Blast from the Past Believe it or not this is what the clubhouse looked like in 1924! Don’t they look smart in their shirt, ties and jackets and the ladies in their hats!
Men’s Team Tennis report by Steve Harvey-Franklin
The 2014 season kicks off with new challenges. The coaches have stepped down from the league, to give the rest of us mortals a bit more playing time. The men’s squads now numbers some 75 members across 6 teams. It’s great to see so many members wanting to play competitively and wanting to represent the club, together with the box …
Social Tennis – June 2014 Trial
Club nights (Social Tennis) to start 6:00pm Wednesday and Thursday During June, we would appreciate your feedback on the social tennis trial and also in getting more members playing more of the time. Social Tennis is FREE to members. Thursday Beginners Social 6pm -7pm onwards with Alistaire starting June 12th. Beginners on court 6 with a coach for the 1st …
Message from the new Chairperson – Bron Sanders
Like many members I joined Thongsbridge Tennis Club after watching my older child in coaching lessons and ‘getting the bug’ to play tennis again. In those days- the late 1980s- the coaches were David White and Alan Hinchcliffe, and the sessions were only on Saturday mornings. How our club has grown! I served on the Committee when we made the …
FIFA 2014 World Cup, Wimbledon 2014 & The Grand Depart
Three great sporting events are set to take place in June and July this year and Thongsbridge Tennis Club is geared up to welcoming you and any friends to watch the live events as they unfold. Fifa World Cup 2014 We will be showing all World Cup games in the Cafe/Bar during normal opening hours. So providing we are open …
Coaches Korner: Nick Fitzpatrick & Georgina
Isaac Ezro will be joining us as a coach from September for one year before going to university. David White retires after 40 plus years of association with the club, all as a member and some as a coach. We wish David all the best in his retirement. Barney Fitzpatrick is to represent GB again at the end of June …
A View from the Chair
As this newsletter reaches you I will be coming to the end of my term as Chairman of the tennis club, a role that I have held for nearly three years. It has been a pleasure putting something back into the Club that I joined back in 1990. How Thongsbridge has changed in that time!