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Christmas Meal, Mis-use of Courts and Gate Lock Issues

We hope you are well and have enjoyed using the courts over the better than usual summer months. Of course, don't forget the courts are playable all year round and we are now about to start the Winter Sunday League mixed doubles season, which you are still very warmly welcome to join. See below for more details of this and the other groups continuing over the Autumn and Winter.

A few notifications to be aware of:

Christmas Meal Saturday Dec 6th

The WTC Christmas meal / Social will be on Saturday 6th December at 19:00 in the Nags Head. You are very welcome to come and join us with your partners however the spaces are limited so it will be a first requests first served basis. Please can you indicate whether you would like attend ASAP by emailing Willastontennisclub@gmail.com. We don't yet have the menu but I think we can assume it will be a fair price for a 2-3 course Christmas choice.

Mis-use of Courts

We have had a couple of reports of misuse of the courts which could cause serious damage. Please could you drop us an email or speak to a committee member if you see anything like personal training regimes (including the use of kettle bells!), cycling, scootering or football. Clearly any dents/gouges to the surface or damage to nets and posts will be costly to fix. Many thanks.

The Gate Lock issues

Thank you for your continued patience with the problems with the coded lock. After great persistence from our Chairman, Tony Hale, we are very pleased to say the lock has now been replaced and seems to be working well - but remember that it opens outwards (some issues have been caused by it being pushed rather than pulled from the outside of the courts).

Finally, the committee have been really blown away by the influx of new enthusiastic (and younger!) members this year. We really hope you are enjoying the club and spread the word. If you have any ideas to increase enjoyment like starting singles ladders etc. please get in touch we would really welcome your thoughts.

All the best

WTC Committee

Introduction

We are a friendly, welcoming and affordable club set in the heart of this beautiful village on the Wirral Peninsular. We welcome new members of all ages and abilities, from absolute beginners, to more experienced players.

The club has two all-weather courts and is situated within the Johnston Recreation Grounds near Willaston Primary School. Membership is great value with, for example, Family Membership (for up to two adults and two children) being only £120 per year. Please see the Membership page for full details of all types of membership.

The emphasis of the club is on social tennis but we also run a slightly more competitive 'Winter League' for adult members. Our social programme includes Family Fun days, organised outings to local tournaments and a Christmas dinner. Our current organised playing opportunities include:

Tuesday Morning (at 10am for about an hour). Informal and very mixed group - WhatsApp group admin: Gwenda, email 163edge@gmail.com
Winter League, Sunday (at 9am with matches usually finishing well before 11am). Competitive, but having fun is paramount. League runs between October and April but informal tennis continues through the summer - League coordinator: Jonathan, email jonathan.foulkes@ntlworld.com
Walking Tennis, Thursday (at 10am for about an hour). A gentler game with special rules and balls. Very suitable for those wishing to continue or return to playing tennis, e.g. after injury. However some participants also play the ‘normal’ game but enjoy the new dimensions that walking tennis adds. For more information on Walking Tennis, see https://walkingtennis.org - WhatsApp group administrator: Gill, email gillbode55@gmail.com
Tennis Group, generally weekday evenings while daylight permits. Puts players of all abilities and interests in touch with one another to allow games to be arranged as convenient - WhatsApp group administrator: Will, email william_djs@hotmail.com

We enjoy the services of a highly experienced LTA-qualified coach, Dan Stickland, who runs our extensive programme of coaching for all levels. Our initial coaching programme at the start of each season is free to members. Please see the Coaching page for more details.

In 2019, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the re-opening of the village tennis courts after these were abandoned to nature decades before. As part of our celebrations, we became affiliated to the LTA as a Registered Venue with all the benefits that gives our members,.

For more information, contact us by email at willastontennisclub@gmail.com