West Lothian Table Tennis Club

John Paterson

wlttc — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:31 +0000

It is with deep regret that the club reports the passing of John paterson on 18th January 2012.

John was a founder member who, from the very outset, was a strong supporter of the club. This lasted until he sold his business and in his words “bought a wee hoose in Spain” Over recent years he spent winters there and returned for our summers although both he and his wife found difficulty in maintaining this lifestyle because of ill health. He enjoyed his sport and besides table tennis he was a member of Harburn Golf Club and Pumpherston Bowling Club.

John was blessed with a relaxed easy going attitude which made him a very popular whether in a social or sporting event. The expression “one of life’s gentlemen” would provide an apt description of his personality.

He is survived by a wife (Maria) and two children (Steven and Lesley) to whom we convey our sincerest condolences.

Liam McKeating (West of Scotland)

wlttc — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:30:37 +0000

The club was particularly saddened to learn of the recent death of Liam Mckeating, former President of the West League, life member of TTS and a well loved figure within the sport for a large number of years. Liam did not play at the highest level but his influence encouraged many young players, including a club member, John McCulloch who contributed a tribute to Liam on the West of Scotland League’s website. It can be found at www.wosttl.org.uk/News/Story.aspx?SectionId=117a714b-9578-4c97-bc98-e6f3fcc3126f&StoryId=974ee8da-ef95-4de8-8142-e0657df43155

West Lothian Secondary Schools Championships 2011/12

wlttc — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:23:12 +0000

Club members did particularly well in this year’s event. Winning the boys under 14 competition was Andrew Fischbacher while his sister Claire finished runner up to Julia MacDougall in the girls competition. Aaron Cameron won the under 16s. In the over 16s Robbie Fairley again won with Daniel MacKay again finishing runner up. Well done to you all.

Scottish Veterans Association

wlttc — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:21 +0000

Congratulations to Drew Mclaren who finished in the runner up spot in the over 70 competition at the November 2011 Assessment. The next assessment is due to be held at Bathgate on Sunday 15th January 2012.

John Glen

wlttc — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:18:24 +0000

The club was saddened to learn of the recent sudden death of John Glen who was well known in the Edinburgh & Lothians Table Tennis League not only as a player for Edinburgh Sports Club in the Premier Division but as its Match Secretary for several years. As a player he was both talented and competitive and as an official he was an articulate voice of reason within the League’s committee structure. He will be greatly missed. Our condolences go to all his family at this harrowing time.

West Lothian Courier

wlttc — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:12:37 +0000

The club is delighted to advise that the West Lothian Courier now carries a weekly report on all the club’s activities. These articles can be found by browsing the newspaper’s website and following the links to “other sport”. If you do take this opportunity please consider applying a 5* rating to give the club and our sport more prominence.

We are obliged to the newspaper and its Sports Editor, Kieran Westbrook.

Edinburgh League – Handicap Cup

wlttc — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:08:45 +0000

Congratulations to the West Lothian team of George Flanagan, Lewis Hills and Barrie Hills who recently retained this trophy for the club with a worthy 5-3 victory against North Merchiston. A full report will soon be posted elsewhere on this website but, meantime, an article carried by the West Lothian Courier can be found at www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport-west-lothian-table-tennis-club-retain-handicap-cup-62405-28803032/

Bring yourself up to date with the club’s activities by following the various links on the website.

Malcolm (Malky) Hutton

wlttc — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:56:29 +0000

It is with great sadness that we learned of the sudden and untimely death of Malky, the self styled “best left hander in Greenock”. More recently he has been a regular competitor in the Scottish Vets circuit and a member of Scotland’s over 50 team but he first came to prominence in the early 70s when he played in Renfrewshire and for Paisley YMCA. Although a fierce competitor he was also recognised as a true sportsman with many friends in the sport. He will be sadly missed.

2010 in review

wlttc — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:04:26 +0000

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

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A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2010. That’s about 3 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 12 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 57 posts.

The busiest day of the year was April 18th with 42 views. The most popular post that day was Edinburgh & Lothians League – Division 2.

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Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Edinburgh & Lothians League – Division 2 April 2010

About Us September 2007

Scottish National League June 2010

Veterans Six Nations Championships – 2010 April 2010
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Edinburgh & Lothians Table Tennis League December 2009

West Lothian Closed Championships 2010/11

wlttc — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:41:38 +0000

This competition was played at Bathgate on 24th April. A full report will soon be lodged elsewhere on this website.

Meantime, an article on the event is currently available on the West Lothian Courier website at http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport/2011/04/28/fairley-beats-pool-of-players-and-sweltering-heat-to-take-top-table-tennis-prize-62405-28593857/