Bognor Lawn Tennis Club

Bognor Lawn Tennis Club is situated in Nyewood Lane, near to the Bognor Football Club. It has five all-weather hard courts, two of which are floodlit, and four top quality grass courts. Membership is open to all ages and abilities, including juniors, and the Club offers a range of tennis and social activities.

Three ladies and two men's teams compete in the Sussex County tennis leagues throughout the year and in the summer season the Club fields a mixed doubles veteran's team. The Club Tournament, which takes place in the summer months with a Final's Day in July, gives Members a further opportunity for competitive play.

Regular "Fun" Tournaments are organised for members throughout the year, and players from around the Southern Counties are invited to take part in a Ladies Open Tournament in July and a Mixed Open Tournament in September.

Juniors from Clubs around Sussex visit the Club in August - August 13th 2003 - to take part in an LTA Starter Tournament. A number of members also play Croquet, a recent addition that is rapidly gaining in popularity. Social events are held during the year, including Bridge and Skittles Evenings, Race Nights and a Christmas Dinner Dance.

An Open Day is held early in May - May 10th 2003 - when members of the public have the opportunity to inspect and use the facilities.

Club Sessions are held at the following times

Diary of Events for 2003

Saturday May 10th	Open Day
Saturday May 17th	Bridge Evening
Saturday June 21st	Midsummer Tournament & Barbecue
Saturday July 12th	Finals' Day
Friday July 18th	Ladies' Open Tournament
Wednesday July 23rd	Ploughman's Lunch
Wednesday August 13th	LTA Junior Starter Tournament
Sunday September 7th	Mixed Open Tournament
Saturday September 13th	Bridge Evening
Friday September 19th	Macmillan Coffee Morning
Friday October 17th	Skittles Evening
Saturday November 22nd	Annual General Meeting

Latest news . . .
The Club now has its own Website! You can visit it at www.bognortennisclub.co.uk ~ the site has loads of useful information. Find out more and, better still, come and play on our courts! We are a very friendly club and welcome visitors of all ages and abilities.

Grass courts open three weeks early! As a result of the unseasonably good April weather, Groundsman John was able to announce that the Club's four grass courts would be open for Club play on Saturday April 19th. Members, who had been looking forward to the opening of the grass courts with eager anticipation, were delighted to able to play on their favourite surface for the first time this year. All hope that this was just the first of many sunny summer Saturday afternoons spent on Bognor's finest sporting lawn! Sounds like fun? Why not come along on one of your Saturday afternoons and join us for a set or two? You will be made very welcome!

The Club has embarked upon a project to resurface two of its five hard courts, possibly with artificial grass. Members have been invited to contribute to the Court Development Fund and donations received thus far total £2,000.00. The Club is aiming to raise up to £7,500.00 through this and other fund raising activities planned for 2003.

Take part in the Wimbledon Sweepstake! For a stake of £5.00 you will be entered into a draw for one of the top 32 Men's and 32 Ladies' Wimbledon seeds. Pay outs will be made for losing semi-finalists, losing finalists and the Championship winners! Only 64 tickets available, so see a Committee Member soon. This is a fund raising event for the Court Development Fund - 62.5% of the money raised will be allocated to this fund. The sweepstake draw will take place on Saturday June 21st, after the Fun Tournament.

A weekly lottery draw is being held at the Club. Tickets can be purchased from Janice Campbell during Club Sessions, and the draw takes place on Saturday afternoons. 25% of the proceeds goes to the holder of the winning ticket; 75% is used to boost Club funds.

For further details contact on 585536.

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