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I arrived in February 2007. A little of what is going on is mentioned BELOW:
JUNIOR ACES STARTS AGAIN THIS SUMMER 2008. FOR ALL INFO GO HERE!!!
LADIES TEAM TRAINING SUMMER 2008
MENS TEAM TRAINING SUMMER 2008
A Story from my tennis youth - printed in the Middlesex Tennis magazine, March 2005. If you wanna read it, it’s HERE.
A STORY WOT I WROTE - When I was travelling I had this short story published under a pen name. It’s set in Kiev, about the chess players there in Shevchenko Park
Form to raise your rating if you are a 10.1 or 10.2, click HERE
2007 CLUB JUNIOR TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
The Map showing how to reach The Knighton Tennis Centre is HERE
Latest email to members 5/04/08
(if you wish to receive emails then let me know on tarrantennis@btinternet.com and I’ll put you on my list.)
From Bruce Tarran, The Leicestershire Head Coach.
There is an Open Day on Sunday 6th April from 10am to 1pm. This is a chance for people to join the Club at reduced rates and with no joining fee. They can also play at the Club on the day with coaches and members for free. All ages and standards are welcome to come along and have a go, with racquets available for those who only ever had a wooden maxply, and lost that ages ago.
Don't forget that current members get a 10% reduction off their future fees for every new full member they introduce, provided they rejoin the following year.
So please - recommend your friends to come, and if not a member, come along yourself. There are also leaflets at the Club for people to distribute in their neighbourhood. Please do so if you have the time. Thanks to those members who have already done so. Current members are also invited to hit in with guests on the day and make them feel welcome.
Thanks to Anne Tester who is organising the Open Day. See you there!
Junior Aces will resume on Saturday 19th April from 6pm to just before 9pm. All details are at http://www.tarrantennis.co.uk/Leicesteraces.html. This was so popular last year, giving our juniors the chance for regular matchplay. And didn't they improve! It is also, of course, open to non-members. So please come along again. There will be running totals, prizes for all and trophies for eventual winners, with a lot of great match practice on the way.
Team Practices have started. Friday evenings for men, Thursdays for ladies. Thanks to Colin Ayling and Sally Yarnall for organising. Personally, I've played myself on 3 of the Fridays and really enjoyed them.
Junior Coaching groups for the summer Term resume as follows:
MiniTennis - Monday 7th April and Thursday 10th April. www.tarrantennis.co.uk/minitennis.html
Junior Tennis - Friday 11th April and Saturday 12th April
http://www.tarrantennis.co.uk/Juniorsquads.html
There are places remaining for all these groups - please sign up or email me that you will be attending. Don't miss out on tennis through the summer season!!!!!
Junior Performance Group invitations went out this week.
Adult Coaching Groups resume as follows:
Tuesdays 9.30am Improvers, 10.45am Advanced. From Tuesday 8th April
Fridays 9.30am Advanced. From Friday 11th April.
My apologies, but there will be no Saturday Improvers group on 12th April because of the Porsche tournament. I apologise for this. Therefore the popular Saturday 2pm Improver Session will resume on Saturday 19th April.
Adult Group details at http://www.tarrantennis.co.uk/adultcoaching.html
The Porsche Tournament, run by our superb Men's Captain, Colin Ayling, will be held on Saturday 12th April. Details on the board.
John Evans Walworth will soon be representing Wales at number one in the over 60s team against the other Home Nations. Well done, John!
Michael Phillips kindly sent me the following concerning the excellent Mixed Doubles leagues:
End of Winter League Prize Supper 31st March 2008
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On Monday 31st March 20 people enjoyed the Julia Reynolds Winter League Prize Supper. Thanks to Ria for providing an excellent meal.
Congratulations to all who played matches over the three sessions.
The winners for the Julia Reynolds Winter League for 2007-08 were as follows. These are given in order of the top five for points won over the three sessions.
Julia Soulsby and Mike Bickerdike (Winners of the Julia Reynolds Shield and Best Newcomers)
Kristina Oldfield and Ian Nicholson (Winners of the Premier League)
Carol McVey and Peter Orpin (Third Place)
Sally Lowe and Keith Robinson (Premier League Runners-up)
Tomila Lankina (Newcomer Runner-up)
The prize, for the couple who played all their matches and came in a four way tie for top place in Division Two in the final session, went to Sarah Shuttlewood and Tad Szymborski.
Thanks to Rachel Reynolds who came and presented all the prizes including her mothers’ Shield.
Summer League April- September 2008
If you wish to play in the Summer League in 2008, please sign the list on the Club Notice Board by Monday 21st April 2008. There will be two sessions: April-June and July-September. You may choose to play in either session or both, as you wish. Please indicate your wishes when you sign the list."
Geoff Thomas, Club Manager for more than 10 years, retires from the Club this Friday 4th April. Thanks to everyone who popped along on Tuesday to wish him well. There will be another chance to express our appreciation on Sunday 11th May.
For myself, can I say thanks again. I have been at the Club for little over a year and every day has been made easier for me by Geoff's kindness and support.
The new Club Manager is Liz Harris. Liz has been working alongside Geoff over the past weeks and has been absolutely excellent. Liz may be known to many of you as a current Club member and a ladies team stalwart, We wish her all the best in her new key role at The Leicestershire.
For all details about coaching at the Club please be in touch with me by email or phone on 07958 494182.
Best wishes,
Bruce.
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