Welcome to another year of tennis at Wiveliscombe Tennis Club!

We are a small, friendly club which welcomes players of all abilities and we play throughout the year. We have 3 all weather courts, 2 of which have floodlights. We currently enter 2 teams into the West Somerset League

The membership application form is enclosed. Please do all you can to encourage friends and relatives who would like to play tennis to join the club, by either giving them a copy of the enclosed application form, downloading one form the website or by contacting the membership secretary, Claire Fisher on 01823 401502. REMEMBER this qualifies you for a £10 discount on your subscription.

The discount for early payment remains in place as does the ability to set up a standing order for family membership to spread the costs over a 6 month period.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Tennis Club Dinner and Cup Presentation - FRIDAY 23rd April 2010
The White Hart, Wiveliscombe -7.30pm
Ticket Price £15.00 to include a glass of wine (this includes a £4 donation to the Club). There will also be an opportunity to win a year's free membership. Please call Sally Mears on 01823 400647 to obtain tickets. Numbers are limited so please book your places early to avoid missing out.

Start of Season Open Morning-Sunday 25th April 2010 10.00am - 1.00pm
The new season officially kicks off on 25th April with an open morning for you to bring friends and family along who might be interested in becoming club members to hit some balls.
There will be refreshments available

CLUB TOURNAMENTS

Mens and Ladies Singles - entry forms will be posted on the club notice board with deadlines for playing each round. This tournament is arranged between individuals with the winners playing on Club Finals Day.

Round Robin Mens and Ladies Doubles + BBQ
THURSDAY 13th May 2010 @ 6.30pm

Round Robin Mixed Doubles + BBQ
THURSDAY 10th June 2010 @ 6.30pm

FINALS DAY + BBQ
SUNDAY 12 September 2010 from 10am

 

WHATS ON AT WIVEY TENNIS CLUB?

CLUB SESSIONS
Thursdays from 6.30pm to 10pm & Sundays from 10.00am to 1pm

NEW FOR 2010 SEASON - INFORMAL AMERICAN TOURNAMENTS FOR THURDAY CLUB SESSIONS

These sessions are open to all members and are a great way to get to meet the rest of the members and play tennis. Please come along and support these sessions. Much of the health of the club depends on it. NB These sessions run throughout the entire year, not just through the summer.

Shaun Carroll
Shaun Carroll, our Club coach continues with us this season. Anyone interested in either individual or group coaching can contact him on 07837 172342

JUNIOR COACHING
This continues to be a great success and we want to continue to encourage young players to play at the club. To this end we have reduced the price of junior membership this year. Those involved in junior coaching are eligible for ½ price membership to the club. Please contact the Membership Secretary about this offer
Please contact Shaun Carroll for all junior coaching enquiries

WEST SOMERSET TENNIS LEAGUE MATCHES
The club has two teams in the league. Home matches are generally played on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the summer, so please keep an eye out on the club notice board because the courts will be pre booked to play these matches.
Practice sessions for those wishing to play competitive league tennis this season will be held at the club on Tuesday evenings from 7.00 til 8.30pm for the month of April. The teams will practice separately this year as follows: Tuesday April 6TH AND 13TH A TEAM and 20th 27th B TEAM. Team Captains for this season are Guy Wilkes (A) 01984 624374 and Paul Cowling (B) 01984 624142 cowling487@btinternet.com

LADDERS
Only those members who sign up for the ladder on their membership form will enter the competition Details of this event will appear on the ladder noticeboard in the clubhouse

ADULT IMPROVERS LESSONS
These are held on Wednesday mornings 9.30am to 11am throughout the year. These are aimed at all ages and abilities - cost is £5 per session for members and are held by coach Ivor Griffiths - for further details please phone Mary Hughes on 01398 332310

RUSTY RACQUETS
This has been running on Monday evenings from 7.30pm -9pm. It is for people returning to tennis after a long gap who are looking for a confidence boost before coming along to club sessions. The current members who run it (to whom we are most grateful) have decided to step down due to work commitments so we are looking for anyone who might be interested in taking this over. Enquiries to Anne Parker please 01984 629347

COURT AVAILABILITY
Please check the club notice board for the court availability chart, lists of home matches for the 2 teams and additional notices on the main clubhouse door for times when the courts are NOT available for general use.

VISITORS FEES 2010
If you bring a visitor to play the cost is £3.00 per person per session - to be put in the slot in the cupboard next to the sink area in the clubhouse please.
If you have any enquiries from non members the fee is £10.00 per court and a key is available for a £10 deposit from the Spar shop in Wiveliscombe

FLOODLIGHTS
Tokens are available from the Spar in West Street at a cost of £1 for 20 minutes. There is free use of the floodlights on a Thursday evening at the club session. Instructions for use of the floodlights are next to the token meter. PLEASE DO NOT USE FLOODLIGHTS AFTER 10.30pm.

CLUBHOUSE ENTRY/COMBINATION LOCK
The code for door entry to the clubhouse will change on Friday 30th April 2010. Members will receive notification of the new code with their membership renewal notification.

CLUBHOUSE
The Committee and other members work very hard keeping the Clubhouse clean and tidy. It is important that everyone looks after the clubhouse at all times and that the courts are regularly swept and free of rubbish, empty cups etc. Please do your bit!

 

TENNIS CLUB COMMITTEE
We are always very pleased to receive any suggestions or comments -so do please contact one of us.

Chair: Guy Wilkes 01984 624374
Secretary: Mary Hughes 01398 332310
Membership Secretary: Claire Fisher 01823 401502
Treasurer: Sue Courtney 01398 331267
Coach: Shaun Carroll 07837 172342
Junior Liaison -Sally Mears 01823 400647
Court/Clubhouse Monitor: Anne Parker 01984 629347
Committee: Sally Bonfield, Louise Kelly, Shaun Mears, Chris Firth, Annie Hayman, Jeremy Toye

 

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