Table Tennis News 10
End of Season Update – May 2026
The Kendal & District Senior League was completed at the end of April. The League Awards Presentation Evening and KO Cup Final was hosted at Burton on April 29th. Thanks to Ben O’Flynn and Simon Waring for arriving early and helping to set up. Thanks also to Susan McGeechan for serving refreshments and light snacks throughout the evening. Congratulations to Division 1 Champions, Burton A, who finished 5 points ahead of arch-rivals Natland A. The destination of the title went to the final match in which Burton A clinched it with a clinical 30-3 demolition of Crook A. The victorious Burton A squad consisted of Ben O’Flynn, Gary Deakin, Peter Baxendale and Chris Knowles. Burton B achieved a very creditable top half finish, with 5th place in Division 1.
Burton C were comfortable winners of Division 2, finishing 92 points ahead of second placed Kirkby Stephen A. Congratulations to the successful Burton C squad of John Fitzgerald, Graeme Wheelhouse, Bryan Walker and Tony March. Burton D finished 5th in Division 2. It is hoped that we will be able to enter an additional team in the KDTTL next season, probably in the new Division 3 which the League is hoping to introduce if there is sufficient interest from new players.
The development of junior table tennis at Burton Table Tennis Club has progressed nicely this season with 5 Burton juniors playing in the Kendal & District Junior League. The next round of Junior League matches is expected to take place in October. Since the taster sessions at the end of February, a further 12 junior players have attended at least one of our junior sessions on a Thursday teatime. The final Junior session will take place on Thursday, May 21st, followed by the summer break. Junior TT will resume on Thursday, September 3rd @ 5.00pm.
Attendance at the Adult Social sessions, 6-7pm on a Thursday, has improved steadily as the season has gone on and 14 players, including 4 Division 2 Burton TTC players, have attended at least once over the course of the season. The next step may be to consider the possibility of an extra session midweek, during the day, if there is sufficient interest. Adult Social TT will resume on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 @ 6.00pm.
Tony March – 15.5.26
