Fernhurst Tennis Club Floodlights Fund

We are a Community Amateur Sports Club raising funds to install tennis court FLOODLIGHTS

Please click the DONATE button below to support us

UK income tax-payers will be able to GIFT AID the donation

Enabling us to claim another 25% from HMRC

THANK YOU! 

How we’ll spend the money raised

The core aim of the project is to install LED floodlights on two of the Club's courts. We also plan to install a simple floodlight control and payment system and upgrade the tennis court gates and aspects of the pavilion facilities. We currently estimate the project will cost between £56,000-£62,000. 

Community Impact

💡 The Club is currently used by around 500 adults and children.. We have around 200 members and in addition approximately 300 non-members from the local area who have used the courts as part of our Pay & Play system or for coaching programmes.

💡 Installation of the floodlights (to be operated from October to March only) will extend the playing periods into the dark afternoons and evenings after school and work for club members and non-members alike, either for social tennis, coaching sessions or inter-club matches. The floodlights will give more opportunities for beginners, adults, and families to enjoy the sport throughout the year. 

💡Tennis is Good for You! It is well known that regular exercise, and tennis in particular, is hugely beneficial to general health and mental wellbeing. We expect all players to benefit, but the principal beneficiaries will be working-age adults and school children.

💡 The Club gives the local children from the primary school FREE access to the tennis courts for an afternoon a week during the summer term to use for the school’s PE curriculum. We also make the courts freely available to the local Cub Scouts for summer evening sessions.

💡 We want to be able to provide a consistent all year-round offer to local children and adults to bring new entrants to the sport. Installation of floodlights will enable us to do so throughout the year in the afternoons and evenings, hence providing continuity of coaching and play, which we believe will significantly improve take-up and retention of players.

💡 We believe wider benefits will accrue to the local community by enhancing the Fernhurst Recreation Ground, “buzz” and usage. A successful and thriving tennis club plays its part in supporting this fantastic community asset.

How you can play your part

✅ Make a DONATION TODAY!  – Every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to achieving our goal. Every little helps!

📢 Spread the Word – Share our Floodlights project via social media, tell your friends, and help us reach more supporters. 

🗄️ Are You a Local Business? - If you would like to be involved by providing Sponsorship via an advertising sign on the court fencing or safety bumpers at the base of the floodlight lamp posts then please contact us at: info@fernhursttennisclub.org.uk

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Acknowledgement: Many thanks to our coach, Dan Lobb of GoTennis Ltd, who kindly assisted us in producing the video at the top of this page 👍