The threatened road closure of Kington Lane (to replace a water main) has arrived. And it isn't the 6 to 8 weeks that was initially projected, but FOURTEEN weeks. So as from 28th June it isn't going to be possible to drive to the club from the Thornbury direction until approximately the end of September. [...]
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeams to anyone without a degree in horticulture, botany or latin) are proving to be a bit of a problem for the club and the LTA. In order to get good visibility between the clubhouse and courts 5 & 6, the hornbeams are going to have to be removed. It is all to [...]
You may already have noticed that for the last few weeks the wifi in the clubhouse has improved significantly. We now have broadband (which we didn't actually have before) and a new router. The SSID and password are on display in the clubhouse. Enjoy. Oh, nearly forgot to mention that we are paying over £15 [...]
A deserving winner this month - congratulations to Linda Mantle. The £24 prize works out at approx 0.003p per hour for all the time she has put into the club.
Paul Le Riche has worked for Thornbury Town Council for 26 years as Playing Fields Supervisor. He has decided to leave this position and (literally) move on up to Thornbury Golf Club. He has always been a good friend to the Tennis Club, so as a token of our thanks, Claire Hawkins, our Club Chair, [...]
Friday Morning Club Sessions return, starting May 14th. 10.00 to 12.00. Enjoy.
We are back in the groove now. The April draw (including all tickets bought before the end of April) took place at the Committee Meeting this last Tuesday. We have 47 tickets sold, so we just had the one prize (of £24). And just to prove that things really are getting back to normal, the [...]
Tuesday 13th April. 10-12. No obligation, turn up if you feel like it, leave when you're tired, club sessions are back. LTA/Government guidelines require a modicum of 'organisation' to be involved, and the Social Distancing rules are still in operation, but let's play tennis!
Tuesday Morning Club Sessions are set to resume. Hopefully on the 13th. Failing that, on the 20th. Because of Covid restrictions we can't simply declare Club Sessions are on again. Group activities need to be 'organised' (and documented via an Action Plan) and a Risk Assessment needs to be in place. We want to preserve [...]
Google threw up a little gem the other day, in the the shape of this article on the Thornbury Roots website. Who knew that the club goes back a lot further than the 50+ years that we normally claim. Do you recognise anybody? A couple of those faces look awfully familiar. Thanks go to Thornbury Museum [...]
