Elliswick LTC Newsletter – May 2022
Dear Members
After a beautiful May bank holiday at the beginning of this month; we’ve had a wonderful sunny month of tennis. It’s great to see the courts being so well used with the commencement of the annual tournament and summer team tennis.
Road Closure
Elliswick Road is holding a Jubilee Street Party on the afternoon of Sunday 5th June from 3pm to 8 pm. There will be full access to the Tennis club via Browning Road.
Ladies Tennis
The summer league matches are now underway, and all team selections made.
Any ladies who would like to play in the friendlies should contact Lynn Frankling.
The Prosecco evening was a great success so thanks again to Victoria, who organised the fours, and to all those involved with organising the food.
Ladies nights are well attended and the weather has been kind to us so far. Ladies of all abilities are welcome from 6pm. If you would like to get the weekly whatsapp messages regarding numbers attending, please email Victoria ([email protected]).
Men’s Tennis
All the winter mens vets matches have now concluded and the summer leagues matches are just starting to be played.
Mixed Tennis
Monday night Datchworth League mixed is mid-season with our 3 teams. This is due to end mid-July.
Don’t forget social mix in every Thursday night starting at 6pm. Turn up and play with a coach there to organise relevant 4’s.
Club Tournament
The tournament is well under way and most matches have been played by the stated deadlines. Congratulations to all those players remaining in the tournament. With just over 3 weeks left until finals day, match timeliness becomes of increasing importance. All remaining tournament players should schedule their next matches as soon as possible, particularly as court booking availability can become a bottleneck to the tournament. Good luck to all the participants!
Socials
Bank Holiday Tournament
At the beginning of the month, we held our first bank holiday tournament of the year. This fun competition was attended by 24 competitors. Afterwards, prizes were given out and everyone enjoyed a ploughman‘s lunch.
On Friday 3rd June we are holding a Queen’s Jubilee Bank holiday tournament. If you would like to join in, please see the poster on the noticeboard and sign up or contact [email protected]
Prosecco and Curry Night
About 30 ladies attended the above. Some played tennis first at our Wednesday Ladies night tennis session. Afterwards there was a glass of Prosecco and an authentic Asian homemade curry. A great social evening enjoyed by everyone.
Men’s Beer and Fish & Chips night
Alastair Tyler organised a Fish & Chips supper for our Tuesday night men’s tennis session. This was attended by 21 men who had a great evening of tennis, food and card tricks performed by Tim Sutton. Any men wishing to play on a Tuesday evening please contact Dugie Carlean at [email protected]
Supper Night
Angela Perry cooked a Southern style supper on Thursday the 19th May, which was absolutely delicious.
Our next supper night will be at 7.30 (a little earlier than usual) on Thursday 16th June. One of our members, Chris Rice, has very kindly agreed to cook up some Pulled Pork with Baked Jacket Potatoes followed by Muscavado Heaven Dessert and some Cheese Biscuits to munch on with pre-supper drinks.
Vegetarian option is also available: Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagne.
If you would like to join us, please put your name down on the list which is posted on the notice board.
Tim Sutton will again be dazzling us with his magic and music on Saturday 11th June – at 7:30pm. Tickets £10 per person
Bring your own snacks. Bar open from 7pm. To reserve a space, please put your name down on the list on the notice board.
Elliswick tournament finals day – Saturday 25th June
Don’t forget to put Saturday 25th June (reserve date Sunday 26 June) in your diaries and come along to support our club finalists. There will be food available all day and the bar will be open. If you are able to help by being a line judge, please contact Louise Behan at [email protected] .
Ladies morning – Tuesday 7th June
We are inviting all ladies, of all standards, to join us on Tuesday 14 June between 9am- 11 am for ladies morning. Please come along for a game of tennis and afterwards for coffee and cake.
At 9 o’clock Rachel, the Stretch Class teacher who visited us before, is going to do a session for any ladies that would like to join in. This will be a free of charge 10-15 stretch class specifically for tennis players.
If you need further information regarding any of the above social events, please contact our Social Secretary, Jeanette Rickerty at [email protected].
Junior Tennis
Save the Date! The 2022 Junior Tournament is schedule to take place on Sunday the 18th September with a reserve date of Sunday 25th September in case of bad weather. A sign-up sheet will be put up on the bulletin board.
Junior Night – has now started – Every Friday Evening (during term time)
4:30 to 6pm – Primary School Children (with coach organised games) – Parents need to stay on side
6pm to 8pm – Secondary School Children – Needs parent volunteer
Tuck shop (run by Alice Wake, who is raising money to go on a World Challenge expedition) with hotdogs, sweets and homemade cakes are available for our juniors to enjoy, and the bar is also open for the adults whilst watching your juniors enjoying themselves playing.
Coaching
May half term / Summer holidays Tennis
We are pleased to offer two different options – holiday pods and camps. With Pods, you can make your own personal group of 5 friends and block book three days, which kids have really enjoyed over the last few years, or with camps you can book on individual days you wish to play.
Camps
Can be individually booked onto for the days you want to book.
After selling out we have been able to add a few more spaces for next week.
NEW red 5-8 year olds 10am-12pm
Orange / green sessions 8-10 year olds 10am-12pm
Yellow sessions 11+ 12pm-3pm
For camps please select here.
Pods
Make a group of 5 people for £300. It runs for 3 days for 2 hours each day. You can add an extra person as well if you wish for £60
No Pods left for May half term but pods for summer can be booked now
For pods, please select here
Term time coaching
Start a group after May half term.
We run tennis coaching at Elliswick and our satellite venue at Sir John Lawes School
Elliswick please click here. a few spaces left for 8-10 year olds and 11-14 year olds.
Sir John Lawes please click here. Spaces currently for 5-8 year olds and 8-10 year olds
If you would like a trial session on an available course please email Ben Wood to try a course.
If you would like to book or have any questions, please feel free to email Ben at
[email protected]
Lidia Dinham
Please see below the message from Lidia’s family:
Mum loved her tennis — and her games at Elliswick especially — and I’m sure she would be thrilled to know she had earned the epithet “The Rock, The Brave Soul, The Gem of Elliswick”! It has been a great comfort to see how highly regarded she was by her friends and fellow players.
I thought you would like to know that the messages you collected have been added to a tribute page my sister has created in Lidia’s memory. The tributes of Elliswick LTC members can be viewed by clicking on this link.
Kind Regards
Elliswick LTC Committee
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