NEWS ON MONDAY 2nd DECEMBER 2024

NEW FLOOD LIGHTS – COURTS 1 AND 2 CLOSED

The Lighting Company are coming from TODAY till the 4th December to install the new style, more economical and environmentally friendly floodlights. Therefore courts 1 and 2 will be out of action whilst the work is carried out. We are really looking forward to having these installed and we are the first Club in the Country to have these new type of lights. We would hope to be able to have these then installed on the other courts, depending on how these perform and subject to obtaining further planning permission.

INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW COACH – YONAS

Yonas has been with us a few weeks now and I am sure he was met many of you, but we thought it was time to give a formal introduction & welcome him to the Club! So he’s a little introduction to Yonas in his own words.

‘I’ve been a Fully Accredited Level 2 Instructor for 3 years and I am currently training for my Level 3 Coach qualification (due to be finished in February 2025) Before working at Shooters Hill, I spent a year at the Globe Lawn Tennis Club in Belsize Park where I coached (part-time) many red, orange and yellow players. My last full-time job was working with SEND students at a secondary school in Colindale, North London, where I was for two years. At University, I played BUCS Tennis and coached performance squads, whilst studying History. I am an avid fab of the professional ATP circuit, I keep up-to-date with tournaments and the latest technical and tactical developments. I specialise in helping to improve players serves and improving their psychological resilience. My favourite professional player since 2019 has been Jannik Sinner.’

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thank you to everyone who were able to take the time and attend the AGM last Wednesday, it was a very productive and informative meeting. It was lovely to meet a few new members and be able to answer some of their questions.

SSSHHHHH……..FATHER CHRISTMAS CONFIRMS VISIT

Sssshhhhh, members only, Father Christmas has consulted his very busy diary and confirms he will be visiting on the morning of Saturday 14th December, around 10.15 ish, depending on flying conditions & weather!!  Members further have been e-mailed further information, so please ensure you read before the day if you intend on coming. Don’t forget you can bring other children in the family, not just those who are members. Refreshments for children will be provided. Adults can purchase mince pies, teas, coffees etc.

WINTER TEAMS 2024/25

Goodness yet another Storm and even more rain, which meant cancelled matches and others started but not completed|!

NORTH KENT

Mid Week Vets 2 beat Catford Wanderers 2 at Home by a very narrow margin, 5-3. Match won in a championship tie break 9/7. We now go top again with two left to play. Team playing were Sandra Woodcock, Libby Tuson, Dave Robertson & Richard Kershaw. It was Sandra and Richard who won the championship tie break.

KENT

Over 60’s Men had a narrow victory over Blackheath at Home on Wednesday, 2-2 on rubbers, 5-5 on sets, but 44-37 on games. The team playing were Gregg Gadd, Jon Beaumont, Rob Thomas & Hessam Khoshnevisan. Spot the missing two from the photo!!!

Mixed 1 beat Avenue 1 at Home by 4-0. The team playing was Mylan Roberts, Di Roberts, Mark Plonka & Ros McKeown.

Ladies vs Ightham Away. The team did brave the weather and started, they managed two matches before the rain set in. The team were 1-1 on rubbers, 2-2 on sets but unfortunately lost by one game. The team playing were Jo Thomas, Tracy Davy, Alison Farrington & Sandra Woodcock. Thanks for the photo ladies, it certainly does look a tad wet.

Men’s 1 vs David Lloyd Kings Hill 2 Away – sadly postponed due to the torrential rain on Sunday morning.

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 restarted on  Tuesdays at 12noon till 13.00. £3 for members and £5 for non members. Go to Tom’s page on Clubspark to book a place: Next session is Tuesday 12th November.

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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