It's been a fantastic week of tennis due to our involvement with this amazing initiative linked to the LTA. We have visited over twenty schools this week with the LTA Tennis Roadshow in the Penwith area. This led to a great opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate the event with a Big Festival Weekend being delivered at Penzance Tennis Club on the Saturday and Sunday.
It was game set and match to the sport with a record turnout of over 300 children and adults visiting the club, spending hours on court and hitting hundreds of tennis balls. This has gained many new members for the club as people signed up for membership and coaching courses on the day.
Sunny weather blessed us throughout the week and Phil Leighton at the LTA, working with Penzance coaching team, did an amazing job. They were supported by the club's tennis leaders and parents keeping everyone active and having FUN.
We were all very grateful for the wonderful refreshments provided by Mel and his team at the Cafe.
The Club would like to thank everyone in the community who joined in on the day and especially the support of the local schools that made this such a special event.
This was a great week for the club offering free tennis to everyone and it was a great way to encourage more people down to Penzance to take up the sport and hopefully stay involved.
In all my time at the club I have never seen so many people on our courts having fun at one time.