Cotford St. Luke

Cotford St Luke Parish Council reserves the right to request users to leave the facility if users do not respect the rules and terms of use laid out below.

Court Rules

• Players should read, understand and abide by the these rules
• Players should comply with the principles of respect and fair play, both on and off the courts
• Players should wear appropriate sports clothing and footwear when on court
• No ball games other than tennis or pickleball are to be played on the court
• No playing of music is allowed at the courts
• Smoking is not permitted within the court boundaries
• Take off the court everything you take on – including all balls and general litter (please use bins provided nearby in the park or at the bus stop)
• The public play tennis at their own risk and are asked to apply common sense in looking out for themselves and other court users at all times
• Ensure you close the court gate properly when you leave and lock it with the padlock
• Do not let anyone else (who is not playing with you) through the gate. Allow them to use the access code to gain entry
• No person may coach others without the prior approval of Cotford St Luke Parish Council
• Please report any damage to the Parish Council via the Clerk at: clerk@cotford-st-luke.org.uk 

Booking

• All members are required to register through the Clubspark online system and book a court before playing in all circumstances
• For each booking made you will receive an email with the access code that will allow you access to the court 
• Please cancel any unwanted booking so that others may use the courts
• Cotford St Luke Parish Council reserves the right to cancel a booking of any person who does not abide by the rules and terms of use. This will be carried out by a cancellation email and the associated Clubspark account will be suspended

All Bookings - You must book a court online before you play and cancel any unwanted bookings online.

• All users are advised to bring along evidence of booking conformation (e.g. Email) with them when they play to resolve any confusion on who has booked the courts at that time.
• Cotford St Luke Parish Council has the right to cancel bookings at their discretion. An email will be sent to the court users notifying them in advance.
• Cotford St Luke Parish Council reserves the right to pre-book the courts for coaching and special events at its discretion.
• Cotford St Luke Parish Council reserves the right to close the courts at their discretion (notice will be given in advance where at all possible) for any court maintenance (e.g. Court Cleaning, Fence Repairs) 
• In the event of bad weather/adverse playing conditions users should do their utmost to cancel the booking. The booking cancellation window is 24 hours.

Right to Play

• The court is for use by residents of Cotford St Luke
• You must book a Court online before playing - please bring booking conformation with you.
• In there are any problems please contact Cotford St Luke Parish Council
• Cotford St Luke Parish Council reserve the right to ask any person they feel is misusing or behaving in an anti-social manner to leave the court