By Carys Jones Millie Rajecki and I went to school together for five years and while I knew about her tennis in that I knew to call out “she’s at a tennis tournament” to teachers when she didn’t answer her name on the register, I never really took the time to listen to her talk about it for very … [Read more...]
Burton Joyce Tennis Club still going strong in its 81st year
Burton Joyce Tennis Club enters its 81st year of existence in 2019 - a fantastic achievement. The recent AGM, which was held on 20th January, reminded members that the club is still going strong. The club has a great community spirit and they are always improving facilities for … [Read more...]
Sporty students ace tennis coaching
More than 2,000 local primary school children benefitted from the coaching skills and experience of Nottingham College sport students at the Nottingham Mini Tennis Schools Festival recently. Thirty-five sport students delivered over 1,000 hours of coaching at the event, which was organised to run … [Read more...]
Local tennis star looking for sponsorship
Twelve-year-old Roan Jones of West Bridgford is on a full-time tennis programme at the 'My Tennis' Performance Academy at Nottingham Tennis Centre. This is really helping his progress as he has one of the best coaches in the country and his own strength and conditioning coach and sports … [Read more...]
NOTTS ‘SERVES’ UP FIRST DEAF TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Local charity Nottingham Deaf Society (NDS) was proud to support the first-ever World Deaf Tennis Championships, which took place in Nottingham last week. More than 70 tennis players from over 20 countries, including Japan, Austria, Netherlands, USA and host nation Great Britain, took to the … [Read more...]
BRIDGFORD TO BENEFIT FROM TENNIS GRANT
West Bridgford will benefit after the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced that it has secured significant financial backing from Sport England for a series of participation events around this summer’s Aegon Open Nottingham tennis tournament. The £199,300 Sport England Major Events Engagement … [Read more...]
TENNIS CLUB HAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND
West Bridgford Tennis Club’s Great British Tennis Weekend was a massive success, with lots of children and adults attending the open day for free tennis. They had lots of people attending wanting to try tennis for the first time or wanting to get back into the game. Their mini tennis mascot … [Read more...]
LOCAL TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS CELEBRATE SUCCESS
West Bridgford Table Tennis Club (WBTTC) member and Rushcliffe School pupil Dominic Hubner has great reason to celebrate. The youngster has won Division 3 (U12s) of the Nottingham Junior League (NJL) 2015. Other club members who took part in the NJL were Finlay Hood, Robin Peace, Jessica Scott, … [Read more...]
LOCAL LAWN TENNIS LOOK FOR THE NEW ANDY MURRAY
Rushcliffe and the Lawn Tennis Association expect the next Andy Murray to emerge from grass roots or park tennis. Tennis participation and coaching opportunities in West Bridgford are set to increase. Rushcliffe has joined forces with Activeace Tennis, a family-owned not-for-profit community … [Read more...]