2018 Club March Newsletter Apolgies for the formatting but it has not copied well onto this page but all the info is there.
The new tennis season is upon us and we hope that you will all be renewing your membership – and encouraging new members to join.
Officers of the Club and Committee Members 2018
Chair: Henry Farrar 07972 042151
Secretary: Vacant
Membership Secretary: Steven Driver 077689 43776
Treasurer: Andrew Geldeard 07776238412
Press Secretary & Daniel Grinsted/ 07989 396960
Social Secretary: Tim Lynas 07540 361238
Other Committee Members:
Stephen Clarke, John Leithard, Fran Hyde, Tom Hardwick, Bill Morris, Anne Geldeard,
Team Captains
Open A Team: Andrew Moore 07920 824280
Open B Team: Tom Hardwick 07506 427463
Open C Team; Bill Morris 07859 320222
Open D Team; Steven Driver 077689 43776
Ladies A and B Team; Fran Hyde 07773 580252
Ladies C Team; Karen Harrison 07973815120
Ladies C Team; Kath Turner 07973815120
Under 16 Junior Co-ordinator: Simon Brown 07410 566856
Club Sponsors 2018 John Atherton Estate Agents and David Wilson Homes
This newsletter includes information about the following
How to renew your membership for 2018.
How to join the tennis club as a new member
Club events, team details and social media contacts.
Court Availability and Bookings
Wimbledon Tickets and other helpful details
Instructions for Renewal of Membership & Key Exchange 2018
To make life simple members do not need to renew on line if your membership is the same as last year. You also do not need to fill in a form.
Simply bring your subscription and old keys to the key exchange which is in the clubhouse on
Thursday 22nd March 2018, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Saturday 24th March 2018, 10am to 12 noon.
Subscriptions can be paid in three ways.
1. BACS transfer, in advance, to the tennis club account 20-09-72 with account number 20432415
2. Bring a cheque made payable to Whalley tennis Club
3. Bring Cash
Subscription rates
Adult £110Senior£68Junior and Student 40
Young adult up to 28 years £50
One adult and children £150
Two Adults and children £230
Parent Associate £15
This year the Clubhouse key will stay the same, the locks on the courts will be changed.
We will replace every returned key with a new one but if you have lost your court key you will be charged £5. We will be issuing a Car Park permit to adult members who want one and will need to record your car registration number for Tennis club use only.
Please try to attend one of the above Key Exchange dates but if you cannot make either of these times you will need to contact our Membership Secretary, Steven Driver, to make mutually convenient, alternative arrangements. (Contact details above)
Information for New Members
Please apply for your 2018/19 membership online.
To do so:
1. Click on the following link: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/WhalleyTennisClub
2. Register with clubspark and return to the club website.
3. Click membership
4. Select the appropriate membership package and then follow the instructions.
5 New members will be asked to pay an additional £5 key deposit.
Subscriptions can be paid in the following ways.
- BACS transfer to the tennis club account 20-09-72 with account number 20432415
- Cheque made payable to Whalley tennis Club or Cash.
- Please contact Steve Driver, membership secretary, to arrange to get your court keys. Committee members are usually available at the club on Monday and Thursday evenings if you need any more information.
Playing for a team
We are always looking for new team players. Anyone starting out through to experienced players are welcome. Check out the fixtures/ scores and updated tables at: eastlancs.tennis-league.org
Team captains organise the teams, if you are available please contact them.
Match Fees
If you play for a team you will be asked to pay a match fee of £3 for each home and away match. It is the Team Captain’s responsibility to hand match fees to the Treasurer at the end of the season.
Social tennis events, club tournaments and social media.
We are hoping to run several club events this year. Details will be on the website.
Our open day is on 13 May 2018. The website has booking details under the GBTW tab. This is the ideal chance for anyone thinking of playing tennis to come down to the club. Everything will be free!
Currently we are running a singles box league open to anyone who likes singles. The league is run via a whatsapp group. Contact Henry on 07972042151 to join.
Another club whatsapp group is called Anyone for Tennis. It is a more general source of information, including who is going down to the club to play, plus loads of other valuable details. Contact Daniel on 07989 396960 to join this group. There is also a mainly ladies whatsapp group called Tennis. To join this group please contact Gill on 07515429545.
The club also has an active Facebook page
Coaching and Training. Details will be posted on the club website.
Wimbledon tickets
Each year the Club receives an allocation of tickets for Centre, Number I and Number 2 courts at Wimbledon. Tickets are allocated to BRITISH TENNIS MEMBERS linked to this venue (who have opted-in to the Wimbledon Ballot with the LTA) in pairs and the cost varies according to Court location and day of competition. The draw of British Tennis Members will be held at the Club when the LTA have notified us of the ticket allocation. There will be a limit of one pair of tickets per household. Members who are successful in the draw will be contacted by the Venue Ballot Administrator (Liz Walters) in the order in which they were drawn to choose tickets from the Club’s allocation. This year Liz will assign the tickets online & the LTA will send an e-mail or letter with payment instructions direct to the member. Payment for assigned tickets must be made by the member within 2 weeks & tickets will be dispatched direct by the LTA.
NB. There is no charge to register as a British Tennis Lite Member & be eligible for the Club Ballot next year. Go to: https://www.lta.org.uk/Members/Join/ (There is a small charge if you register as a British Tennis Team Member, but you get other benefits)
Tennis Ball Recycling
The Club raises some income by recycling used tennis balls. Please help us by placing any old tennis balls in the bin in the Clubhouse.