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Anyone thinking of taking up a new sport in the post-Christmas haze should look no further than Cherwell DC, which is inviting residents to take up the hitherto-unknown pastime of pickleball. Now, no sniggering at the back, please. This is a family publication. As you all know, pickleball is a sport, which originates in the United States and is a cross between badminton, tennis, and ping-pong. The game is played on a court by singles or doubles using a wooden paddle, ball and net. No secretary of state is required. 'When we first launched pickleball, we did so on a temporary basis as this is still considered a relatively new sport and we were unsure what the uptake would be,' said Cherwell's lead member for 'clean and green', Cllr George Reynolds. Diary believes the noble sport of pickleball could prove very popular among local government types, who feel they have been left without a paddle (wooden or otherwise) by central government.