NEWS ON MONDAY 14th DECEMBER 2024

FATHER CHRISTMAS VISIT

Wow, a huge number of you came to meet Father Christmas on Saturday. It started out with games of pass the parcel and musical statues whilst we waited his arrival. Then John had a phone call from the Sleigh and everyone rushed out to the decking. It was wonderful to see the children’s excitement as they could hear him ringing a bell long before they could see him. Everyone was very excited when they received a gift. All to soon it was time for Father Christmas’s time to leave. However that meant it was of course time for pizza and hotdogs for the children and mince pies for the adults. A fun morning was had by all. So much fun in fact, we forgot to take photos, except for this one quick one as Father Christmas was departing!

SOCIAL PLAY ON FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER

For those coming along to Friday’s social, we thought it would be fun to wear Christmas Jumpers or Hats or both. For anyone wishing to stay afterwards, we thought we might order fish and chips, You will receive an email with information on how to order beforehand

HAVE YOU MET OUR TENNIS CLUB ELF YET?

 

Elf has been up to his antics again this week, hope you have been following along on our Facebook & Instagram pages.

NEW YEARS DAY AMERICAN TOURNAMENT

For those wanting to work of the Festive Season, we will be holding an American Tournament on New Years Day from 2-4pm. Details will be emailed out, with the link to book.

WINTER TEAMS 2024/25

Still so much rain and high winds effecting matches at the moment. Last week was the last weekend until after the festive season, matches resume in the New Year.

NORTH KENT

Mid Week Vets lost to a very strong Park Langley 1 Away on Friday. The team playing were Maria Perfect, Tony Millard, Diana Roberts & Dave Robertson. Thank you to Oakwood for such lovely food afterwards too.

Men’s 1 won 1-3 over Bromley Wendover 3 Away on Saturday. It was quite a tense morning, as Captain Greg was landing at City Airport first thing and had to rush to the match. All whilst Francesco was watching the airport tracker APP, in case of delays and needing to step in at the last minute! The team that played were Greg Lucas, fresh off the plane and Lee Cao, Richard Fay & Sam Morgan. Thanks too to Francesco for being on standby.

Men’s 2 unfortunately lost against a very strong Kemsing 1 at Home on Sunday. The team playing were Tim Morgan, Francesco Donadio, Jack Andrews & making his team debut Peter Galt.

Men’s 3 vs Sidcup Recreation 2 Away

Men’s 5 drew away against Bromley Sports Club 2. It was a well fought match, with 3 set tie breaks and 2 championship tie breaks, which lead to over 4 hours of tennis. The team playing were Aaron Ruby, Hessam Khoshnevisan, Rob Thomas and James McKeown.

Mixed 1 won 4-0 against Oakwood 1 Home on Sunday. The team playing were Tom Warburton, Olivia Flynn,  Richard Fay & Oksana Boklag.

KENT

Over 60’S Men vs Oakwood Away – Postponed till the New Year due to rain and the courts being to dangerous to play on.

Friendly Midweek Vets beat Catford Wanderers Vets International. 6-2. Team were Hessam Khoshenivisan, Rob Thomas, Jo Thomas and Alison Farrington.

WALKING TENNIS‍ SESSIONS

Want to play tennis still but at a slower pace, recovering from injury or are you a complete beginner wanting a bit more time and practice in a supportive setting? Come and try Walking Tennis with us and bring a friend. It’s a slower game, where the ball can bounce twice, there is no jumping or running and you play with modified equipment. Sessions have now been suspended until the New Year. £3 for members and £5 for non members. Go to Tom’s page on Clubspark to book a place

http://clubspark.lta.co.uk/ThomasWarburton or use the QR code below

EASY FUND RAISING – ADVENT CALENDAR

You could open the door on the easfundraising Advent Calendar to win a £1,000 donation for Shooters Hill Lawn Tennis Club! Countdown to Christmas with easyfundraising’s Advent Calendar, and we could win BIG! It’s free and easy to take part; just sign up and join us on easyfundraising: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/shltennisclub/?utm_campaign=pmc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_content=adventcalendar-email1

NORTH KENT TENNIS

North Kent Tennis have set up a new official page on Instagram which members can access to follow what is going on. (northkentlta.org.uk)

KENT TENNIS

You can view all the latest news from Kent Tennis on the following link: https://www.kenttennis.org.uk/klt

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