The board of HSTC are happy to announce that the Centre is once again open for tennis! Whilst there are some restrictions (please see the LTA guidelines HERE) it is hoped that everyone can enjoy the opportunity to play again whilst adopting the necessary measures to ensure it is done[…]
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Courts in Winter!
In taking a look at the courts to make sure nothing was amiss I took a couple of snaps of the courts – post snow! The astroturf courts had a sheen of ice all over and I pondered whether we could have had ice skating as an alternative, one at[…]
Read moreNot Bad for Winter
With the good news that the Centre is Open again from 2nd December the nets have been re-erected and the place tidied up. And as if to help things along the weather played its part so that the volunteers were able to work unimpeded; the photo below making the courts[…]
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YIPPEE! In something of an early Christmas present we are pleased to let all our members know that the Centre will re-open from Wednesday 2nd December for the foreseeable future. It should be noted that the opening is in line with the previous conditions/restrictions concerning the HMG/LTA Guidelines and these[…]
Read moreHello Strangers!
Members from the time the club was based at Kent Drive and others around the Harrogate tennis scene will no doubt remember the Peretti twins. They paid a recent visit to the Centre which they hadn’t previously visited and suffice to say that they were suitably impressed with the courts[…]
Read moreA SUCCESSFUL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Last Saturday 19th Sept saw the club championships take place with a large Covid 19 socially distanced bit of a crowd! The photos below show the competitors who took part. The day was blessed with good weather albeit there was a little wind, but that merely adds to the fun[…]
Read moreMIXED DOUBLES CLUB TOURNAMENT
24 players were on court last Sunday for the HSTC Mixed Doubles club championships. Carolyn Rothwell and Ian Charters were organisers and the impressive silver trophy watched over proceedings. Ian has developed an HSTC Doubles algorithm which cleverly rotated 12 pairs over six courts playing five rounds of doubles. Winners[…]
Read moreEVEN MORE GOOD NEWS……
WEF 31/05/2020 THE GUIDANCE FROM HMG/LTA HAS BEEN UPDATED TO MAKE CHANGES TO WHO CAN PLAY AND COACHING ARRANGEMENTS. THE CHANGES ARE COVERED IN A NOTICE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN, STEVE REFFITT, WHICH CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE!
Read moreGOOD NEWS – WE CAN PLAY AGAIN……….
ALBEIT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS BUT MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED BACK ONTO COURT WEF 18/05/2020. THE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL APPLY FROM NOW ON ARE AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE. IF YOU ARE KEEN TO PLAY AGAIN PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS AS PER THE VIEWABLE NOTICE[…]
Read moreIt’s March which means?
We are fast approaching the time of year when membership renewal is upon us. All members should have received an email reminding them of the need to pay their membership renewal subscriptions. And if you know of anyone who might be interested in joining please pass their names to Carolyn,[…]
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