Ilfracombe
Tennis Club has grown significantly in size with over 200 club members
& 325 affiliated British Tennis Members at year end 2011. The club
has extensive programmes & holds an annual 240 player LTA Grade 4
tournament. The clubs catchment area is approx. 10,000 plus significant
holiday seasonal increases as a result of the towns tourist destination
status.
Clubs Objectives
Clubs Objectives
- Improve Tennis Opportunity, Membership, Programmes, & Winter Season Availability
- Establish Tennis as a core School Sport in the Ilfracombe Learning Community
- Raise LTA Grade 4 Tournament to LTA Grade 3 (attract 500+ entry)
- Introduce New Tournament Opportunities - Junior Open, Senior Open, Veterans Open
Autumn/Winter 2011: By November 2011 membership had passed 200 & BTM numbers had reached 325. January 2011 to December 2011 will be the best year in the history of the tennis club as will be evidenced at the AGM early in 2012. Planning for the future development of the club is underway & will be presented at the AGM Spring/Summer 2011: By the time of our 2011 AGM (MAR11) membership had reached 125 & BTM numbers had reached 167. This meant that with continued growth we could set our sights higher for our court resurfacing which is imminently due. Spring/Summer 2010: At our 2010 AGM (FEB10) it was recognised that we had to significantly grow our membership & coaching programmes. Autumn 2009: Following the inception of the new management agreement on the top courts, the club undertook to create a development plan following LTA guidelines & Tennis ClubMark. We sought views from club members via several forums & a provisional development plan was produced, for consideration by the clubs committee & membership. | LTA & Club Development LTA & CASC (Community Amateur Sports Clubs) Tennis Foundation Newsletters Summer 2009 |