About us

Some history....

Originally known as the Parade Tennis Club in the 1920s, the club was renamed Heworth Tennis Club (HTC) in the 1950s, and tennis was played on two red shale courts. A wooden pavilion was replaced by a member built version in the 1960s for the princely sum of £100 and the shale courts were resurfaced with all weather tarmac. In 1966 Heworth was one of the first clubs to install floodlights. In 2014 a new clubhouse was built with the assistance of grants from COYC and Sport England, and HTC took on a lease for the two Glenn Gardens Park tennis courts from COYC. The East Parade Clubhouse courts were resurfaced in 2023 and a new mini court was built for younger players.  

Now....

HTC is a thriving club and has around 250 members of all ages. We have four courts  playable for most of the year with floodlights on the Clubhouse courts; we have teams in the mens, ladies and mixed tennis leagues as well as a HTC mixed singles club ladder. Coaching is very active with weekly group adult and junior sessions and private lessons available from our club coach. Clubplay is also popular and interclub competitions and tournaments are arranged regularly.

 

HTC Policies and Procedures

HTC Committee members

Code of Conduct at HTC

HTC Safeguarding Policy

HTC Whistleblowing Policy

HTC Photography and Recording Policy

HTC Tennis Diversity & Inclusion Policy 

Constitution

 

HTC Committee

The club is managed by a dedicated committee of members who provide their time on a voluntary basis.

To contact any of the committee members please email heworthtc@gmail.com.

Name Role Additional responsibilities
Erica Town Chair  
David Grice President Legal & General Business Coordinator
Sharon Bloomfield Secretary  
David Hicks Treasurer Assistant Welfare Officer, GDPR
Claire Evans Membership Secretary 3rd Mixed Team Captain
Karen Coomer Committee Member Adult Coaching Coordinator
Helen Gray Committee Member HTC Welfare Officer, 1st Ladies Team Captain, Junior Coaching Coordinator
Antonia Gane Committee Member 2nd Ladies Team Captain
Daniel Woolfson Committee Member Singles Ladder Cooordinator, 2nd Mens Team Captain
Helen Watkins Committee Member LTA liaison/contact
Jeff Watkins Committee Member Club maintenance
Sally Hicks Committee Member Social Media Coordinator, 1st Mixed Team Captain
Zac Sheppard Committee Member 1st Mens Team Captain
Peter Headlam Morley Committee Member  
Helen Walker Committee Member  
Andy Cuttill Committee Member  
Debra Barnes Committee Member