Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Tennis Club

After what feels like a long winter, March has run its course rather quickly and so it’s the time of year to renew tennis club membership.

The good news is that the new committee has held fees for 2011/12 at the 2010/11 level, so the club is even better inflation-busting value than it already was!

1. KBS Tennis Club Membership form 2011 (PDF)
This is the membership form, and includes details of the fees and how to pay.

2. KBS Tennis Club Tournament 2011 entry form (PDF)
This is the form to complete if you’d like to enter the club tournament. Full details and categories are on the form.

Copies of these forms will also be made available in the club house as of the evening of Tuesday 22 March.

Please complete as soon as you possibly can; with the changes to the committee we’re a bit slow sending out the forms. I’m sure that Keith and Linda will be looking forward to flood of cheques (or cash) over the next few days!

Many thanks,
Paul Gill

As of 1st March, we are trialling the use of an online court booking system.

Click here for details on how to book a court.

The password is available in the clubhouse, or please contact Paul Gill on 07909 992377 / 01865 820 793, email info@kbstennis.org.

Hopefully this will make booking courts easier, encouraging members to play. It should also make cancelling bookings easier too, as you won’t have to visit the club house. And finally, it saves having to use lots of paper!

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the system – please contact Paul Gill (details above) or any one of the committee.

Thanks!
Paul.

Location : White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3PJ

Next  session of 2011 will be on Friday, 25th February from 8-10pm and £6/head as usual.  Please let Pete Osman know if you plan to come ( 07762-771577 or peterosman@hotmail.com).

Thanks to Gillian for arranging the Summer 2011 fixture list. This is now available on the web site.

All fixtures are 1.30pm start.

Rules for 2011 say you must all play 3 sets in the second rubber this season – it is no longer OK to agree to a tiebreak instead of a full third set.

Summer 2011 fixture list.

Club members are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of KBS Tennis Club to be held at 8.00pm on Wednesday, 2 February 2011, in the Village Hall “Swallow Room”. (Entrance via side door nearest courts.)

AGENDA

1. Minutes of AGM held on 3 February 2010
2. Matters arising
3. Chairman’s Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Match Secretary’s Report
6. Election of Committee Officers
7. Subscriptions for season 2011/12
8. Future Plans
9. Coach’s Report
10. Any Other Business

Unfortunately, the club did not escape the extreme cold spell recently and our pipework sprang multiple leaks which took our valiant plumber, Dominic Rowland, some four hours to repair.  Many thanks to him for responding so quickly and getting the water put back on in good time for the start of the new term.

I am sad to report the sudden death in early January of Gordon Treherne, well known by many villagers and who played such a key role in founding the club back in 1989, notably by securing an LTA loan to cover most of the initial court construction costs.  He became the club’s first president and, even after he had left the village and moved to Chepstow, he continued to take a keen interest in the club’s fortunes.  It was especially pleasing to welcome him to our 20th Anniversary Celebration at Fallowfields in June 2009 when many of his former friends and colleagues could reminisce with him about the early days of KBS TC.  On behalf of the club, I have written to his wife, Anne, and the family to convey our condolences.

Our last session before Christmas will be on Friday, 26 November from 8-10pm as usual. Please let Pete Osman know if you plan to come (07762-771577 or peterosman@hotmail.com