Keswick & Braithwaite Lawn Tennis Club

Floodlight Project for Green Courts – Outline Plan

Cost – depends on details of lighting but indicative costs might be as follows:

• LTA estimated cost to install lighting for a block of 2 courts is £30,000 excluding VAT and excluding site specific issues (eg laying new power supply)
• Estimated guidelines for charge per hour per court is £5 per hour comprising electricity £1, routine maintenance £2, sinking fund £2

For background information and sample project plans see the following links:

www.lta.org – search for floodlight guidance

search for ‘project plan for floodlighting tennis courts’ and see www.tiauk.org Floodlighting Outdoor Tennis Courts

Main strands

Planning permission. Interested parties:

• Lake District National Park
• Allerdale Borough Council
• Local people / neighbours at Braithwaite

Electrical Supply

• What supply is currently provided to the pavilion?
• Is this enough or are new cables required?

Details of lighting

• Comply with latest LTA requirements / guidelines
• High level / low level
• Corner or sidelit
• LED / Metal Halide / High Pressure Sodium

Suppliers / quotes

• Investigate suppliers
• Obtain quotes

Funds

• What funds have we got?

• Investigate what grants / loans available.  Possible sources are

1. LTA – currently installation of new floodlights is priority for the LTA quick access loan scheme
2. Sports England
3. Allerdale
4. Local utility companies
5. Braithwaite Institute
6. Crowdfunding - membership

Scope of project

• Depending on outcome of investigation into what power is currently available the project could be extended to include:

1. pavilion improvements - if so involve Braithwaite Institute, football, cricket
2. Pathway lighting