St. Margaretsbury Tennis Club The Recreation Ground Stanstead Abbotts Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 8EH April 2016 James Springham Runton Lodge Baas Hill Broxbourne Herts. EN107EP 2016/17 Membership Newsletter I would like to welcome you all to the new tennis season which starts on 1 st May. Once again the tennis courts are in superb condition coming in to the new tennis season and have this week been cleaned and re-sanded as part of our annual maintenance programme which is done twice a year. I hope everybody enjoys playing on the surface. Tony Combellack has taken over as Club Captain for the coming year and Sarah Ross is our new Social Secretary. In addition, Simon Playfair joins the committee. We are running a number of club events in the coming months which we hope you will participate in and enjoy which are as follows: We are starting the new tennis year with a Beer, Wine and Curry evening on Friday 15 th April open to all members. We will meet in Stanstead Abbotts for a drink and will eat at one of the Curry Houses. We hope to make this a regular event if it is supported by members. If you are interested in coming or have any questions, please speak to me or another committee member or contact me by email. Other dates for the diary are as follows: Tennis Open Weekend 14-15th May Quiz Night Saturday 11th June Intra-Club Finals Day Sunday 17th July American Tournament and BBQ 4th September Christmas Dinner Saturday 3rd December I will be emailing all members with details of these events in due course. 1
The successful intra-club competitions will be repeated this year again organised by Simon Playfair and I will forward further details to all members very soon. We hope to have the competitions up and running by 1 st May. We are continuing our coaching arrangements in the coming year with Over and In https://www.overandin.com/ Tony Cook from Over and In will be providing coaching to both juniors and adults. If you need any coaching or have any ideas of what coaching we should be providing please contact Tony Cook direct on tonycook111@gmail.com We are now making club tennis balls available to all members. Tennis balls will be available to use and will be stored by the Peg board in the kitchen. We hope everybody will benefit from this change. To improve the communication with everybody we will be posting news and information on our website http://www.stmargaretsburytennis.co.uk/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stmargaretsburytennisclub Please check them out for up to date information on what is happening with the club. Thanks to all members who opted-in to the LTA Wimbledon Ballot. We have been allocated nine pairs of tickets for the Wimbledon Championships including a pair for both the mens final and semi-final. If you opted in to the LTA ballot you will be contacted by me soon to explain how the ballot will be run and the tickets allocated It is important to the club to have as many members as possible registered with the LTA with St Margaretsbury as your nominated place to play. The more members we have registered the more successful we are likely to be in being allocated tickets in ballots such as Wimbledon and the more likely we will be successful in gaining grants to improve our facilities. Registration is free. As such you will be asked to provide your British Tennis Membership number on your Application or Renewal form below which must be completed by all members. Please note that by joining the Club you agree to abide by the Club Code of Conduct herein. We have some great facilities at the club and I hope you will make good use of them in the coming year. 2
Membership Fees The membership fees for the new season have been set as follows at the AGM: 2016/17 Full Members Junior (note 1) 45 18-23 (note 2) 80 Adult 125 Couples & Families 195 Single Pensioner (note 3) 100 Pensioner Couples 160 Social Members 30 Off Peak (note 4) Adult 90 Couples & Families 130 Single Pensioner (note 3) 70 Pensioner Couples (note 3) 100 Note 1 Junior members must be under 18 on 1 st May 2016 or in full time education. Note 2 Members must be aged 23 or less on the 1 st May 2016 and not in full time education. Note 3 Club members above the state pension age are eligible to pay the pensioner fees set out above. Note 4 Off-peak members are restricted to using the courts Monday to Friday up until 5.00 p.m. and not on Bank Holidays. Please note that the mandatory St Margaretsbury Sports & Social membership fee has been incorporated into the fees payable above. Keys for new members are priced 5.00 and are available from either, Steve Rowland, Chairman, Colin Walker, Treasurer or myself. Visitors are always welcome at the club and it is the responsibility of accompanying members to sign in the visitors book, collect fees ( 4 per adult and 2 for a junior) and pass them on to the Treasurer or another committee member. Players may attend on up to five occasions as visitors in one year, with the exception of visitors living more than 30 miles from the courts who may attend more often. A charge of 50p applies for anyone s attendance at arranged club floodlight sessions. For playing at other recognised times, tokens for floodlights may be purchased from any Committee member at a cost of 2.00 each for an hour and half s playing. 3
Please return your completed membership application form (see below) together with the appropriate payment to our Honorary Treasurer, Colin Walker, as soon as possible. It is essential that every member completes and returns an application form this year. Please note, it is really helpful if you can supply your email address as we will use this to help the committee communicate with you more rapidly and easily. Please also note that, by providing your email address, we assume your permission to send you club information in this way. Don t worry, we won t abuse this facility by sending you reams of unwanted information! League Matches Our Club Captain, Tony Combellack, is entering five teams for the Datchworth & District Summer League. Matches usually take place on Monday evenings between April and July. Tony Combellack is also proposing to enter two teams in to the Datchworth & District Autumn League. Matches usually take place on Saturday afternoons from September and November. Please indicate on your membership form if you are interested in playing league tennis and contact Tony directly. Contact details for Tony are below. Match fees remain at 2 per match. Keeping our courts in good condition To ensure that we keep our courts in the best possible condition members are asked to clean their footwear on the mat provided by the court gate before entering the courts. Also in order to keep the courts tidy members are asked to either take empty drinks bottles home or to put them in the bin. Committee Details Following this year s Annual General Meeting details of the Club s Committee are as follows: Hon. Chairman Steve Rowland tel: 01920 872698 email: sbr1409@yahoo.co.uk Club Captain - Tony Combellack tel: 07971803906 email: tonyc@combellack.com Hon. Secretary James Springham tel: 07711771234 email: j.springham@ntlworld.com Hon. Treasurer Colin Walker tel: 01992 422073 email: colin.walker4@ntlworld.com Social Secretary - Sarah Ross tel: 01920 463120 email: sarah.m.ross@live.co.uk Maintenance and Health & Safety Peter Eldon tel: 07831532454 email: peter.eldon@ymail.com Tim Prince Simon Playfair 4
COURT USAGE TIMETABLE Day Morning Afternoon Evening Monday Open Ladies session 10:00 11:30 Possible - Amwell View School 2:15-3:15 pm Courts 1 and 2. April July Datchworth league matches from 6pm ( 3 courts) August onwards - Match team practice from 6pm (3 courts) Tuesday Some club members usually attend this morning for social tennis. All members welcome. Wednesday Possible - Amwell View School 2:15-3:15 pm Courts 1 and 2. Team Practice and coaching 6pm onwards Thursday Coaching Sessions 4pm onwards Coaching Sessions 4pm onwards Friday Some club members usually attend this morning for social tennis. All members welcome Saturday Club session 9am 12 noon Sept Nov. Datchworth autumn league 1-4pm (2 courts) Sunday Club session 9am 12 noon 5
Note: If you wish to book a court during any of the free sessions indicated above please write your booking on the calendar in clubhouse. 6
ST.MARGARETSBURY TENNIS CLUB MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS 2016/2017 Please return completed form with your remittance to: Honorary Treasurer, Colin Walker, 9 Valley Close, Hertford, Herts. SG13 8BD. Contact number: 01992 422073 / email: colin.walker4@ntlworld.com, Please see page 2 for the relevant fees. Cheques to be made payable to St. Margaretsbury Tennis Club. Payment can also be made by bank transfer to: St Margaretsbury Tennis Club, 20-20-37, 70257141. Please advise Colin by email and also send back the membership form. I /We (delete as appropriate) wish to apply for membership as follows:- Full Membership : Adult / Couples & Families/Junior/Pensioner Off Peak Membership : Adult/Couples & Families/Pensioner Social Membership: Key for access to club hut - 5.00 Floodlight tokens 2.00 each Total remittance Cash/Cheque/bank transfer Please complete in block capitals; Title ; Mr./ Mrs / Miss / Ms. First name :. Surname :. Address :... Post Code:. Telephone contact number: Home.. Mobile.. Email Address: 7
LTA BTM Number Date of Birth.. Please print your email address clearly. Your email address will only be used to inform you of club events/activities, and will not be passed to any third parties. Name of additional family Members together with their dates of birth (if applicable);.... Date : Code of Conduct applicable to all members of St Margaretsbury Tennis Club. St Margaretsbury Tennis Club ( SMTC ) Code Of Conduct To uphold the integrity of SMTC and to promote the well-being of its members, all members, coaches, parents and guardians, should at all times show respect and understanding to others and to club property. SMTC members have a responsibility to display an appropriate level of consideration and sportsmanship while using SMTC facilities including club sessions and whilst representing SMTC in club matches, to reflect its reputation as a friendly village tennis club. Abusive language and acts of unsporting behaviour either at or whilst representing SMTC contravenes the conditions of club membership and cannot be tolerated. In instances where such behaviour is reported, the SMTC Committee reserves the right to suspend any offender from the club and its activities and in extreme cases or repeated incidents to withdraw membership of SMTC. Members are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have with the Club Chairman or any member of the SMTC Committee 8
TEAM TENNIS If you are interested in playing inter club league tennis, please tick the relevant box below I would be interested in playing in the Datchworth league on Monday evenings Regularly Occasionally 9