PARIS 24 PARALYMPICS – Wheelchair Tennis

If you haven’t been watching the Paralympics over the last two weeks then you have missed some incredible tennis with some amazing results. Gorden Reid and Alfie Stewart taking Gold in the men’s doubles, then Alfie went on to take Silver in the Singles. Then Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade took Silver in the Quad Doubles. Congratulations to our Paralympians.

KENT FINALS RESULTS

We had a Super Saturday of our own at the weekend, in which three of our teams were all playing in Kent Finals. Thanks to all those who came out across the day to cheer the teams on.

10am saw Men’s 2 play United Tennis in a repeat of last years play off. Our men lost 4-0 to a very strong team, but played fantastically well, well played gents. The team playing were Jack Andrews, Tim Morgan, Matt Snellin and Mark Plonka.

10am also saw the Men’s 4 play Bearstead and they won 4-0. The team playing were Perry Rich, Chib Ejiegbu, Abel Coolen and Jason Barkworth. An awesome result Gentlemen.

1pm saw Ladies 2 play the newest team in the League Charring. Sadly loosing 3-1 to the newcomers. The team playing were Alissa Harger, Lauren Esler, Jenny Challis and Alison Farrington. Well played ladies, thanks for the photo.

JUNIOR AND ADULT AUTUMN TERM COACHING

Our Juniors and adults new term starts today, so don’t forget Juniors and adults must be members! Please do take advantage of the Pro Rata September rate if they are not already members. To book the new terms courses please see Tom’s coaching page on club spark or click the link below

TW Tennis Coaching / Junior coaching (lta.org.uk)

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 are restarting 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:

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

PRO RATA SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIPS

Its the time of year, where there is just 7 months left of the membership year remaining. So the membership has now been reduced to the Pro Rata September rate from the 1st of the month, which will be through to the 31st March 2025

CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER 7PM

The club will be hosting a Charity Quiz night on Saturday 5th October at 7pm, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
The cost of entry is £3 per person, and there is a maximum of 6 in a team. If you do not have a team, feel free to sign up on your own, and you will be placed into a team.  The bar will be open and there will be prizes for the winning team.
To sign up, click the link below. Sign up early, as we can only fit so many people in the club house, and sign up will be closed once we hit our limit of teams. Look forward to seeing everyone there!

COURT 5 AND 6

These are now open and are looking really good. Courts 3 and 4 will be painted sometime next year

EASY FUND RAISING – Buying Car Insurance, you could raise money for the club too?

Buy car insurance via easyfundraising before 30th September, and you could win the cost of your policy as a much-needed donation for us! MoneySupermarket, Go.Compare, Compare the Market, and more are taking part and will give us an entry into the giveaway. Plus, when you sign up to easyfundraising, you’ll raise a BIG donation for us when you shop with them: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/shltennisclub/?utm_campaign=pmc&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=insurancegiveaway-fb1

You’ve raised for Shooters Hill Lawn Tennis Club in the last 30 days £25.82 and recruited 1 new supporter

KENT TENNIS

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

HITTING WHATSAPP

If members are interested in being on the Hitting WhatsApp please check the weekly update email for details of how to join.

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