General Information
FLOODLIGHTS
Floodlights for Astroturf courts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 may be used after dusk. From October 1st 2009, tokens will be provided free by the club for certain club sessions. At all other times tokens can be bought from the dispenser in the clubhouse meeting room. They are £1 each and will last 35 minutes on both the Astro courts and the Hard courts. The token machines for courts 1-3 are in the hut close to Court 1, and in the hut by the Petanque court for Astro courts 5-6 and the hard courts. The tokens go into the slots on the side of the machines.
Warning lights (red or green depending on the court) are positioned on the floodlight poles on court and will illuminate about five minutes before the session is due to end. This provides a warning that an additional token must be inserted to ensure that the floodlights remain on for another session.
If the lights go out, there is about a 15 minute cooling-off period before the lights will re-light.
Floodlights may not be used after 10.00 pm. The final time at which a token may be inserted is therefore 9.25pm.
Floodlight tokens will be provided free of charge for certain club sessions over the 09/10 winter period. A decision will be taken in 2010 as to whether the club can afford to continue offering free tokens.
TENNIS SECTION GREEN-FEES
Members may introduce friends to play tennis at the Club at any time unless special or regular events have priority on all of the playable courts. Members should avoid busy Club-Days, for example.
A Green-Fee is payable for each session – morning, afternoon or evening. The green-Fee is £5 for adults and £2.50 for juniors. Access-to-Leisure (ATL) players pay 25% of the appropriate fee, and do not need a member to introduce them as visitors, ATL cards need to be shown, or full green fee paid.
Please enter the names of visitors, together with the member’s name (where appropriate) and the date, in the Green-fee Book kept by the telephone in the clubhouse lobby. Post the appropriate fee, in one of the brown envelopes provided, through the letter-box near the telephone.
Non-members are permitted to play as visitors for up to three sessions in any year (April to March). ATL players are not subject to this restriction.
Members should ensure that visitors are aware of the benefits of Club membership and provide them with a Membership Pack where appropriate.
If visitors attend Club-Day, members should endeavour to ensure that they are not required to select a four, i.e. visitors’ should be selected before their names reach the bottom of the board.
TENNIS SECTION BY-LAWS
1. The Tennis Section shall appoint a Committee comprising a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Ground’s Representative, a Junior Officer and such other members as they deem necessary for the efficient running of the Section.
2. The Tennis Committee shall be responsible for the efficient running of all Tennis Section activities.
b. Games last for one short set.
c. Each player must provide 4 balls of acceptable standard.
d. A court may not be retained by the same group of players (either single or doubles) for more than one short set if others are waiting to play, except for tournament and club matches.
