Great news!!
We have at last got floodlights and the bonus of resurfaced courts.
Courts 1 and 2 are now open for booking. The lights can be turned on in the
club house via a key mechanism.
The lights will auto turn off at 9pm. One light will remain on for 10
minutes to allow safe exit with some lighting.
If you leave the courts before auto turn off then please do turn them off at
the club house before leaving.
Don't forget to lock up !
We will have an official opening of the floodlit courts, there are rumours
of the Mayor cutting the ribbon. This will happen after the courts have been
painted. Look out for further news.
If you have been to the club recently you will notice that the works are
nearing final sign off. We are waiting for the courts to be painted,
green and green!, after Easter when the weather is best. In the
meantime, we can use the courts with the temporary lines marked out. This
is so exciting time for our club. If you are like me then you will be eager to
get out and play on the super flat surface and with lights.
With the new courts and floodlights come some changes to club sessions and
club coaching programs. This has been a challenge top accommodate everyone so
please do bear with us as we monitor usage going forward to make sure everyone
benefits.
The initial schedule for Court 1 & Court 2 is set out below.
The Summer runs from April through to October and Winter October through to
April based on daylight hours.
There is a lot of mud around courts 1 and 2 and with the painting scheduled
to take place within the next couple of weeks they need to be kept as clean as
possible. Therefore, we ask if you could please wear a different pair of
shoes or cover your shoes and change before entering. We have placed a
bench outside the courts for this purpose.
Membership renewals are due from the 1st April, 2022. The packages are
available on the web site now for you to renew. We have increased prices by a
small amount to help cover the cost of lights, and to help pay back an LTA loan
we needed to get the courts resurfaced and lights installed. We have altered
the Family Package to allow for 2 adults and multiple children from the same
family, previously you could only add 2 children.
Hear is the new Summer and Winter Court Schedule
As mentioned above, we are introducing a new winter and summer
schedule. Winter runs from October through April and Summer from April
through to October.
Please
click hear to see the program.
New Adult & Junior Team Training
Tom and Club Captain Jeremy have been working to develop the already popular
Mixed Adult Monday Team Training. This is to develop the clubs offering
to strength the depth of all team squads and hopefully in time introduce new
teams. All training is for both Female and Male members wanting to be
involved in team fixtures taking place on Saturdays and Sundays. The
first session is open to all who meet the above criteria and starts at 6pm.
Rember, this is specifically for members who wish to represent Henley Tennis
Club in team matches which take place on Saturdays and Sundays. They
structured specifically towards fixtures and doubles play. Numbers are
restricted so if you want to find out more and get involved, please get in
touch with Tom directly info@mysportspro.co.uk
or 07795562292.
The Second session is for both Female and Male members and is based on
selection so please get in contact Tom info@mysportspro.co.uk
or Club Captain Jeremy Wright to find out more.
Junior Team Training Wednesday Nights
Tom is thrilled to be able to finally offer a Junior Team Training session
on Wednesdays. This is for our stronger juniors wishing to represent our
club in the Oxfordshire Junior Winter and Summer League. All juniors must
have a British Junior Membership which is available for FREE via the LTA
website. Players must already be on the coaching program and this session
is to run alongside existing coaching and does not act as a replacement.
Players must also be available to compete on weekends for Club fixtures.
For more information, please contact Tom directly info@mysportspro.co.uk
After School Junior Coaching can now take place all year round. If you
wish to find out more please contact Tom direct via info@mysportspro.co.uk
or 07795562292.
Other News
Henley Tennis Club were shortlisted for LTA Tennis Oxfordshire Club of the
Year 2022 which is a great honour unfortunately coming behind North Oxford Lawn
Tennis Club. At the same awards Tom was shortlisted for LTA Tennis
Oxfordshire Development Coach of the Year in which he won!! We are grateful for
the work he has done at the club and its great to see it paying off. The
award means he now go through the LTA Regional Awards where is goes up against
8 other counties.
The Club are running Easter Holiday Camps over a two week period from the
11th April to 14th April and 19th April to 22nd April. All can now be
booked online via www.mysportspro.co.uk
