Nearly 100 tennis members have now booked on the life support training sessions run by Natalie Hudson (thanks Natalie - they have been very well received). The remaining sessions are on the following dates
- 3rd February
- 15th February
- 22nd February
They are pretty well booked up but there are a few spaces - so please contact Natalie if you wish to attend.
If you have already booked - please remember to attend!
We are raising funds for the North West Ambulance Service and would appreciate a (voluntary) donation from those attending the sessions.........read on to see the link to the Just Giving page..........See full story...
Book your junior camp using our new coaching app
We expect demand to be high and will have limits on places available, so book early to confirm your place. Payment is required with the booking to confirm their place.
As always we have options for the full five days, individual days and half days for the minis:
Full day - 9.30 - 4pm - juniors / minis
Half day - 9.30 - 12.30 - minis
We look forward to seeing the bookings coming in soonSee full story...
Save the date for the Tennis Summer Party in the marquee on Saturday 25th June 2022.
It is a few years since the tennis section have had a big do! So we are looking forwards to a fantastic summer party with music, food (supplied by Vanilla) and fun!
More details to be coming soon. We are not yet taking bookings, but will let you know as soon as we are.
Funds raised will go towards the development of courts 9-12 and new floodlights on courts 9, 11 and 13.See full story...
Stuart Murray, Head Coach ran a Tennis Leaders course for some our our older juniors in December.
Tennis leaders support the coaches to deliver tennis sessions on court and this qualification gives them the skills to do this in a professional manner. Many of our youngsters help the coaches as part of the Duke of Edinburgh awards, and some them go on to complete their LTA Coaching qualifications
Well done to all those who attended and received their Tennis Leaders Certificates. And thanks to Stuart for running another of these sessions.
Read on to see those who attendedSee full story...
Join us for Christmas Social Tennis on Saturday 18th December at 2pm wearing your Christmas jumper / hat / or reindeer costume!
Mulled wine and mince pies are available from the bar after you playSee full story...
Welcome to John Daggett - our new part-time assistant tennis coach.
John will be working with us on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Thursday evenings.
John can be contacted as follows:
[email protected]
07591421255
And for future reference you can contact him from the Coaches area on the web-site.
John is currently a LTA Level 2 Coach and completes Level 3 this December.
He has his LTA Coach License (Accredited) and is First Aid Qualification and is DBS cleared.
He is experienced at all levels of club coaching from Junior to Adult.
John will be working part time at the club.See full story...
When the coaches are using floodlight courts, they operate the override key on the token meters to put the floodlights on, and the display on the meter then reads free.
A problem can arise if on your arrival you put your tokens into the meter when it is on override/free. This is because in this mode the meter will not register your tokens.
The net result is you have lost your tokens and when the coaches vacate the court and remove the override, either you or the coaches (on your behalf) need to go to the clubhouse to get replacement tokens.
This is inconvenient and costs time for either party, and the coaches may have a lesson straight after on another court.
The solution we propose, and we believe some of you are doing this already, is that on arrival, if the token meter for your court is showing free please give your tokens to the coach.
When he goes past the meter cupboard the coach will remove the override and then put your tokens in the meter.
Enjoy your floodlit tennis!See full story...
This year the annual firework display is on Sunday 7th November. Tickets are now available behind the bar at AECC and the online sales are available on the below link.
Advanced tickets are priced at £8 per adult, £5 per child or £22 for a family of 4. If you would rather pay on the night, the prices increase to £10 per adult, £7 per child and £30 for a family of 4.
We are also still in need of volunteers for the gates on the day so any help we be gratefully received.See full story...
A reminder - if for any reason you cannot use your floodlit booking - then please CANCEL it. By releasing a slot you cannot use an opportunity to play is made available to other members. The income is also very important to the tennis section - to repay loans for the new courts and floodlights and to invest in future facilities.
Please CANCEL as far in advance as you can as then the slot is more likely to be used.
If your booking is part of a block booking, please contact David Killworth (07802 788436) who can cancel the court for you - otherwise you can cancel it yourself.
Also please let David Killworth know if you spot any faults on the floodlights so they can be remedied promptly.
Have fun!See full story...
A few reminders about Social Tennis in winter months:
- There will be no Organisers on a Saturday during the winter season
- So tennis balls need to be collected by whoever arrives first and returned at end of play
- Also the courts need to be swept by the last people playing
- On Wednesday evenings Gill Walmsley and Alan Hancock have kindly agreed to record who attends and manage the floodlight tokens. Thanks to Gill and Alan
- There is a charge of £3 per session for floodlit club-night sessions on Wednesdays (with lower sums charged when the lights are switched on half way through the evening). This will be billed to you approximately two or three times during the winter months and you are asked to pay promptly
- On Saturday afternoons as they become darker, if you wish to play under floodlights on the club afternoon courts (courts 4-6 from 4.30pm - 6pm), then please use your own tokens. (In other words - club tokens will not be used for this period).
- On Wednesdays courts 1, 2, 4, and 5 will be available for floodlight play from 6-8pm. Court 9 has also been booked from 6.30-8pm so that 5 courts are allocated to club-night.See full story...
What a fantastic day we had on Saturday!
- Fabulous weather
- A handicap tennis tournament in the afternoon with 48 people playing, followed by tea and cake.
- And then a fabulous evening attended by over 70 people.
Huge thanks to Sally Bradbury and Paul Murray who helped me run the handicap tournament. (See link to photos kindly taken by Paul Murray).
And another big thank you to Sophia Read who organised the wonderful evening event.
As usual John Berry and his team provided a great service all day.
So good for everyone to be back in a social environment - and long may it last.
Ruth Samuels
Tennis ChairmanSee full story...
After the very successful handicap tournament last Saturday when we had 48 people playing in the tournament, I am looking for a volunteer (or a group of volunteers) to run 3 or 4 handicap tournaments throughout the year.
Please let me know if you would like to take on this role. ([email protected])See full story...
