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Xmas Coaching for 5 to 18 year olds
Danny is running a Christmas tennis school between 18th and 22nd December from 9am to 12noon. If you would like your son or daughter to take part please fill in and return the application form to Danny as soon as possible.
Tennis Club Quiz Night - 7pm Chilham Village Hall on Sat 29th October
The quiz night raised over £800 and the club has made a donation of £400 to help boost the Recreation Ground Trust pavilion funds.
We also took the opportunity to present Sandra, our retiring membership secretary, with a bouquet of flowers and a small gift.
The evening was a great success with over 100 people pitting their wits against questions set by Pete Swan whilst enjoying great food and a small bar provided by the Woolpack Inn. The club is very grateful for the professional support provided by Terry, Nikki and their staff as this went along way to ensuring a good evening was had by all and made the event a great deal easier to organise.
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The club have already booked the village hall for another quiz on 27th October 2012 which will follow the same successful format, so please make this a date for your diaries and book a table.
The proceeds from fund raising events like these go to the sinking fund we have created for court maintenance and improvements. One of the ideas currently circulating in the club is to build a small club house / pavilion on the hard standing next to the practice wall to help promote the social side of the club ... something around 25ft x 15ft (our budget probably wont stretch to much bigger) ... it could be used for members to sit out while waiting to go on court and there could be space for a barbeque ...
If any members are "in the trade" and would be prepared to help with a building quote and architects advice regarding planning permission we'd love to hear from you.
Suzanne Lake has taken over as Membership Secretary
We are very grateful that Suzanne has agreed to take over from Sandra after her seven year stint. The handover has taken place and I'm sure everyone would like to thank Sandra for all the good work she has done in particular promoting communication by email.
Membership Fees
The recreation ground trust, who own our courts and charge the club an annual fee, have reviewed their fee structure to address a shortfall where income (mainly from the Sports Centre hire charges) has not covered expenditure. More details regarding the facilities offered at the Sports Centre can be obtained from the booking secretary on 01227 730693 or from the CPRGT website.
As a result our annual club fees have increased from £350 to £1000. To cover this increase we need to increase Membership subscriptions (which have not changed for 5 years). Adult membership will increase by £5 to £35, family membership by £10 to £70, while junior and senior citizen membership will remain at £20. However, these subscriptions are still very low compared to neighbouring clubs with similar facilities.
It remains club policy to keep membership fees as low as possible to encourage membership whilst providing sufficient funds to ensure the courts can be maintained to a satisfactory standard.
Our decision just over 3 years ago not to resurface but to paint and bind the surface to extend the life of the courts has proved to be a good one. This expenditure (about £4k) was justified at the time on the basis that it would extend the life of our courts by 3 years. This has already been achieved and judging by the current condition of our courts we will not have to resurface for at least another 2 years.
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