Clevedon Lawn Tennis Club will be holding it's annual Community Games Open Day at the Club which is situated opposite the Princes Hall Community Centre in Princes Road, on Sunday 30th June from 10.30am until 3pm.
Join us for the opening ceremony led by Club President, Margaret Dyer at 10:30 followed by FREE tennis for all. The day starts off with a junior tennis coaching session which will include fun tennis drills, games and competitions with prizes. Visitors can take on the Club coaches to see if they can defeat them at their own game in our 'Beat The Coaches' competition. There will also be a cardio tennis session for adults and an opportunity to find out how fast your serve is and see whether you can better Ivo Karlovic's 156mph record. Lots of other family events will be on offer: garden games, face painting, mini tennis, table tennis, swing ball, a raffle and a BBQ. There will also be a children's Art Competition – Tennis Is ? – submit your drawing, painting, photograph or model depicting what tennis means to you, prizes will be awarded for the best entries. Plus don’t miss the chance to win your first year’s membership absolutely free! Tennis clothing and equipment will be on sale and Baseline Sports will have a selection of the latest Rackets for players to try out. You don’t need to bring your own equipment as rackets will be available to borrow on the day, just make sure you've got your tennis shoes or trainers on!
Director of coaching Greg Spinks will be on hand to give details about the extensive junior coaching programme and 2013 Summer camps; adult coaching sessions, including the all new Cardio Tennis programme and private tuition, which are on offer at the Club. Committee Members will be available to answer questions and provide more information about membership; social and competitive play. There will also be some fantastic special introductory memberships available on the day.
Richard Tempany, Chairman of CLTC said: “I always look forward to this event, it gets bigger and better each year and provides the Club with an opportunity to show the local community what superb facilities we have here. Anyone who is interested in playing some tennis in Clevedon can come down and take part, Everyone is welcome regardless of their age or playing standard. This is a great family day out and we hope people will come along and enjoy it so much they'll want to join.”
CLTC's Open Day is one of many Community Games events taking place all over the country this year. Begun in 2012 and inspired by the 2012 Olympics, the idea behind the initiative is to bring communities together through local sporting and cultural events which echo and engender the ethos of the 2012 Games. CLTC is extremely grateful for the support they have received from the Community Games and the Quartet Community Foundation.
In the event of bad weather the Open Day will be held on the following Sunday - 8th July.
Clevedon Lawn Tennis Club, was founded in 1880 and is believed to be one of the oldest tennis clubs in the world and now boasts 4 floodlit newly refurbished artificial grass courts, car parking and a fully equipped clubhouse. The club has both men’s and ladies teams playing competitively in the Avon and North Somerset leagues and hosts various in house and open tournaments for adults and juniors throughout the season along with a wide range of social events. In 2010 the Club received Clubmark accreditation – one of the first clubs in the South West to have achieved this.
For more information about the Club please visit: www.clevedonltc.co.uk
For more information please contact: Emma Gurhy Tel: 01275 875536 – email clevedonltc@btinernet.com