The club will be replacing the shale courts with 3 brand-spanking new floodlit tarmac courts before the end of the year! We will also have a practice wall at the end of one court. Maybe we can squeeze new fencing for Courts 4-6 out of the budget as well… We have been awarded a £30,000 [...]
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British Tennis Membership (BTM)
From November 2008 the LTA INSIST that you need to have a BTM number. The number of Wimbledon tickets the club are allocated is by the number of BTM members we have signed up. If you want to be considered for a Wimbledon ticket, or play for a team you must have a BTM number. [...]
Floodlights …
The floodlights have been fully tested and commissioned. They work by a coin token which you slot into the meters (to right-hand side at the top). The meters are located in the light-grey boxes next to the courts and Trainers hut for Courts 4-6). The meter boxes are unlocked, but please make sure the lids are [...]
Playing Ladder
A playing ladder is where you sign up to a list of players. You can challenge another player to a match and if you win you move up the list. In this way you end up surrounded by people who are a similar standard to you. Elmwood have a singles playing ladder for juniors, men [...]