Austwick Tennis Club

Patrick Grant, judge of the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee series and founder of Community Clothing, is to officially re-open Austwick Tennis Club’s two main courts following extensive re-surfacing work.

The event will take place on Thursday 31st July at 7pm and will be followed by social tennis, in which Patrick who is a local resident and describes himself as being ‘keen on a game of tennis’ will be invited to serve the first point.

The courts were last re-surfaced some 20 years ago and were beginning to show significant signs of wear before the work of laying a new surface began last autumn.  The work was completed in the spring with a full repaint of the courts and lines.

The £32,000 project was financed thanks to grants of £3,700 from Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund (via Derbyshire Environmental Trust), £1,000 from the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and £500 from The Craven Trust, together with gifts from members of £12,350, supported by gift aid from HMRC of £1,850. The club’s own reserves contributed the remaining £13,100.

Club chair, Robert Bellfield said: “We are grateful to Patrick for finding time in his busy schedule to join us for what is a significant event in the club’s history.  Playing league tennis against clubs from as far away as Leeds and Lancaster, means it is essential for us to keep our courts in top condition, it is important too in helping develop the game and encouraging more people, young and old to join us for a sport that  can be played and enjoyed by almost anyone. The support we received from Tarmac, the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and The Craven Trust was vital in ensuring that we carried through this project at a time when it needed doing.”

Your friendly local tennis club in the heart of the Dales

Friendly Austwick tennis club is set in a beautiful location at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales and offers social and competitive tennis for all levels of ability on our two newly refurbished courts.  

There are beginners social sessions at 10am on Monday and Friday mornings and intermediate level social sessions on Thursday afternoons at 1pm and on Sunday mornings at 10am. Please come along. Everyone is welcome.

Visitors may hire a court for £10 per 2 hour session via the Village Shop when not in use by the Club.

During the summer we have three mixed teams in the Wharfedale Tennis League.

Wharfedale Tennis League Website

During the winter we have three teams im the  Lancaster, Morecambe & District Tennis League

Lancaster, Morecambe & District Tennis League Website