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Dear Member,

I hope you have all enjoyed your tennis at Trull this year, however it is that time of year when we have to start asking for renewals for April 2022 – March 2023 season.  The committee has reluctantly felt the need to increase membership fees this year.  This is due to several factors including making an operating loss for the last 2 years, increased cleaning and maintenance costs, and with a further increase in electricity costs anticipated for this year.  This year’s adult membership fee will be £120.  I do appreciate that this appears to be a significant rise, however please bear in mind that in 2020 we only charged 50% fees and in 2021 we only charged 75% membership fees, of what they would have been in 2020 (had covid not hit us all). 

Please can everyone complete the Renewal Form (attached).  Completed forms should be sent direct to Janet Woodman at janw28trulltc@outlook.com and payment into the club’s bank account (and remember to put your surname as payment reference).  This is the only way that we can ensure that all the details the Membership Secretary holds are correct.   As previously we cannot accept cash or cheques, however you can go into your bank with a cheque and pay it in to the club’s bank account direct using the sort code and account number, if you do not have access to online banking. Please note that there will be a £10 late payment fee for any renewals received after 31^st March 2022, so don’t delay, renew ASAP!

Despite Covid, I think we as a club have done pretty well to survive and we hope that in 2022-23 season we can continue to increase membership numbers, provide more coaching and club night opportunities, friendly and competitive tournaments, matches and social events for all.

We consider that Trull Tennis club is great value for money with our current activities as follow:

Monday Night – Cardio Tennis (£4) 7pm – 8pm – just turn up.  Courts also available to be booked for arranged singles/doubles.

Tuesday Night – Club night 6pm until late – just turn up and mix in.

Wednesday Night – Club night with Jon Warren 6.30 pm onwards – just turn up and mix in. Courts also available to be booked for arranged single/doubles.

Thursday Daytime – Adult group coaching (£4) 10am – 11am. 

Thursday Night – Courts available to be booked for arranged singles/doubles.

Friday Night – Adult beginner coaching (£4) 6pm-7pm.  Courts also available to be booked for arranged singes/doubles.

Saturday Morning – Junior morning until 1pm (free coaching for junior members).

Saturday Afternoon – Club afternoon 2pm – 4pm – just turn up and mix in.  Courts also available to be booked for arranged singles/doubles.

In addition to this we have a junior coaching programme consisting of Tuesdays 4.30-5.30 pm Green Ball, Wednesdays 5-6.30pm Yellow Ball, Thursdays 4.30-5.30pm Red Ball, Friday 5-6pm Orange Ball, along with school holiday camps for all ages.  Additional costs apply for these activities.

One court is reserved for coaching of members at all times so if you want some additional tuition contact Jon Warren. jonwarrentennis@hotmail.com

As a member you are able to freely use the club facilities including balls and lights without any additional payments, daytime and evening (around booking requirements after 4.30pm evenings and all day weekends).  There are many match opportunities for all standards without any additional fees.  If you want new balls, we also sell these at a discounted rate to members.

If you feel you are not getting the opportunity to play as much tennis as you would like please contact either Jon Warren jonwarrentennis@hotmail.com, David Hill 07866 396578 or Janet Woodman 07801450355 and they are able to make introductions for you to other members or groups to play with.

If you do decide not to renew your membership this year I would be grateful if you could just drop Janet Woodman janw28trulltc@outlook.com a quick line to say the reasons why (just so we can identify if any patterns emerge and if it is anything which we can improve on as a club).