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Congratulations

• 30th September 2011

Junior Presentation Evening!

It’s been a fantastic year for juniors at our club and it’s time to celebrate. Junior Presentation Evening will take place on Saturday 15^th October at 7pm and we’d love to see you all. Tickets are just £3 a head, or £10 a family and include a buffet supper and a Disco afterwards.  Coaches have tickets to sell, or just get in touch with me.

Congratulations

To our Monkhouse Shield Team – Jake, Sam, Elliot and Luke who won the final of this knock out tournament at the weekend.

Well done also to James Kerr who has reached a rating of 8.2.

Keep Playing

Remember that the coaching programme keeps going all year round – we also have a tennis camp for ages 5 to 12 during half term (26^th to 28^th October) and several tournaments:

·        25/10/2011 U12 Girls singles 11am

·        26/10/2011 U12 Boys singles 11am

·        27/10/2011 U14 Girls singles 11am

The next mini match play takes place on the 15^th of October at 3pm – this is free to all mini tennis players in the coaching programme and is a great opportunity to get some match play in and improve your rating.

Confused about ratings? Lots of information on the LTA website:

Mini tennis ratings: http://www.lta.org.uk/players-parents/Mini-Tennis/Mini-Tennis-Ratings/

Junior ratings: http://www.lta.org.uk/players-parents/Competition/AEGON-British-Tennis-Ratings-Guide/  

Fundraising

The most recent winner of our 50:50 club was Jenny Toomey – just complete the attached form if you would like a chance to win £50 and support the section.

Our next Ragbag collection will take place Friday 21^st October – if you can bring any old clothes, shoes, bedding (not quilts or pillows though) during that week and leave in the large white bags that will be outside the pavilion please.

Pavilion

Following the damage to the roof earlier this year, the inside of the pavilion needs some redecoration – if you can offer a few hours of your time please get in touch with Carole Leary – 353 8510 or mgyv38@dsl.pipex.com

AGM

The Section’s AGM will take place at 8pm on 3^rd November; while juniors don’t take part in this meeting, your views are important so if there are any items you think need to go on the Agenda, please let me know – you don’t need to wait though, I am always happy for you to get in touch.

Upcoming events:

15^th October        8am Car Boot Sale

                             3pm Mini Tennis Matchplay

                             7pm Junior Presentation Evening

21^st October        Ragbag collection

·        25/10/2011 U12 Girls singles 11am

·        26/10/2011 U12 Boys singles 11am

·        27/10/2011 U14 Girls singles 11am

·        20/11/2011 U16 Boys singles 12pm

·        11/12/2011 U16 Girls singles 12pm

·        22/01/2012 U12 Boys singles 12pm

·        13/02/2012 U8  Mini tennis red 11am

·        14/02/2012 U9 Mini tennis orange 11am

·        15/02/2012 U14 Boys singles 11am

October Tennis Camp: 26^th to 28^th October more info here.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 26th September 2011

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• 11th September 2011

Congratulations!

To one of our younger juniors Lara Wedd, who has had a phenomenal summer; in her age group (U8) she has been semi-finalist in the Lancashire Junior Open, winner of the Vale of Clwyd Junior Open, winner of the Widnes Junior Open and then winner of the Cheshire County Championships. She is now the number one mini red tennis player in the County and we are all very proud of her indeed.

Thom Jones has also had a successful summer achieving his Green 1 rating which means he now goes straight to 9.2 when competing in yellow ball events.

Get Competing Too

There’s something for every standard of player so why not give it a go?

Coming up:

Sunday 25^th September: 12pm onwards LTA Mini Red, levels 3 and 4 ONLY, so great way to have a go if you’ve not tried before, followed by a PARENTS’ FUN TOURNAMENT – open to parents of all abilities, played on a mini red court, with mini rackets and red balls, no overhead serves! Dan will be on hand to offer tips, advice and encouragement. £5 for the parents’ event, but Neston mini red players can enter their red tournament for free. Contact Mel mel@nestontennisco.uk for more details.

Other Neston Junior Open Tournaments:

·        18/09/2011 U14 Boys singles 12pm

·        25/10/2011 U12 Girls singles 11am

·        26/10/2011 U12 Boys singles 11am

·        27/10/2011 U14 Girls singles 11am

·        20/11/2011 U16 Boys singles 12pm

·        11/12/2011 U16 Girls singles 12pm

·        22/01/2012 U12 Boys singles 12pm

·        13/02/2012 U8  Mini tennis red 11am

·        14/02/2012 U9 Mini tennis orange 11am

·        15/02/2012 U14 Boys singles 11am

·        16/02/2012 U10 Mini tennis green 11am

All tournaments £10 except mini tennis, which are free to players in our coaching programme. Contact Leigh Owen for entry details – leigh.owen2@ntlworld.com

Other Tournaments

The LTA have a full schedule of tournaments, visit their website for more information:

http://www.lta.org.uk/in-your-area/Cheshire/Competition-Listings/ and follow the links for your age group.

Make sure you are a member of British Tennis before you enter any tournament, more information here.

Clubnight

Is back and will run until the start of October half term. All players welcome, it’s just  £1, or free if you attend coaching at the club.

·        4pm: mini tennis

·        5pm: 10 to 12 years old

·        6pm: older/more able juniors

Squad Programme

See here for full details of coaching available to members –  remember  we play all year round.

Upcoming events:

17^th September Car Boot Sale

Junior Presentation evening, more information shortly.

Ragbag – another collection will take place before October half term.

October Tennis Camp: 26^th to 28^th October more info here.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 17th July 2011

We need your old clothes!

Our ‘Ragbag’ collection takes place on Wednesday 20^th July, so remember to drop any old clothes/fabrics in the tennis pavilion (or in the storage box outside if it’s closed) before then – old school clothes, anything worn out or that you just don’t want, we want it all!

Clubnight

Has now finished for the summer holidays, but will restart on 9^th September. There are still some places on our summer tennis camps – see www.nestontennis.co.uk/tenniscamps.aspx for more information.

Results

Lara Wedd continues her winning streak at a tough event at Birchwood, well done Lara!  

Neston News

Have you signed up to receive local news from Carrie Spacey who produces our ‘aboutmyarea’ website? See this week’s newsletter here – it’s always full of useful info about what’s on locally.

Upcoming events:

20^th August Car Boot Sale

Summer Tennis Camp Dates

·        27^th to 29^th July

·        10^th to 12^th August

·        34^th to 26^th August

You can now pay online for these here.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 7th July 2011

Have a Good Summer!

The last club night for the summer will take place next Friday (15^th July) and will recommence after the holidays until October half term. (ie 9^th September to 21^st October). You should receive a letter from your coach regarding start/finish dates to squad sessions. Remember  there are tennis camps throughout the holidays as well as various competitions throughout the county so there is no excuse to stop playing!

Results

Lara Wedd reached another mini tennis final recently at Hoole, brilliant Lara, keep it up!

Aegon

Many congratulations to our boys’ U18 team who beat Bramhall Queensgate to win the Cheshire crown.

More congratulations

To Harry McMaster, Alice Goldstraw and Issy Nicol who were awarded Club grants from the Spring into Sport scheme to support their tennis.

Tennis events

Flyer attached for a tournament at Hoole this summer, 1^st to 5^th August, and key competition flyers from Cheshire LTA  are available from the dispensers on the pavilion to keep you playing all summer long.  

Fundraising

With some of our Sainsbury’s vouchers we have bought a storage box for the mini tennis nets on the lower astro courts – this should help prolong the life of the nets while keeping them available to all you mini tennis players without them getting in the way of the ground staff. Please help yourself, but remember to put away again after use! Other vouchers have been ‘banked’ for next year – a very big thank you to all who contributed, we received around 2000 each of Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers.

Ragbag

We have organized another collection for the start of the summer holidays, so please drop off any unwanted items of clothing:

We can accept the following items:

• All men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothing

• Paired shoes (tied together)

• Handbags, bags, ties & belts

• Soft Toys

• Blankets

• Underwear to include socks, tights, pants and bras etc...

• Household textiles to include towels, bed linen, curtains etc...

We cannot accept the following items:

• Duvets both synthetic and feathered

• Carpets

• Rugs

• Soiled or wet clothing

Reminder

You should always carry your membership card with you at the Club – this helps to ensure only members use our facilities so you are not paying for other people!

Upcoming events:

16^th July Car Boot Sale

17^th July Mini Orange Neston – see Dan for entry to this

Summer Tennis Camp Dates

·        27^th to 29^th July

·        10^th to 12^th August

·        34^th to 26^th August

You can now pay online for these here.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 17th June 2011

Club Night Cancelled

Due to circumstances beyond our control (and a rotten weather forecast!) there will be no clubnight tomorrow evening ie Friday 17^th June.

Results

Aegon

The U8 B team have had some tough matches but have been making great efforts, winning against Bertram 10:6 after losing to Ellesmere Port. Very well done to William Betteridge, Alice Goldstraw, Chloe Hardy, Tom Byrne, Hannah Paul, Abigail Price and Lucy Wilson who have all represented the club in this team.

Cricket Balls

There have been some enthusiastically hit cricket balls landing on the lower courts recently; for this reason some coaching/matches for junior players may be relocated to the top courts from time to time to help ensure the safety of our younger players; if you come down to practice do take extra care/use the top courts when playing.  
 

Upcoming events:

18^th June next car boot sale

17^th July Mini Orange Neston

Summer Tennis Camp Dates

·        27^th to 29^th July

·        10^th to 12^th August

·        34^th to 26^th August

You can now pay online for these here.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 8th June 2011

Results

News pouring in of great results from our juniors:

Aegon

U18 boys are through to the Cheshire final which will take place at our club on Saturday 25^th June at 1pm if you would like to come and cheer them on and watch some great tennis.

U16 both girls and boys are currently top of their league

U14 and U12 teams are respectably mid-table

U10 and U8 have made fantastic efforts – well done to you all.

Road to Wimbledon

Boys’ winner: James Kerr

Girls’ winner: Rachel Schofield

Other Results

Lara Wedd is going from strength to strength winning gold at Heswall, silver at Neston as well as several other tournaments and has now been nominated for a regional talent id day which we wish her every success in.

Registration Forms

Please remember to bring  a completed registration form for 2011 to coaching if you have not already done so; this ensures we have your up to date contact details and enables us to sign you up to British Tennis.

Upcoming events:

18^th June next car boot sale

17^th July Mini Orange Neston

Summer Tennis Camp Dates (booking form attached):

·        27^th to 29^th July

·        10^th to 12^th August

·        34^th to 26^th August

You can now pay online for these here.

Great results so far, good luck with the rest of the season!

Enjoy your tennis!

• 5th May 2011

Clubnight

Clubnight restarts this Friday, 6^th May. Sessions as follows:

4pm: Mini tennis players (ages 5 to 10 approx)

5pm: Junior players (ages 10 to 12 approx)

6pm: Junior players (more able players aged 12 and upwards)

Ability is more important than age – Dan may suggest an alternative time to you.

There is a small charge of £1 for clubnight this year, but if you are currently attending one of the tennis squads it is free. If you are not having any coaching but would like more information please see visit the website for more information. For those of you who haven’t been to clubnight before, it is a fun session great for meeting other players your age and just playing tennis!

Registration Forms

Please bring a completed registration form for 2011 along to your first session to ensure we have up to date contact details for you – form attached. This will also enable us to sign you up to British Tennis if you have not already done so (more information attached).

Fundraising

There has been a great response to handing in vouchers from Sainsbury’s and Tesco but if you have any last Tesco vouchers, please make sure you hand them in as soon as possible; Sainsbury’s runs until the end of the month.

Results

Lara has come 3^rd in the Wirral Open, a tremendous achievement, with Sam Davies reaching the final of the Men’s tournament, very well done to both of you.

Road to Wimbledon

We hope all our under 14s should sign up for this prestigious tournament – form in the main clubhouse – no matter what your standard, go on, give it a go!

Upcoming events:

5^th May Wimbledon draw

6^th May Clubnight starts

13^th May Road to Wimbledon Boys 5pm

15^th May Mini Red Tournament Neston

20^th May Road to Wimbledon Girls 5pm

21^st May next car boot sale

1^st to 3^rd June Tennis Camp

17^th July Mini Orange Neston

Enjoy your tennis!

• 5th April 2011

Wimbledon Draw

This will take place on Thursday 5^th May in the tea room at 7.30pm. It is essential to sign up beforehand either via the draw sheet on the main tennis noticeboard in the clubhouse or via e-mail to me.

There are a number of terms and conditions – please see the website for full details this also has details of our ticket allocation.

You are eligible to take part if at the time of the draw/visit to Wimbledon:

- you are a current member of the club aged 9 or over and

- you are a current member of British Tennis and

- you can attend the draw in person, or send a proxy on your behalf.

It’s now easier than ever before to join British Tennis, just read the letter attached to this e-mail and then reply ‘yes’!

Fundraising

Vouchers - Keep those Sainsbury’s/Tesco vouchers coming – envelope in the bar, or pass on to your coach, thanks.

Competition

Why not have a try at a mini tennis tournament when we run them at Neston? The mini green takes place on 17^th April, mini red on 15^th of May and mini orange 17^th July. More info and other tournaments can be found here.

For older juniors the Swizzels Matlow Junior LTA Tournament takes place Monday 30^th May to Friday 3^rd June.

The ‘Road to Wimbledon’  takes place during Clubnight on Friday 13^th May for boys and 20^th May for girls. Sign up sheets are on the main noticeboard – we’re expecting to see all U14s in squads to take part in this prestigious tournament.

Results

Congratulations to Lara Wedd who recently played in the U8s Winter County Championships, attaining a very creditable 5^th against the best in the County. Well done also to our girls’ U14 Aegon team who won convincingly against Prenton this weekend.

Clubnight

Will begin on Friday 7^th May.  Please find attached the 2011 Coaching Registration Form which should be completed and brought to the first session (coaching or Clubnight) you attend after Easter to ensure our records are up to date. There will be a small charge of £1 for Clubnight  this year, but it will remain free to all those who attend squads.

Enjoy your tennis!

• 15th March 2011

Good Luck Teams!

We have a record number of junior teams taking part in the Aegon Tennis tournament this year from U8 to U18, so good luck and, win or lose, we hope you really enjoy playing your matches. You can catch up with how your team is doing here

More competition opportunities – the 2011 Wirral Open

This takes place at Bidston and Prenton – why not give it a go? – the closing date is 5^th April and you can enter online here

Tuesday 26th April - Sunday 1st May

8+U -   Saturday 09.00                  £8.00
9+U -   Saturday 13.00                  £8.00
10+U -  Sunday  09.00                    £15.00

12+U -  Throughout  the week             £15.00
14+U -  Throughout the week             £15.00
16+U -  Throughout the week             £15.00
18+U -  Throughout the week             £15.00
Open -  Throughout the week             £15.00

Coaching

Club night will start after Easter on Friday 7^th May, but remember the squad programme takes place all year round, more info here

http://nestontennis.co.uk/CoachingProgramme.aspx 

Fundraising

50:50 Club Winner for March: Max Hardy

Vouchers - Keep those Sainsbury’s/Tesco vouchers coming – envelope in the bar, or pass on to the your coach, thanks.

Car Boot – 2^nd April 8am

Pavilion

Repairs have been agreed, final arrangements should be in hand shortly, please stay out of the building until these have been carried out as it is not safe.

Tennis Camps

Dates and information for all the camps this year can be found here:

http://nestontennis.co.uk/tenniscamps.aspx

Family Quiz Night

The Cricket Section are having a fun season opener as follows:

·        Friday 25 March 2011 in the Cranston

·        Teams of between 3 and 6 – you don’t need to arrange in advance

·        Entry £15 per team

·        Just  turn up on the night

Enjoy your tennis!

• 16th February 2011

Voucher Time!

Sainsbury’s have already started issuing their Active Kids vouchers and Tesco will commence later this month. If you would like to donate your vouchers to the Section, there is a collection envelope in the bar or please pass them on to your coach. Last year we banked most of our vouchers, but still ‘bought’ some rounders equipment for a fun alternative to tennis (the tennis stuff was all quite expensive, but with your help we’ll get there!).

Coaching

If you haven’t been playing recently, now is a great time to get some training in before the tennis season starts in earnest – there are

squads for all standards of players and http://nestontennis.co.uk/CoachingProgramme.aspx  has all the details.

50:50 Club Winners

January: Paul Anderson

February: Jenny Rowland

Remember the minimum monthly prize is £50, it only costs £2 a month to enter – standing order form attached – and is a great way to help fund improvements to our facilities, such as the new nets we want to buy for the lower courts.

Pavilion

Sadly this suffered substantial damage to the roof in the recent high winds and is now out of bounds until we can make arrangements for repairs.

Tennis Camps

Dates and information for all the camps this year can be found here:

http://nestontennis.co.uk/tenniscamps.aspx

Mini Tennis Matchplay

Will next take place Saturday 12^th March from 3pm to 4.30pm and is free to all mini tennis players currently attending coaching.

Enjoy your tennis!