Work Day: BIG THANKYOU (JULY 2024) for all your help Laura, Neil, Graham, Mike D, Deana, Martin R, James, Claire, Glen, Duncan, Mick, Rachel C and Anne. 

2024 Work Day: Sunday 30th June from 10am onwards:

Groundworks

• Strim grass banking near court 4 and split level near court 3  - (bring strimmer).
• ONGOING Pull weeds out from the side of court 3 side. (gloves, garden bag, dispose end of court 4 compost area).
• ACHIEVED Cut brambles back (own secetares, saws and thick gloves). 
• ACHIEVED  Trim hedge, trimmings to be placed at base of hedges, main path.
• ACHIEVED Trim hedge court 4 , leave clippings at the base of the hedge as a weed screen(bring hedge trimmers).
• ACHIEVED Pull weeds out particularly court 4 sides from ground sheeting. (gloves, dispose end of court 4 compost area).
• ACHIEVED Sweep court 4 pine needles and pine cones (dispose in compost area at the end of court 4) - brushes and dust pan in clubhose),
• ACHIEVED Remove stones from outside corner of court 1 and place at the back of court 1 wall to prevent kids/intruders  throwing these onto the bowling green.
• ACHIEVED Relay existing ground sheeting disrupted by winds
• ACHIEVED Spot weed- using weed kill on court 4 and retaining wall on split level (1 litre spray bottles in chemicals locker - DO NOT throw empties - check forecast for no rain for several days).  
• ACHIEVED Make safe the disrupted and cracked concrete section of the path behind court 2.
• Moss treat top courts (hosepipe useful to transport water, algeacide locked up, watering can, 1litre measure (CHECK WEATHER FORECAST FOR NO RAIN FORECAST FOR 3 days or at least 48hrs).
• Moss treat main path when there is a settled period of no rain expected for days.
• Overlay more weed cover sheeting once areas have been cleared and tidied.(bring spare large stones or broken flags to weigh down the sheeting please; tent pegs + lids in big white cupboard).
• Steps - Yellow lines (Mick has the yellow paint and is waiting for a suitable day - not a trailing in/out works day)

Fences

• ACHIEVED Flimsy gate frame - 2 carriage bolts broken (order and replace, bring WD40, screw drivers, spanner sets).
• Court 4 brush rust from base of fence posts and concrete (next to the bowling green) to prevent rust getting onto the bowling green and sparking in their mower blades.
• Fence wire court 1 (approx 9ft high) broken - replace/replace section and wire tie in (bring ladder, pliers, wire cutters, spanners/socket sets, tensioners, WD40) one 50ft length of wire only left,  tie wire in locker).
• Rusty wire court 2 (approx 3ft high) very slack, assess to tighten or replace, then use tiewire to tie the sagging netting back into a supported position.
• Court 3 bottom wire broken.
• Court 4 multiple wires need replacing - SWSSC or ourselves decision (order new wire at least 200 ft)

Handrails

• White handrail tennis clubhouse steps, wire brush and repaint (bring wire brushing equipment electric or mannual, white paint? check stock and brush).
• Green handrails - spot rust removal then repaint (bring wire brushing equipment electric or mannual, green paint? check stock and brush).

Rubbish Disposal/take away - we have no bin service

• ACHIEVED Court Litter Picks (bring bin bags, litter pick sticks, gloves).
• ACHIEVED Take and dispose of empty tennis ball tubes.
• ACHIEVED Broken /heavily bent racket frames. 
• Remove Display holders.
• Remove Surplus cardboard boxes.
• Remove Broken buckets/leaking watering cans
• Remove unwanted items.
• Remove nad donate sorted tennis balls from the 'schools' and 'dogs' boxes to pass on to others.

Clubhouse

• Tidy up
• Top coat of paint needed on several doors in the clubhouse (donate paint and brushes/rollers).
• ACHIEVED Check guttering and down pipe above the door and clear.
• ON HOLD Foyer ceiling - New plaster needs painting with kitchen (mouldproof white paint - ongoing problems with roof leaks, intermittent gutterring blockages and non-weather proofing dooor can lead to dampness and  mould). Roof is leaking in heavy rain. Video sent to SWSSC of leak during a short heavy rain burst.
• Please, if you do take items away to be washed, it is important that they are returned promptly (within the week) and not forgotten about.
• ACHIEVED Squeaky fire alarm.
• ACHIEVED Sort the tennis balls from the cupboards and around the club house, using a drop test: 1Dud = dog balls box; 2low bounce = schools; 3decent bounce but worn=coaching basket; 4good bounce plus fur=social tennis cupboard.
• Sort tennis balls from the brolen coaching basket.

Mending and Making.

• Multiple mini-racket handles need taping up. (stanley knife, electric tape, resuse lengths of old overgrips by turning inside out).
• De-fib needs replacement pads *** (correct ones need sourcing please).
• Net measuring sticks 3ft (exactly)  .
• Sinage - permanent Court 1 banking safety signs  (see Graham).
• Mend Ball Machine - suction control  flap perished.

Communication

• Venue Sinage - Main gate sign detail contacts/website for Tennis and Bowls.
• Any flyers to put on the club website - send in a PDF or JPG via the club email please so it can be uploaded.
• Contact schools or other organisations to ask them to publish the club posters (eg. Sunday Starters Sessions) via parent mail - ask Claire for PDFs to send on.

Vaccancies - ALWAYS Looking For People

• First Aid Checker to check and replace contents of our first aid boxes and sign the paperwork, update the club's nominated first aiders notice in the club  house. (Needs to hold a current EFAW certificate).
• Welfare team - a second person is required for if the Welfare Officer is not available, DBS required.
• Committee - other vaccancies could include Match Secretary; Events Organiser; Funding and Grants Secretary
• SUMMER 2024 Team Captains WANTED:  Thank you to last year's captains Josh, Graham, Claire, Lisa, Sue, Ruth, Rachel and Max for sorting out the 2024 summer and late summer teams.  ONE MORE CAPTAIN (MAN) TO SHARE MIXED 'A' CAPTAINCY WITH Ruth. please

Tennis

• Additional coaching staff previously qualified.
• HUGH thanks to Ruth for setting up the Tuesday Night Match Mixed matches programme: "Team Linden -vs- Team Crescent  against SDLTA's application of  byelaw 27b.
• Volunteers to help deliver Sunday Family Tennis. ONGOING - Claire,  AN Others please. Many thanks to all the adults for supporting the littles ones in the Young Family session and regular club members who regularly welcome players attending open day visits at the various club social tennis sessions.
• FLOODLIGHT Token Sellers: (Sue, Jonathan M, Claire W, Graham)

External Meetings

• SDLTA meeting  February 2024 (February). Graham
• Works League  ?
• Yorkshire LTA meeting (November/December)

ONGOING JOBS LIST

Most of the work needed can be undertaken  by members without the need to  arrange / wait for a working party . If lots of players take 10-15 minutes out of their playing time once-in-a-while, a great deal can collectivly be achived at times to suit  you.  Just remember to pack gardening gloves and sawing/cutting tools for instance  if volunteering to cut back the summer vegetation. Please remember to record the work you do, in the maintenance logs next to the fridge - it helps our landlord SWSSC to continue to support and fund our insurance.