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Sport England’s Senior Growth Manager Heather Taylor visited three centres within Hampshire last week as part of the LTA’s relationship with Sport England.
Heather accompanied by Chris Corby started their day by visiting Totally Tennis in Basingstoke. The centre was the first in Hampshire to achieve Tennis Clubmark accreditation in 2008 and has recently been awarded Beacon status by the Tennis Foundation and is now a proud part of the AEGON Parks Programme.
Next on the visit was a trip to Compton & Shawford Tennis Club on the outskirts of Winchester. Compton & Shawford achieved Tennis Clubmark accreditation last year and operate on a parks site with a shared pavilion which was funded by Sport England in 2003. The club have recently been awarded a grant from the LTA to enable them to have all three of their courts floodlit.
Finally the visit ended with a trip to David Lloyd Southampton. The centre is an accredited Satellite performance club and have some of the best juniors within the Country training throughout the week. The centre also boasts a large schools programme which is self-funding.
Simon Johnson, Tennis Development Manager, said: “It was great to welcome Sport England tot eh County. It was great for them to see how tennis clubs of different size and demographics are continuing to develop with both Sport England and LTA support.”
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