Full Membership entitles you to unlimited play on the courts, provided that they have not been pre-booked for club events. Even in these circumstances (other than during tournaments), we will try to ensure that there is always at least one court available for general use.

The membership year runs from 1st April – 31st March. Membership rates are normally discounted from 1st October and again on 1st January.

Members may invite non-member guests to play at the club. Guest booking and payment details can be found on the inside front cover of the guest bookj in the clubhouse. 

See below for details of the benefits of Full and Short-Term membership.

OUR AIM

Enable fun and enjoyable tennis opportunities for all ages and abilities.

Enable users to participate in club social tennis, competitions and local leagues.

Provide coaching for adults and juniors in Calne and surrounding areas.

BENEFITS OF FULL MEMBERSHIP

Free use of courts when not booked for events.

Inclusion in all club sessions and opportunities to progress in playing standards.

Social tennis sessions provide excellent opportunities for members of any ability to play with others. These sessions are from 6.30pm to 9pm on Thursday evenings, 6pm to 8pm on Friday evenings and from 9.30am to 12.30pm  on Sundays.  Our ladies social tennis group meet on Tuesdays from 10am-12noon and we have a mixed session for 'beginners and improvers' on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm.

Entry into all the club's fun social tournaments , broadly coinciding with the Tennis Opens.

Entry into the annual Club Championships.

Free use of balls for all club sessions and matches.

Free use of the ball machine.

Opportunity to play for the club in the Chippenham & District and Swindon & District summer and winter tennis leagues.

Use of the courts for guests for a small fee.

Reduced rates on both coaching courses and one on one coaching for Juniors and Adults

Registration with the LTA and free British Tennis Membership for club members.

Entry into the LTA venue Volunteer Wimbledon Ballot if you volunteer to help out at the club.

10% Discount at the sports shop 'Crosby and Lawrence' based at 66 High Street, Marlborough. 

BENEFITS OF SHORT TERM MEMBERSHIP

Short Term Members enjoy all the benefits of Full Members except that they cannot play for the club in local leagues, cannot enter the club championships, cannot invite guests to play at the club and will not be entitled to enter the LTA venue Volunteer Wimbledon Ballot. Short Term Members may invite 1  related young person aged 17 or under to accompany them on court free of charge during their membership period.

Short Term Members may apply to join on any day of the year. Membership lasts for 1 month from the date of joining and then expires. If you take up Short Term Membership for any period(s) in a membership year, and then join as a full member by 1st October of the same year, you will receive a refund of up to 3 months of your STM payments on payment of the full membership fee.

If you have any questions, just ask any of our Membership Secretary who will be happy to answer them.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Chair – Sara Allen, email: chairperson@calnetennisclub.com

Welfare Office - Dee Burgess, email welfare@calnetennisclub.com

Club Secretary & Membership  Secretary - Derek Warnett, email: membership@calnetennisclub.com

Treasurer – Derek Warnett, email:  treasurer@calnetennisclub.com

Club Coach –  Sid Falconer, email coaching@calnetennisclub.com or directly: sjfalconer12975@hotmail.co.uk

OFFICERS / Club Contact Details:

IT/Website/Social Media & Social Events Coordinator - Janet Warnett, e-mail: social@calnetennisclub.com 

Calne Tennis Club email – info@calnetennisclub.com

Calne Tennis Club website – www.calnetennisclub.com

Please follow us on facebookb and twitter - Calne Tennis Club        @CalneTennisClub

The Club

Our Motto:  Tennis is a lifetime sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age!

Calne Tennis Club is a great place to play whatever your ability. Whether you are looking to compete in one of our teams, play socially at club sessions, play amongst friends or other members or to simply just improve your game with our coaching team, we can offer something for you. So if you are a regular, not played since school or never picked up a racket please come and join us.

Court Access

We have a combination lock on Court 1 entry gate, this is necessary to protect our courts from misuse or vandalism.

The four-digit numbers will be given to members on payment of membership fee.  Members should not share the combination(s) with non-members. If you are last to leave the club, please make sure both court gates are locked, even if you only used one of the gates and the combination spun.

Facilities

The 4 macadam courts are all floodlit enabling them to be used by members throughout the year.

Calne Tennis Club is an integral part of Beversbrook Sports Facility and shares the site with football, cricket, archery and other sports.  Members have access to the facilities in Beversbrook pavilion, changing rooms, toilets and cafe/bar within their opening times.  

Members have access to the clubhouse situated beside the courts where you will find balls, a ball machine, club information, storage and a small kitchen area. Please use the clubhouse to socialize, and especially during league matches, social sessions and tournaments. If you are last to leave the courts, or if those left on court do not want to use the clubhouse, then please lock it and put the key back in the keysafe when you leave and spin the combination. 

Coaching

Calne Tennis Club has a coaching programme for juniors and adults run by a LTA Level 3 Accredited coach - see coaching tab for details of courses being run.

Our policy is that you must be a member to attend group or individual coaching or pay an additional premium for each coaching session. 

Court Usage

Members must book a court before playing. This is to facilitate measurement of court utilisation and help members to avoid the disappointment of turning up to play ad hoc and finding that there is no court available.

During term time, the junior coaching programme takes place on courts 3 and 4. Currently the junior programme covers Wednesday afternoon and evening but will extend to weekends and other weekday evenings when possible.   

League matches  are played on courts 1 and 2. The Club's home league matches will be played from 6.30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the summer and from 1.30pm Sunday and 6.30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays in the winter.

Courts will be 'block booked' by the committee for home league matches, coaching, social tennis, tournaments and other organised events.

Floodlight tokens

Floodlight tokens can be purchased for £2 per token (half hour floodlights for 2 courts) from Beversbrook staff (please have correct money with you as they cannot provide change) or by contacting Derek Warnett (07793 424902). Floodlight tokens for home league matches are provided directly by the club free of charge. Please note that Beversbrook staff will not issue free tokens under any circumstances. If you turn up to play and someone else has already paid for the lights on an adjacent court then you should offer to share the cost with them. All those who attend social tennis are expected to contribute to the cost of the floodlights for the duration of the session; it is not acceptable to 'promise to pay next time'.

Please note that, when the blue light starts flashing on the light post, you MUST put another token in within 5 minutes if you wish to cointinue playing.  If the lights do go out before you put your next token in, you will have to wait approx 10 minutes in the dark before the lights come back on again!

Tennis Balls

Members are welcome to use the tennis balls in the clubhouse. New balls are provided by the club for home league matches and tournaments and, on completion, are added to the balls available for members' use. If you come across balls that are unsuitable for play then please dispose of them in the box provided in the clubhouse.

Ball Machine

Members are welcome to the ball machine, and the 'Kollect-a-Ball' ball-collector which are stored in the clubhouse. The ball machine is a great way to practise your shots. Please book the ball machine at the same time as you make your court booking. Don't forget to plug in and switch on the charger after use so that it is available for the next user. Note that you should get approximately 1 hour use per 4 hour charge. Junior members may only use the machine under the continuous supervision of an adult.