Buriton Tennis Club

News for Members

The 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

Don't forget our weekly club sessions:

Club Coach, Paul Evans, provides the following sessions (all at £7):

Mondays early bird coaching: 7.30 - 8.30am

Tuesdays cardio tennis: 12 - 1pm (1 - 2pm from August 2019)

Wednesdays ladies group: 2 - 3pm

Fridays Beginners: 9 - 10am

Saturday morning squads at various times

And Paul also organises our Thursday evening ‘club nights’ throughout the summer months.

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.

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): £15
Students (16-18 years): £20
Adults: £50 each
Family Membership: £90

Fees are payable from 1st April each year.

Committee

The Club's Committee, elected each year at our Annual General Meeting, currently comprises: Catherine Murphy (Chairman), Maggie Johnston (Vice Chairman), Di Eades, Paul Evans, Sarah Figgis, Doug Jones, Max Jones, Peter Taylor (Treasurer) and Emily Walls (Secretary).

Contact details

Membership Secretary: Maggie Johnston (01730 262293; 0776 682 6888 and maggie@tithehouse.com)
Coach: Paul Evans (077 7933 1452 and paultennisevans@yahoo.co.uk)
Welfare Officer: Sarah Figgis (01730 267331 and sarahkagnew@btinternet.com)