Heversham with Milnthorpe Tennis Club

Details have been circulated to all British Tennis Members and a notice is in the Clubhouse.  If you wish to be included in future ballots then sign up now to British Tennis – see link on left hand column.  The ballot this year will take place on Tuesday 30^th March at 7.30 pm.

A racket demo will be held on Tuesday 30^th March.  Rackets will be available to try out and purchase during the evening from 6 pm onwards.  Mainly full size rackets, but a couple of Head YouTek Junior ones.

Please come along to our Annual Club Clean up and help to tidy up the courts and Clubhouse.  Last year we were down to a dedicated few – it is good for morale to know someone cares enough to turn up!  It should only take a few hours from 10am onwards – refreshments and good company will be provided.  A list of jobs to be done will be in the Clubhouse prior to the 21^st, but will include plenty of cleaning and general tidying up.

Check out the lost property in the Ladies Changing room before then – it will all be ditched or donated to Charity if not claimed.

Does anyone have any floor covering that could be used to replace the ageing carpet tiles?  A fan heater for the clubhouse (see below)?  Any other ideas for improving the Clubhouse – contact Peter Moreton 01524 762043

Unfortunately, the white electric fan heater disappeared from the Clubhouse in January during the snowy snap.  This was on loan from a member and a new one has had to be purchased from Club funds, so that our members and junior parents can have some sort of warmth. 

Also missing are 2 clear plastic boxes which held the balls. 

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of these, please contact the Secretary – or replace them asap if you “borrowed” these items.

After the successful event last year, won by Jan Whalley and Nick Higham we are again running a Save the Children Mixed Doubles Tournament.  This will be open to members of other Clubs in the area and we hope to attract as many couples as possible to challenge Jan and Nick.   All proceeds to go to Save the Children. 

Date for the diary – Sunday 18th July – 2 pm.

Current leaders on 14 points are Denise and Royden and Rae and Clive on 14 points, closely followed by Jan and Nick. Unfortunately, there have been numerous injuries this year, some withdrawals and added to the snow problems, it has been a tough time for Rae to organise – thanks to her again for doing her best in trying circumstances!  Matches have to be played by 31st March 2010

Veteran Winter League matches are played with teams of 2 couples one afternoon a week from the start of October to end March, 22 matches in total.   If rained or snowed off, then it is a draw.  I try to play a wide range of players to give everyone a chance to play.  At half time (January) we were third out of 11, with 53 ½ points, ½ a point behind Slyne Badgers and 12 ½ points behind the reigning league winners Bowerham.  We are nearing the end of the season with only 2 matches to go and so far we have had a stronger second half, with 57 points, so hopefully we will have moved to second place.  So far we have not lost any matches and only three rained/snowed off. 

Quiz Night

18 members and friends turned out on a cold Sunday evening evening for the first social event of the year, a quiz night, at the Cross Keys in Milnthorpe.  There were 4 teams depending on the size of the tables and the winning team was Alan, Linda. Clive, Marten and John Bowers. 

Peter thanked Eunice for all her efforts and as the second successful quiz night following on from 2009, it seems to be a regular fixture in our social calendar now.

Now that Dallam School has its new sporting facilities at the Milnthorpe site daytime use by the School will be negligible from now on.  The courts will therefore be free most of the day and anyone wishing to set up regular 4’s or turn up and play sessions, should be able to do so.  Contact the Secretary if you wish to organise these and we will circulate other members.

There are also opportunities for indoor tennis with 2 indoor courts (Heversham and Milnthorpe) and block bookings are available at a concessionary rate.  Details to be posted on the Noticeboard and circulated soon.

Wednesday 16th June through to Sunday 20th June, 2010

The tournament is now firmly established as a blue chip summer sports event in the UK and is the largest exhibition event in Europe with ATP players, WTA players and the popular Legends as part of the tournament programme.  This year John McEnroe will be taking part.

Tickets are available now, concessions apply to Pensioners and Children under 16 (which should cover a large proportion of our members!!).   Further information is available from Liverpool Tennis Tournament

Tuesday night rain-offs – the transfer to Wednesday nights, in case of no Tuesday night play, only applies during the Winter season from 1^st October, until League matches start in April.

 

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