Wednesday night social tennis is returning on Wednesday 2 September, 7.30-9.30pm. Social tennis is open to all Peak and Intermediate members. Unfortunately, we will not be able to open the bar for Social members.

It is a fantastic opportunity to play a range of members and enjoy feeling part of the HWLTC family. Social tennis will have exclusive use of the courts every Wednesday from 7.30-9.30pm.

To start off with, we will operate as follows:

• a limit of 24 players.
• all participants must social distance off the court.
• the sessions will be run by a HWLTC committee member who will sign members in and out.
• no need to book in advance, but in the unlikely event of more than 24 people turning up, members will be turned away.
• those attending will be sorted into pairs and doubles matches to seven games will be played.
• New pairs will then be selected for the next set of games and so on.

A weekend social will also be organised in the near future.

It’s been great to see so many members at the club since we reopened in May and we know that lots of our members have really enjoyed participating in the summer tournament, for which we owe a big thank you to Darren Plank and Stuart McTiernan who organised a great event. More updates are as below.

Wednesday night social trial
We are now moving into the next phase of trying to return to normal and will soon be trialling a club mix-in on a Wednesday evening, starting on 2 September.

Clubhouse
We are still unable to open the bar as having reviewed the current LTA and government guidelines, the committee has agreed that the work required to make the bar Covid-19 secure far outweighs the benefits of opening it. The kitchen is also still closed.
 
Floodlights
We can now confirm that the floodlights can be used, but please clean the clubhouse door handles and sanitise your hands after entering and leaving. 
 
Court booking system
In addition, from 1 September, the court booking system will be changed to reflect our membership structure as follows:

• Peak and Intermediate: will be able to book courts anytime, 7 days in advance
• Off-Peak: will be able to book courts Monday to Friday before 5pm, 7 days in advance
• Coaching: will be able to book courts anytime, 1 day in advance
• Junior and Parent: will be able to book courts Monday to Friday before 5pm, and anytime at the weekend, 1 day in advance 

Presentation night
We're sorry to say that we have had to postpone our Presentation Night at the Apollonia on 10 October. It has been rescheduled for 23 October 2021, coinciding with the 120th Anniversary of the club, so we need to make sure that’s a good one!
 
Safety first
As always please continue to follow the LTA guidelines and make sure you don’t come to the club if you are suffering from any coronavirus symptoms, so that we can all carry on enjoying ourselves on court.
 
Please contact the committee if you have any questions.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, R&D Coaching's Junior coaching programme is slightly different this term. It will be a six-week term from Mon 14 Sep to Sat 24 Oct and will follow the below schedule:

• Mon and Fri 5-6pm: Junior Squad
• Wed and Thu 5-6pm: Yellow Ball Squad 
• Sat 9.30-10.30am: Mini Red (6-9yrs) (Maximum of 16)
• Sat 10.45-11.45am: Junior Group (Maximum of 16)
• Sat 12-1pm: Teen Plus Group (Maximum of 16)

To ensure everyone's safety, we will abide by these safety measures:

• All groups have been given 15-minute intervals, so that we can safely let each group leave before the other group arrive.
• Only one parent is allowed to drop off/pick up.
• All children must sanitise their hands upon arrival, which is provided by the club.
• If any parent wishes to stay and watch, please observe social distancing and complete your name, address and phone number in the Track and Trace Book in the clubhouse. (Please bring your own pen.)
• Please do not bring your child if they have any symptoms whatsoever.

You can download the booking form from the coaching for juniors page and contact Darren 07960 071478 or Roy on 07802 969698 if you have any questions.