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NEWSFLASH!
AMAZING NEW OFFER FOR JUNIORS STARTS APRIL 2024! Check out the juniors page
Also the new Penzance Tennis Merchandise can be found on our special Merchandise Page Click here to go to the page
UPDATE
WARMING WEDNESDAYS ARE BACK!
Members can find a warm welcome in the bar for a coffee, beer, chat and board games. 6-9pm
COMMITTEE NEWS!
All Committee members voted in to stay in place at the recent AGM. Please see one of the committee for updates as required.
Good news!
LIGHTS FOR MIX INS WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS ARE NOW FREE OF CHARGE
SOCIAL EVENTS
Calendar on hold until the decorating is finished. Watch this space!
INTERIM CHAIR UPDATE JANUARY 2024
Dear All – I hope you had a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year!
It was lovely to see that so many people braved the weather to take part in our New Year tournament. Many thanks to Sue Nash for organising this and congratulations to James Zeirod on winning this tournament, despite only just recovering from major surgery.
Refurbishment
We are continuing to look to improve our facilities throughout 2024 and our Clubhouse will be given a thorough facelift this month with a major decorating programme taking place. This will begin on Monday 19th February and should take about ten days. We are ensuring that this will cause the minimum disruption to members and the café will still be operating in one form or another during this period. As you would expect we want our Clubhouse to have a strong tennis theme with a colour scheme to match. If you have any black and white tennis pictures of about A4 size that we can copy that would really help us. We are also looking for tennis memorabilia such as old wooden rackets, clamps etc.
We will also be displaying black and white pictures of famous tennis stars and we need your help with this as there are so many. I will put up a long list on the noticeboard and I would appreciate if you would vote for your eight favourite stars.
We will also be having the changing rooms and the corridors decorated as they also need a facelift. This will happen over the next few weeks. Again, we look to cause minimum disruption to members.
Annual General Meeting
As you know it is the Annual General Meeting on Monday 29th January at 7pm. It is essential that we have a minimum of 20 members at this meeting so please do come along if at all possible. This is not a Zoom meeting, there will be nibbles and the bar will be open for drinks. At this meeting we appoint the officers for the year and you will have the chance to vote. I have really enjoyed my time as Interim Chair and I do intend to put my name forward for the role.
Onwards and Upwards
I feel very encouraged by the support members have shown for our lovely club and would like to continue to develop this team approach within all we do. Last February we carried out our Onwards and Upwards survey. This enabled us to gain a clear idea of our strengths and areas for development as well as enabling everyone to have a voice. We intend to carry out a similar survey next month so that we can continue this process. I am pleased to say that we now have an Onwards and Upwards Committee which compromises of a number of volunteers who are not on the main committee. This group of people will help drive the club forward, creating a new vision and arranging social events etc. The Social Hub is on hold until the decorations to the clubhouse are complete but we will be arranging a number of the more popular events starting in March.
Important Tennis Updates
Tennis is always the highest priority and we will be following up the successful Singles Ladder with a Doubles Ladder next month which is open to all members. Please do let me (brettdye18@hotmail.com) or Head Coach Ian Vidgen (ian@ivtenniscoaching.com) know if you want to take part – you can have a male or female partner of any ability and we are happy to match you with a partner if you cannot find one.
There is also our annual Veterans Mixed Doubles Tournament coming up on Sunday 24th March and we are looking to arrange more tournaments throughout the year.
I can also confirm that the Penzance Tennis Club Open Tournament will take place from Sunday 28th July until Saturday 3rd August, so save the date!
Mix-Ins
It has been rewarding to see higher attendance at the Wednesday and Friday Mix-Ins. Remember these are FREE to attend for members – we’ve scrapped the floodlight charge for these evening sessions! The bar will also be open on both these nights (thanks to our Wednesday team of volunteers!). If you would like to join this lovely team of volunteers please do let me know – all we are asking is one evening once every two months, and you can still join in with the tennis beforehand if you wish. I will of course ensure you are trained beforehand, though it’s really not complicated 
Pickleball Proposal
The committee is considering the option of starting Pickleball at Penzance Tennis Club, if sufficient members think this is a good idea. Pickleball can be played either indoors or outdoors, with different balls used for each. The balls are lightweight plastic with holes, and the paddles (bats) are similar to table tennis bats, but bigger. The game is easy to learn and beginners can enjoy a game within the first hour of starting.
There is sufficient room on the mini tennis court to add the required line markings, and the current net could be used, although it is 2 inches lower than the recommended height.
There are new clubs in Truro and St Just that welcome new players or visitors, if you wish to try it out. Kernow Pickleball Club meet in the sport hall at Truro College, TR1 3XX, and welcome visitors. Their open sessions are Wednesday and Friday mornings 10 am to midday, and Thursday evenings from 8 pm to 9.30 pm. They have an app on TeamReach, with the code TR164DF for more information, or go to Kernow Pickleball Club – Pickleball, UK (pickleballoxon.org.uk)
First and Last Pickleball Club meet at St Just Sport and Fitness Centre, Cape Cornwall Road, St Just, TR19 7JX every Sunday morning between 9.30 am and 11.30 am. It costs £3 for one hour and £5 for 2 hours, and they have 4 courts available. Number attending varies, but is usually around 12 players, and visitors are welcome to just turn up.
A few members will be visiting the St Just one on Sunday 21 January, and if you would like to come along, please contact triciasmith39@hotmail.com or ring Tricia on 07968 507808, as we may be able to arrange shared transport.
Refreshments
Please do remember that when the café/bar are closed that there is an honesty box in operation and for just £1 you can enjoy coffee, tea or soft drinks. We have even added Costa Coffee to the collection!
Survey
As I mentioned earlier, we are very keen to listen to the views of our members and will be carrying out another ‘Onwards and Upwards’ survey next month so that we can continue to move the club forward with a united front, but if you do have any comments or questions in the meantime please don’t hesitate to contact me, or any of the friendly committee members of our beloved Penzance Tennis Club.
Kind regards,
Brett Dye, Interim Chair.
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SOCIAL HUB
It is a very exciting time, but we need you to get involved by coming along and bringing friends and family with you. If we are paying for an event, we really need to break even or it won’t be sustainable. If you can also help on the committee or at one of the events, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Brett or Lil Dye at lildye@live.co.uk for more information.
More information can be found on the posters in the clubhouse, on the web and on Facebook.
EASY FUNDRAISING
It is genuinely so easy and has the potential to raise lots of money for the club. Download the app and each time you visit a site that allows a contribution it asks you do you want a donation. You say and that’s it. Let your weekly grocery ship help the club. Also, click here to sign up for Easy fundraising and we’ll get a donation of £5
Penzance Tennis Club is situated in beautiful parkland a short stroll from the town. The south-facing terrace overlooks 4 newly resurfaced, state of the art, artificial grass floodlit courts, 3 macadam and one mini court. All courts have floodlights.
We have a coaching team tennis programme to meet the needs of all.
Mel Jones, Club President
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