“And he’s good too!” friend Garry Newley added.

The pair adore the sport, which they believe is well suited to all community members regardless of age or ability, and are keen to see how much interest remains in Inverell. All are invited to a come and try day at Flanders House in Evans Street next Tuesday November 29, from 10am to noon.

“We encourage people to come in, they really enjoy it, and it’s good for them,” George said. 

“Every muscle they move. Eye muscles as well.”

“No negatives about it at all, as far as I can see,” Garry added.

To gain a wider reach, Inverell Table Tennis are considering shifting their Tuesday night time slot to daytime sessions. After six years of evening games, it was Macintyre High School’s use of the equipment in the afternoons that made members consider daytime.

“Older people started to drop off after a while because it was night time. People would get home from work and sometimes they would forget,” Garry explained.

“So we figured that day time might be the perfect time for people that are retired or not working”.

For just $3 a session, and with equipment provided, Garry and George promised table tennis was one of the cheapest sports available in town. 

Garry said people of all skill levels were welcome. 

“Joining a club’s a very big step, whereas we thought if people just came along at whatever level of competence or interest and just came along and had a try. “