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June 2010
BAR KEY RETURN (30th June)
A request from Steve:
- Can all members who are holding bar keys please return them to me ASAP?
- Once your bar stint is done—many thanks for all your help—I need the keys back that evening or the next day.
- Steve Banham
- 1 Thames Court
- Ferry Road
- Thames Ditton
Shaun Freeman Memorial Tournament—Saturday 3rd July 2010—UPDATE (29th June)
- 11.00 am start, finishing around 18.30.
This important new annual tournament is being held in memory of Shaun Freeman, and will raise money for CANCER RESEARCH UK. There is a magnificent CHALLENGE CUP with a fascinating history. It will be engraved with the names of the winners.
SCHEDULE 3rd JULY
- 11.00 Registration
- 11.15 All play until 16.00
- 13.20 Lunch (included in the £10 entry fee)
- 16.05 Tea
- 16.30 Semi-finals and Final
- 18.20 Presentation of trophy by Mrs Mally Freeman
CALL TO ALL MEMBERS AGED 12 AND ABOVE
We have places for 80 tennis players. We have already received over 60 entries, and it is still possible to enter this week. All entrants have an equal chance of winning.
- The tournament is open to ladies, men, juniors aged 12 and over, and midweek members. Please contact Graeme Boddy on 07713 233 710, or put your name on the entry sheet on the noticeboard in the clubhouse.
- Please sign up and make this inaugural charity event a tremendous success.
Bar Rota July (28th June)
Here is the Bar Rota for next month at TDLTC, which we also try to keep up to date at http://editthis.info/tennis/Bar_News#July_2010
And if anyone has a set of bar keys, please return them to Steve, who will be at the club from 6.30 tonight.
The Junior Knockout competitions are GO! (17th June)
- The draws for all the Junior Knockout tournaments are now up on the web at http://www.clubwww.co.uk/default.php?content=competitions.
- Hardcopy versions of the draws should be posted on the walls of the clubhouse by the weekend.
- A large number of players have byes in Round One, meaning they won't play until Round Two.
- Please play your Round One and Round Two matches as swiftly as possible.
- We would like to see as many of the Round Two matches completed by 26th June, when the Club also holds the Junior BBQ.
Shortage of collapsible blue chairs (16th June)
We seem to have fewer blue chairs at the club than we thought—you know, the collapsible ones that we keep stacked in a cupboard in the clubhouse.
If anyone has borrowed a few, can they please phone Bev Banham on 020 8339 0565? We need them urgently for the weekend's Summer Party.
Shaun Freeman Memorial Tournament—Saturday 3rd July 2010 (15th June)
Please sign up for the Shaun Freeman tournament, by any one of three methods:
- Put your name down on the form on the notice board in the clubhouse, or
- Email Irene McClean at irene@themccleans.plus.com, or
- Phone Irene on 0208 873 7393.
- The tournament is a doubles event.
- Your partner will be decided by Graeme Boddy and the tournament committee before the event.
- The entry fee is £10 per person, which includes lunch and cost of balls.
- £4 of your fee will go to Cancer Research UK, which is the Freemans' chosen charity.
- Places will be restricted to 40 ladies and 40 men, and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Further details can be found on the board at the side of the kitchen hatch in the clubhouse.
- The event is also described on the website at http://editthis.info/tennis/Shaun_Freeman_Memorial_Tournament.
Currently we need lots of ladies to enter. The are only a few spaces left for men.
F#*£@~ THE TENNIS!! England vs Algeria (14th June)
Calling All Members:
- FORGET THE TENNIS!!
- ENGLAND WILL TRIUMPH THIS TIME!!
- TDLTC BAR WILL BE OPEN 6.30PM, KICK-OFF 7.30 PM
- FISH & CHIPS AFTER WE WIN c.9.30 PM
Steve Banham
Junior Newsletter June 2010, from Guy Bracewell (10th June)
See Junior Newsletter June 2010
Helpers required for the Summer Party 19th June (9th June)
A plea from Bev Banham:
- Helpers are required on Saturday 19th at 10am to set up the gazebos, collect chairs from Colets, and to decorate the area.
- We also need help on Sunday 20th at 10am to take it all down.
Family Tournament Postponed to Sunday 25th July (8th June)
Our apologies, but the Family Tournament, which had been scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed to Sunday, 25th July, starting at 2pm. This is due to the poor weather outlook and a surfeit of events at the club during a short period.
The club calendar has been updated at http://editthis.info/tennis/Calendar.
TDLTC: Adult Club Tournaments (2nd June)
Details of who is playing whom can now be found at the court booking website. Please login to find out whom you're playing. You'll need to select the 'Competitions' tab. You'll know you've come to the right page when you see something like the picture below.
As this is the first year of our move to becoming an online club, we have to keep both the paper record and the online record going. So when you've played your match, can you write the result up on the chart on the noticeboard in the clubhouse AND send an email to Chris Lewis at chris@jaza.clara.co.uk
May 2010
BANK HOLIDAY AMERICAN TOURNAMENT at Thames Ditton on Monday 31st May (26th May)
From Graeme Boddy:
- All playing members welcome.
- The tournament starts with registration at 2:00pm, and play commencing at 2:15pm.
- The tournament will finish at approximately 6:00pm.
- Entry costs £3.00, which includes tennis balls and prizes,
- And also includes afternoon tea at 4:00 pm.
TDLTC Bar Rota for June (25th May)
Here's next month's rota. As always, the rota is kept at http://editthis.info/tennis/Bar_News
TDLTC: Weekly Timetable (22nd May)
1. Keys to the Bar 2. Summer Party (21st May)
- If you have recently been a bar-person at the TDLTC Clubhouse and still have a borrowed key, can you please return it to Steve Banham, who will be at the bar tonight?
- There are only eight pairs of tickets left for the Summer Party (19th June). Please contact Steve or Bev Banham urgently at mulberry@ukgateway.net if you want a pair of tickets.
As always, copies of the most recent emails sent are kept here: http://editthis.info/tennis/Recent_email_broadcasts
14th May: Coaching for New Members with Marc Codling
Please note that the free group coaching sessions for new members with Marc Codling are now running on Wednesdays from 7.00-8.00pm on the hard courts. These will run for five more weeks, having started on the 12th May.
The coaching coincides with the Social Mix-in evening, which has meant that the caged court is the only available hard court during the session.
Grass courts 3 to 6 should be opening this weekend. But please note the shortage of hard courts during this particular hour for the next five weeks.
11th May: TDLTC Summer Party 19th June
10th May 2010: Lock Up Your Bikes!
To all TDLTC members
Please feel free to use the cycle rack provided at the Club, but do remember to lock up your bike. Yesterday evening a junior discovered at 8 o'clock that his bike had been stolen.
8th May 2010: 1. Draw for Wimbledon Tickets (Sunday 16th May) 2. Golf Day (Thursday 1st July)
1. WIMBLEDON TICKET DRAW—SUNDAY 16th MAY
The draw for the Wimbledon tickets will be held on Sunday 16th May at 5.00 pm. Please come along. The bar will be open. This is a vital event to attend if you are keen to go to Wimbledon this year but don't yet have a ticket. Just think: you could be present at a five-set epic with Andy Murray lasting until the early hours. Worth an hour of your Sunday, don’t you think?
All adult members (excluding mid-week and social members) who have renewed their membership this year and who are signed up as BTM members will be entered into the draw. You will need to pay for the tickets on the day so bring a cheque book!
If you are not a British Tennis member, please click on the link below to sign up. All playing members, including juniors, can join. This will help the club’s future allocation of Wimbledon tickets and eligibility for future grants and funding. Membership is free and only a few clicks away …..
http://www.lta.org.uk/britishtennismembership/
If you have not yet renewed your TDLTC membership, please contact Chris Lewis to renew before the draw, chris@jaza.clara.co.uk .
If you are not able to attend the draw on the 16th, you can send a nominee in your place as long as you let the club knows in advance. Either contact Jane Baller on janeballer@ntlworld.com or 020 8339 0023 by Saturday, or Andrew Meatyard on the day on 07846 019853.
And finally, the usual reminder: Tickets need to be chosen and paid for on the day.
2. TDLTC GOLF DAY—THURSDAY 1st JULY
A TDLTC golf day has been arranged for Thursday 1st July 2010 at The Drift Golf Club. All members are invited to this great day out. All handicaps welcome (up to 28!) The cost is £57 which includes two 18-hole rounds, lunch and prizes.
Last year was a great success and everyone had a good time. Like last year the morning session is a Stapleford competition which is an excellent leveller regardless of your handicap. The afternoon round is a fun Texas Scramble where mixed abilities can make their own contribution!
Please contact Ian Morey at ianmorey@hotmail.co.uk or on 07771 941539 for further details, or to book a place and obtain an entry form.
See you at the 19th hole!
April 2010
28th April 2010: 1. Sunday Tea Rota 2. Afternoon Drop-In
- Sunday afternoon teas. Irene and Peter will be providing tea this Sunday. The tea rota for all future Sundays this summer will be posted at the serving hatch by the kitchen, and hopefully on the website too. Please check to see whether you have been chosen. (If you have, it's a testament to your reliability and the quality of your teas.) For the time being, we are having a trial period without Saturday teas. Your feedback is always appreciated.
- Afternoon Drop-In . If you would like to attend a regular weekly session -- and I believe Irene is referring to weekday afternoon tennis -- please get in touch with Irene at irene@themccleans.plus.com listing your preferred days and preferred start-time (2pm or 2.30).
27th April 2010: Bar rota
http://editthis.info/tennis/Bar_News
May 2010
Recent changes are underlined.
26th April 2010: 1. Juniors Mix-in 2. The Road to Wimbledon
Attention all Parents of Junior Members
1. This Friday, 30th April, the first Juniors Social Mix-in runs from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Subject to sufficient numbers attending, from 6.45pm there will be a Junior Quiz Evening which will finish at approximately 8.00pm. (Tennis clothes are fine for the Quiz Evening.)
Parents are welcome. The bar will be open. On hand will be coaches and selected committee members to answer any questions on membership, coaching and tennis generally for the Junior and Senior sections of the club.
P.S. The Junior Social Mix-In will be a weekly event throughout the summer. The Junior Quiz Evening is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
2. Can all U14 boys and girls please check the club noticeboard, to discover whom they are playing in the 'Road to Wimbledon' draw, as the first round needs to played asap?
Thanks
Guy Bracewell
Junior Secretary
25th April 2010: TDLTC Membership Renewal
Membership renewal is due as of 1st May 2010 and there are still a number of existing members who have yet to renew. We need your support so please do not delay.
I attach copies of the membership renewal forms and tournament entry form for this season. Hard copies can be found at the club on the notice board outside and inside the clubhouse.
If anyone wants to discuss issues arising out of the fees, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
The grass courts should be opening in the next two weeks.
I hope you will be renewing and are looking forward to the new season. Now the floodlights are in, we really do offer tennis 365 days a year.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Chris Lewis
07770 56 2569
TDLTC Membership Secretary
22nd April 2010: Open Day at TDLTC -- this SATURDAY
Please come along and support the open day at the tennis club this Saturday, which will run from 10.30 onwards. Pay for your subs, collect your shoe-tags and get a complimentary drink at the bar (also available to those who have already paid their subs).
- B-B-Q at 1.30 pm.
- Afternoon teas and cakes at 4.00 pm.
- Junior Coaching / Match to watch on two of the hard courts.
18th April 2010: Access Code for the new pavilion next to the Thames Ditton hard courts
Needless to say, this code must not be given to anyone else. The pavilion is our smart new members-only tennis facility -- not Jez's Crack Den. (My apologies if there is a Jez at the club.) Please let any committee member know if you suspect it's being misused.
The code will change at the start of May, and will be disclosed to each of you when you renew your subs.
For the rest of this month, the code is ...... xxxx
10th April 2010: Booking Courts + Invitation to Ross & Flo's Hog Roast Party
From Chris Lewis:
1. How to Book Courts
The committee is reviewing the weekly programme from last year, attached, in the light of the low use of the courts on some evenings. In addition the introduction of floodlighting on hard courts 7 to 9 mean that a new court booking system is required to manage the use of those courts. This online facility will also allow the grass courts to be booked for competitive matches outside of social mix-in sessions.
The intention is that all bookings should be done online to guarantee the use of the court. If you have not booked online, you may not be entitled to use the court. This may necessitate an online facility being operated at the club, in both the pavilion and clubhouse, so that bookings may be checked and made on-site.
This will be very much a new approach for the club. We need to develop processes which work for everyone as far as possible.
Finally, the new booking system requires a log-in and password for each user. These details will be sent to each member when you renew your membership for the coming season.
From Ross Prideaux:
2. Invitation to Ross & Flo's Hog Roast
“Hog Roast Drop In” June 5th from 2.00pm till late!
Fellow Players and Members and Partners who know me and Eva and have not yet met our Little FLO, please feel free to drop by Before, After or even Instead of your afternoon exercise on the courts,
Food and drink a plenty on Saturday June 5th.
Venue: 64 the Roundway, Claygate, Esher, KT10 0DW
(Google maps inaccurate except for road so link confusing. 64 is the End Terrace, bottom left of the Green Grass play area hidden by the tree! Suitable Bunting on the top floor windows will be evident.)
I am celebrating my 50th and Flo will be celebrating her 7 months!
A very casual affair but RSVP to ross@pridox.orangehome.co.uk by May 5th would be appreciated so we can cater fairly accurately.
Siblings and babies very welcome too.
9th April 2010: Tennis Club Bar Rota for May + Bar Keys Alert
Here's the first rota of the season from Steve Banham. Also filed on the website at http://editthis.info/tennis/Bar_News.
P.S. If ANY members still hold keys to the bar from last year or earlier, can you please hand them back to Steve, so we can make a fresh start on security this year?
6th April 2010: If you plan to use the floodlights at TDLTC this week or next ...
We haven't designed the official process for acquiring tokens for the floodlights yet. In the mean time:
- If you want floodlight tokens this week, phone Steve Banham on 020 8339 0565
- From Saturday onwards, phone Andrew Meatyard for tokens on 01372 462 996
