Ping Hubs

Bring a Ping! Hub to your space

Ping! Hubs (formerly known as Ping Pong Parlours) create welcoming, accessible places where people can pick up a bat, play table tennis and connect with others.

Designed for community venues, leisure facilities, workplaces, education settings, shopping centres and other public-facing spaces, a Ping! Hub can help you make better use of your venue while offering an activity that is simple, inclusive and easy to enjoy.

What is a Ping! Hub?

A Ping! Hub is a dedicated space for social table tennis.

It can be as simple as creating an accessible area where people can play casually, or it can become a focal point for regular sessions, community activity, events and competitions.

The aim is to make table tennis easy to access, with fewer barriers around cost, experience or ability.

Why create a Ping! Hub

Table tennis works in a wide variety of spaces and appeals to people of different ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Introducing a Ping! Hub can help your organisation:

• attract more people into your venue
• increase participation and physical activity
• create a more welcoming and sociable environment
• engage new audiences and communities
• make better use of underused space
• provide an inclusive activity that people can enjoy together
• connect into the wider Ping! and Table Tennis England network

Who can host a Ping! Hub?

Ping! Hubs can work in a wide range of settings, including:

• community centres
• leisure and sports facilities
• shopping centres and retail spaces
• workplaces
• universities and colleges
• libraries
• housing and community developments
• cultural and public venues

If you have an accessible space and want to encourage more people to get active and connect through table tennis, a Ping! Hub could be a great fit.

What could a Ping! Hub look like?

There is no single model for a Ping! Hub.

Your space could offer:

• casual drop-in play
• organised social sessions
• beginner-friendly activity
• family sessions
• workplace activity
• community events
• competitions and challenges
• seasonal campaigns and activations
• links into local clubs and other opportunities to keep playing

The right approach depends on your space, audience and what you want the Hub to achieve.

Support from Table Tennis England

You will not be creating your Ping! Hub alone.

Table Tennis England can work with you to understand your space, explore the right model and help develop an offer that works for your organisation and community.

Support can include advice on:

• layout and equipment
• activation and programming
• launch planning
• marketing and promotion
• community engagement
• connections with local clubs and table tennis networks

Whether you are looking to activate a vacant unit, increase engagement in an existing venue or create a new community destination, we can help you explore what is possible.

Interested in bringing a Ping! Hub to your space? Get in touch with our team.