Dumfries Table Tennis Club

👥🏓 DTTC AUTUMN TEAM SMASH! 🏓🔥

DTTC's new Autumn Team Smash will take place on Wednesday 16th September; teams of 2 can sign up now!

Like all DTTC Smashes, the Team Smash is open to members and non-members alike and, as well as being great fun, is a good way to get together before the league kicks off on 23rd. Individual players keen to play but who don't have a partner can sign up too and we'll find you a suitable team-mate.

🏓 HOW DOES IT WORK?

The format is a combination of singles and doubles, with teams playing in groups like a regular Smash and playing a best of 5 match against the other teams in the group. In each match, each game is up to 11 points, even if it's 10-10, and normal service rules (2 serves then switch).

Format is:

Player A x Player X (play 3 points)
Player B x Player X (play 3 points)
Player B x Player Y (play 3 points)
Player A x Player Y (play 3 points)
Doubles (play till the end of the set)

At the end of the group, each team's total points scored are added up, and the pairing with the most points is the winner. This means every point counts, even in games you lose! Teams are required to umpire other matches in their group, and small prizes are awarded to the winners of each group.

✅ Open to all abilities
✅ Friendly, inclusive tournament format
✅ Juniors & adults welcome, non-members too

📅 Wednesday 16th September
⏰ 7:00 – 9:30pm
💷 £3 per player
👥 Ages 8+

📍 Dumfries Table Tennis Club
👉 Scan the QR below to book, or click: https://zfrmz.eu/OdzQjX3Km19wa9OCXSOJ

Whether you’re a regular 'Smasher' or fancy trying out something new - sign up now to play! Places are limited so please sign up asap to book a spot. 💥🏓

Your Move
Anderson Kilts
Fusion Renewables Ltd
The Holywood Trust
Tees Sport
Table Tennis Scotland

🏓AUGUST ADVANCED CAMP ROUND-UP🏓

Well played to everyone who took part in last weekend's advanced camp! With players from the North of England, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Orkney joining our Dumfries contingent, there was a great mix of ages, styles and experiences on show.

Saturday was a full-on first day, kicking off with a session on the mental side of the game, before moving into lots of quality table-time, with consistency the aim in the morning session. In the afternoon, players worked on serve, receive, and their 3rd and 5th ball attacks, with a view to fine-tuning their game for the recorded matchplay session in the evening, ready for video analysis on the Sunday.

On Sunday, players reviewed their matches individually with the coaches, identifying positives and areas to improve, then working on those through serve and receive practice, individual exercises and multiball. We rounded off the weekend with conditioned team matches and a chance for everyone to reflect on what they had learned and what they wanted to take back into their training. A big thank you to all the players for creating a positive learning environment, and to coaches Dylan, Danny and Dawid for an enjoyable but demanding weekend!

For a selection of highlights from the recorded matches, please click on the video below. And for news of our next round of camps, please keep an eye on our page or drop us a message and we'll keep you updated.

Your Move
The Holywood Trust
Table Tennis Scotland
North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club
Murrayfield Memorial Table Tennis Club
Dundee & District Table Tennis Association
Table Tennis Scotland
Tees Sport

🏓AGM REMINDER + THE 'ANYTHING BUT A BAT' CHALLENGE! 🏓

A quick reminder that our AGM takes place this Tuesday 18th at the club - there will be 50th anniversary cake from 7pm, and the AGM starts at 7:30pm.

The AGM is always one of the most important nights in the club calendar, and we'd really like as many members as possible to be there. It's your chance to have your say, hear what's happening at the club, and help shape what the club does over the year ahead.

This year's AGM is especially important as we'll be voting on whether to wind up our current unincorporated club and transfer it to the new club charity (SCIO). If you're a member, please make the effort to come along - the club works best when members get involved and contribute their views.

For background docs for the meeting, please click here:
https://www.dumfriesttc.co.uk/club/agm-2026/

And to confirm your attendance, record your apologies, or authorise a proxy to vote on your behalf, please scan the QR on the poster or click here:
https://zfrmz.eu/5pCTtv7FtKW4CmP9v2Hu

And once the serious business is finished, we'll end the evening with something a little different...

🥄The 'Anything But A Bat' Challenge!🍳

Bring along anything you can use to play table tennis with - except a table tennis bat.

A frying pan?
A chopping board?
A book?
A clipboard?
A dustpan?
Something else entirely?

The more inventive, the better!

We'll have a bit of fun trying them out after the AGM - please make sure whatever you bring is safe to use - no glass, sharp edges or anything likely to damage the tables or floor, and nothing too valuable, as we'll swap round to let everyone try out the various 'bats' we bring along...

Non-members are very welcome to attend the AGM too, but will not be able to vote.

So please come along on Tuesday: have your say, support the club, and then stay for some very unusual table tennis afterwards!

🌸 HELP DTTC BLOOM AND SHINE!

We’re delighted to be taking part in Dumfries Town Board’s fantastic new 'Dumfries Bloom and Shine 2026' initiative, and we need your help!

Designed to make the town a little brighter, greener and happier, the campaign will see local businesses, community organisations, churches, schools and others creating floral displays outside their premises to brighten up their corner of Dumfries.

Our planters will arrive on Monday so we can start creating our own floral display outside the club, and we’re looking for club members to help us make it happen. Everyone is welcome to pitch in — whether you’re green-fingered and a keen gardener, or just happy to lend a hand.

We need volunteers to help create the display and, importantly, to help look after it afterwards — watering, feeding, tidying and generally keeping everything looking good. If you fancy getting involved, please send us a message or speak to a Committee member or member of staff at the club. And if you’re too busy to help but might have a flower or two you could donate to our display, please get in touch too. 🌱

To help us on our way, there’s some expert advice available too. On Monday 24 August, 2–3pm, there’s a free Community Gardening Workshop at A Patch Ae Land, Sandside Community Garden.

The workshop is being delivered by Richard Baines, Curator of Logan Botanic Garden, who also happens to be a DTTC member! Richard will be sharing practical advice on what to plant and how to look after displays so they can keep looking good throughout the year.

Details and workshop sign-up are on the posters below, and please let us know if you’re able to help. We’re looking forward to doing our bit to add some colour to our corner of Dumfries. 🌼🏓

Judging will take place during Dumfries Shine Week, 7–11 September 2026.

And watch this space for details of some free Dumfries Shine table tennis activities we’ll be running during the week too!

Your Move
Anderson Kilts
Fusion Renewables Ltd
OG Competitions Ltd
The Holywood Trust
Dumfries Town Board
Tees Sport
Table Tennis Scotland

🔥🏓 DTTC AUGUST SMASH – ENTRIES OPEN! 🏓🔥

DTTC's August Smash will take place on Friday 28th August; registration is now open!

Smashes are open to members and non-members alike, and are a great way to play matches and socialise with players of your level.

Groups are round-robin so everyone is guaranteed plenty of games, and every match is 4 games (even if one player wins the first 3 games!). Each game is up to 11 points (even if it's 10-10) and at the end of the group, each player's total points scored are added up - and the player with the most points is the winner. This means every point counts even in games you lose, and there are prizes for the winners of each group...

✅ Open to all abilities
✅ Friendly, inclusive tournament format
✅ Juniors & adults welcome, non-members too

📅 Friday 28th August
⏰ 7:00 – 9:30pm
💷 £3 per player
👥 Ages 8+
📍 Dumfries Table Tennis Club

👉 Scan the QR below to book, or click: https://zfrmz.eu/8aKcckwaZvQrlhauJIy2

Whether you’re a regular competitor or fancy trying out something new - sign up now to play! 💥🏓

Your Move
Fusion Renewables Ltd
Anderson Kilts
The Holywood Trust
Tees Sport
Dumfries Courier
Dumfries and Galloway Standard

☀️ 'DTTC JULY SMASH' ☀️

DTTC's July Smash was a tightly-fought event with just 1 point between 1st and 2nd in 2 of the 6 groups, and 3 points the difference in a further 2 groups!

Group 1 was a battle of the youngsters with South Ayrshire's Alana Thurston joining 4 from Dumfries to make a group full of lively and evenly-contested match-ups. Finishing top was Boyd Telfer, just 3 ahead of Isaac Ishmael in 2nd. Isaac actually won their head-to-head encounter 2-1 but Boyd's greater consistency in his other matches secured his first place in the group.

In Group 2, Club Chairman Gordon Duff proved too strong, finishing first and losing just one set along the way. Finishing second was returning player and 2005 Club Champion Edd McBride who put in a fine performance in his first competitive outing since coming back to the club.

Group 3 saw Tykhon Burkun play some excellent attacking table tennis to finish well clear at the top, ahead of two of the most improved players at the club, Tomasz Krol and Carol Graham

Andy Turner celebrated his return to fitness after a nasty shoulder injury with a fine win in Group 4. Andy has been playing with his left hand since the injury, but managed to play with his right for the first time, pipping Adam Halliday by 1 point.

Christine Kirkpatrick's recent practice and dedication to her game paid off in Group 5, with Christine playing some great stuff to finish 3 points clear of Jim Boyle in second with John Maxwell in third.

In Group 6, Michael Shaw's consistency proved too much for the youngsters, with Michael finishing 5 points clear of Jacob McCallie-Murray in second. A shout-out too to Megan Smith and David Kirk who played some excellent table tennis in a group where almost all the matches went to the wire! .

Congrats to all of our group winners below.

🥇 Group 1: Boyd Telfer
🥇 Group 2: Gordon Duff
🥇 Group 3: Tykhon Burkun
🥇 Group 4: Andy Turner
🥇 Group 5: Christine Kirkpatrick
🥇 Group 6: Michael Shaw

Thanks and well played to all the players for a great night of matches in a friendly and social atmosphere.

Our August Smash will be held on Friday 28th August. Watch out for sign-up info coming shortly, as well as info on our first Team Smash, which will be held in early September!

The Holywood Trust
Your Move
Fusion Renewables Ltd
Anderson Kilts
Dumfries Courier
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
Tees Sport

🎯MEET THE COACH: DAWID SULKOWSKI

Coaching on our Intermediate Summer Camps for Intermediate Players this week is one of our Lead Coaches, Dawid Sulkowski.

A sports science graduate, Dawid is a UKCC Level 2 coach and National League Division 1 player. Dawid plays a big role in developing our young players at DTTC, and in his profile he gives an insight into how developing his game in the very competitive youth environment in Poland has shaped his coaching philosophy.

To book a spot on our final Intermediate Camp or on our Advanced Camp later in the month, please see the info below:

DUMFRIES TABLE TENNIS CLUB SUMMER CAMPS

📅 Intermediate: Thu 6 & Fri 7 August
📅 Advanced: Sat 22 & Sun 23 August
💷 £60 per camp
👥 Maximum 20 players per camp

Watch the slideshow video or swipe through for more on Dawid, then scan the final slide or click https://zfrmz.eu/ZpAmEIRvLUXQ9nmz2QyG to book.
📩 Or message / email [email protected]

The Holywood Trust
Tees Sport
South Ayrshire TTC
North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club
East Kilbride Table Tennis Club
Murrayfield Memorial Table Tennis Club
Table Tennis Scotland
Drumchapel Table Tennis Club
Stirlingshire Table Tennis

🧑‍🤝‍🧑INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY WITH A LISTENING EAR🏓☕

Last Thursday, we joined forces with D&G charity A Listening Ear to celebrate International Friendship Day with a morning of table tennis, friendship and fun.

Alongside plenty of time for a cup of tea and a chat, everyone enjoyed some unusual table tennis challenges, including 'Big Table' (four tables joined together), 'Tea for Two', featuring teacups instead of a net, and 'Mind the Gap', with the two halves of the table separated by a rather large gap!

It was a lovely opportunity for people to play, laugh and spend time together with friends, while also making some new connections and trying out some novel and interesting versions of table tennis...

A big thank you to DTTC's Elaine, Brian and Fiona from the Listening Ear for helping to organise and run the morning, and to everyone who came along and made it such an enjoyable event.

A Listening Ear is a volunteer-led adult befriending service that works across Dumfries and Galloway to run a range of befriending services to ensure that noone feels isolated or alone. To find out more or to explore volunteering with A Listening Ear, follow their FB page or visit www.a-listening-ear.org.

A Listening Ear Dumfries & Galloway
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
Active Communities Dumfries and Galloway
Loreburn Housing Association
Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership
Dumfries & Galloway Befriending Project
Dumfries and Galloway Carers Centre
The University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus
Marks and Spencer
Fusion Renewables Ltd
Your Move
Tees Sport

🏓☀️ 4 FREE 'DROP-IN & PLAY' SESSIONS LEFT!🏓☀️

If the sizzling Summer weather means you've not popped in to our free 'Drop-in and Play' sessions this Summer yet, there's still time!

Our sessions run on Sun 2nd, Wed 5th, Sun 9th, and Wed 12th August, from 2:30-5:00pm.

Play with friends and family, make new friends, and test yourself against the club robot.... whether you have played before or are completely new to table tennis, you're very welcome to come along!

Everyone welcome and equipment is provided. Just bring comfortable sports clothes, a water bottle, and some clean sports shoes and you're good to go..

If you need a break from table tennis, you can pop upstairs to our games room for a bit of pool, foosball, darts and Xbox too.

Open to all ages - parents of kids aged 10+ are welcome to drop the kids off (as long as you remember to come and collect them!). See you there.....

📅 Sundays: August 2 & 9
📅 Wednesdays: August 5 & 12
🕝 2:30 - 5:00pm
📍 Dumfries Table Tennis Club, Shakespeare Street

These sessions are provided free of charge thanks to support from D&G Council's 2026 Summer of Sport programme of activities.

Please help us out by sharing this info to friends and colleagues. Keeping the family busy over the school holidays isn't always easy (and isn't cheap!) so we're hoping a fun, free activity right in the centre of town is good news for everyone.

The Holywood Trust
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ?
Youth Work D&G
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dumfries Town Board
Morrisons Dumfries Community Champion.
Active Communities Dumfries and Galloway
Nithsdale Active Schools and Community Sport
Annandale & Eskdale Active School & Community Sport
D&G College Active Campus
Georgetown Primary School Parent Council
Noblehill Primary School

📣DTTC AGM: TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2026📣

DTTC's 2026 AGM will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday 18th August 2026, in the main hall at the club

As well as regular AGM business, members will vote on transferring the existing club’s assets to the new Dumfries Table Tennis Club charity (SCIO) followed by the winding up of the existing unincorporated club.

Please be there if you can, to make sure any decision is representative of the club - and to ensure we have a quorum. However, because it is a key decision, we plan to offer a proxy vote to members who cannot attend. I will email again with details on that.

As well as voting on the club's future, we'll be celebrating 50 years of DTTC with an "Elaine-special" anniversary cake from 7:00pm and memorabilia from the club's history. Stay afterwards for table tennis and a fun competition for anyone up for a challenge!

Please note, non-members are very welcome to attend the AGM too, but will not be able to vote.

📅 Tuesday 18th August
⏰ 7:30pm (cake served from 7:00pm)
📍 Dumfries Table Tennis Club, Shakespeare Street

For background docs for the meeting, please click here:
https://www.dumfriesttc.co.uk/club/agm-2026/

And to confirm your attendance, record your apologies, or authorise a proxy to vote on your behalf, please scan the QR on the poster or click here:
https://zfrmz.eu/5pCTtv7FtKW4CmP9v2Hu