Clifton Upon Dunsmore LTC

Welcome to Clifton upon Dunsmore Lawn Tennis club. We hope that after a long winter break, you will want to get back to playing tennis again on our courts.

Our 2025 annual membership starts on 1st April. We hope you will join us again for 2025 and get involved with some of the many social, coaching, and tournament activities planned for the coming year.

 

Our regular club sessions this year are:

Tuesday night 6 pm - 9 pm
Open to all club members wishing to play competitive tennis. Starting Tuesday 25th March.

 

Thursday social club session 4:30 pm - 6.30 pm
Open to all Club members. Starting Thursday, March 27th .

 

Thursday night Cardio Tennis

Starting Thursday  1st May 2025. One session every week 6.30-8 pm run by Rachael Baker. Rachael will have you running around the courts playing fun tennis-related games.

This is a great aerobic workout and is also good for practicing your different tennis shots.

 

Saturday Social Play
Open to all club members who wish to play doubles or singles. 11 am -1 pm every Saturday throughout the year.

When numbers are high people are expected to play just the best of four games so that a constant rotation of players is maintained.

 

Adult Coaching (max 8 people in a group) with our head coach, Pete Brinkley

Wednesdays  9.30-10.30 am throughout the year.

 

Junior squads ( during term time only)

Commencing Sunday  27th April 2025

Red/Orange ball squad 2-3 pm
 

Green Ball Squad, 3-4 pm

Please contact Sue Robinson

sueerobinson@yahoo.co.uk

 

Junior holiday  tennis courses

These popular courses for 4-11-year-olds are provided during  the May and summer school holidays. They consist of 5 one hour lessons delivered on 5 consecutive days and are intended as an introduction to tennis.  A racket and balls can be purchased from the LTA for £4.99. 

We have two courses booked this year.

The first during the School May bank holiday week.
Mon 25th -30th Friday 30th May 2025

The second during the school summer holiday.

Mon 15th August - Friday 19th August 2025

Please contact Sue Robinson

sueerobinson@yahoo.co.uk

 

Tennis tournament 2025

This will be held on Sunday 22nd June 2025  We intend to host a barbecue .

Our coaches, Sue and Charlotte will be organizing a friendly tennis tournament for juniors and adults who wish to compete.

This is intended to be a fun day for the whole family.

We would welcome any offers of help or ideas in organizing the day.

 

Performance Coaching

This is provided on a private individual basis by Brian Heathcote. 

 

Balls

We have purchased some new balls for the start of the season.

Club members are welcome to borrow these balls during social play sessions only but please make sure they are returned to the clubhouse for use by other members.

Once the league games are up and running, the used match balls will be left in the clubhouse for members' use during social play sessions.

 

The courts

The courts were recoated and painted in 2021. We are very proud of the results and wish to maintain the courts to as high a standard as possible.

In wet weather, we appreciate members changing their shoes once on the court to stop mud from being brought on and ruining the surface.

Players under 14 years old must be supervised on court by an LTA accredited coach or an adult over 25 years old.

 

League teams

This year will be entering 5  teams in the local Rugby and district leagues.

Two men’s team 

Two mixed teams 

Two Ladies team 

If you would like to play please contact Sue

 

Who is using the courts?

The courts are committed on the following days:

Monday mixed team matches and practice from 6 pm

Tuesday club night from 5:30 pm

Wednesday men’s team matches and practice from 6 pm

Thursday 4.30-6.30 pm club social open to all club members.

Cardio Tennis Starting Thursday 1st May 2025 -6.30pm -8 pm 

Friday ladies team matches and practice 6-8 pm

Saturday Social 11-1 pm intermediate level

Sunday Junior coaching, 2-4 pm

Court bookings can be made and viewed by members via Clubspark's "Booker" app.

 

Membership subscriptions

Community clubs like Clifton Tennis Club only survive if people support us and join as members. The more members we have, the more tennis-related activities we can provide. Please join and get your friends and neighbours to join.

 

Club constitution

Agreed at the Annual General Meeting 2025 - the Constitution of Clifton Upon Dunsmore Lawn Tennis Club.