Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Making a name for himself
Canterbury Squash Rackets Club have honoured their long-serving club captain, Joe Magor, by naming one of their upgraded courts after him.
The announcement that court three will now be known as the Joe Magor Championship Court came during the Canterbury Open tournament on Saturday.
Joe, who has been playing at the club for 14 years and has been club captain since 2005, was presented with the plaque commemorating the naming of the court by Alan Thatcher, former president of Kent Squash and Ashley Troth, club chairman.
Mr Troth said: “This is to recognise Joe’s tireless work and enthusiasm for both the club and across the sport.
“He has been arranging leagues, team fixtures and organising successful tournaments as well as carrying out fundraising and membership secretary work.
“He also works with other clubs across the region to assist with their tournament arrangements.
“He has put our club on the map as a place of squash excellence and been instrumental in attracting world ranked players to our tournaments and new members, too”
Mr Thatcher added: “Normally these functions are held to honour someone who has passed away but I am delighted that Joe is very much alive and doing such a great job in promoting and growing the game of squash.
“He has carved a massive reputation for organising great tournaments at Canterbury and elsewhere.
“He has given me enormous support in all the years we have run the Select Gaming Kent Open at The Mote Squash Club in Maidstone and he is a great guy to have as our Kent county captain, which he has been since 2012.”
He added: “True to form, after the unveiling of the court in his name, Joe was back at his desk for two more hours completing all the admin that is essential to the smooth running of events like this weekend’s Canterbury Open.
“He is a shining light in the sport and we are all lucky to have someone with his passion, enthusiasm and professionalism doing so many great things for squash.”
On receiving the honour, Magor said: “I’m honoured and touched that the club have made this grand gesture.
“I’ve put in a lot of time and effort into the club and virtually treat it as my second home as I’m keen for it to succeed and for it to become a great venue for everyone for squash. “
The club, which has four courts, is located in Giles Lane and offers club nights which are free to non-members on the first Monday of the month.
New members can sign up at www.csquash.org.
‘He has put our club on the map as a place of squash excellence’