Updated guidance from the government and the LTA means that we are allowed to run club sessions, subject to a thorough risk assessment which includes Covid-secure measures to maintain hygiene and minimise unnecessary interactions with others. The club committee has now conducted and approved such a risk assessment and you can access it here:

CPTC Covid-19 Risk Assessment

We therefore propose to resume our normal club sessions, with immediate effect. We believe we are ready to progress to this step, provided that everyone adheres to the social distancing guidelines (please avoid congregating on arrival and departure and at the completion of sets, etc).

1. Club session times:

Saturdays from 12 noon
Sundays from 10am
Tuesdays from 6pm
Wednesdays from 10am
Thursdays from 6pm

Outside of these times, members may continue to book court time by means of the website booking module.

2. Social distancing and good hygiene guidelines:

• You should send an email to the club account (cavparktennisclub@aol.co.uk) before attending any given session (or as soon as possible afterwards). The LTA guidance stipulates that the club should keep a temporary record of all those on site for 21 days, and assist NHS Test and Trace with requests for that data if needed.
• If you are symptomatic or living in a household with someone else who has a possible or confirmed covid-19 infection, you should stay at home and not come to the club (and follow NHS and PHE guidance on self-isolation).
• If you have been told to self-quarantine following a trip abroad, please do not come to the club.
• Players must stay at least two metres away from others (before and after play, when taking breaks and also during play as far as possible).
• Physical contact is not allowed (no handshakes, high-fives, etc)
• Players change ends by moving round the net in a clockwise direction

We advise that you bring a hand sanitiser for use at the end of each set (i.e. prior to using a different set of tennis balls). Hands should also be washed for 20 seconds with sanitiser or soap and water on arrival and before leaving the club. Coughs and sneezes should be caught in tissues, i.e. following the 'Catch it, Bin it, Kill it' advice. Players may use their own marked tennis balls while serving. Where the club tennis balls are used, care should be taken to avoid touching your face. 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.