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Corby Town Table Tennis Club history dates back to 1948 when the Stewart & Lloyds Steel works set up the Table Tennis Club. The steel works welfare club on Occupation Road was our first home and from this venue the Kettering and District Table Tennis league First Division was won in 1949. The was to be the first of many great successes.
Our club President Tom Cardwell (unfortunately recently passed), joined the club in 1975 when his son Terry started to play. Terry still pops in to see us every now and then, but due to his location his talents for table tennis our now the benefit of another league and club. (A bit of a shame as Terry has become a fantastic player)
In 1980 the closure of the Steelworks forced a move to a new venue and a new name for the Club. Corby Town Table Tennis Club was born based at Lodge Park Sports Centre. We enjoyed the facilities of Lodge Park for a number of years until changes in the charges we were expected to pay forced the club to search for new premises. This move took us to the Brooke Weston Academy on Oakley Vale for a number of years and finally to our current home of Kingswood Neighbourhood Centre in 2001.
We have internal club competitions each year the history of the trophies for these is:
The Club Singles - The Remo Trophy
This was presented to the club whilst we were 'Stewart & Lloyds' (The Steelworks) in the 1950s by two club members; Ian Rennie and Andy Moyes hence the name The Remo Trophy.
Club Handicap - The Bosworth Trophy
This was presented to the club in 1969 by one of the club members; Dave Bosworth's father, S F Bosworth who ran a Jewellers Shop at the time in Corby hence the name the Bosworth Trophy.
Junior Singles - The Barratt Homes Junior Trophy
The shield was presented to the club by Barratt Homes - Northampton when they started supporting the club in 2016 to help encourage more youngsters engage with the sport and enjoy playing competitively.
STOP THE PRESS!!!!!!!!!
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE WILL ALSO HAVE A CORBY TOWN TTC LADIES ONLY TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED IN MAY 2024!
Some of our management committee have received recognition for their contribution to sport, these include:
Henry Arthur - Coach of the Year 2014 and 2019 at the Corby Sports Awards
- East Midlands Satellite Club of the Year 2015, for the club that he set up and ran in conjunction with Kingswood Secondary Academy.
The club has also been shortlisted in the Corby Sports Awards 2017, 18 and 19 as Community Club of the Year.
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