N.B. THE TENNIS CLUB, INCLUDING COURTS AND CLUB HOUSE, IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.. MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2020/2021 WILL NOT BE ASKED FOR UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO OPEN AGAIN.
PLEASE RESPECT THE
Decision OF THE LTA AND THE CLUB COMMITTEE,
The following
message is the complete email I received from the LTA directing us to close.
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The absolute
priority of everyone in Britain needs to be protecting the health of the
nation, with a requirement to dramatically adjust our behaviour to help slow
the spread of the disease, prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed, and
ultimately save lives. The way everyone can do this is complying with the
Government’s guidance and staying at home.
Following the Prime
Minister’s announcement on Monday evening (23 March) all tennis facilities and
courts should be closed, and tennis coaching and activity should be put on hold
with immediate effect.
The National Tennis
Centre is closed, and all activity delivered by the LTA remains suspended for
the foreseeable future, including all LTA organised coaching sessions,
programmes and training courses. We have also now extended the
cancellation of all LTA staged and LTA approved competitions (grade 1 to 6) up
to 31 May 2020.
During these
challenging times for our society, our focus over the coming weeks will
be to ensure tennis coaches, venues, volunteers, officials and players are
supported in any way they can be, so that tennis in Britain emerges from this
period in as strong and healthy position as possible, and the sport is able to
resume its role in keeping the nation active.
We are continuing
to work with Government to help us achieve this, and establishing what further
support can be provided to help all those impacted by this unprecedented
situation.
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