World Pickleball Day
OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A PICKLEBALL PADDLE BY ATTENDING A TASTER SESSION
UK Pickleball Shop have kindly donated 6 Franklin Featherweight Tempo paddles to put into a prize draw to help grow pickleball. Everyone that attends a taster session on World Pickleball Day or in the few days before or after, can enter the prize draw. All they have to do is fill in the short form below, stating where they participated in a taster session. They have 7 days to submit their entry. On 18th October, we will put all the names into the draw and will be notifying the winners so that we can get their address to send their paddle prize to.
LISTING OF TASTER SESSIONS FOR WORLD PICKLEBALL DAY
If you are hosting a taster session, please send us either a poster or let us have the details so that we can add to this listing.
Also, click here for a QR code to print on the day. Everyone that attends your session can enter the prize draw by scanning the QR code and filling in the entry form.
Everyone Active
Everyone Active will be running more than 50 FREE Pickleball taster sessions on 10th October, across 22 of their sites. Click here to see the full list by region.
North East
Our NE Regional Director is holding a FREE taster session for World Pickleball Day and World Mental Health Day. Starts at noon at Garforth Leisure Centre, Ninelands Lane Garforth, Ninelands Ln, Garforth, Leeds LS25 1NX
YORK:
| Better Centre | Time | Address |
| Burnholme Sports Centre | 1000-1200 | Burnholme Sports Centre, Mossdale Ave., Tang Hall, York |
| Burnholme Sports Centre | 1600-1900 | Burnholme Sports Centre, Mossdale Ave., Tang Hall, York |
Bexhill on Sea
Rachel at Bexhill Pickleball has held taster sessions for the past 3 years on World Pickleball Day with lots of success teaching people to play and recruiting new players for the ever expanding sessions they hold. This year the day has been expanded to 11am – 9pm enabling all age groups to join in. The courts are available for taster sessions and festival style play for existing players.
Bexhill Pickleball, Freedom Leisure Centre, Down Road, Bexhill, East Sussex TN39 4HS. Thursday 10th October 11.00am-9pm. 4 courts available for pickleball players AND as a taster session for new players with coaching, support and all equipment available.
South East
London
Decathlon, Surrey Quays, 9 Maritime Street, SE16 7FU London are hosting taster sessions from 11am-5pm. Next door to the Canada Water tube station. Just turn up and go upstairs to the two pickleball courts and you will be placed in the next taster session group. The taster sessions will be led by PbE volunteers from around the London area.
Better Leisure Centres are offering taster sessions at many of it’s centres:
| Better Centre | Time | Address |
| The Plumstead Centre | 11.30am-1.30pm | 232 Plumstead High St, London SE18 1JL |
| Queensbridge Sports and Community Centre | 7am-2pm | 30 Holly St, London E8 3XW |
| Gunnersbury | 7-9am | Gunnersbury Park, Popes Ln, London W3 8LQ |
| Southbury Leisure Centre | 12:00-14:00pm | 192 Southbury Rd, Enfield EN1 1YP |
| Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre | 14:00-16:00 | Champions Way, London NW4 1PX |
| Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 09:00-10:00 & 14:00-15:00 | 170 Chingford Rd, London E17 5AA |
Surrey
| Better Centre | Time | Address |
| Tadworth Leisure Centre | 09:00-13:00 | Preston Manor Rd, Epsom, Tadworth KT20 5FB |
| Dorking Sports Centre | 14:00-15:00 | Reigate Rd, Dorking RH4 1SN |
Hertfordshire
Christine Neyndorff, SE (N) Regional Director will be hosting a taster session at Wodson Park Leisure Centre, Wadesmill Rd, Ware SG12 0UQ along with Hertfordshire County Rep Murray Allen from 4-6pm. See left.
Berkshire
| Better Centre | Time | Address |
| Rivermead Leisure Centre | 12:00 – 14:00 | Richfield Ave, Reading RG1 8EQ |
South West
| Better Centre | Time | Address |
| Bodmin Leisure Centre | 1pm – 2pm | Lostwithiel Rd, Bodmin PL31 1DE |
| Bodmin Leisure Centre | 6pm – 7pm | Lostwithiel Rd, Bodmin PL31 1DE |
| Haydon Centre and Gym | All day | Haydon Centre, Thames Ave, Swindon SN25 1QQ |
| Croft Sports Centre | All day | Croft Sports Centre, Marlborough Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 1RA |
World Pickleball Day is 5 years old this year. 10.10.24 falls on a Thursday this year. We would love to see all clubs open their doors for a taster session on this day (or that week if you can’t hire the venue for that day).
Click on the image below to download the World Pickleball Day Playbook for lots of ideas and resources. When you have made your plans for the day, please let us know them so that we can promote here and also track how many clubs are participating.
