Elliswick LTC Newsletter – September 2022
Dear Members,
Welcome to our September Newsletter. With a change in the air and the night’s drawing in, all the club nights have come to an end but the floodlights are available to use for members nightly until 9:30pm.
Please book your court in advance (up to two weeks) as the courts get booked up quickly.
SOCIAL TENNIS
We encourage our members to support our Social Tennis throughout the week. Please see timing below:
Tuesdays – from 9am – Ladies mornings
Thursdays – from 9am – Social Mix-in
Saturdays – from 10am – Social Mix-in
Sundays – from 10am – Family Mix-in. It would be great to see more families out to support our Sunday morning tennis.
CLUBHOUSE & GROUNDS
The existing floodlights were having maintenance and safety work done on them on 29th and 30th September. Apologies for the loss of courts 4-7 for those days.
The winner boards are being worked on by the sign writers after the conclusion of the tournaments for this year.
LADIES TEAM
Summer Leagues have now ended with good results and thank you to all Captains who organised the teams and matches. We have entered the following teams in the winter league:
Ladies 60A – Captain: Jenny Sheridan
Ladies 50A – Captain: Anthea Dorran
Ladies 50B – Captain: Victoria Aitchison
Ladies 40A – Captain: George Smith
Ladies night has come to a close and thank you to Victoria Aitchison to having sorted all the 4s out every week.
Our Ladies Captain, Sue Cove is stepping down and we are looking for her replacement. If you are interested in the role, please do not hesitate to email [email protected]
MENS TEAM
We have entered 7 teams instead of 6 teams in the men’s vets teams this coming season. Captains as follows: 45A Mark Behan, 45B Phil Jacobs, 45C Ken Michie, 55A Nigel Croft, 55B Tony Ward, 65A Ant Harrison and 65B Steve Segall.
JUNIORS
The Junior Nights ended on Friday the 30th September, with many enjoying their tennis and the tuck shop provided by The Wakes Family.
September has been a fun filled month, enjoying the last of the summer sunshine, particularly during the Junior Tournament where we watched our talented players battle it out for the trophies. Well done to all the participants and congratulations to the winners and runners up.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to make the tournament run smoothly. Special thanks go to Jamie Wise and Paul & Kieran Lucas who did the bbq on the day. Also, many thanks to Sandra and Jeanette who helped in the kitchen all day serving and cleaning up, and Rob and Louise Gardiner who manned the bar throughout the day.
Please see below the winners and Runners up:
U8s
Winner Tomas James, Runner up Poppy Lane
U10s
Winner Hugo Nicolas, Runner up Ethan Sutton
U12 Girls
Winner Ruby McCabe, Runner up Scarlett Bonnington
U12 Boys
Winner Toby Isted, Runner up Harry D’Angiola
U14 Boys
Winner Alex Sweeney, Runner up Henry Martin
U16 Girls
Winner Emily Gardiner, Runner up Charlotte Tweddle
U16 Boys
Winner Lenny Pankhurst, Runner up Scott Haxton
We are always interested in ideas from parents which may help develop our Junior players. If you have any ideas please do get in touch.
Herts Junior Winter League teams are entered and parents will be contacted about these if their child is playing in one of the squads.
FREE TENNIS FOR THE UKRAINIAN JUNIORS AT ELLISWICK LTC
From Friday the 7th October 2022, Court 1 has been allocated for the Ukrainian juniors to play tennis for free every Fridays from 3:30pm to 6pm. Tennis rackets and tennis balls are available for them to use from the clubhouse.
Elliswick LTC is also offering free English lessons to any Ukrainians settling in Harpenden on Fridays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm.
For more information, please contact The Club Administrator & Welfare Officer, Andree Haxton at [email protected]
SOCIALS
Our last supper for this year took place on 15 September. A delicious chicken dish with dates, capers and olives followed by fruit crumble was cooked by Jon and Marian Carr. Our thanks go to them for all their hard work in producing a meal people are still talking about.
The wine tasting evening which was held on Friday 30th September was a great success. Our thanks to the perfect duo sommeliers Alison and Barrie Austin.
The Macmillan coffee morning raised £60. Many thanks to everyone who contributed.
Quiz night – Saturday 15th October
The poster is on the notice board for everyone to put their names down. Tables of 6-8 people, get your thinking caps on for a team name. The bar will be open at 6.30pm (cash only). Quiz to start promptly at 7pm. Cod and chips supper (veggie alternative available) at 8pm. £12.50 per person, cash on the night.
Theatre Trip
We have made a group booking to see The Lavender Hill Mob, with illusions and music by our very own Tim Sutton! Please check out https://lavenderhillmobplay.co.uk
Sat, 21st January, 2023, at 2.30pm, at the Cambridge Arts Theatre, £40 per ticket
https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/lavender-hill-mob
If you want to join us, email Sally Radcliffe ([email protected]) by Sunday, 9th October, and please specify if you would prefer to travel
- by minibus/ coach (likely to be about £25 per head, depending on numbers)
- by organised car share
- make private arrangements
Bridge Courses
Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club are starting courses to learn bridge later this month. No experience of bridge or experience necessary. For more information search for Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club Tuition. For more information please contact Helen Holehouse at [email protected].
Secondary Maths Tuition
Can be provided by Steve Hall who is a PGCE qualified maths teacher with many years of tutoring experience. He can be contacted on 07854439952 or email [email protected]
Fitness Classes with Rachel
NEW adult group fitness classes started on Thursday 29th September at The Eric Morecombe Centre in Rothamsted Park.
09:30 Body Tone
10:30 Zumba
11:30 Pure Stretch
Pay as you go or book a 6 class pass. Book your space at www.bookwhen.com/classeswithrachel
Evening classes are also at KWS on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Pure Stretch Focus
Pure Stretch is a fun but effective 45-minute class designed to improve flexibility, develop core strength, help prevent injury and add more balance to your fitness routine. This class is a must for all you tennis players! Come and try it.
Kind Regards
Elliswick LTC Committee