{"id":8834,"date":"2012-06-27T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8834"},"modified":"2012-06-26T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:42:30","slug":"more-tennis-tables-appear-in-london-public-parks-thanks-to-ping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/more-tennis-tables-appear-in-london-public-parks-thanks-to-ping\/","title":{"rendered":"More tennis tables appear in London public parks as Ping! pushes on"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Free<\/p>\n

Waiting for you to impress passers-by with your devilish topspin action are a host of free table tennis tables, all provided as part of the Ping! project, an\u00a0initiative to boost recreational table tennis.<\/p>\n

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\"Free<\/p>\n

The tables have been put up in\u00a0various parks in London and around the country, thanks to\u00a0Sport England receiving \u00a3250,000 of National Lottery funding to provide tables to\u00a0non-profit organisations.<\/p>\n

The only stipulation being that the tables are free for people to use and enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d like to see ping-pong tables popping up everywhere – from village greens to university canteens, and city squares to community centres,\u201d enthused Sport England\u2019s Chief Executive, Jennie Price.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing for any organisation applying for a table is to demonstrate that it will be well used.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

This project first started back in 2010 when a hundred tables were placed across the capital \u2013see some archive photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"More<\/p>\n

The photos above were taken in Golden Square, Soho – and, as you can see, the rain\u00a0didn’t\u00a0stop these\u00a0intrepid\u00a0players!<\/p>\n

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Table tennis in Soho Square, London W1.<\/p>\n

\"More<\/p>\n

More info:<\/p>\n

\"More<\/a><\/p>\n

[Ping England]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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