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Recoating of the Courts - update 24/4/24

Courtstall have finished painting the red and green colours on all 6 courts, they now need to dry for 7 days and then have the white lines painted on top.

So realistically, we’re looking to be able to play on the courts again around the week beginning Monday 6th May.

The newly repainted courts look amazing and the white lines will just be the icing on the cake!

A Sunny Start to the Season

Last Saturday, 20th April, the annual spring Hurlingham Tournament announced the start of the 2024 season at Bude Tennis Club.

This social mixed doubles tournament saw nineteen members compete in perfect conditions; sunny with blue skies and relatively little wind. The standard of play matched the glorious weather with some very close fought games. In joint second place for the ladies were Margaret Slator and Sarah Grey (17 points) and the winning lady with 18 points, Joan Coney who has incidentally, won the last five tournaments held in this format! In second place for the men was Josh Schouten de Jel (21 points) and joint winning men with 24 points each were Pete Simon and Adrian Riddock.

Following the presentation of the shield, members enjoyed a tasty buffet sitting out in the lovely weather.

Activators are Go!

In an attempt to reduce the average age of the club membership and increase the longevity of the club, in October 2023 we successfully introduced Parent/Play at the Bude Haven REC. Children aged 5 and upwards and any ability can attend with a parent(s)/guardian (who are encouraged to participate too!) on a Tuesday evening 4 – 5pm.

Several Bude Tennis Club members have undertaken online training and safeguarding on how to run sessions; the remit is not coaching but to facilitate play with a great deal of activity and enjoyment.

Some comments from the attending Juniors;

"The coaches are great, I always have lots of fun, the sessions are always different with fun warm ups, games and matches."

"I want it to be daily not just every week."

"I just love tennis and it's fun doing different things each week."

"I enjoy the fun games at tennis."

"I get to make new friends and enjoy some activities."

"The warm up was fun and I felt the session was good for all ages, which I really enjoyed."

"I enjoy playing games with others and it's really fun."

"Really kind teachers and they listen to us - we got to play dodge ball."

If you know of anyone who may be interested in joining, please email the Bude Tennis Club at budetennisclub@gmail.com