Local park tennis courts in Carmarthenshire set for renovation

• Ammanford Town Council and the LTA agree partnership to breathe new life into a local park tennis courts site in Carmarthenshire
• The project will see £88,565.81 of investment in Ammanford Park tennis courts
• Investment comes from the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation’s Park Tennis Project, being delivered by the LTA.

Ammanford Town Council and the LTA have today announced a partnership to invest in and refurbish public park tennis courts in Carmarthenshire. Ammanford park tennis courts will be renovated, with investment of £88,565.81 helping ensure that quality facilities are available for the local community. 

The project is part of a nationwide investment by the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation, delivered by the LTA, to refurbish public tennis courts across Great Britain, and open up the sport to many more people. This investment will see thousands of existing park tennis courts in poor or unplayable condition brought back to life for the benefit of communities across the country through renovation works, and improved court accessibility with new gate-access technology and booking systems.

Park tennis courts are vital in providing opportunities for children and adults to get active, delivering significant physical and mental health and wellbeing benefits to participants. Accessible facilities in parks are particularly critical to opening up the sport to those from lower social economic backgrounds and women and girls.

Alongside the investment, Ammanford Town Council will also work with the LTA to deliver a range of activity across the park site. This will include weekly organised free park tennis sessions for all ages, playing levels and experience where equipment is provided, meaning that people will not need someone to play with or their own racket. Local Tennis Leagues will also provide friendly, sociable, opportunities to get active through local competition. 

Ammanford park tennis courts will also be available to book online including via the LTA website  LTA website making it far easier to find and book a court or activity.  

Work on sites is anticipated started in March 2024 and be completed by end of April 2024.

Councillor Lyn Brodrick (Head of Assets) said:

The facility is being developed in conjunction with Ammanford Town Council and the LTA.

The development of this facility is a great leap forward for the Town. It will allow all the people of the Ammanford area to participate in tennis activities. It will be a modern state of the art facility. On completion we will work with the LTA to offer a range of activities for all ages, abilities and disabilities. 

Julie Porter, Chief Operating Officer at the LTA, said:

“We are delighted to be working with Ammanford Town Council to improve their park tennis facilities and provide more opportunities for anyone to pick up a racket and get active. This investment is part of the UK Government and LTA’s Parks Tennis Project, and will mean that courts will be available for people to use for years to come. We will also be working closely with Ammanford Town Council to ensure that the local community have a range of accessible opportunities to get on court, and open up our sport to many more people.”