• About
    • Ethics policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ownership, funding and corrections
    • Complaints procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
Brighton and Hove News
8 June, 2023
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Brighton and Hove News
No Result
View All Result
Home Brighton

Sport England boss praises Brighton Table Tennis Club’s ‘ground-breaking’ work with refugees

by Frank le Duc
Wednesday Jul 19, 17 at 10:34PM
A A
0
Sport England boss praises Brighton Table Tennis Club’s ‘ground-breaking’ work with refugees

Naqeeb Saide serves up ping pong pointers to the executive director of Sport England Mike Diaper – Picture by Alexis Maryon

Brighton Table Tennis Club has won praise for its “ground-breaking” work helping refugees integrate into the local community.

Naqeeb Saide serves up ping pong pointers to the executive director of Sport England Mike Diaper – Picture by Alexis Maryon

The praise came from Mike Diaper, the executive director of Sport England, on a visit to the club’s Kemp Town home.

He said: “I came away inspired. It was fantastic to visit the Brighton Table Tennis Club and see first-hand the innovative approach to getting diverse communities across Brighton active.

“The work the club is doing with refugees using table tennis to integrate them into their new community, improve their English language skills and just have fun is ground-breaking.”

During his visit Mr Diaper had a short coaching session from club member Naqeeb Saide.

A qualified coach, Naqeeb plays for the club’s Team Afghanistan in the Brighton Table Tennis League.

Mr Diaper added: “Sport England is proud to be able to support the club.”

The table tennis club opens its doors at the Fitzherbert’s Centre, in Kemp Town, seven days a week to players of all ages and abilities.

It hosts sessions for a wide range of groups, among them primary school children, under 16s, over 60s, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health issues, homeless people, looked-after children and young people from the travellers’ community.

Two women-only sessions are held each week.

The club runs regular sessions in five secondary and eight primary schools in the city. And more than 260 students play across three campuses each week at the Greater Brighton Metropolitan College.

The King Alfred 50+ session has an average of 40 players each week.

The club has also been awarded Club of Sanctuary status by the international City of Sanctuary network for its work with young refugees in Brighton and Hove. It is the first club in the world to receive this award.

More recently it carried off the Large Organisation Champion award in the national Community Integration Awards.

Launched last year by the MigrationWork Trust, the awards scheme seeks to inform the integration debate with positive examples and to support organisations doing good work in this field.

ShareTweetShareSendSendShare

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most read

Sinkhole opens up in The Lanes

Large blaze breaks out in Brighton

Brighton car park can be turned into floodlit all-weather football pitches

Coffee shop chain to open today at A27 roadside site

Modern classrooms to replace old huts at college in Brighton

Lewes Road blaze thought to be arson

Two Brighton schools look likely to merge

With reluctance, we had to cancel Brighton Carnival, says council chief

Stanmer Park £7m restoration complete

CCTV in bus assault investigation released

Arts and Culture

  • All
  • Music
  • Theatre
Glastonwick festival review

Glastonwick festival review

8 June 2023
Millie Manders & The Shutup announce Brighton gig as part of UK tour

Millie Manders & The Shutup announce Brighton gig as part of UK tour

7 June 2023
Brighton Carnival cancelled

Brighton Carnival cancelled

4 June 2023
Bad news: SLANT call it a day. Good news: SLANT announce farewell gig

Bad news: SLANT call it a day. Good news: SLANT announce farewell gig

3 June 2023
Load More

Sport

  • All
  • Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Cricket
Brighton and Hove Albion’s World Cup-winning midfielder joins Liverpool

Brighton and Hove Albion’s World Cup-winning midfielder joins Liverpool

by Frank le Duc
8 June 2023
1

Brighton and Hove Albion have sold their World Cup-winning Argentina international Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool as widely expected. The...

Southern Vipers thrash Thunder by eight wickets at Hove

Southern Vipers book their place in T20 finals day

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter
7 June 2023
0

Southern Vipers secured their place in the Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day with a dominant five-wicket T20 win over the...

Overflow car park could become all-weather football pitches

Brighton car park can be turned into floodlit all-weather football pitches

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter
7 June 2023
2

An overflow car park can be turned into floodlit all-weather football pitches after councillors voted unanimously in favour of the...

We have an awful lot of work to do, says Sussex coach

We have an awful lot of work to do, says Sussex coach

by Alex Smith
6 June 2023
0

Sussex Sharks head coach Paul Farbrace delivered a hard-hitting critique after his side’s latest defeat in the T20 Blast. After...

Load More
July 2017
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Jun   Aug »
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy
  • Complaints
  • Ownership, funding and corrections
  • Ethics
  • T&C

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Opinion
  • Arts and culture
    • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Contact

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.