Tennis Updates

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Tennis Developments Anyone For Tennis? We are organising Junior and Senior tennis coaching - suitable for all ages and abilities - doesn't matter if you haven't played for 20 years or ever, if you want to take up a very good form of exercise and have fun at the same time, tennis could be the answer! Senior Tennis- Saturdays at 2 - 4 pm Initially we have booked Eric Boal for 2 Saturdays - (25 Aug and 01 Sep). So even if you haven't played for years and even if you can't find your racquet, come on down as there will be a few spare racquets! There will be a charge of £10 per person to cover costs with any surplus going towards our tennis fund. After the first 2 weeks we plan to arrange a 10-week course on Saturdays. These will be informal, relaxed events with no pressure to perform, and an excellent opportunity to meet others who are interested in playing tennis. Eric's teaching methods ensure that everyone will enjoy themselves no matter what their tennis is like! These sessions will be a first step towards establishing a tennis club in Cloughey. First we need to see how many people might be interested as it is important that we can demonstrate a demand for better tennis facilities. Your support will enable us to convince the Council to renovate the existing courts and provide a windbreak hopefully later this year. Please complete and return our questionaire which you can download in Word format by clicking here. Return the completed forms to the letterbox on the gate at the Pavilion. If you are interested in playing now or in the future, please fill in our tennis form OR ring Alistair Dunn 4277 1080 OR email ha.dunn@btinternet.com OR call at Cloughey Pavilion (10 - 7 Mon-Sat) to collect a form. Tennis Coaching Photo 1 - Kids warm up on court Photo 2 - Eric Boal (Coach) & Joe Maclean CDCA Chairman Support our campaign for better tennis facilities for Cloughey Cloughey is a holiday village with excellent facilities for golf and bowls. However, the tennis facilities are very poor and there is very little organised sport for young people in the village. We are campaigning for improvements to the tennis courts at Cloughey to provide: * Modern all-weather tennis courts with floodlighting * A proper booking system for use of courts * Tennis coaching courses for juniors and seniors * Formation of a tennis club with competitions Cloughey tennis courts are owned and managed by Ards Borough Council and situated beside the Pavilion and bowling green. The Council has been considering upgrading the courts but is unsure how much demand there is for tennis in Cloughey. At present the courts are in poor condition and there is no booking system. In addition, they are not secured at night and have been subject to occasional vandalism. The uneven surface makes it difficult to play good tennis. We believe that there are many people in Cloughey of all ages who would play tennis if the facilities were better. There is an opportunity to persuade the Council to provide modern all-weather "astro-turf" courts in a secure compound with a proper booking system to enable users to book courts in advance. There are similar facilities in Comber and Donaghadee where the tennis clubs can use the courts which are also open to the public. Improved courts would allow us to organise regular coaching courses for juniors and summer coaching courses for visitors in peak holiday periods. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE LET US HAVE THE NAMES OF EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY WHO PLAYS OR WOULD LIKE TO PLAY TENNIS IN CLOUGHEY - EITHER: * Fill out the tennis form - click here to download (or collect one from Pavilion) * Ring Alistair Dunn at 42771080 and register your interest * Email ha.dunn@btinternet.com and register your interest * Write to your Councillors and tell them your views on this subject - The councillors for this area are: Cllr Angus Carson Cllr Jim Shannon MLA Cllr Kieran McCarthy MLA Cllr Joe Boyle Cllr Robin Drysdale (Currently Mayor) Postal Address for Councillors: Ards Borough Council, 2 Church Street, Newtownards