North West Area
Area Manager (North West)
Contact Martin
Hi, and welcome to the North West Area Development page.
Welcome to the NW Area page covering; Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire. My name is Martin Ireland and I’m the TT England Area Manager for the North West helping clubs and leagues with the development of table tennis from TT Kids to Sport England Grant Applications.
I’ve played table tennis in a number of leagues in the North West, for Lancashire County and in British League over the years. I’m secretary of the Blackpool & District TT League, run weekly junior coaching sessions at Blackpool Sports Centre and try when I can to play in the Blackpool & Preston leagues. As a volunteer I’ve been organising local 2-4 star competitions for over 30 years, which has led to some marvelous experiences working on national and major international events.
On this page you will find many great examples of table tennis projects and activity taking place throughout the North West such as; new shorter league formats, social Bat & Chat sessions and TT Kidz activity. To find out how I can help your club, league or community group do the same, contact me at: [email protected] m: 07971 186405.
North West Local Organising Group
Local Organising Groups (LOGs) are formed of volunteers from the table tennis community and external partners and organisations who work with us to bring table tennis alive locally. They are there to provide support and guidance to the Area Manager and take an action-led approach to helping deliver the Local Delivery Plan. Click here for more information on Local Organising Groups. To see the insight that has driven the Local Delivery Plan click here.
The members of the North West Local Organising Group are:
| Name | Club/Organisation |
| Peter Leahy (Chair) | Natland & Oxenholme TTC |
| Dan O’Connell | UCLan |
| Mike Sunderland | Kirkby Stephen TTC |
| Paul Hutchings | Liverpool & Dist TTL |
| Karen Tonge | Halton TTC |
Area Blog
North West – Apr 24
Welcome to an update of table tennis activity within the North West. If you would like to promote and share a table tennis activity or… Continue reading
North West – Feb 24
Welcome to an update of Table Tennis activity within the North West. If you would like to promote and share a table tennis activity or… Continue reading
North West – Dec 23
Welcome to the first North West Area blog where I aim to update you on TT activity and opportunities in the North West. If you… Continue reading
Latest news from the North West Area
13th Invitation Champions Challenge
On Friday 31st May 2024, six players and former Closed Singles Champions winners from North West Leagues, will challenge for the coveted title and the Martin Machin Memorial Trophy.
Level 1 Coaching Course, UCLan, Preston
A TT England Level 1 Session Coach course is taking place at UCLan, Preston on 13th April & 25th May 2024, delivered by UCLan Performance Coach and former Welsh No.1 Dan O’Connell.
Introducing our new Area homepages
Today we launch seven new homepages on this website – one for each of our Area Networks – so you can see how Table Tennis United is being delivered in your Area.
North West Local Delivery Plan
Spotlight on ….
Insight and Impact
