TARVIN TENNIS CLUB

AUTUMN/WINTER 2011 NEWSLETTER

Dear Members

Apologies for a belated Newsletter, but better late than never.

This year has been overshadowed by the untimely death of Carolyn Bunting whose funeral was last week.  Carolyn, as everyone knows, was an outstanding tennis player winning our singles tournament on numerous occasions.  She was Lady Captain, a very prominent committee member and a tireless worker on behalf of the Club.  Indeed, she was representing the Club at a Tennis League meeting just days before her death which illustrated her commitment.  Above all however, everyone at the Club has lost a friend and our thoughts and sympathy are with her husband John and with Graham and Laura.  Several members have suggested that we must mark Carolyn’s contribution to the Club and this will certainly be done.

All other Club activities are rather overshadowed by Carolyn’s passing but I will run through a few because I know that Carolyn’s wish would be for the Club to continue to grow and prosper:

• Junior coaching with Gary Ward has been a success during the summer with almost 100 youngsters taking part at some time;

• The Mixed ‘A’ team won the 2^nd Division of the summer league;

• In addition to regular court maintenance (a heartfelt plea to members for more regular court brushing) we have trimmed the hedges behind courts 1 and 2, installed a kicker board to retain the soil and replaced the netting between the top and bottom courts;

• During the year we supported the village via the Tarvin Christmas Market, the Christmas Tree Festival and by entering teams in the village quiz;

• On the social side 26 members and friends recently enjoyed ‘The Pudding Lunch’ at Willington Hall;

• The Club tournament produced some very competitive matches and some worthy winners

 Men’s Singles        -           Peter Nosworthy

Ladies’ Singles      -           Judith Jennings

                  Men’s Doubles      -           Peter Nosworthy & Chris Lowe

                  Ladies’ Doubles    -           Jane Mitchell and Andrea Gray

                  Mixed Doubles     -           Barry Cooper and Wendy Rae.

Committee

I would like to thank the members of the 2011 Committee for their efforts.  A number of people are leaving the Committee and we need at least 4 new committee members for 2012.  If you would like to help – I can assure you that it is not terribly arduous – please let me know.  I am already approaching people to join the Committee but I would infinitely prefer volunteers to arm-twisting!

Annual General Meeting

A date for everyone’s diary is the AGM which will be held at 7.00 pm on Friday, 3rd February 2012.  As usual it will be at Vicars Cross Golf Club and will follow a similar format to that used at previous AGMs with a buffet supper and a quiz to follow the meeting.  The cost of the supper will be in the order of £11/12.

Please try to support the Club and Committee, not least because it is always an enjoyable evening.

2012 Subscriptions

The 2012 subscriptions will be fixed at the AGM and the current Committee is still debating whether a small increase in line with inflation is justified in the current economic climate.  We are unanimous that junior subscriptions will remain unchanged but if you come to the AGM you can join the debate.

New Members

All tennis clubs face the problem of reduced membership and thus less income.  Tarvin’s membership, I am pleased to say, has held up well but we do need new members, particularly those who are prepared to play in teams.  Last year we did ‘lose’ a ladies’ team in the summer and from time to time the men’s captains struggle to raise teams.  If you know of friends or neighbours who are tennis players please encourage them to join because we offer some of the best playing facilities around at the lowest cost.

I hope the weather through this winter remains kind and that everyone continues to enjoy their tennis.

A Happy Christmas and New Year from your Committee.

Rob Millar

December 2011

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