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Hutton Rudby Tennis Club
Newsletter 2015
Hutton Rudby Tennis Club
Newsletter 2015
Club Annual Subscriptions
Adult Club Sessions
Just a reminder that subscriptions became due on 1st April
and should be paid to the membership secretary ASAP.
*If you have mislaid your form, you can download a new one
from the website
Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm onwards.
Club evenings provide an opportunity for members of all
standards to play together. Play is restricted to a short set or a
maximum of half an hour if anyone is waiting to play. (Although
these Club nights are intended for adults, juniors of acceptable
standard may be invited)
Membership Category
Family Membership
Fee
£135.00
Adult Membership
£90.00
Student (18+ in F/T Education)
£40.00
The club session for ladies is on Thursday mornings, start
time 9.30am; this is a social morning so please come & join in.
Juniors ‘A’ (Under 18 on 1st April 2014)
£40.00
Squad Sessions
Juniors ‘B’ (Under 9 on 1st April 2014)
£20.00
Ceiling for Family + students
£195.00
If anyone has friends who do not play tennis but would like
to join in social events they are welcome to join as social
members; subscription £5 per adult.
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Ladies’ Club Session
Squad sessions take place on Sunday mornings, 10.00am to
12.00pm. They are intended for members who either play in
the teams or wish to play a higher standard of tennis on a
regular basis. For further info contact Paddy Morton on 07854
727974 or turn up at a session.
Rusty Rackets
A new adult session starting on Friday 1st May from
6.30 - 8.00pm for adult beginners, or members who don't get
much of a chance to play and are a bit "rusty". Check out the
website and the noticeboard for more information.
New look Junior Club night Change of time Sunday afternoons 4.00 - 6.00pm. Weather
permitting it will run each Sunday until October half term.
Parents whose children are involved will be asked to
commit to a parental rota to support the coaches please
see website for further information
League Tennis
Visitors Fees
It is the responsibility of the member that any guests they
invite to play with them be paid for. These fees, £5 adult or
£2 junior per playing session, may be given to any
committee member, or if none is in attendance, please post
through the letterbox at 2 The Old School, stating who they
are from. [Please note, visitors may only play 3 times during a
season before they are expected to become a member of the
Club.]
It is the responsibility of all adult members to approach
players who you think may not be members. As all
members should be wearing orange shoe tags please refer
them to the “Polite notice” on the entrance gate to court 3
Adult league home matches start on Wednesday 22nd April
and finish (weather permitting) on Saturday 22nd July.
Starting at 6.30pm there will be eleven MONDAY, twelve
WEDNESDAY and two THURSDAY matches during this
period. The four SATURDAY mixed league afternoon
matches start at 2pm. All matches will use courts 1, 2 & 3.
There will also be some Junior matches on Saturdays and
Sundays. Dates of all home matches are displayed in the
Pavilion and on the website. The teams’ positions in the
league can be found on the Cleveland League website, see
link from our Club website [address at the end of the
Newsletter
Court 5
Court 5 will be reserved for juniors, apart from tournaments
and club nights
Hutton Rudby Tennis Club
Newsletter 2015
Coaching
Flood Lights
Our two professional coaches, Derek Edwards and Claire
Smith, both run group coaching sessions for Juniors and
Adults and also provide individual coaching.
For Group coaching with Derek please contact Sue
Bedford [coaching organiser] otherwise contact him on
07939 255330.
For Beginner/Improver, Cardio and Mini tennis sessions
with Claire, please contact her on 07914 383912 to make
a booking or for further information. [Adults are welcome
on a “pay as you go” basis For the Cardio Tennis]
Information for all Coaching Sessions can be found HRTC
website.
Tokens are available from
• 6 Eden Park Road
• 17 Levendale
• 2 The Old School
• 4 Codlin Road
They cost £2 and provide for ½ hour of court time.
Used match balls can be bought for - £1 per can.
Tournaments
First American Tournament
American Tournaments will be held on Sunday afternoons
10th May and 14th June.
Reminder: Club Rules and Dress Code
The committee would like to remind all members of the
court dress code
Clothes: Suitable tennis attire – no jeans, football strip,
cycling or beach shorts
Shoes: Sports shoes, WITHOUT spikes or studs – but with
your Orange tag
Failure to abide by the dress code can result in players
being asked to leave the courts
Mobile Phones: To avoid distracting other players no mobile
phones on court please.
There will be a Whistle Tournament on Friday 10th July.
An Adult/Junior Tournament will be held on Saturday 6th
June. Junior Tournament date to be confirmed
The Annual Club Tournament / Team Competition and
Junior Club Tournament is scheduled for September.
Posters for all these events (plus any necessary change of
dates) will be displayed in the Pavilion, nearer the dates, and
also under “forthcoming events” on the website
Social Events
New Pavilion Opening Ceremony
The new build opening, Saturday 25th April has taken the
place of the Start of Season Supper.
End of Season Supper Preceded by Whistle Tournament and Annual Tournament
Presentation will be held in the autumn.
Entry to the Pavilion: Entry to the Pavilion is not
permitted via the Bowls Club entrance
Management Committee for 2015
President
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Men's Captain
Ladies' Captain
Estates Manager
Village Hall Rep
Junior Representative
Social Attaché
Membership Secretary
Squad Organiser
Website Manager
Welfare Officer
Coaching Organiser
John Taylor
Pam Dodds
John Kitson
Jane Simpson
Simon Hill
Ann Clifford
Vacancy
Jonathan Greaves
Muireann O'Hanrahan
Mick Hannon
Christine Devereux
Paddy Morton
Richard Smith
Pam Dodds
Sue Bedford
Great British Tennis Weekend in conjunction with the LTA
will be held Sunday 17th May 2pm – 4pm please
encourage non- members to come down and have a look at
our facilities and have a go at tennis.
Posters for all these events, plus any necessary change of
dates, will be displayed in the Pavilion, nearer the time, and
also under “forthcoming events” on the website
Please note the same criteria for participation, as Adult Club
Sessions, applies to American Tournaments
We look forward to seeing you on court this
season and hope you’ll make the most of your
Membership and all the good weather in
prospect!!