KENT TENNIS JUNIOR AWARDS
Well done to Sam Morgan for being awarded the Kent Junior Tennis Award, for his outstanding contribution to the club, which includes gaining his Tennis Leaders Award as well as supporting the Junior Summer Camps where he helps out the younger players. As well as own achievement’s in playing tennis, he played for both Men’s 1 and Men’s 2 this summer as well as Junior Tennis at U14 and U16. We are so proud of you Sam, thank you for all you do at the Club and we know you will continue to enjoy playing Tennis.
We would also like to congratulate Thomas Guichard who also received an award for his contribution in supporting the club by representing Shooters Hill in the junior National leagues.
AMERICAN TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 27TH AUGUST
Lovely to see everyone at this months American Tournament yesterday, despite the showers a great afternoon of Tennis. Well done to our Winners, Kate Newham and Tosin Reynolds. Date for the next American Tournament will be advertised soon it will be the Queens’ memorial cup.
JUNIOR TERM TIME COACHING ENROLMENT – STARTS 4th SEPTEMBER
The September term time coaching programme re-starts from Monday 4th September. It is now live on the head coaches page on Clubspark (see link below). There are a number of sessions split by age and playing level, if your not sure what to book please speak to the Coaching Team and they can advise you further. Please remember your child must be a member to take part in the term time coaching. If you have only started playing Tennis with us over the summer, you can join with the Pro Rata Membership, please see information below.
Book Here – https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThomasWarburtonCoaching/Coaching/Junior
PRO RATA MEMBERSHIP FROM SEPTEMBER
The pro rata membership rate will be available from the 1st September to the 31st March, costs will be as follows;
Adult – £140.00
Senior Citizen/Student/Intermediate/Mid Week – £110
11-18 Years Old – £65
Under 10’s – £55
Under 5’s – £25
MEMBERS ONLY TEAM TRIALS – SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMEBR 11am – 2pm
A team trials day has been scheduled for Sunday the 3rd of September 11am to 2pm. Please put the date in your diary and if possible, book through the link in the news email, to give us and the Team Captains an idea on numbers.
LTA Referee Course at Bromley Tennis Centre on 4th & 5th November 2023
The Referee Course is aimed at people with experience of oranising competitions who would like to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become a paid Tennis Referee. Both days of the course are 9am – 5.30pm. Attendees must be aged 16 or over and must be UK residents. The course costs £75. Attendees also must have attended a Competition Organiser course/completed a Court Supervisor course or have previous experience of organising and running competitions.
Book here: Referee Course – South East (lta.org.uk)
ADULT COACHING GROUP SESSIONS
All Adult Group Coaching Sessions also re-start week beginning the 4th September, please check the coaching page on Clubspark for details of all the sessions available. Further Information or to book via this link – https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThomasWarburtonCoaching/Coaching/Adult
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Kent County Championship – Simone played in the ladies singles loosing in the Semi Finals 10-12 in the third set championship tie break. It was an incredible match and Simone played so well, the club are so proud of you Simone, well done.
Just one more match to come this week, Kent Mid Week Over 60’s and then the Summer Season is finished. Winter Fixtures are being worked on currently, will let you all know once we have further information.
EASY FUND RAISING – Help Us Raise Funds Shopping for Back to School Essentials
In the last quarter your online shopping has helped us raise £70.43 for the club, we just wanted to say a huge thank you.
If you’re buying a new school uniform, PE kits, rucksacks, stationery or any other back to school essentials – please remember to shop using easyfundraising. You can raise FREE donations for Shooters Hill Lawn Tennis Club at the same time with brands including John Lewis & Partners, Argos, M&S and more! If you’re not already signed up, it only takes a few minutes and would be an enormous help to us, at no extra cost to yourself! They’ve put together all the latest and best offers in one place here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/offers/trending-offers?utm_campaign=pmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=backtoschool-email1
KENT TENNIS
You can view all the latest news from Kent Tennis on the following link: https://www.kenttennis.org.uk/klt
BECOMING A MEMBER
See website. http://www.shootershilllawntennis.co.uk
If you have any questions do ring the secretary on 07940562271 or email secretary@shltc.info
– Membership is renewed through our website on membership page, NOT the Club spark website that is for court & social bookings!
-If already a member you will already have a user name and password. You can reset the password yourself, however if you have forgotten your user name please email secretary@shltc.info. You will be replied to ASAP but remember it can take a few days, with so many to process at this time. New members can join completing the form through the website.
-When completing the form please be aware that if you choose to NOT be on the emailing list you will not be kept updated with all that happens at the club, such as The Socials & Kids Courses. Therefore you will need to check the website regularly for the weekly news. We only email about tennis club matters and your details would never be shared.
-Once you have completed the form (you must put something in every field) You will receive a confirmation email with BACS details. However the BACS details are in the RED BOX , top right hand corner of the form, so you can make a note of them at that point as well, before you submit the form.
-Once the form and payment is received, Adult Members & Over 13 Year Old Children will receive an email to access court booking, which you need to follow if your wish to be able to book courts and book onto socials (please check your junk box). This may take a few days in busy periods. All members will receive This Years Coloured Tag and a Welcome Letter which explains what is available at the club
HITTING WHATSAPP
If members are interested in being on the Hitting WhatsApp please check the weekly update email.
The Directors
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