TENNIS COURTS 4 and 5 – Note from Peter Mayell, Grounds Team

The contractors have now completed the rejuvenation of courts 4 and 5 and they are ready for play. Club matches can now go back to these courts.   At this stage they have only put 50% of the sand back on the surface because it will take longer at this time of the year to bed in. A large volume  would also have ... More

Progress on the maintenance of courts 4 and 5

As you are already probably aware, this week we are taking some time to get some maintenance onto courts 4 and 5. Your committee takes the quality and maintenance of the club very seriously but due to a number of factors (primarily the record-breaking rainfall this last autumn) courts 4 and 5 have been not as good as we ... More

Our Award-Winning Chairman – the citation

Further to the recent news of Ian's amazing award from the LTA Essex team, we thought we would publish the citation which detailed in writing all the value that Ian adds to our club. Enjoy: In what ways has the volunteer contributed in 2019 (150 words) Affectionately known as ‘The Chairman’ and ‘Shoreditch ... More

Our Chairman, Ian Gunn is LTA Essex County Award winner of ‘Volunteer of the Year’

I am extremely pleased to advise that at the January 8th Essex County Tennis AGM, Ian was awarded  LTA Essex County Award winner of ‘Volunteer of the Year’ This is a very well-deserved award, and I am sure all of you will take the opportunity of congratulating Ian for the outstanding job he has been doing for the ... More

Another great Mens’ Christmas Tennis and dinner

As usual a brilliant day organised by Paul our mens' captain, chef, organiser and occasional tennis player. Merry Christmas everyone. More

Ladies Handicap Christmas Tournament – Winners

Winners of our Ladies Handicap Christmas Tournament on Saturday 14th December: Debbie King, Sharon Bennet, Delia Widdows and Jill Haseltine. Well done girls! More

Tennis and Social Evening – It’s Christmas!

On Monday 23rd December we will be playing Social tennis from 7pm and then carrying on down to the Hutton Junction for a Christmas drink. To play tennis, sign up at the clubhouse or email Alison-morton@outlook.com or just come along for a drink from 9pm. More

Brockley Grove closing

At Ramblers Lodge, on Brockley Grove, the electrical company will be digging a trench across the road. They have permission from the council to close access to Brockley Grove from the Woodway side and all traffic will be diverted to either Mount Avenue or Ridgeway. It is scheduled for 6 days but I think that they are ... More

When you think the ball is out…

This tough subject came up again the other day. It's really hard. As Graham Lister once explained, the issue of Parallax also needs to be taken into account. There's a really good write up of this here:http://www.tallgums.com.au/fixtures-line-calls.htmOh - and for your viewing pleasure, even those that are paid to get ... More

The Final’s Weekend – what a couple of days

Well, another fantastic Finals Weekend! It kicked off early on Saturday morning with two thrilling 3 set finals – the Mixed Handicap Doubles and the Men’s Singles Plate. Jo and John Nicholls beat Jen Morris and Paul Constable 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 and Martin beat Gavin in the Singles Plate 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 – both matches were ... More