Welcome to Kidlington Forum Table Tennis Club, a premier club with purpose-built facilities, situated 5 miles north of Oxford.
Noticeboard
From our Chair, Treasurer and Secretary:
We would like to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you find time to relax, enjoy the holidays with loved ones, and come back refreshed and ready for an exciting year ahead!
As we look forward to 2025, we want to share with you the four core principles that will guide the activities and direction of our club in the coming year. These principles will be at the heart of everything we do, helping us grow as a club and ensuring that we continue to provide a supportive and positive environment for all of our members.
- 1. Community Engagement
- We are committed to fostering a sense of belonging within our club. Regardless of your level of experience or skill, we want every member to feel valued and part of a supportive community. In 2025, we plan to expand our social events, encourage more interaction among members, and continue to engage with our local community to grow the sport of table tennis.
- 2. Player Development
- Player development will remain a cornerstone of our activities. Whether you’re a beginner looking to improve your basics or an experienced player aiming to refine advanced techniques, we will provide more opportunities for learning and growth. Coaching sessions, open sessions, and practice programs will be available to help every player reach their full potential.
- 3. Competitive Excellence
- We are committed to elevating our competitive spirit. Whether you're interested in local leagues, regional tournaments, or national events, our goal is to provide more opportunities for players to challenge themselves and represent the club with pride. We will also work on enhancing our club's competitive strategies to ensure we continue to make an impact at every level of play.
- 4. Fairness and Sportsmanship
- We believe that fairness and sportsmanship should be the foundation of everything we do. In 2025, we will continue to emphasize the importance of respect, integrity, and friendly competition. Whether on or off the table, we encourage every member to uphold these values, ensuring that our club remains a place where everyone can enjoy the sport in a positive and respectful environment.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your commitment to the club and your passion for the sport. Your enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and support have made 2024 a fantastic year, and we are excited to see all that we can achieve together in 2025.
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy, and successful New Year.
Warm regards,
Karl, Farshad and Abir
Reminders:
- Please do not put up tables unless a supervisor is at hand to supervise you: if you don't know how to operate the handle safely, the table can become unstable.
- Remember that you need to book your practice session: this keeps sessions from being overcrowded.
- The tables in the main storeroom should be used for all open sessions, coaching sessions and practice sessions. (Blue nets and new scoring machines should only be used for league matches and certain competitions; this should be stored in the middle storeroom.)
Make sure you follow this guidance, in order to minimise hassle for our volunteer session supervisors.
Links
Oxford & District Table Tennis Association website - for the latest league results & statistics, reports and details of upcoming events in Oxford.
Some quick links to results and fixtures:
Table Tennis England is the national association for table tennis in England.
Events
Tony West (our professional club coach) is organising and running a training day for Oxfordshire women players and promising junior girls on 26th April at Kidlington Forum 10am to 3pm. This is at a subsidised cost of £15 per player, made possible by funding received by Oxfordshire County.
To reserve your place email tonyw1502@gmail.com.
This tournament is taking place at the Pavilion on Sunday 4th May, and includes several competitions:
- Men's Singles & Doubles
- Ladies' Singles & Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
- Veteran & U21 Singles
- Handicap Singles & Doubles for Div 2 or lower players
Further details, and how to enter can be found on the ODTTA website.
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News
Kidlington Forum juniors did very well in the Junior British Clubs (JBCL, South) competition (formerly known as NJL), with
the Forum A team winning the league, and Forum C taking third place.
[Full report and
scores]
Several Kidlington players took part in the annual Town vs Gown match, on both sides!
The format was different this year, with a merged ladies and mens event, and mixed doubles.
Overall the Town won 23-18.
[Full report]
Several Kidlington players entered the divisional competitions at the end of February, and it was a clean sweep of the winners for Forum! See the links for full divisional competition reports:
- James Rule won the Division 1 divisional
- Farshad Shaddel won the Division 2 divisional
- Toby Boncey won the Division 3 divisional
On Sunday 9th February, The Oxfordshire Top Players Competition is an invitation-only event for the top young table tennis players in Oxfordshire, and it took place on Sunday 9th February at Kidlington Forum.
Congratualtions to James Rule, who won the event.
[Full report]

Oxfordshire's Junior team featured several Kidlington juniors, and they achieved an
astonishing clean sweep of winning all four matches in the January session.
[Full report]
[All match results]