Newsletter 2012
March 2007
Chairman’s Report
Welcome to our newsletter introducing 2012/13 at Dellcott Family
Tennis Club. As always I’m keen to remind everyone of some important club dates so diaries can be updated and plans made for the
season to come.
I’m happy to report that Dellcott Family Tennis Club continues to
thrive in the face of substantial local competition. Membership continues to be good value and is slightly up on last year. Our performance
in the Datchworth summer league strengthened against the previous
year and we extended our participation in local competitions by entering a ladies team in the Hot Rackets league. Despite rain interruptions the Club Grand Finals day was a big success. A full report and
photos can be read later in this newsletter.
We started the year with a “maintenance day” to complete a backlog
of odd jobs and clear the site of accumulated broken furniture and
repair the net above the practice wall – at last!
The highlight of the year’s social calendar - the summer ball - was
great
fun and enjoyed by all. It was superbly organised and the band provided us with top quality entertainment. We shouldn’t forget the
smaller events such as tea & tennis which this year we will be organising on a more informal basis so keep an eye open for the emails
about tea and tennis, curry night and more. Of course, as always the
social year was drawn to a close by the Dellcott Bonfire Party which
was once again highly popular.
Inside this
issue:
Chairman‘s Report
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LTA Membership Wimble-
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Wimbledon Tickets
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Maintenance
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Club events
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Playgroup
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League Tennis
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Coaching News
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Court Timetable
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Dates For Your Diary
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AGM Notice
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Holiday Course Form
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Renewal/Membership
& Tournament Forms
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PLEASE make a note of the following VERY important dates
in the club‘s calendar
Sunday 1st April 2012 Start of the new club year and time to renew
membership. We hope you enjoy the club and will continue your
affiliation. 2012/13 membership subscription for a Family is £120,
Single Adult £78, Junior/Student £30. Please complete the membership renewal form at the back of this newsletter or download a
copy from www.dellcott.com .
10th April 2012. We encourage everyone to enter the tournament, so
please complete the entry form and return with payment to Robbie
Starling at 87 Attimore Road by this date.
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Saturday 21st April 2012 the AGM at the Pavilion followed by a Quiz/Wine Tasting.
Again, this year the draw for Wimbledon tickets will take place at the AGM. The
rules for the draw have been modified slightly. Please make sure you familiarise
yourself by visiting www.dellcott.com (see later in this newsletter).
Sunday 22nd April 2012 is the Club’s open day when we will be showing off the
club to the wider community. Open to all-comers who want to join in with few hours
of social tennis – or just socialise - and maybe even join the club.
Sunday 15th July 2012 is the Tennis Club Grand Finals Day. Please keep this day
free so you can enter the tournament.
Anthony’s coaching and holiday courses have continued to be popular local activities, particularly during half term holidays. A schedule of coaching courses is included in this newsletter. A reminder that Saturday morning coaching sessions are
available from 9am with adult coaching between 11am and 12noon.
Please don’t hesitate to promote the club and recommend it to friends - we will be
happy to welcome new members. The exceptionally mild autum enabled virtually
nonstop “out of season” tennis so don’t wait for the summer to encourage members
- we’re here all year round.
Ultimately it is the members and particularly the committee members who volunteer
their time in order to make the club successful and provide a unique atmosphere
and experience. My gratitude, as always, to the committee who you will no doubt
meet over the coming months.
There are some changes to the committee to note for the forthcoming AGM. We are
pleased to welcome Lucy Gravett who will be running the pre-school play group this
coming year. Our thanks to Sarah Halliday who has supported the play group for the
past two years.
In last year’s newsletter I reported the work of the committee in planning for the future. Four lines of work will continue to be the focus of attention:- Improved security
for the site; Flood lighting to improve access the club’s facilities; on-going membership development and expanding our participation in local competitions to give all
members the opportunity to play competitive tennis.
We have started to put those plans into action by applying for planning permission
for new gates to improve security, canvassing opinion from local residents on the
installation of flood lighting, participating in the hot rackets tournament and actively
generating new membership through our annual open day and social
events. However, it is fair to say that having taken expert advice we now have a
slightly different view of priorities and will need to complete essential maintenance to
the club house along with the erection of new entrance gates before we can pursue
flood lighting. Also from our initial exploration of flood lighting options and resident’s
feedback it is clear that more work needs to done in specifying options and justifying
the investment.
Hopefully you will have noticed the changes to the web site which has now been migrated to a specialist provider giving us much
more control over the information we
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present. Although we currently use a fraction of its features we are now able to post
news bulletins and distribute emails with much greater ease and security. Indeed,
for the time being, email and the news bulletins (see the home page of
www.dellcott.com) are our main means of communicating with members. So it is important that members keep us informed of any changes to key contact information,
particularly email addresses (if you sign up for an on-line account, you can amend
your own details, and look up contact details of fellow members!)
Many may be unaware that the club’s lease agreement with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council expires at the end of March 2012. The trustees of the club are working
with the Council to ensure the new lease is in place for the start of the new membership year.
Once again our Groundsman – Charlie Carden – has kept the site in great shape.
Just after Christmas we spent a few wet days cleaning the courts of the year’s
ground-in grime. We are fortunate enough to be surrounded by attractive mature
trees and hedges but these are a major contributory factor in the build-up of residues that encourages moss and makes the playing surfaces slippery.
Finally, a reminder that Dellcott Family Tennis Club is run by and for its members
and I extend a warm welcome to those who joined during 2011 and encourage your
active participation in the coming year. We are always on the look-out for help and
new ideas. I hope you will continue to support and enjoy the club and I look forward
to seeing you on court or off in the coming months.
See www.dellcott.com for the latest news.
Andy Stride
Chairman
01707 376425
(e-mail contact via website)
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Wimbledon Tickets
Your Membership and LTA British Tennis membership and Wimbledon tickets
Membership subscriptions for 2012/13 are due on or before 1st April
2012 ( and must be paid before the AGM) if you want to be considered
for Wimbledon tickets). Please complete the membership renewal form
and return it to Caroline Herring as soon as possible together with your
annual subscription. If you are not re-joining please let us know so we
can update our records.
Please remember that the number of Wimbledon tickets we are allocated is based on the number of our members who are members
of the LTA's British Tennis. And also that the LTA will only allow
us to allocate those tickets to our members if they have taken out
British Tennis membership. Confused? Don't be! Just go to
http://www.lta.org.uk/membership and join - it's free!
Wimbledon Ticket Draw Rules
Guidelines for Wimbledon 2012 ticket allocation
Every year Dellcott Family Tennis Club receives an allocation of pairs of tickets from
the LTA by virtue of our affiliation to the LTA. We are then able to run a ballot for
members for these tickets. This ballot is usually held on the evening of the AGM in
late April.
We have rules for this ballot, many of which are imposed on us by the LTA. These
rules are:
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Only current members of the club ( at the time of the ballot) may enter the ballot, and these members must also be British Tennis Members at the time of the
ballot. Each member will be required to provide their British Tennis Membership Number if their name is drawn in the ballot. Details on British Tennis
Membership can be found at: http://www.lta.org.uk/britishtennismembership/.
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Your membership subscription for the 2012 subs year must be paid in advance
of the ballot.
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Junior members are allowed to enter the ballot if they are at least 9 years old.
4
If there are multiple members of the club within the same family, they are all
allowed to enter the ballot. However, you are only allowed to win one pair of
tickets per family. You must only accept those that you intend to use yourself
as tickets must not be sold or transferred.
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Wimbledon Ticket Draw—continued
Guidelines for Wimbledon 2012 ticket allocation
5.
You must be able to pay for your tickets on the night by either cheque or
cash. Therefore, if you are not able to attend the ballot evening, you
will need to appoint a proxy to whom you have given all your contact
details (including your British Tennis Membership Number) and the
means to pay for your tickets. If you have not appointed a proxy, your
tickets will be returned to the draw.
6.
If your name is drawn in the ballot, you will be offered a pair of tickets from
the available list. You will need to decide immediately which pair of tickets
you would like. Therefore you should bring your diary along with you on the
evening to be able to check your availability on that day.
7.
We will draw 2-3 people for a 'waiting list' in case people discover they are
unable to go at a later date.
8.
Our ticket allocation varies from year to year, but our allocation is normally
quite good giving all members a reasonable chance of being lucky.
9.
All the allocated tickets are pairs in adjacent seats and for all the main 'show'
courts at Wimbledon.
10. You MUST NOT sell your tickets on to other people. We have to provide the
member's name and details to the LTA and this information is logged against
that ticket. If these tickets are found to fall into other people's hands, the
club will be held responsible and future Wimbledon tickets for the club are
likely to be suspended. If you cannot use your tickets (even at the last moment), please inform a committee member and the club will endeavour to
allocate them to another member.
We look forward to seeing you at the AGM and ballot evening, and good luck!
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DELLCOTT NEWS
CLUB MAINTENANCE
John Wilson
As mentioned in the Chairman's report, plans for this year will concentrate on essential maintenance of the clubhouse and improvements to security including a new gate to the premises. The posts supporting the
clubhouse awning are in urgent need of attention so these will be the immediate priority.
A successful maintenance day (well, afternoon) was held back in March,
many thanks to those that gave up their time over the week-end to help
out. Jobs carried out included major pruning of the bushes behind court
3, repair of the net above the practice wall, a new net fitted to court 2
and many car loads of rubbish were disposed of. The attempted modifications to the court 3 fencing to help with the deep gullies were only partially successful, so we will be looking at ways to improve this further.
Look out for another opportunity to take part in a similar event this year!
You may have noticed that two new picnic benches have appeared – feel
free to make use of these and move them into the sunshine, but please
replace them under the clubhouse awning when you have finished to allow the grass to be cut.
Security has not been as much of a problem this year as in preceeding
years, the regular group of week-end night time visitors has disappeared
(or grown up). There was, however, an attempt to start a fire in the clubhouse, which destroyed one of the table-tennis tables and burnt a hole in
the floor. On a separate occasion two clubhouse windows were smashed.
As usual please could any members passing the club keep an eye out for
any suspicious activity (e.g. late night visitors to the clubhouse) and report either to a committee member or to the Police. The damaged floor
has now been repaired.
The new courts surfaces continue to drain and play well, although one or
two holes have appeared which will need attention. All three courts have
been given a clean recently thanks to the sterling efforts of Andy Stride,
Charlie Carden and Anthony Searle.
John Wilson
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CLUB EVENTS
Thursday Night Club Sessions and Social
Events
We have 2 club sessions, Thursday night and Sunday morning. This
maintains the change we made last year—we decided to move club night
to Thursday to encourage more players to come along when not suffering
from the ―end of week‖ syndrome! This worked well last year as we often had 14 or more players turn up! We‘ll also be sending a weekly email to encourage players to sign up on a ―Plan To/Will Be There‖ Google
document if they are intending to come along on the Thursday club night.
You and others will be able to see how many other players (and who they
are) are down to come, and therefore be reassured that you will get a
game.
Last year, we had a varied list of tennis and social events including:
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The AGM—with Quiz and Wine Tasting
Tea and Tennis (April , May and June)
The Dellcott Tennis Ball in July
Finals Day (July)
Tea and Tennis (Sept)
Fireworks Night (Nov)
Dellcott members Xmas Drink at the Stanborough (Dec)
These are always good fun, and well attended. We encourage you to
come along to them. You don‘t need to be the best tennis player in the
club to come – and they are a great opportunity to meet other like
minded members in a convivial (often lubricated) environment!
This year we are repeating the programme of Sunday Tea and Tennis
events, as well as repeat the informal and ―fun‖ wine tasting at the
AGM—which was very well enjoyed by all last year.
Dates and organisers of this years events will be posted in the club
house, sent via email and also be available on the website; please try to
come along and support them.
So, just a reminder of club nights/sessions:
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Thursday
6pm
- dusk from April onwards
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Sunday
11.30am - 1.00pm
Note: We will be continuing to publish a Google Doc on the web site and
e-mailing all members each week with the link. You can register your attendance for the club sessions if you wish, and others will be able to see
that you are going, and that there will be other players to join in with.
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School’s Out BBQ
The Schools out BBQ was not held last year due to a low number of people booking ahead of time. The event is usually incredibly well attended
so we hope 2011 was just a ‗blip‘. Please look out for further notices
about it, let the organisers know in advance that your child will be attending.
Firework and Bonfire Night
Jonathan Cirkel
We are one of the few clubs to still organise their own bonfire and fireworks night. Unlike many of the major events which take place at parks
and country houses, we have many things in our favour—no traffic jams;
high quality burgers, hot dogs and jacket spuds; an area where your kids
can be with friends with no fear of being lost in the crowds; socialising
around the bonfire with drinks.
This year, another great evening of colour, noise and spectacle and fun
for all the family.
Tennis Racquets need re-stringing?
Contact : Jonathan Cirkel
Home : 01707-330392
Mobile : 07768-405991
Email : [email protected]
Stringing : from £18
Grips : from £2.50
Great
Value
DELLCOTT SWEAT SHIRTS
Buy your club sweat shirts
from Andy Stride
BARGAIN at £5.00.
Contact him on 01707 376425
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2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Robbie Starling
Well the weather gods were on the whole kind on us...just. At one point we
were deliberating whether to call off Finals Day based on the forecast. In the
end we only had reason to come off court 4 times in all. We would have
taken this at 1pm as, as the first set of players were about to step on to
court, the heavens opened! Post that it was either boiling hot or dark clouds
with odd showers thrown in.
The finals themselves were thrilling and played in a great spirit. We were
treated to 5 adult Finals and 5 junior. All of which made for fantastic viewing
for the crowds. The spirit and the sportsmanship in the junior tournament
was absolutely wonderful to witness. The competitors and umpires must be
applauded for playing in such diverse conditions. Congratulations to all the
winners and commiserations to all our gallant runners up.
The Dellcott Arms PH run by Landlord Gary Fitzpatrick was as usual carrying
lots of variety for all and was brilliantly manned. Jo Freckleton‘s Pimms Bar
was extremely popular and we seemed to be selling jug after jug all afternoon. The Dellcott BBQ was run brilliantly by Sausage Boy Chefs Wilson &
Gunstone selling very tasty burgers and Hot dogs. Caroline Herring sold
bowls and bowls of strawberries & Cream. Izzy Gunstone made and sold the
most delicious lemon drizzle cake, while Dad Stuart provided teas and coffees. All of these facilities couldn't have worked without a host of other people putting in a shift or two. Sadly, the fully supervised bouncy castle had to
be cancelled due to health and safety issues—but we hope to be back on this
coming year.
Despite the inclement weather we had big crowds and an amazing amount of
people still there at 7pm for the prize giving who gave up the chance to be at
home watching Darren Clarke stroll up the 18th and claim his first Open! So
thank you.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in
this years tournament from all the people who played in it right through to
those who helped me throughout and on the day, including all the members
who came along and supported the club and the finalists who brought along
family and friends to support them, they were very welcome and it was
lovely to see them. I hope the final was a special day for all those involved
especially the players.
So thank you everyone, see you next year.
Robbie Starling
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PS—For this year‘s tournament, please ensure that you book plenty of
time for your matches. Allow time for warming up, and a reasonable
time for the actual match. Booking forms will be posted outside the clubhouse as usual.
Thanks to the following people for helping to make the day such a
success:
Jonathan Cirkel - Organising The Dellcott Arms, saving the bar licence
application at the last minute, general help throughout tournament
Andy Stride - Organising The Dellcott BBQ, providing balls, advice
Gary Fitzpatrick- Bar licence, Bar, Umpire, prize giving, Sending E mails
Anthony Searle - Orange & Red Tournaments, prize giving
The Hubbards - Photos
Sucheta Gammon - Green Tournament, Umpire
Jo Freckleton - Supplying free of charge the Pimms Bar, Bar
Linda Little - Electricity for cancelled Bouncy Castle
Lucy Gravatt- Jnr tournament
Noel Tuitt- Jnr tournament
Debbie Cirkel - Umpire
Graham Tuitt -fantastic poster advertising Jnr tournament, Umpire
Kathy Bearman - Organising Boys Tournament, Umpire, SAUSAGE PATROL!!!!!!!
Clare McIntyre - Organising Girls Tournament
Samatha Bearman - Laying out Trophies & Putting up Order of Play,
chopping fruit
Adam Cornfield - chopping fruit
The Cornfields - setting up
Cornelia Freckleton - Bar
Isaac Freckleton - Bar
Mike Dunton - Umpire
John Beech - Umpire
Charlie Carden - Helping set up, putting away, Umpire
Phil Boon - Umpire
Lesley Dodds - Umpire
Richard Harrison - Umpire, setting up, putting away
Izzy Gunstone, BBQ and the finest lemon drizzle cake!
Caroline Herring - Beautiful Strawberries & Cream
The Gammons - Deck Chairs
Alan Walker @ WTC - Supplying Score Boards
John Wilson - BBQ, Umpire
Hayden Boon - BBQ
Stuart Gunstone - BBQ, Teas and Coffees
If there is anyone I've forgotten and I'm sure I have please forgive me. I
think I had too many Pimms !!!!!!!!
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2011 RESULTS
MEN’S SINGLES
NICOLA COLES
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Russell Sainter beat Vince Smyth
Clare McIntyre beat Rebecca McIntyre
7-57-5
4 - 6 7 - 5 7 -6
MENS DOUBLES
LADIES DOUBLES
Richard Harrison & Noel Tuitt beat
Paul Cornfield & Mark Smale
6-16-4
Kathy Carden & Susie Mitchell beat
Julia Hubbard & Clare McIntyre
6-36-2
MIXED DOUBLES
Rebecca Mcintyre & Robbie Starling beat
Heidi Bachelor & Russell Sainter
7 - 5 6 -4
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JUNIOR FINALS
ORANGE TOURNAMENT
RED TOURNAMENT
Winner - Thomas Searle
2nd - Kono Washio
Winner - Jack Dickinson
2nd - Florence Gravatt
GREEN TOURNAMENT
Winner - Jacob Gammon
2nd - Isobel Nendick
JUNIOR BOYS
Lawrence Bearman beat
Nathan Gammon
6 - 1, 1 - 6, 10 -5
JUNIOR GIRLS
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Emma Mcintyre beat
Jemima Gravatt
7 -6 6 - 4
DELLCOTT PLAYGROUP REPORT
Lucy Gravatt
It has been another eventful year for Dellcott Toddler
Group. Our three annual events: the Easter Egg Hunt,
Halloween and Christmas Parties remained popular and
pulled in lots of new faces.
However overall numbers unfortunately dwindled during 2011 so we made the decision not to remain open
during November and December. We will be having a
big push for new members this year, hopefully with our
own entry on Facebook so we can communicate more
easily with parents. Watch this space.
We reopen on 16 April with an Easter Egg Hunt and will then be open for
pre-school children and their carers every Monday
from 1.30-3pm. A programme of summer activities will be planned for the school holidays including a picnic at Hatfield House. Siblings will be
very welcome to join in. Our last event of the
year will be our Christmas Party on 17 December.
We cater for children up to school age. In addition
to the outdoor play equipment we have a range of
outdoor and indoor toys for the children to enjoy as
well as craft activities, summer outings and parties.
For details please contact Lucy directly on 07595
931933 or by e-mail on [email protected]
TABLE TENNIS
Peter Mathews
This year the first for ages we haven't be able to get a single team out to
play in the local league. Players emigrating or dropping out to train their
dogs really didn't help. So, if you would like to play a bit more and get
some games against varied competition then let me know. Playing in the
lowest league should not be too daunting and would do much to improve
your game.
Peter Mathews tel WGC 321018 or e-mail [email protected]
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Datchworth League Reports
Julian Payne
The Datchworth League is a competitive but friendly tennis league with representation from 32 Hertfordshire clubs (full details available at www.datchworth.net)
The Summer league runs on 14 Monday evenings from end-April to end-July. In
2011 there were 120 teams across 15 divisions. Division 1 is a good county standard (I am told!) with the lower divisions being less energetic! There is an Autumn
league played at weekends from early September to mid-November.
We fielded 8 teams in the Summer league which were generally made up from
squads of 6 players (4 men & 2 ladies). In addition to some enjoyable tennis we
managed to improve our results with the main points being:
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Team 1 led by Vince Smyth won the Dellcott Team Trophy award for the most
sets won with Team 3 a close second
Team 1 won their division and Team 3 were also promoted – congratulations!
Team 6 were unfortunately relegated
The final summer matches were followed by a very enjoyable evening party in
the club pavilion.
We fielded 3 teams in the Autumn which were made up of larger squads to accommodate the weekend fixtures. Whilst this allowed a greater number of members to
play matches, it may also have contributed to our teams finishing on the wrong end
of some tight matches. Team 1 finished a creditable 3rd but Teams 2 and 3 came
lower in their divisions.
I would like to thank everyone for playing in 2011 and especially the Team Captains
for their support and team organisation. We try and rotate the Team Captains so
that these duties are shared around so please consider this role for 2012 – it really
isn’t difficult!
I will be in contact with members during February regarding the 2012 Summer
Leagues and looking to establish Teams and Captains during March with help from
our coach Anthony. Our aim is to play enjoyable and competitive matches against
local clubs, and hopefully improve our league positions so let’s look forward to a fun
and successful summer.
We also entered a Ladies team into the Hot Rackets league and hope to have more
teams playing in this league this year.
Julian Payne
[email protected]
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COACHING NEWS
Coach: Anthony Searle
Telephone : 01462 436297
Adult Coaching
Day
Time
Description
Cost
Friday
10am - 12noon
Coffee Mornings
(Improver—Advanced)
£7.00
for members
Saturday
11am - 12noon
Adult Coaching (All )
£6.00
for members
Time
Description
Cost
3.45pm 4.45pm
Tot‘s Tennis
Ages 3-5
19th April to 19th July
£5.00*
per session
3.45 – 4.45
Coaching & Match Play
Age 4+
19th April to 19th July
2* (6 Week Course)
Junior Coaching
Day
Thursday
Saturday
9.00 -10.00am
Young beginners/
improvers
10.00 - 11.00am
Intermediate
11.00 - 12.00am
Advanced and all
Adults
£5.00*
per session
Members
£5 first child
£4 siblings
£6 adults
Non-members
£6 children
£8 adults
HOLIDAY COURSES
TO BOOK or for further information call or fill in attached form
DATES:
Easter
Summer 1
Summer 2
Summer 3
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
2nd April 23rd July 30th July 13th August -
Time
Friday
Friday
Friday
Friday
Description
1.30pm - 2.30pm Beginners/improvers
2.30pm - 4.00pm
4.00pm - 5.30pm
6th April
27th July
3rd August
17th August
Cost
£20.00 or £5.00
*per session
Intermediate
15
Advanced
£30.00 or £7.00
*per session
DELLCOTT FAMILY TENNIS CLUB
COURT TIMETABLE 2012/13
All courts are available for general play, except as follows:
Court 1
Sunday
Monday
Court 2
Court 3
Open Club Session
11.30am – 1.00pm
Open Club Session
11.30am – 1.00pm
Autumn League
1.00pm - 4.00pm
2nd Sept to 11th Nov
Autumn League
1.00pm - 4.00pm
2nd Sept to 11th Nov
League Matches
6pm onwards
26th March to 30th July
League Matches
6pm onwards
26th March to 30th July
*Junior Coaching
3.30pm - 5.30pm
19th April to 19th July
*Junior Coaching
3.30pm - 5.30pm
19th April to 19th July
*Tots Tennis
3.45pm - 4.30pm
19th April to 19th July
*Tots Tennis
3.45pm - 4.30pm
19th April to 19th July
Club Night from 6pm—see
e-mail, website and booking sheet
*Intermediate Tennis and
coffee morning
(drills and match play)
10.00am to 12.00pm
Club Night from 6pm—
see e-mail, website and
booking sheet
*Intermediate Tennis
(drills and match play)
10.00am to 12.00pm
Club Night from 6pm—
see e-mail, website and
booking sheet
*Intermediate Tennis
(drills and match play)
10.00am to 12.00pm
Junior priority
4.30pm – 6pm
Junior priority
4.30pm – 6pm
*Junior Coaching
9.00am to 11.00am
*Adult Coaching
11.00am to 12.00pm
*Junior Coaching
9.00am to 11.00am
*Adult Coaching
11.00am to 12.00pm
Junior Coaching
9.00am to 12.00pm
*Adult Coaching
11.00am to 12.00pm
Matchplay 12 to 2.00pm
Matchplay 12.00 to 2.00pm Matchplay 12.00 to 2.00pm
Autumn League
1.00pm to 4.00pm
2rd Sept to 11th Nov
Autumn League
1.00pm to 4.00pm
2nd Sept to 11th Nov
League Matches
6pm onwards
26th March to 30th July
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sessions organised by Anthony Searle subject to demand. Please contact
Anthony on 07786 211905 or check the calendar on the website
www.dellcott.com
Note: From time to time, the Committee may agree to use the courts for special
events. Details of these will be displayed on the Notice Board and website.
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2012/13 Dates For Your Diary
The following events are being arranged during the year. Each event is open to all Club Members, as appropriate. Details of each event will be displayed at the club, on the website and will
be confirmed by email. Further details can be obtained from the Organiser or any Committee
member.
Date
Event
Organiser
Sunday 11th March
Tea and Tennis from 2pm
Gary Fitzpatrick
Mon 2nd April to 6th April
Junior Easter Coaching Course
Anthony Searle
Monday 16th April
Playgroup re-opens Monday 1.30 pm to
3pm
AGM, Wimbledon ticket draw & Wine
Tasting 7.30pm ‗til late
Ploughman‘s supper provided.
Pavilion
Lucy Gravatt
Saturday 21st April
Andy Stride
01707 376425
Wine tasting, and Dinner Tickets £7.50
Sunday 22nd April
OPEN DAY—potential members. Free
BBQ. See website for more details
Friday 20th July
School‘s Out Barbecue: 2:30pm Cost £2.50
all Junior Members welcome
Sunday 15th July
Dellcott Grand Finals Day
Robbie Starling
23rd July to 27th July
1st Summer Holiday coaching week
Anthony Searle
30th July to 3rd August
2nd Summer Holiday coaching week
Anthony Searle
13th August to
17th August
3rd Summer Holiday coaching week
Anthony Searle
Saturday 3rd November
Fireworks, bonfire and a top BBQ.
Jonathan Cirkel
December TBD
Dellcott—Members Xmas Pub meeting
Gary Fitzpatrick
January 2013—TBD
Gluhwein and Tennis
Gary Fitzpatrick
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DELLCOTT FAMILY TENNIS CLUB
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
You are invited to attend the 62nd Annual General Meeting of the Dellcott
Family Tennis Club which will be at the tennis club in the pavilion at
7.30pm on Saturday 21st April 2012. We hope that you will make every
effort to attend.
AGENDA
1.
Apologies for Absence
2.
Minutes of the 61st AGM held on 7th May 2011
3.
Matters arising from the Minutes
4.
Chairman's Report
5.
Treasurer's Report plus plans for coming year
6.
Appointment of Trustees
7.
Election of Officers and the Committee for 2012/13
8.
Any Other Business
Further details of the committee prepared to stand for re-election and
those standing down will be provided nearer the AGM.
All nominations are welcomed. These are to be received by the Secretary
either in advance (in writing or by email) or at the AGM. Members may
be nominated by a proposer, or may self-nominate. Committee members who are prepared to stand for re-election are assumed to be
self-nominating.
A fun wine tasting and the Wimbledon draw
will be held after the meeting.
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DELLCOTT FAMILY TENNIS CLUB
JUNIOR HOLIDAY COURSES 2011
DATES
EASTER
Monday 2nd April
to
Friday 6th April
SUMMER 1
Monday 25rd July
to
Friday 27th July
SUMMER 2
Monday 30th July
to
Friday 3rd August
SUMMER 3
Monday 13th August
to
Friday 17th August
TIMES AND COSTS
1.30 – 2.30 Beginners
Whole week*
£20.00
Per Session
£5.00
2.30 – 4.00 Improvers
£30.00
£7.00
4.00 - 5.30 Advanced
£30.00
£7.00
*Pro-rata for bank holiday weeks
Non-members welcome but pay an extra £1 a day
Special Offers:
Pay weekly – 3rd child goes free
Book two summer courses and get £10 off 2nd course
Saturday morning sessions run throughout the year from 9:00-12:00. All
standards welcome. Also see Junior matchplay overleaf. For adult coaching, please contact Anthony.
To book fill in the slip below and send it to Anthony Searle at
119 Whitehill Road, Hitchin SG4 9HT or phone him on 07786 211905
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Childs Name(s)______________________________Age(s)_________
Course Date(s)______________________________Time(s)________
Contact Tel No._______________Contact Name__________________
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DELLCOTT FAMILY TENNIS CLUB
Saturday Coaching and Matchplay 2012
Saturday morning coaching sessions run throughout the year from 9:0012:00. All standards welcome, charge from £5 per session.
9.00 – 10.00 Beginners
10.00 – 11.00 Improvers
11.00 - 12.00 Advanced
Adult Matchplay
In addition, if there is the demand, Anthony will be running weekly
Matchplay sessions for Teens and Adults after the coaching sessions
Starting at 12.00 until 2.00pm on Saturdays, play will be on weeks:
week 1— Mens Doubles,
week 2— Mixed Doubles,
week 3— Singles A,
week 4— Singles B,
Cost £5 per session, contact Anthony on 07786 211905 to book a slot.
Junior Matchplay
Anthony will also be running Junior Matchplay sessions on Sundays
throughout the Spring and Summer starting early May—cost £5 per session. Sessions will start at 5pm if prearranged with Anthony.
The
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order will be on subsequent weeks:
Red
Orange
Green
Yellow B
Any parents interested in this should contact Anthony to organise specific
dates.
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Renewal / Membership Form
You are invited to apply for/renew membership for 1st Apr 2012 to 31st Mar 2013.
1. Type of Membership (please tick)
Renewal
Family
£120
New Member
Single Adult
£78
Junior / Student
(in full-time education)
£30
2. Details (Please complete in capitals)
Main Contact
First
Name
Surname
& BTM No.
Address
Postcode
Home
Ph:
Email
Addresses:
Mobile:
If family membership is required, please provide details of all additional
persons below
First
Name
Surname &
British Tennis Membership No.
Date of
Birth
(Juniors/
Students)
School/
College
Email
Mobile
(Juniors/
Students)
Membership Fees
£_______
Please make your membership cheques payable to Dellcott Family Tennis club and forward with this form to: Dellcott Membership Secretary (Caroline Herring) at 35
High Oaks Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BT
Members whose subscriptions are received before the AGM, and are members of the LTA British Tennis
will be entered into the draw for Wimbledon tickets according to rules.
I wish to renew my membership/apply for membership* (*delete as appropriate). I have read and agree
to abide by the club rules and constitution.
Signed:__________________________________________
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Date:___________
CLUB TOURNAMENT 2012 - RULES
The Dellcott Family Club Tournament is an opportunity for all our members to enjoy a friendly competitive knockout event, which culminates on Finals Day. This
day is one of the highlights of the Club‘s year when all members, their families and
friends are welcome at the Club.
The following simple rules are designed to aid the smooth running of the competition. Players must complete the various rounds by the due dates.
Rules
1.
Matches are the best of three sets with tie-breaks applicable in all three sets
in the event of the score reaching six games all.
2.
It is the responsibility of both players and doubles pairings to make contact
ASAP with their opponents to maximise the amount of time available to fulfil
fixture. Please do not make arrangements to play matches after the date
given as the end of the round.
3.
If one of the players or doubles pairings are unable to fulfil the fixture in the
allotted time for whatever reason then their opponent(s) will be awarded a
walkover. The tournaments organisers must be notified.
4.
If neither player or both doubles pairings are unable to fulfil the fixture then
the result will be determined by a toss of a coin by the tournament organiser.
The tournament organisers must be notified.
5.
The day after the date given as the end of the round the tournament organisers will visit the club house and update the tournament progress sheet. They
will make the necessary arrangements to close the round.
6.
A notice of outstanding matches will be posted on the clubhouse outside notice board 1 week prior to the end of the round.
7.
The winners of matches are responsible for writing up the results on the draw
chart in the clubhouse immediately after the match is completed.
8.
If you cannot make Finals Day, please do not enter the competition.
9.
If, after entering, due to an exceptional circumstance, you learn you can no
longer make Finals Day, please withdraw your entry, letting the Organiser,
your next opponent(s) and, if appropriate, doubles partner know immediately.
10. In the event of a player withdrawing from the tournament, the Organiser will
decide who should go through to the next round. The Organiser will also have
the discretion to introduce a new doubles player if it is in the interest of the
tournament to do so.
11. In the event of a dispute, the Organiser‘s ruling, which may be made in consultation with Club Committee members, is final. Please help to make the
tournament run smoothly by organising and playing your matches within the
allotted time frame. We really want to avoid the fixture congestion that occurred last year.
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Club Tournament 2012
(Closing date for entries is 10th April 2012)
Details of the Draw, and the times when matches have to be played by, will be
sent to all competitors together with a copy of the Tournament Rules (also included in after this booking form). They will also be displayed on the Pavilion Notice Board and posted on the website.
Please note that players who are unable to play on Finals Day must not
enter. All partners for the Doubles events will be drawn from a hat, at random.
Senior Events: £5 per entrant for one or more events(tick as appropriate):
Name
Ladies‘
Singles
Ladies‘
Doubles
Mixed
Doubles
Men‘s
Singles
Men‘s
Doubles
Junior Events: £2 per entrant for one or more events (tick as appropriate):
Name
Age
And finally…
Please add up
Senior Tournament entry
£_______
Junior Tournament entry
£_______
Total £_______
Please provide your email address(es) ……………………………………………
………………………………………………………………............................................................
Please make cheques payable to Dellcott Family Tennis club and forward with this
form to Robbie Starling at 87 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City by 10th April.
I agree to abide by the tournament rules and conditions of entry.
Signed:__________________________________________
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Date:___________