It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of William Rall, one of EKTTC’s longest serving Pop In & Play volunteers.
William passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday 28th February 2026, aged 62 and will be sorely missed by everyone at Pop In & Play.
As a club, our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with William’s family and friends.
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Chris and Keith for your help and support on Friday night.
– Welcome to Logan.
WOS Junior League Sunday 1st March 945am Rose Reilly SC Stewarton
– EKTTC B (Max, Lewis & Arnav ) performed well at Junior league on Sunday despite losing two matches.
– It’s important that these young players gain more competitive matches to gain more confidence playing at this level.
– This is something we hope to put in place over the coming months.
Pairs Event Friday March 13th at AMC
– Delighted with the response to Pairs event and that it provided some very entertaining matches.
– Thanks to everyone who entered and looking forward to the final stages on Friday.
WOS Scotland League
– Three matches this past week two wins and one loss.
– EK A 7-2 S Ayrshire B
– GLW South B 7-2 EK B
– EK C 5-4 Largs
Increase in Club Fees
– The club decided at the recent AGM to increase the club fees from £16.50 to £20.00 per month from 1st April 2026.
– We would appreciate if you could amend your standing order or direct payment to reflect.
– This would be the first increase in fees for 2 years (last being April 2024), factoring in inflation and increased running costs within the club it was felt that this was a reasonable increase to propose.
– Please advise if you feel you are unable to manage this increase.
Scottish National Championships Senior 21st & Junior 22nd March 2026
– The entries for the SNC Senior & Junior are now live.
– The event will take place at Sport Scotland National Sports Centre, Largs on Saturday 21st March & Sunday 22nd March 2026.
– Access to the entry form on events tab
Stephen Gertsen Visit
– We will welcome back Stephen Gertsen to our club night session on Friday 20th March looking forward to it.
Pop in & Play
– Alistair McCoist Complex Mon-Fri 12 – 2pm.
– On Thursday 12th March Pop in & Play is cancelled.
– Plans are underway to move into a new Pop in & Play venue in EK town centre soon. Watch this space.
Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know.
– Shirts available in most sizes.
– Navy/Blue
– Navy/Green
Thanks
Peter
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Stephen, Keith, Tommy N and Andrew for your help and support on Friday night.
– Welcome to Pavel.
EKTTC AGM 23rd February 2026
– Please note our Club AGM will be on Monday 23rd February 2026.
– Time: From 7pm. Venue: REGUS East Kilbride, Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR. Please support.
WOS Junior League Sunday 1st March 945am Rose Reilly SC Stewarton
– Please note final WOS Junior League matches of this season takes place on Sunday 1st March at Rose Reilly SC Stewarton.
– If players could arrive early, for a practice and be ready to start at 945am.
Pairs Event Friday 6th and March 13th Closing date Sunday 1st March
– Sign up for the latest club tournament organised by Chris and Euan.
Dunlop Tournament Wednesday 18th March 2026
– Well done to Lynn Arnot who won the Ladies Singles Event on Wednesday night at Dunlop Tournament.
– A good start to 2026 for Lynn who continues on from last year’s success.🏆🏓
WOS Senior League
– We are at the closing stages of the West Of Scotland league season with our teams looking to finish on a high.
– Last week we only had two fixtures with a big win for C team and a narrow loss for D team.
– EK C 8-1 Hamilton B
– EK D 4-5 North Ayrshire D
WOS Open 2026
– The entries for the West of Scotland Open 2026 are now live.
– The event will take place at Sport Scotland National Sports Centre, Largs on Saturday 7th March & Sunday 8th March 2026.
– With a large number of categories there is something for everyone.
– Closing date is Monday 23rd February 2026
Access to the entry form on events tab
Scottish National Championships Senior 21st & Junior 22nd March 2026
– The entries for the SNC Senior & Junior are now live.
– The event will take place at Sport Scotland National Sports Centre, Largs on Saturday 21st March & Sunday 22nd March 2026.
– Access to the entry form on events tab
Stephen Gertsen Visit
– We will welcome back Stephen Gertsen to our club night session on Friday 20th March.
– We are looking forward to it.
Pop in & Play
– Alistair McCoist Complex Mon-Fri 12 – 2pm.
– Please note that on Thursdays 5th & 12th March, Pop in & Play is cancelled.
Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know.
– Shirts available in most sizes.
– Navy/Blue
– Navy/Green
Thanks
Peter
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Stephen, Keith, Lynn and Achint for your help and support on Friday night.
EKTTC AGM 23rd February 2026
– Please note our Club AGM will be on Monday 23rd February 2026.
– Time: From 7pm.
– Venue: REGUS East Kilbride, Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR.
– Please support this with your attendance if you are able – it’s your club!
Pairs Event Friday 6th and 13th March
– Sign up for the latest club tournament organised by Chris and Euan.
Stephen Gertsen Visit
– We will welcome back Stephen Gertsen to our club night session on Friday 20th March
– Looking forward to it.
Pop in & Play
– Alistair McCoist Complex Mon-Fri 12 – 2pm.
– On Tuesday this week we have Pop in & Play from 12-1pm and then from 1-3pm we have a group of Primary School kids for a taster session.
Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt, just let me know.
– Shirts available in most sizes.
– Navy/Blue
– Navy/Green
Finally
– Why your serve & attack fails (and how to fix it)
– Blocking tactics to mess up your opponent
Thanks
Peter
CUSTOMER UPDATE
Pop In and Play will only open between 12 noon and 1pm on Tuesday 17th February. This is due to a Primary Schools event taking place from 1pm at the Alistair McCoist Complex.
Due to pre-booked events at the Alistair McCoist Complex, Pop In and Play will be CLOSED on Friday 6th February and Thursday 12th February 2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Stephen, Keith and Euan W for your help and support on Friday night.
– We welcomed William who has been a regular visitor to Pop in & Play.
EKTTC AGM 23rd February 2026
– Please note our Club AGM will be on Monday 23rd February 2026.
– Time: From 7pm.
– Venue: REGUS East Kilbride, Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR
Club Event
– We are planning another club event on Friday 6th & 13th March 2026.
– A different format. Watch this space.
Stephen Gertsen Visit
– We will welcome back Stephen Gertsen to our club night session on Friday 20th March – looking forward to it.
Pop in & Play – new venue and new time.
– Alistair McCoist Complex Mon-Fri at a new time of 12 – 2pm.
– Great to see the numbers attending our free sessions this week.
Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know.
– Shirts available in most sizes.
– Navy/Blue
– Navy/Green
Finally
– How to return float serves ( 2 methods )
– How to win points against stronger players
Thanks
Peter
Due to pre-booked events at the Alistair McCoist Complex, we are unable to provide Pop In and Play on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Thursday 29th January.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Keith and Euan W for your help and support on Friday night.
– Great to be back, delighted to see the hall packed and to see our club members again.
– Thanks to Chris for organising junior session this week – 16 in total – our numbers are growing👏.
– We welcome Nick, Simon, Rory and Torn to our club. Unfortunately Simon suffered a minor injury and had to stop.
– Hopefully we’ll see him back in a few weeks time.🤞
WOSTT Senior League
– On Monday night at Alistair McCoist Complex, we had a very good crowd watching three EK teams compete at our new venue for league matches.
– Keep up to date on Stadium
– EK B 7 – 2 EK A
– Although EK B dominated the match overall we had some very close matches which could have gone either way.
– Good to see both sets of players playing to a good standard of play.
– EK C 7 – 2 North Ayrshire C
Although the scoreline would suggest a very comfortable win for EK C, this match was a challenge against a very good young team from NA.
– It took a bit of time for EK C players to settle and get into their rhythm. However another good win for EK C.
– Maccabi 6 – 3 EK D
– EK D certainly pushed the league leaders all the way in this match with 5 x 5 sets matches with a big performance against a very experienced opponent.
– This should give the team confidence going into the second half of the season.
Pop in & Play – new venue and new time.
– Alistair McCoist Complex Mon-Fri at a new time of 12 – 2pm. Great to see the numbers attending our free sessions this week.
Child Protection Officer
– The club is looking for a new Child Protection Officer.
– Fergus Maitland has been of great support in this role over a number of years and has put in place guidance that we hope someone can continue.
– I’m sure everyone would agree this role is key to a successful club. If this would be of interest speak to one of the coaches for more info.
Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any TT equipment or a club shirt let me know. Shirts available in most sizes.
– Navy/Blue
– Navy/Green
Finally
– Kacper will play in his first international event this May in Helsinki Finland !!!
– He has entered the very successful tournament organised by Pongfinity, namely the Pongfinity Cup.
– Watch video footage of last year’s tournament. Good luck to Kacper when it comes around.
Thanks for your support
Peter
Friday Club Night
– Thanks to Brendan, Keith and Tommy McG for your help and support on Friday night.
– Last club night before Christmas and New Year break will be Friday 19th December 2025 as the sports complex will close for two weeks.
– We restart on Friday 9th January 2026 !!!
– Have a great Christmas and good New Year.
Parents Challenge Friday 19th December
– Tomorrow night we will have a parents challenge for our juniors only.
– The seniors will have there own session as normal.
– The parents challenge will consist of singles, doubles and fun games. Looking forward to it.🏓🏓🏓
WOS Senior League
– East Kilbride progressed in the Handicap Cup winning 6-1 against Brunswick B 👏
– Well done Ian, Grzegorz and Kacper.
WOS Junior League Sunday 14th December Rose Reilly Sports Centre Stewarton
– Team A: Disappointed that Team A have been forgotten about in this league despite every effort on our part to make this happen. In friendly matches EK A beat Largs TTC and lost to GW South A.
– Team B: A tough baptism for our young and inexperienced Team B. However given time these players will be better for that experience.
Losing to GW South and South Ayrshire. Next Junior League fixture March 2026.
Thanks to parents for their support on the day.
Pop in & Play Closes it’s doors for now
– After two years and 10 months, Pop In & Play will close it’s doors on 19th December and having welcomed it’s 13,000th visitor ( Gordon Campbell ) on Monday of this week. A big thank you to all our fantastic volunteers.
– We hope to move to a new venue soon.
– In the meantime we will move to service to the Alistair McCoist Complex, Mon-Fri at a new time of 12 – 2pm from Monday 5th January 2026.
Child Protection Officer
– The club is looking for a new Child Protection Officer.
– Fergus Maitland has been of great support in this role over a number of years and has put in place guidance that we hope someone can continue.
– I’m sure everyone would agree this role is key to a successful club. If this would be of interest speak to one of the coaches for more info.
Finally
– Marty Supreme – table tennis movie coming soon.
– Teach a child to play table tennis part 1 of 3
– Table Tennis Footwork Training (improve footwork by 2 – jump exercises)
Thanks for your support
Peter
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