Tennis Club
| What do we do? |
A friendly, local tennis club which always welcomes new members, including beginners, whether juniors or adults. There is a new coaching initiative led by Gary Ward. The details are gven in the attachment below. |
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| When do we meet? |
Club night is on Tuesday evenings from 7pm. Members can play at any time the courts are free. Bickerton Tennis Club is a friendly, local tennis club with two flood lit courts located at Bickerton Village Hall, Bickerton, SY14 8AU. We welcome new members, including beginners, whether juniors or adults. Our Club night for adults is every Tuesday at 7pm, and we have a new coaching initiative led by Gary Ward who runs sessions for juniors on Wednesdays. More information on coaching from Gary on 07836 273271 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit our Club webpage on www.bickertonvillagehall.co.uk for more information about our Family Fun afternoon and membership details.
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| How do I join? |
Membership secretary : Gill Ellison 01829 782693
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| What is the cost? | Adults £50 for a full year; intermediate/student £20; juniors £14. Family membership is only £100. | ||||||
| Who do I contact? | Club Secretary: Mike Boxall (01948860242) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
NOTICEBOARD:
The latest information on coaching from Gary Ward:
Dear Members
The tennis season is nearly here, although as I write this I’m looking out on a snow covered lawn!! Please see below some new sessions I’m running this year. All the group sessions I run you get the 1st session free. I’m also available for individual and small group lessons please call to arrange a suitable time.
Ladies Cardio Tennis Session- Starts 16th April Tuesday 9.30-10.30.
£6.00per session paid half termly.
A mix of drills designed to make you move, lose weight, get fit, hit a ton of balls and all whilst having more fun than just playing a game.
Check out this you tube video for more info www.youtube.com/watch?v=B77pk9-1NLY
Junior Coaching ages 7-11 Starts Thursday 18th April 4.45-5.45pm.
£6.00.Paid half termly.
Beginners & intermediates welcome.
Junior Summer Tennis Camp 19th August-23rd August 09.30am-12.30pm.
£10.00 daily.This will be suitable for ages 5-12. For more details and a booking form please go to whackit-tennis.com
Best Wishes
Gary Ward
LTA Registered Coach This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 07836273271
Letter from Jane Bell, Chairman:
Welcome to the 2013 tennis season at Bickerton Tennis Club. This has been my first year as chairman and it has has been a very busy and interesting year for the club. As many of you know we were successful in obtaining a grant from Sport England, which enabled us to refurbish the courts, fencing and surrounds.
The work was completed in October apart from the final coat of paint to the courts, which will be applied in the Spring. A condition of obtaining the grant was that we have to report to Sport England the amount of usage of the courts on a six monthly basis. Work has also been completed on the clubhouse to replace the veranda posts and raise the level of the roof. We are now in the process of planning an opening ceremony, which will take place on 18th May. Details will be sent to you separately but please put the date in your diary, as we would love as many members to attend as possible.
Tuesday evening club nights have continued through the long cold and very wet winter, but as we hopefully now look forward to better weather, it’s time to encourage everyone to get out on our brand new courts.
Your membership is due for renewal on 1st April and an application form can be printed from the attachment below.
It would also be greatly appreciated if you could encourage your friends and neighbours to swell our ranks, new members of all standards are most welcome. Spare application forms are available in the clubhouse, from any committee member or from the attachment below.
The AGM was held on 24th January 2013 and attended by 9 members (3apologies). The following were elected as officers for the 2013/14 season:-
Chair: Jane Bell
Vice-chair: Celia Skellon
Secretary: Mike Boxall
Treasurer: Mark Bellman
Membership sec: Gill Ellison
Captain: vacant
Junior Representative: vacant
Other Committee members appointed were: Gill Gowers; Simon Gowers; Geoff Houlbrook and Michael Roberts; 2 vacancies.
The club’s representative on the Bickerton Village Hall management committee for 2013 will be Geoff Houlbrook.
As you can see there are still a few vacancies on the Committee to be filled so if you missed the AGM but would like to become a committee member please contact any of the current members.
Subscriptions and Maintenance Levy Having reviewed the club finances, the committee recommended that both the membership fees and maintenance levy be kept at the same rate for the sixth year running. As a consequence it was agreed at the AGM that the subscriptions for 2013/14 season will remain at: Senior membership £50 Family membership £100 Intermediate/Student £20 Junior membership £14 Court locks The combination of the court and pavilion door locks will be changed on May 1st and you will receive details of the new number when you renew your membership.
Please remember to ensure that both the courts and the pavilion are locked if you are the last person leaving the club.
Visitors Members are welcome to bring visitors to play at our club on payment of £3 per person per visit. To meet the requirement of the club’s insurers, visitors should sign the visitors’ book and the fees be placed in the visitors’ fees box (which is situated behind the door in the pavilion) at the time of each visit. Each member is allowed to bring up to a maximum of 3 visitors at any one time. However,individuals should be encouraged to join the club if they intend to play on a regular basis. Junior Coaching We reintroduced junior coaching last year. Gary Ward, who is a local professional coach, commenced sessions early in the year, which he continued throughout the summer and into the autumn. He also ran camps during the school holidays and a fun afternoon in June. We are hoping to continue these sessions this year if there is enough support. To gauge the level of interest I would be grateful if you could indicate when returning your application form to Gill Ellison if you would be interested in coaching (either junior or adult). Tournaments Once a month we organize an informal fun evening of tennis for members, both seniors and juniors, of all standards. Each player changes partners throughout the afternoon/evening and prizes are awarded for the best senior and junior. It really is intended to be fun and gives everybody a chance to meet and play with other members. Please come along on any or preferably all the dates below. The dates for the 2013 tournaments are: Tuesday 16 April Tuesday 14 May Tuesday 11 June Tuesday 9 July Tuesday 13 August Tuesday 10 September Tuesday 8 October Start time 7pm Please try to support these events. Wishing all members a really successful tennis season Jane Bell Chairman
Tennis Club
Bored with the gym? Try tennis!
Coaching sessions for all levels and ages
We are a small friendly and social club with two hard floodlit courts (year round play). Club evening for seniors is every Tuesday at 7pm (all levels catered for) just turn up and play – courts are behind Bickerton Village Hall.
Gary Ward is our new coach and has lots of fun sessions lined up to suit everyone, £12 per day/£55 per week. Suitable for children aged 5-12. Other ages by arrangement with Gary. For more info on coaching contact Gary direct on 07836 273271 or visit whackit-tennis.com or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
For further details on membership contact Gill Ellison, Membership Secretary on 01829 782693