Carlton Lawn Tennis Club

Welcome to the official website of Carlton Lawn Tennis Club.

Located in a quiet residential area in Birkdale, Southport our club has 4 shale courts and a licensed clubhouse  that is large enough to host functions.  We pride ourselves on being a family friendly club.

Membership

We are always looking for new members of all ages and skill levels. Whether you are looking for competitive team Tennis, coaching or attending our socials, our memberships provides all of those options.

To find out the full information on our various memberships, click here

To send a completed membership, please contact us.

Clubhouse

We often have social events throughout the season culminating in a bbq to coincide with finals day in September, the pinnacle of our club tournament.

Teams

We have 3 teams in the Southport league competing in divisions 3, 5 and 8.

Home matchnights during the season are Monday, Tuesday from either 6.30pm or 7pm.

The season usually takes place between April and July.

Social

Our club nights take place every Friday during the season from 6.30pm. We also have a number of social events each month during the season consisting of tournaments, BBQ's, live music, quiz nights, major sporting TV events or just regular social Tennis.

Shale Court Etiquette

As we play on shale courts, having the right shoes helps the surface. For advice on right shoes for shale, feel free to contact us.

Also once you have finished playing, you will need to either brush or mat the court with the brushes and mats provided. This is done to help redistribute the loose top dressing and smooths it out after play.

Juniors

We have recently re-introduced a 'kids club''. Due to the current court redevelopment, there will be no junior sessions until redevelopment is completed. In accordance with the LTA's safeguarding policy, accompanying parents must be attendance during the sessions.

We also have junior sessions for various ages and abilities on Monday and Thursday. For more information click here for our Juniors section.

All sessions will be run by our LTA Coach, Shane Hutton

LTA

Once you have become a member, you are also entitled to be a member of the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association). To become a member, click on the following link - Register for Advantage (lta.org.uk). It's free to join, takes no more than 5 minutes to register, make sure the club you affiliate with is Carlton (instructions) and that you activate your World Tennis Number (instructions). Depend on your type of membership, your benefits may include:

• Entry into the Wimbledon Ballot
• Discounted entry to Wimbledon Museum and Tour
• Priority window for LTA tournament tickets and hospitality packages
• Stay and play at National Tennis Centre
• 25% discount on Tennis clinics with Active Away
• Physio cover
• 20% discount with TargetBound
• 20% discount with AMC Sportswear
• 20% discount with Crew Clothing
• 20% discount off SwingVision automated shot tracking app
• 10% discount on pain migitation device  by Suji BFR
• Online discount with Tennis-Point
• 15% disciunt with Dunlop
• Enter prize draws

Where are we?

We are situated at 24a Dunkirk Road, (down a pathway between 2 houses, look for our sign). 

Who's on the committee?

President - Jenny Pearson

Co-chairperson - Mick Walsh & Jane Ratcliffe

Treasurer - Mick Walsh

Club Secretary - Maura Hart

Match Secretary - Mick Walsh

Club Captain - Mick Walsh

Membership Secretary - Iain Davidson

Selection Committe - Tom Walsh (1st Team Captain), Mick Walsh (2nd Team Captain) and Dave Mulligan (3rd Team Captain)

Social Media Correspondent - David Grice

Welfare Officer - Tom Walsh