Tennis Club  News - August 2010  

Tennis Ladder

We thought it would be good to try and get a bit more competition within the club, so we thought we'd try a Tennis Ladder. The good thing about a ladder is that players of all standards can take part, and you can play as little or often as you like. We thought we'd just have one singles ladder for men and women to start with. I have tried to set up the ladder on an on-line website, so if you would like to join the ladder please sign up at http://sportmeets.com/ladder/TiptonSingles?ref=email . (If people would like to join a ladder but don't like the idea of joining an on-line system, please let us know and we can organise it another way.) Another possibility is that we organise a doubles ladder - if there is interest in this, please let us know.

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Use of Courts by Visitors

Visitors and non-members are welcome to use Court 2 (nearer the pavilion) provided it is not booked or in use by club members. A key may be obtained from Tipton Garage for a charge of £2.50 per person per hour. Outside Garage opening hours you can try phoning 01404 815181 and requesting temporary membership. Note that this arrangement is for occasional use and is not a substitute for membership - locals who want to make regular use of the courts are strongly encouraged to join the club. Non-members are NOT entitled to pre-book the court.

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Floodlights - after endless trouble with the electric meters, we have decided to abandon the token system - the cost of meters does not justify the income. For the rest of this year we are operating a trust system - if you use lights for non-club events, please pay the Treasurer (Ken Mylne, The Oaks, Barton Orchard, Tipton St John EX10 0AN) at £2 per hour, the same rate that we used to charge for tokens. If you have any unused tokens, please return them to Ken and we will refund the cost. 

Lights are operated from the trip switches and main switch in the cupboard. On is UP! Occasionally they may not fire up first time - switch off and leave a few seconds before trying again. You MUST switch off the lights before you leave. If lights have recently been switched off, please leave 15 minutes before re-lighting as switching on hot bulbs can cause them to blow. 

If you have problems, please inform a member of the committee.

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Not joined yet? The membership form can be downloaded from the website if you don't have one.

 

  Tipton Tennis Club is a small club with two courts in the village playing fields, beautifully located next to the River Otter right in the heart of the village. We welcome new members of all standards from Tipton and surrounding area.

Our two hard-courts were completely relaid in early 2009 and provide one of the best playing surfaces in the local area. Both courts are flood-lit allowing play all year round and late into the evening. Members enjoy unlimited free use of the courts throughout the year - times may be booked up to 2 weeks in advance except where the courts are reserved for matches and fixed club activities such as coaching sessions. The club shares use of the Playing Field Pavilion with the village Cricket Club

The club is affiliated to the LTA (link to www.lta.org.uk ) and runs 3 men's and 1 ladies' teams in the Exeter and District Tennis League. In 2009 the men's A team retained their position in the 3^rd division, and all 3 of the other teams were promoted, so the players have a challenge to live up to in 2010! You can also find us on the LTA website at http://www.lta.org.uk/Places-To-Play/Details/Overview/?clubid=1-14H-2491

The club has an active junior development programme with regular fun coaching sessions for different age groups run by our qualified coach, Peter Clarke, on a pay-as-you-come basis. Please contact Peter on 01404 812440 for more details. Family membership is attractively priced to encourage parents (or grandparents) and children to all join and play together. (All juniors attending coaching must be club members, but you are welcome to three trial sessions before deciding whether to join.)

Wednesday evening from 7.00pm is Club Night and all members are encouraged to come along and enjoy a friendly evening's tennis. We are planning barbeque's and refreshments to encourage a more friendly and social atmosphere in the club - watch this website for details. Several members usually retire to the Golden Lion for some refreshment at the end of the evening!

 

Membership Rates for 2010

Family £113

Adult £52

Junior (Under 18, or under 18 in full-time education) £24

Student (18-25 in full-time education) £26

Holiday visitors please contact us for a short-term membership.

To join please download the Membership Form (PRESS HERE TO DOWNLOAD) and return with cheque to address given on the form.

Contact details: For membership enquiries or more information please contact Ken Mylne on 01404 815181. (Email - Use the contact form on this site, marked Tennis Club in Subject box and your enquiry will be passed to me)

As the club is affiliated to the LTA we receive an annual allocation of tickets for the Wimbledon Championships - all members who join before the 1^st May are entitled to enter a ballot for the opportunity to purchase these tickets. LTA affiliation also provides full Public Liability Insurance.

We strongly encourage members to join the LTA's membership scheme, British Tennis Membership, which is FREE to members of affiliated clubs. This supports our allocation of Wimbledon tickets and other benefits. Click here (link to http://www.lta.org.uk/britishtennismembership/) to join - please make sure you name Tipton St John Tennis Club as your club.