Social Events
Introduction
At Caunton Tennis Club we have many events throughout the year for adults and juniors. Please have a look at the below to see what we have going on.
Junior Events
Easter Egg Hunt
Around Easter every year we hold a fun Easter egg hunt for all children who are part of the coaching programme. This is always well supported and Is free to all our players. We scatter mini eggs around the Caunton club and have 4 teams trying to find all the eggs as well as some big eggs and the Golden eggs. Its for children 2 years plus and parent can join in.
Christmas Party (2-10 years)
Before Christmas every year we run the kids xmas party at Muskham Hall. This is a 2 hour party with music where parents bring food and we set this up on tables for the children to have half way through. We play lots of fun party games and we always love to see lots of Christmas jumpers or party outfits. Again this is free to all our juniors.
Christmas Doubles
This is the event for our older juniors who are 10 plus. We have fun doubles games outside and then have party food etc in the clubhouse after. This is free for All our juniors
Parent and child tournament
We run a parent and child mini doubles tournament which usually proceeds the Easter egg hunt. This is a fun tournament where an adult family member teams up with a child to make a doubles team. They compete against other pairs, and the winners qualify for the finals at one of the professional tennis events in the summer where they get free entry to watch the professional tennis. This is a free event
Road to Wimbledon
This is for those players aged 10-14 years and is a knockout singles tournament. The winner and often the runner up of the event qualify for the county finals to play the other club winners. The county winner then gets the amazing opportunity to compete at Wimbledon on the grass. This is a free event.
Open Day
Every year we hold our club open day which has between 100-200 visitors and is great fun for all the family. We have free tennis, a bouncy castle, face painting, fastest serve and the ball machine. We also have cakes and refreshments on offer.
Club Championships
In June every year we hold our Annual Club Championships. This is open and is free to all members. You compete against the others in your age group to try and become the club champion. It is singles based and we have the following events for juniors: Mini Red, Mini Orange, Mini Green, 12 and under boys, 16 and under boys, 16 and under girls.
Adult Events
Termly Fun doubles evening
This takes place on the final Tuesday of every term. These are Easter, Summer and Xmas. We have fun doubles 7.30-9pm followed by food at 9pm. It’s a great event with around 40-50 players regularly attending.
Ladies tournaments
We run a winter and spring ladies tournament. These events usually attract about 40 plus ladies. At the event we also have Wilson rackets, shoes, clothes, bags and all accessories on offer to buy from the clubhouse provided by Caunton Aces Performance Tennis Ltd.
Format of the day:
9am arrival with tea, coffee and biscuits.
9.30am play to commence
1pm lunch is served followed by a Raffle
These are open to all standards of play as you will be placed on a court with other players of the same level
Ladies coaching days
3-4 times per year we run ladies coaching days which always fill up fast and prove to be very popular. These run on Tuesdays or Fridays with timing normally from 9am-3pm.
The cost is £40 per player per day
Format of the day
9am Arrival for tea/coffee
9.30am on court for group warm up
9.45am-12noon Drills and teaching based around the theme of the day
12noon Lunch (everyone brings something)
1pm More drills and matchplay to practice what was covered in the morning session.
2.30pm Fun games to wrap up the day
If your interested in finding out when these events are please email lisa@tennis4all.org.uk
Mixed fun doubles social
We run a fun social mixed doubles event where you play against other pairs. The aim is to have fun against other players at the club and enjoy a nice social afternoon. These take place a couple of times per year.
Partners drawn competitions
These take place in the summer and we have Men’s, Ladies and Mixed events. These are doubles based and you just sign up on the noticeboard before the event. When you turn up on the day you’ll be drawn out of the hat with a partner. You then play other pairs and the winning team claim the trophy. Again these are lots of fun and a great social event.
Club Championships
In June every year we hold our annual club championships. This is open and is free to all members. You compete against the others in the event you enter to try and become the club champion. It is singles and doubles based and we have the following events for adults: Men’s singles, Ladies singles, Men’s doubles, ladies doubles, and Mixed doubles.
Wimbledon Ticket Ballot
Every year we have an allocation of Wimbledon tickets for those who ‘opt in’ through the LTA. We have sign up sheets in the clubhouse around April. If you put your name down on the list then your in with a shout. We do a draw in April/May and if you are picked out then your going to Wimbledon. Ticket prices do vary so please check the dates your signing up for.