The Beginning
Burwash Lawn Tennis Club (BLTC) started in January 1998 when Sports Council lottery funding and community funding financed the building of two public tennis courts. A stipulation of the funding was that a tennis club be created to run the courts and to raise funds to maintain them. The courts were professionally pressure-cleaned and recoloured in 2007, and more recently in 2016.
As from July 2023 the Burwash Playing Field Association (BPFA) manage and maintain the courts. In December 2023 the BPFA began the conversion of the courts into multi-functional sports courts with the ability to play football, netball and basketball. The West Court remains as a tennis court, while the East Court is multi-functional. BLTC has exclusive use during the Tennis Club Hours of Play
The Players
As is to be expected in a rural village like Burwash the club is relatively small. Members come from Burwash and surrounding areas, and there is a range of ages and abilities.
As a club we are affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association (SUS413) www.lta.org.uk. The affiliation provides us with insurance for users of the tennis courts during BLTC Hours of Play. BLTC members are eligible to become a British Tennis Member who enter a draw to purchase Wimbledon tickets through the annual British Tennis Member's ballot. At present membership to British Tennis is free.
The Committe
The members of the BLTC committee are elected at the AGM, and will remain in office for one year. Every member of the club over 18 years old, can put their name forward.
Our committee members can be contacted via our email: burwashtennis@live.co.uk
Chair Giles Edwards
Treasurer Giles Edwards
Membership Secretary Ben Mayhew
Club Welfare Officer Lisia Muller
Committee Member John Robinson
Committee Member Mary Ann Stephenson
Committee Member Sally Gomer
Committee Member Clive Turrell
Location
The courts are located in Swan Meadow playing fields just off the High Street, next to the Rose & Crown pub. The official address is:
Swan Meadow
Ham Lane
Burwash
TN19 7ER