New Head Coach at St. Mary’s Tennis Club
A warm welcome to Andrew Bird, LTA Level 4 Accredited Coach who’s joined our club!
Andrew has taught tennis to players of all standard for over 20 years and enjoy passing on his enthusiasm for the game and helping people improve. He has previously worked at clubs, parks and schools throughout the UK.
Andrew studied Sports Science and Recreation Management at Loughborough University where he was Men’s Tennis Captain. He still competes regularly on the ITF Seniors Circuit throughout Europe and has been ranked in the top 300 worldwide within his age group.
21ST JANUARY – NEWSLETTER
Dear Member,
Please find the link attached to the 18th January presentation on the tennis club’s development. https://gallery.
If you have any comments or suggestions for improvement, do please drop a line to the club’s email address.
We’ve also included photos (above) from a Clubhouse social group that met in the pavilion recently- part of the plans to encourage more women to join the tennis club.
The Wimbledon ballot deadline is looming- have you had a chance to opt in yet? https://www.lta.org.uk/
This Sunday afternoon, there is a birthday party in the pavilion.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
Some court news:- the watering system is out of use now until the Spring. We are also working with Complete Weed Control to spray the moss if we have the mild and dry weather forecast for next week.
Please diary these dates:-
Friday 18th January 7.30pm: All members are invited to come and find out about the club’s Development Plans- we’d very much like to hear your views. If you need a copy ahead of the session, please email:
Thursday 21st February: the last day to ‘Opt into the Wimbledon Ballot’ through your LTA portal. The club’s allocation of tickets depends on the number of its members that opt into the Venue Ballot, so please do this asap. Wimbledon ballot
Monday 25th February 7.30pm. The Club’s Annual General Meeting- more info will be available later.
We look forward to seeing you there…
St. Mary’s Tennis Club First Christmas Fair 2017
November the 26th from 10 to 1pm. Support your club and the local community and join us for a morning of festive shopping, mulled wine, mince pies and much more! £1 entry – kids go free
