An important part of Sidford Tennis club is holding regular social events for its members and we are currently organising an events calendar to help populate everyone's diaries. Next key events are below:
Members Update February 2026
Maintenance Day- Sunday 1st March 11:30am onwards.
Join us if you can on the above Sunday where we will be spending the day trimming the hedges and tidying up the other areas of the club ready for the next few months. We will also be spraying chemicals onto all the courts to treat any build-up of Moss.
This will commence from 11:30am until around 2pm and we are looking for a few volunteers to help primarily with transporting the green waste to the local recycling centre and assisting with bagging up the waste. If you have any hedge cutters then please bring them down with you!
If you can spare any time, then please come down to the club from 11:30am onwards. Tea, coffee, and cake available throughout the day!
Club AGM-Tuesday 24th March 6.45pm- In the Clubhouse
Our AGM is on Tuesday 24th March from 6.30pm in the clubhouse and is the next opportunity for you to hear how the club has progressed over the past 12 months and for any investments that we are looking to make in the future. All members welcome and refreshments available on the evening
Summer League 2026-April onwards
We are proposing for the Summer League Matches which will start in April 2026 to register 2 x Men’s 2 x Ladies and 2 x Mixed Teams for the summer league matches meaning more fixtures to participate in for all formats.
Thank you to everyone who has responded to say that they want to play in the league format to date- if there is anyone else that is interested can I ask you to get in touch with Helen Terry on e-mail: freshlight2017@gmail.com
Members Day- Sunday 19th April
Our Membership Renewals are fast approaching again for the 26/27 season and there will be separate information coming out to you all about how you renew your membership for the year ahead which runs from April 2026 through to April 2027
We shall be hosting a member’s day on Sunday 19th April where refreshments and catering will be provided and this also a specific day that committee members will be available to help if you want to come down to the club and pay for your membership renewal that day.
All welcome and we look forward to seeing you there- more details to follow.
Coaching and Box League Update
Our Sidford Box Leagues have fallen victim to the weather and has made it difficult to complete the remaining matches in the closely fought Mixed Box 1 and the Men’s Singles Box. Congratulations go to the Mixed Box 2 winners Sarah Patterson and John Beglin.
Looking forward, despite the gloomy weather, the summer is not far away and in addition to our usual match teams we can offer members further competitive play opportunities. This will be with a new box league format starting in March/April, the club tournament and Triples League events.
For our Summer Thursday night socials, we are looking to book the LED Grass courts again. Further information to follow!
Great to see that the community aspects of the club with cardio, walking tennis and pickleball continue to thrive and provide an enjoyable atmosphere at the club.
Summer BBQ- Sunday 12th July
A date for your diaries to hold as we will again be hosting our Summer BBQ on the above date along with a day of social tennis and the screening of the Wimbledon Final later in the afternoon in the Radio Club next door….
Many thanks to everyone that helps around the club each week and I look forward to catching up with you all on the courts over the next few weeks…
Regards
Nick Fish
Chair & on behalf of the committee.