PING PONG, WHIF WHAF, GOSSIMA, FLIM FLAM, TABLE TENNIS whatever name you give the sport, this summer its time to pick up the bats and play for free at NE1s outdoor tables at sites across Newcastle city centre. 7 outdoor tables will return this summer, after their popular introduction to the city last year.
Northumberland Street, Princess Square (next to Newcastle Central library), Trinity Gardens and the Quayside next to the Pitcher and Piano restaurant all have one or more outdoor table tennis tables installed.
The ping pong tables are an extension of NE1?s summertime events programme which has seen the return of the much-loved NE1 Quayside Seaside, pop up beach on the Quayside equipped with volleyball court, deck chairs and buckets and spades and the open air film screenings at NE1 Monument Movies which will recommence on Tuesday 21 July. Now the ping pong tables are joining NE1?s free things to do in the city during the summer.
Bats and balls will not be provided but NE1 expects people to come prepared with their own, and nearby sports shops have stocked up with plenty of cheap sets to cater for what is sure to be a large demand.
