Hi everyone,

All the latest news from St James Tennis Club below.

2018 - 2019 Membership

Subscriptions for the new membership year are now due. If you haven't already done so please can you complete a form and return it to our membership secretary Debbie Brockbank (full details on the form). Please note payment can be made by cash, cheque or bank transfer please mark clearly on the form how you are paying. For those who would like to pay by bank transfer the information to make payment is as follows:

Sort Code - 53-50-10 and Account Number - 04394771

Please note that paper copies of the membership form are available at the club in the blue membership folder on top of the filing cabinet and you should have also received the form by email.

Club Tournament Monday 2nd July - Sunday 8th July

For 2018 we have decided to bring the club tournament forward from September and run the tournament over the course of the first week in July with finals day on Sunday 8th July. Sign up sheets will be going up on the notice board this week so please get yourselves signed up asap! The cost will be £4 per event payable at the time of your first match. For the adult's tournament there will be the following categories:

- Mens singles

- Ladies singles

- Mens doubles

- Ladies doubles

- Mixed doubles

- Mens 40 and over singles

Please note partners for all doubles events will be drawn so please enter the doubles events as an individual rather than as a pair.

The junior club tournament will also be running at the same time and further information about the events and entry will follow asap but for now please save the dates.  

GBTW Open Day

A very big thank you to everyone who came along to support the Great British Tennis Weekend Open Day on Saturday 12th May. We hope everyone had a great time and the committee would like to thank everyone who helped to prepare and get the club ready for the event and all who supported on the day. It is very much appreciated.

Liam Fox 3 Peak Challenge

Many members will know Liam who was a member at the club for many years before joining the RAF. Liam along with 11 other RAF recruits will be taking on the 3 Peak Challenge on 16th June which involves climbing Mount Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike all within 24 hours. To mark 100 years of the RAF the team also have the huge privilege of carrying the Centenary Baton along their journey as ambassadors for the RAF and as part of its relay across the country. The challenge is all to raise money for the 'RAF 100' which supports four forces based charities. Anyone who would like to sponsor the team and support this very worthwhile cause can do so at:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/raf100batonthreepeaks

Good luck Liam!

Holiday Reading!

A couple of weeks ago we were contacted by Gregory Howe who is an ex touring pro from Derbyshire who has written a book about a year on the tennis circuit from the Futures circuit up to the ATP tour. His book "Chasing Points: A Season on the Pro Tennis Circuit" is now out and available from all major bookstores and on kindle. It sounds like perfect holiday reading material for anyone who has an interest in getting a behind the scenes view of the pro tour.  

Finally don't forget to keep up with all the latest club news by following our Facebook page and via our website.

Warmest Wishes,

The St James Tennis Club Committee