MEMBERSHIP TERMS & CONDITIONS 2025

Membership

The membership year runs from 15th April to 14th April of the following year. The playing year is normally mid-April to mid-November.

All applications for membership must be accompanied by the appropriate current membership fee.

Memberships are available in the following categories:

• Adult                    (18 years and over on the 1st of January of the current year)
• Intermediate    (16 years to 17 years on the 1st of January of the current year)
• Junior                  (5 years to 15 years on the 1st of January of the current year)*
• Family                  (up to two adults and three children under 18 years on the 1st of January of the                                                    current year, living at the same address)
• Honorary            (Proposal from the management committee and approved by members at an AGM)
• Guardian            (One person) (16 years and over on 1st of January of current year. Guardian                             Members have the right to play only with their associated Junior member. Can join in   quiz nights, other social events, court maintenance activities etc.)
• Guardian X2    (Two person) (2 people 16 years and over on 1st of January of current year.                              Guardian Members have the right to play only with their associated Junior member.   Can join in quiz nights, other social events, court maintenance activities etc.)

The following guest fees are available. However any individual guest may only attend a max of 3 sessions in any one year.

• Adult Visitor                     (18 years and over on 1st of January of current year)
• Intermediate Visitor     (16 or 17 years old on 1st of January of current year)
• Junior Visitor                    (5 years to 15 years on 1st of January of current year)*

*It is recommended (in line with LTA guidance) that all junior players under 13 years of age should be accompanied by an appropriate adult member when at the club.

Fully paid up adult, intermediate and honorary members will be entitled to attend and vote at all General Meetings.

Fully paid up adult, intermediate and honorary members may be elected and serve on Dalkeith Lawn Tennis Club Management Committee

When you are at the club or representing the club

All members are subject to the constitution of the club and the regulations of the national governing body of the sport.

All members will be held accountable to the LTA CODE OF CONDUCT  and our Local Club rules. You can find these and our Grievance and Disciplinary procedure in our Membership Policy

Non-compliance can result in an informal warning, written warning or suspension of membership, depending on the nature of the offence, by the club’s management committee.

In the unlikely event that suspension of membership should happen, the member subject to proposed removal from the club has the right to appeal.

The appeal will be heard by the club’s Disciplinary Sub-group, who will investigate and make a judgement.

Full details of our Disciplinary procedure can be found in our Membership Policy Appendix II

No person will be refused membership on the grounds of age, being or becoming a trans-sexual person, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion, belief or lack of religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

DLTC can refuse or revoke membership on non-discriminatory grounds, where the membership, or continued membership, of the person concerned would be likely to not be in the best interests of the sport or the good conduct and interests of the club.

All members, as part of the joining or annual membership renewal process, agree to the following:

●Being bound by the club’s constitution, rules and policies and following the club’s guidelines

when on club premises or when representing the club at other venues

●Absolving the club of responsibility for personal injury when using the club’s facilities or volunteering for maintenance and development tasks

●Absolving the club of responsibility for loss of personal property

●Allowing themselves to appear in photographs of the club’s activities that may be used for the promotion of the club. (They can request that their image is not published.)

●If selected to play in a club team or club competition. They agree to their email address and phone number(s) being shared with other members of their team or competition participants.

Playing Guidelines

 • Appropriate flat sole footwear should be worn at all times on court.

 • After play, please use the drag mats and brush the lines

 • Only deploy the curtain screening if absolutely necessary

 • After play ensure the curtain screening is retracted