Buriton Tennis Club

News for Members 

The NEW online booking system for both courts is available via: www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/BuritonTennisClub. Please contact Peter Taylor if you have any queries: peter.taylor6491@gmail.com  

The ladder is hosted at tennisrungs.com and Peter Taylor can provide full details to Members: peter.taylor6491@gmail.com. 

 

Don't forget our weekly club sessions :

Club Coach, Paul Evans, is very pleased to report the success of a new 'Beginners Group' which is available to all potential new players on Fridays from 12:30 until 1:30pm. All rackets and tennis balls are provided and each session is simply £5 - pay on the day.

Paul also runs 'Tennis Drills to Music' every Tuesday from 1 - 2pm and again these are pay on the day - just £6 each.

The Ladies Group is every Wednesday (2 - 3pm): pay on the day; £6 each

The popular Saturday Squads sessions - every Saturday morning - offers the choice of three sessions each of about 1 hour duration.

There is now a new Sunday morning Club session: 9.30 - 12 noon.  Just turn up and play.

 

 

Directions for visitors

Buriton Tennis Club's courts are located on the village Recreation Ground, adjacent to the Village Hall, just off the High Street at GU31 5RX. Directions and a map are available via this link:  http://www.buriton.info/directions

Information about joining the club

For information about joining the club or using the courts, please contact Maggie Johnston on 01730 262293 or maggie@tithehouse.com. Maggie's address is: Tithe House, Greenway Lane, Buriton. This is the first house on the left after the Village Inn junction when leaving the village via Greenway Lane.

Tennis balls

Tennis balls are available from two places in Buriton village at £4 a tube:

Liz Davies - 01730 268149

Barbara Muir - 01730 231554

Racquet stringing

Two club members are able to undertake racquet stringing:

James Harwood - 07929 043533 and semaj12@hotmail.com

Mark Sinclair - 07717 069643 and mark57sin@hotmail.com

Coaching and enquiries about league tennis matches with other clubs

Paul Evans - 07779 331452 and paultennisevans@yahoo.co.uk  

 

An introduction to the club

 Although there was a grass court on the Recreation Ground before the Second World War, today's Buriton Tennis Club was really only formed in the late 1970s - brought about by the late Peggy Larken, Don Hoolahan, Tom Hall and Leonard Sandford.

The Club's founders were keen to provide more opportunities for youngsters of the parish to play sport and to establish a club with informal, friendly traditions.

The Club's Committee strives to maintain these 'family' traditions to this day - and well into the future.

The Club helps to fund a qualified Coach, Paul Evans, who provides excellent support for scores of local youngsters - and for many others who are still young at heart!

We organise regular club sessions, tournaments and social events. And teams represent the Club in local leagues and friendly matches: ladies, men's and mixed doubles.

During recent summers the Club offered free coaching sessions and 'open court' time to local children (aged under 16) and we hope to continue this arrangement into the future.

Also in 2010 - 2011 we completely resurfaced and repainted both our courts, and our practice wall area, to provide excellent playing conditions. 

We endeavour to keep membership subscriptions at relatively modest levels but, in order to do this, we rely on the support of club members to help with other fund-raising events.

Current annual membership fees

  • Juniors (under 16): £12
  • Students (16-18 years): £17
  • Adults: £45 each
  • Family Membership: £85

Fees are payable from 1st April each year.

Committee

The Club's Committee, elected each year at our Annual General Meeting, currently comprises: Paul Martin (Chairman), Maggie Johnston (Vice Chairman), John Blair, Alex Butler, Di Eades, Paul Evans,  Doug Jones, Max Jones, Julie Sinclair (Secretary) and Peter Taylor (Treasurer), .

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