JUNIOR EASTER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Lovely to see so many Juniors last week, they had glorious Sunshine for most of the week, although a little chilly somedays. Don’t forget you can still book for this week. Sessions will be running daily, for 6 hour  from Monday to Thursday for 7-13 year olds. You can book for just a day or for all four. Don’t forget you can also bring non member family & friends during the holiday programme. Players will have the chance to work on technical and tactical tennis skills as well as enjoy lots of game based activities. The day runs from 9am-3pm so please remember to pack some lunch and suitable clothing for any weather! The link to book is below;

Clubspark / TW Tennis Coaching / Holiday camps

CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT – FRIDAY 25TH APRIL AT 7PM

Our Head Coach Tom will be running the London Marathon for the 3rd time on Sunday 27th April. He is raising money for Children With Cancer UK. We will be holding a quiz night in the club house on Friday 25th. We challenge you to get a team together and come along to help raise money for a great cause. Maximum team size is 6, a charitable donation from each team member is required. There are prizes up for grabs too. A sign up sheet is in the club house on Tom’s notice board by the front door. You can pay your team entry donation on the evening. We look forward to seeing you there.

INTERNAL MIXED TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 4TH MAY (all day)

An invite will be sent out shortly for members to enter the internal mixed tournament. The referee Graham Silvester LTA Referee will be running the tournament so any queries must be sent to him (his details will be on link sent to you). Members who enter must be available for the club finals day on Sunday 20th July. Please also remember the Doubles Tournament on Sunday 8th June and the Singles Tournament on Sunday 6th July (again you must be available to play on finals day). Members will receive the invites for these nearer the time

INTERNAL VETS DOUBLES 55+

The competition will run from early May 2025 and the finals will be held on club finals day on Sunday  20th July. You must be available to play on this day to enter. An invitation to enter will be sent out shortly with a closing date of 23rd April.

Participants will need to arrange the matches with the opposition, provide their own tennis balls and book the courts. Fast 4 rules will apply.
There will be no plate competition in this event.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Any Juniors intending to book for the new term, don’t forget you MUST be a member, so don’t forget to renew! Any queries please email secretary@shltc.info

HOW TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP

– Membership is renewed through OUR Websitewww.shootershilllawntennisclub.co.uk from the membership page, NOT the Clubspark or LTA website. Clubspark is only for lessons, courts & social bookings!

-If you are already a member you will need to go to the ‘Green’ Section on the membership page, labelled ‘Existing Members’, you already have a username 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. You will need to go to the ‘Orange’ Section on the membership page, labelled ‘New Members’

-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 links to Socials, Monthly American Tournaments or Kids/Adult Courses.  Therefore you will need to check the website/Social media for updates & information.  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. (do check your junk emails)

-Once the form and payment is received, Adult Members & 13 and over 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. Everything you need to know about the club is here.

NORTH KENT CUP

Please do come along and support our players representing the Club in the North Kent Cup, they would appreciate a cheer squad!

Mixed Cup on Thursday 17th April at 7pm. Tom Warburton & Olivia Flynn will be playing at Meopham.

Men’s Vets Cup on Thursday 24th April starting at 6.30pm. David Harrild & Francesco Donadio will be playing Crescent at Home.

SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM RESULTS

Its been a great start to the Summer Season for our teams, well done everyone.

Kent

Mixed 2 beat Maidstone 2 Away by 4-0. The team playing were Neal & Libby Tuson, Sandra Woodcock & Rob Thomas. Thanks for the team picture.

Men’s 2 lost 3-1 to Maidstone 1 Away. Division 4 is definitely tough. The team playing were Will Leney, Iain Goosey, Mark Plonka and Jan Are Mo.

Mixed 1 won by 2 games against Blackheath 3 on Sunday at Home. The team playing were Joao Ribeiro, Charmaine Ooi, Ben and Olivia Flynn.

Ladies 2 beat St Johns 2 Away, 3-1. A shout out to Sandra & Alex who took both their rubbers to tie breaks. The team playing were Sandra Woodcock, Alex Rangelova, Gail Youd and Alison Farrington. Thanks for the photo Ladies.

North Kent

Mixed 1 beat Oakwood 1 at Home on Saturday. Team playing were Mylan Roberts & Charmaine Ooi, Dave Harrild & Maria Perfect and Sam Morgan & Olivia Flynn.

Men’s 1 lost against a very strong Meopham 1 Away. The team playing were Richard Fay, Alex Todd, Jason Barkworth, Jiggs Sahota, Perry Rich and Chib Ejiegbu.

EASY FUND RAISING – Join the Egg Hunt

Join The Egg Hunt to help Shooters Hill Lawn Tennis Club win £500! Solve the daily clues and find the hidden egg to enter us into the daily prize draw to win £100 or £200 donations, plus Easter Sunday’s grand prize draw! If you’re not supporting us on easyfundraising yet, now’s an egg-cellent time to get involved: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/shltennisclub/?utm_campaign=pmc&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=theegghunt-fb1

The Directors

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