Floodlights

It is with huge excitement that we declare our floodlights are now available for both members and pay and play use! They will be available from 07.55 until 22.00 every day. At 22.00, they will automatically switch off. 

Until the end of the current season, use of the floodlights will be completely free.

The ON button is housed in a stainless-steel box on the nearest Village Hall wall to the courts. The key to thix box can be found in the adjacent lockbox, which can be used using the same number combination as the court. Each time you press the lights on, they will run for one hour. After one hour, 2 of the 4 lights will go off, and you will have 10 minutes to pack up (5 minutes if you play to the final time of 22.00). If you booked a second hour, you will need to press the ON button again before your first hour runs out.

Most importantly, ensure the key is back in the lock box before the final 2 lights switch off.

It's early days for our new floodlights and there are bound to be a few hiccoughs. If you do encounter any issues, please let a committee member know as soon as they arise.

To coin an old phrase and garble it, ‘it takes a village to put-up floodlights,’ and we’d like to thank the following people for their advice and support in getting the floodlights up:

  • Ian Osman (plans)
  • Farnfields (legal)
  • Marnhull Parish Council
  • Marnhull Village Hall Committee
  • The Green Team
  • Ed Cudlip (electrics)
  • Stephen Lewis (joinery)
  • Gareth Bray (tree surgery)
  • Kim Prestwood (sports lighting)
  • Dave Cooper (event lighting expert)
  • Bob Hurlow (men’s shed)
  • All the immediate neighbours to the court

We'd also like to offer our grateful thanks to all those who supported the club with the funding of the project. Backed up by a loan from the LTA, contributors include:

  • Our members
  • Dorset Council - Shared Prosperity Fund
  • Dorset Council - Capital Leverage Fund
  • Parish Council
  • Dorset LTA
  • Village Hall
  • CGFry
  • AJN Steelstock