Our picture shows Head Coach, Harrison Gwilt, supervising  the first Walking Tennis session held at SLTC and the first to our knowledge in Shrewsbury. Four players came to play and thoroughly enjoyed their hour of free coaching.

A slower ball is used and new rules have to be followed: no running or jumping, and the ball can bounce twice providing both bounces are in court.

‘I’m excited to be welcoming new players to our club’ said Harrison. ‘Walking Tennis gives people who have perhaps slowed down a bit, or who are recovering from illness, or who are impaired in some way, the opportunity to play a slower form of tennis but one that’s just as enjoyable’.

Chairman of Shrewsbury Lawn Tennis Club, Steve Pearce commented ‘We are very happy to be the first club in Shrewsbury to offer Walking Tennis. It supports a top priority at the club - making tennis available and accessible across the community’. He went on to say, ‘We will offer Walking Tennis as a daytime membership category. We simply want everyone to come and enjoy tennis at our club’.

To book your place at a Walking Tennis session on a Monday at 2.30pm please email chairman@shrewsburylawntennisclub.co.uk