Once
again, I welcome you all to Perth for another long week-end of table
-tennis. This is the third time we have hosted the event here in the
heart of Scotland in Bell’s Sports Centre which incidentally has
just celebrated 50 year of holding sports events and one of the first
to be held here was a table tennis international.
This
event has grown in the last few years and, unfortunately, we have had
to limit the entries in some of the events. A BIG thank-you to all
the visiting teams’ delegates for their part in the organising of
this event.
Stewart
McGowan, and his team of Ken Cadogan and Alison Woods, are the trio
that make this event work; again, thank them for all their hard word
in preparing the schedules so all we have to do is turn up and
play!!!
The
staff of Bell’s deserve a mention in the professional way they
organise the playing area, etc. They really do a wonderful job and
also deserve our thanks.
Unusually,
we have to start the ball rolling on the Thursday evening so we can
complete the entire programme by late afternoon on Sunday 8
September. We hope to complete play on Friday 6 September early
evening so that players and officials can indulge in the culinary
offerings here in Perth.
Highland
Springs have provided free of charge for you all cooled bottles of
water for your consumption over the week-end until stocks of it run
out. We have 1000 bottles which should be at least 5 each for all
players.
Snacks
will be available in Bell’s as per the information sent to all
delegates. This will save queueing up at lunch times and that is the
reason for pre-ordering.
Finally,
I hope you all have a GREAT time here over the week-end and I wish
all teams and competitors the best of luck……hopefully Scotland
will win a few GOLD medals and some silver ones as well!!
THA
SWN NAR DOCHAS GUM BIDH BHUR TURUS SEO A’CORDACH RUIB ANNS AN ALBA.
Now….
ON WITH THE GAME.
Ian
McLagan
