News Update - June 6 2014

It is with very sad news that I start this update. I know some members will already be aware that John Tunnicliffe collapsed and died at the club earlier today. One of our members with medical training and an ambulance crew did all they could to help but unfortunately  were unable to save him. Our thoughts are very much with his family at this time. A tribute will follow in a future newsletter.

 Following the last update Paul Handford is well underway with obtaining quotes from local contractors. Our intention is to start work on 14th July for approx 4 weeks with minimal disruption to the goings on at the club, although there will be restricted use of the clubhouse during this time.

As mentioned at the EGM, work on updating the constitution will be starting soon. This is a big undertaking for the club and our aim is to have it completed for the AGM in October.

We have lots of things planned for the coming months, here are some dates for your diaries :

Saturday 7th June – Sports Mercury Cup semi-final v Carisbrooke 1.30pm at Carisbrooke, please come along and support the Oadby team of Ben, Hussein, Hassan, Kate W, Anna and Jenny.  !

Sunday 8th June – French Open Final, come along and watch at the clubhouse, bar open, snacks available

June/July– World Cup at the Tennis Club, keep an eye out for England matches being shown on TV at the club, the bar will be open, the three lions will be busy elsewhere

Sunday 15th June – Rally for Bally, come along for a set of tennis and treat yourself, your family to a bacon bap or full English  breakfast as part of our Dads’ Big Breakfast Brunch. All monies collected on the day will be donated to the Royal Marsden Hospital and Elena Baltacha Foundation

Sunday 29th June – Open Day, 1.30-4pm, all courts in use. This is part of the Great British Tennis Weekend, offering free coaching to adults and juniors. If you are able to display a poster at a place of work/leisure, please get in touch and we will forward one to you.

Also any offers to help, meet and greet and hit with potential new members would be gratefully received.  Names to Rosie O’Connor rosie_312@hotmail.com who is helping to coordinate this event. If you know of anyone who is interested please get them to come along to the event. We are also in need of some spare racquets for adults so if you have any old unwanted ones, please bring them to the club

Wednesday 2nd July – Adult Open Day follow-up, alongside usual Wednesday evening mix-in

Saturday 5th July – Closing date for Leics. Closed County Tournament

Sunday 6th July – Wimbledon Men’s Final, on tv in the clubhouse. Bar, strawberries and cream and other delights available !

Saturday mid July – Parent & Child Tournament, date to be confirmed.

Saturday 26th July- Start of Leics. Closed County  Tournament for a week

Tuesday 5th August – Men’s Night

Saturday 16th August – Ladies’ Afternoon

Finally, we are glad to see Eddie S back on court after his recent hip surgery and our best wishes go to Dan Poultney our men’s first captain who is undergoing appendix surgery this week  and will be out of action for a couple of months.

Best wishes

Katie
Club Chairman

Press Release - Sport England awards £45,698 to Oadby Tennis Club

Press Release
Oadby (Granville) Tennis Club  awarded £45,698 of funding from Sport England
Date: 23rd May 2014


Oadby (Granville) Tennis & Social Club is among 324 local sports projects to secure a share of £17 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund.

Oadby (Granville) Tennis & Social Club will receive £45,698 of National Lottery funding to upgrade facilities at the club, which was formed in 1946. The current clubhouse which was built (largely by members themselves) in 1982  will benefit from a new heating system, improved insulation and a new ceiling and lighting system from the funding. The club has 300 members aged 4-80, with 26 senior teams and a thriving junior section. Last year the club won Tennis Leicestershire’s Division One titles in Mixed Doubles, Men’s Veterans and Winter League Men’s Doubles. .

Sport England Property Director, Charles Johnston, said: “The Inspired Facilities Fund has had a huge impact on grassroots sport across the country. Since 2011, we’ve invested £88 million into more than 1,600 projects to improve and refurbish sports clubs and transform non-sporting venues into vibrant community sports clubs.

“It’s great to see Oadby Granville join the long list of successful clubs to benefit from this fund.”

Club Chairman, Katie England, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded Sport England funding which will enable us to modernise our clubhouse. We can now continue the development of the club and improve the quality of our facilities in line with the passion and enthusiasm of our members, coaches and the local community. This regeneration of the clubhouse will be key to our longer term plan for the club to thrive and grow for many years to come.”

 MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston, Sir Edward Garnier, said: “I am pleased to hear about the £45,698 from the National Lottery for Oadby Tennis Club. With summer (and Wimbledon) just around the corner, I hope the Tennis Club will benefit from the better facilities for its existing club members and the many more who will be attracted to it.”


Paul Sheard, Regional Tennis Participation Manager for the LTA commented, “I am delighted that Oadby (Granville) Tennis Club was successful in their application to the Sport England Inspired Facilities fund. The club provides a broad range of tennis opportunities for the local community and the upgraded clubhouse facilities will ensure that they are able to provide a safe and welcoming environment that encourages a broad range of people to take part in the sport”.


Avril Lennox MBE, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council Leisure Development Officer added, “I am delighted that Sport England has awarded the club this grant to improve their facilities. Widening access to sport fulfils a key objective of the Oadby & Wigston Borough Council Leisure Facilities Strategy. Tennis, as with other sports improves the health and fitness of those individuals participating; it positively tackles obesity, provides a disciplined sport and promotes a sense of belonging. The positive knock-on effect of the funding will be the retention of current members and the ability to attract new members, thus increasing participation.”


 The work on the clubhouse is due to start in July  and will be finished in time for the club’s annual tournament in September.

22 May Update

Hello all

BANK HOLIDAY BBQ - Monday 26th May - mix in as usual from 6pm (all 6 courts are free) with BBQ to follow. Everyone welcome (players, families etc) and any offers to man the BBQ gratefully received! Burger and sausage baps on sale. All very impromptu and informal !

DEVELOPMENT SURVEY - We'd like to know your thoughts on anything you'd like to see happen at the club, not necessarily now but over the next 5 years. This could be anything from ideas on decor of the club to patio area development.  There will be a short survey on the website from Sunday; we'd love to hear your thoughts!  Paper survey available too – collect from the club. A week for all responses, please.

LEICS. COUNTY CLOSED CHAMPS - see the poster at the club or go to www.leicstennischamps.co.uk. Always a god turnout from members – ask any committee if you haven’t entered before and want to know a bit more.

TENNIS/SOCIAL EVENTS - lots of things happening at the club over the next 4 months -
* League matches until July, Mixed and Vets matches continue till September
* Rally for Bally -  fundraising event to remember Elena Baltacha who passed away recently. Details to be confirmed
* Parent / child tournament – all ages - date to be confirmed.
*Men's and Ladies Night - dates TBC
*Club Tournament - 30th August start date.
*September  27th - Coffee and cakes morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

NEWS UPDATES- e mails/paper copies
We will print out all news updates and display at the club for those who don't receive e mails. Please check the noticeboard to see what news there is.
We will continue to post out all full newsletters of course.

REGULAR FIXED FOURS/SINGLES
Do you play in a regular/weekly fixed four or singles ?
We are sometimes asked re courts for daytime tennis matches and don't want to give permission at times when courts are regularly in use by members. We are therefore drawing up a list of times/days when courts are used each week. We have a list so far as below. If your four doesn't appear, please e mail me so we can add your  day/ time to the list. Or correct the times in the list, please. We realise the names of people playing each week will vary. Thanks for your help in this.

Monday 10.30am  - George/Bob H singles
Monday 1.30pm -    Carol H, Rosey & co
Tuesday 4pm -        Gordon/Paul/Steve & co
Wednesday 1pm  -  John Tunnicliffe & co
Wednesday 2pm -   George, Bob, Dennis, Bruce
Friday  - 10am -       George, Bob, Dennis V & co
Friday 10am –          Bruce, Kath & co

HALF TERM WEEK
No junior coaching sessions next week so all courts free each afternoon until 6pm and also Friday evening until 9.30pm. Courts bookable on Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm.

Thanks and best wishes

Katie
Club Chairman