years.

Previously he also played in Nottingham for Nottingham Trent University at BUCS leagues and Championships.

Since the setup of MTTC Patrick has become a Level 1 Table Tennis coach and is enthusiastic about improving beginner players for all ages.

MANAGEMENT

Adrian Hall

Adrian Hall – Treasurer

Adrain has been involved in TT for more the 60 years. He’s played in the top divisions of several leagues and was chairmen of Bury St Edmund’s before moving to Kent.

He is currently the Chairman and Secretary of the Maidstone TT League and has given a lot to the sport over the years.

He spent years travelling all over taking two of his children to training and competitions, they both represented England & England Schools at various levels.

Bruce Benge

Bruce Benge – Membership

Bruce has lived in the Maidstone area all his life and has really enjoyed playing TT in the league since 1965.

He played for Kent as Junior and at 16 was number 3 in the county. He won 5 singles and 11 doubles titles in the M&DTTA Championships.

Bruce really enjoyed arranging a successful 100-year Celebration back in 2019 at the Mercure Hotel, Hollingbourne.

He is currently playing at Traders in East Malling and enjoying his role as Secretary.

He hopes to keep playing until at least 80 and is looking forward to seeing MTTC grow and become the major TT facility in Kent.

MTTC Reviews

Members feedback and quotes to survey’s/interviews about Maidstone TTC:

Adult player’s comment: “As a student Table Tennis is a cheap sport to take part £25 per month is affordable. It is fulfilling, and great for mental and social health.”

Young player’s comment: “Great for fun/fitness and our sport at Maidstone TTC is entertaining’. I played TT at school and enjoyed playing inter-school competitions (won a category event) in Kent and inter-club competitions.”

Junior parent’s comment: “Only played TT for first season and my child is improving and enjoying playing in competitions. His motivation is increasing as he attends more TT tournaments. Pleased there have hardly been any problems at all with the provision of our school sports hall venue hire (club cancelled/only closed once due to floor repair) i.e. open twice per week throughout the year for members. Coaching staff are fantastic!”

Young player and parent comments: “Made friendships, learnt about resilience playing in tournaments and has taken him out of his comfort zone. Jack loves the club and sport. The sport has helped with socials skills, problem solving and helped to increase his self-confidence when spectators are watching his matches.”

Junior parent’s comment (some with siblings and parents who play at the club): “The club has helped their children to make friendships, enjoyed taking part in competitions, helped with their behaviour when competing and the club has been a ‘God-send’. The Coaching staff have lots of energy.

Our family are really getting in to TT and plans to give up football/tennis club membership to focus on TT. We play also on our garage table but the conditions at the Maidstone TTC are excellent, we look forward to playing at the club twice a week. My son is also looking forward to attending the social aspects of the club like the World TT Team Champs. Inter-club tournament coming up.”

Young player’s comments: “I love table tennis. Having been a member since the start last January, the coaches have been fantastic supporting me and help push me to become more confident and a better player. I love being in this club as I’ve made lots of friends and has encouraged them to come along and love the game like I do. Thanks Maidstone table tennis club “

Junior parent’s comments: “Maidstone Table Tennis Club is so much more than just a club, it’s a truly special community where every child is encouraged to believe in themselves and reach their potential. The kindness, patience and genuine care shown by the coaches and volunteers create an environment where children feel safe, supported and truly valued.

We’ve seen such a positive change in our children since joining. Their confidence has grown enormously, and they genuinely look forward to every session. They speak so fondly of the club and have even encouraged others to join the sport they’ve come to love so much.
It’s been wonderful to watch the club grow, with new groups forming and opportunities to take part in competitions,all celebrated together with such pride. The support goes above and beyond, with coaches even helping with GCSE coursework by assisting with match footage and evidence, which meant so much to us.

It’s no surprise there’s now a waiting list to join. We feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a caring and inspiring club. Our children have discovered a real passion and, thanks to everyone at Maidstone Table Tennis Club, they’ve been given the confidence and opportunity to truly flourish. We can’t thank you enough.”

Junior parent’s comment: “Maidstone Table Tennis Club is simply amazing. The confidence our two children have gained in such a short space of time has been incredible to see, they’re now eager to challenge themselves and even play against adults.
Their progress and development have been outstanding, and it’s been so rewarding watching them start to win competitions with the full support of the club behind them.
What we appreciate most as parents is the genuine care and strong sense of community. It’s such a welcoming, supportive environment and we feel very lucky to be part of it.”

Young player’s comment: “When I first went along to my first training session I didn’t realise how much I would love this game. It’s now become part of my life and I have a desire to improve to not only help with my GCSE PE but onwards for when I’m older. It’s something I know I’ll continue into my adulthood. I’ve enjoyed making friends of various ages. It’s a great club – thanks for helping me become the player I am today. It’s very much appreciated.”

Junior parent’s comment: “My son joined the MTTC when they started at SST School. He started as he had recently taken up the sport in school and wanted to improve his technique and get more practice as we did not have a table tennis table at home. He has learnt so much and improved his technique and has even participated in many competitions with the club. The coaches are great and very encouraging and that is one of the main reasons my son continues to come to sessions. The sessions are very inclusive and there’s a great sense of camaraderie with the group of young people.”