It was with great sadness that we reported the passing of our Club President and long time member, John Pilkington.

John was not only a great servant of the Club, being chief team organiser for many years, but was also prominent in the Southport & District League, where he was Secretary until forced by ill health to retire earlier this year. Always a popular figure, with a new joke each time you met him, he was dearly loved by his team mates and will be very sadly missed.

The funeral service took place at Southport Crematorium on Friday 10th October, where many friends from the table tennis community paid their respects