12-Hour Ping Pong Marathon!
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Circuit Webteam: May 2018
A recent 12-hour table tennis marathon or 'Pingpongathon' at the Sawyer Hall at Christ Church Nailsworth in Gloucestershire raised over £709 for Christian Aid.
Organiser Revd Stuart Radford, who became known as the Ping Pong Priest, said more than 80 people took part to help raise this excellent total for the relief work of this worthwhile charity.
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