Our very own Abbie Breakwell and Dahnon Ward have been selected for the GB Squad in the forthcoming BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, from 28 May – 3 June.  Great Britain will be competing in all four events at the International Tennis Federation’s flagship wheelchair tennis event with the squad of 13 players managed by the Tennis Foundation, Great Britain’s leading tennis charity.

Many congratulations to them both, read more about it here:

Great Britain name 2018 BNP Paribas World Team Cup Squad

If any of our members are planning to visit the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, please get in touch with Mark as we have a discount code for upto 50% off your ticket price!!!

And look out for Annette and Jo who are both working there as volunteers this year!

Congratulations to the lucky winners in our Wimbledon Ballot for 2018.  Lloyd Griffiths was first out of the hat and has taken the tickets for the final Saturday (centre court), whilst Jamie Gatley came out second and has taken up the tickets for the final day (Court 1).

And thanks to the lovely Kat Healy for acting as draw master and pulling the names from my tennis cap…………

Note that it’s annual membership subscription time, and to be included in our annual Wimbledon Ballot you need to have paid your annual subscription IN FULL by 10th May 2018, you must have a current British Tennis Membership, and have opted in to the ballot on the BTM website by 23 Feb 2018.

Details of the ballot to follow…………..

Note that the last Tuesday INDOOR Club Night will be on Tuesday 27th March 2018.  From 3rd April we move OUTDOORS for our “Turn Up & Play” Club Night every Tuesday from 6pm until dusk.

Look forward to seeing you all there to enjoy the April sunshine!

The Wimbledon tickets ballot was carried out at 7pm yesterday evening under the scrutiny of our esteemed club secretary. (That’s me).  All eligible members names were printed, folded 3 times, and placed into the nominated ballot receptacle (my hat).  Names were then drawn out of the hat, one at a time, and the order was recorded.  The choice of remaining available tickets was then offered to members in the order in which they were drawn from the hat.

This year the three pairs of tickets have been claimed by:

1. Jonathan Shapland
2. Eddie Green
3. John Grimley

Special thanks to my nominated drawmaster: Lydia Meek (aged 9), and the ballot witnesses: James Wheatley (aged 15) and Annette Meek (aged XXX).

Our AGM will be held this coming Tuesday 9th May 2017 at the Pewit Golf Pavilion, 8pm. All members welcome to attend. If anyone has any comments or suggestions, please get in touch with Mark (Club Secretary) via our Contact Us page.

Please note that our Tuesday evening “Club Night” sessions are back outdoors from this coming Tuesday 4th April 2017.  Free for all members…..just turn up and play anytime from 6pm until dusk.

And before anyone asks……YES, I HAVE SOME BRAND NEW TENNIS BALLS FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT 🙂

For those who enjoy a Sunday walk, Jo Musson is organising the next one for Sunday 5th March at 1pm – Further details to follow nearer the time…………