APRIL 2025
Burton Juniors Excel
At the Kendal & District League Annual Tournament, which was held at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School last month, Burton TTC juniors, Zach Martin and Zach Crewdson excelled. Zach Martin, age 10, reached the semi-final of the Under 11 singles and 8-year-old Zach Crewdson was runner-up in both the Under 13 and the Under 16 doubles. A great effort by both boys. Zach Crewdson also played in the first ever Cumbria 1 Star Open Table Tennis Tournament, also at the excellent Kirkby Stephen venue, and was runner-up in his group, which contained 7 players. This was a fantastic achievement by one of the youngest players in this Table Tennis England event.
The Kendal & District Senior League is now reaching its final stages and Division 2 has been completed. Burton C, captained by Simon Waring finished second, just 4 points behind champions, Natland E. Burton D, captained by Martin Wakelin, were third in this 9-team division.
Tony March – 21.4.25
FEBRUARY 2025
Burton Table Tennis Club currently has 4 teams in the Kendal & District Table Tennis League. There are 2 teams in Division 1, Burton A & B, and 2 teams, Burton C & D, in Division 2. There are 3 players in a team and home matches are played on Wednesday evenings, from 7-9, in the Burton Memorial Hall. At the time of writing, Burton A, having fulfilled half of their fixtures, are lying 2nd in Division 1. The team of Gary Deakin, Ben O’Flynn and Peter Baxendale have won 7 of their 8 matches so far this season, losing only to League Leaders Natland A. Burton B, captained by Paul Hines, are currently lying 3rd but could be caught by a couple of teams with games in hand. In Division 2, Burton D and Burton C are currently 1st and 3rd respectively, but Burton C, featuring a very strong squad of John Fitzgerald, Bryan Walker, Simon Waring and Paul Capstick Newell, with 2 games in hand, are favourites to capture the Division 2 title. The league matches will complete in April.
On Thursday evenings, Junior Coaching runs from 5.15 to 6.00 and is followed by an Adult Social Session from 6 to 7. There are currently 7 juniors attending the junior sessions and 8 people attending the adult social. Anyone interested in getting involved with either of these sessions, or indeed in playing competitively, should contact Tony March (Chair and Level 1 Table Tennis Coach) on 07814 029471 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
