SOCIAL tennis on back on court as with Bannockburn\u2019s club is looking to mingle with the community.<\/p>\n
On Friday, 12 August, people are invited into their Milton Street clubrooms for what secretary Rachael Le Maitre said will be a fun, sociable evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just really want as many people as possible to come along, bring their racquet, have a play or not, and just be social,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have the barbecue on, we\u2019ll have Hot Shots going for children of any standard or age to have a hit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The clubrooms and front courts will be in use for attendees with racquets provided for anyone looking to have a hit.<\/p>\n
With their winter player roster made up of 40 members across four junior teams and a senior team, Ms Le Maitre said the event will also showcase the club to prospective summer players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a recruitment drive but it might be a chance for someone not in a team to pop by and see about joining one of our teams for the warmer season,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The open night will be the club\u2019s first social event of the year, and Ms Le Maitre said after two years of lockdowns, she\u2019s keen to \u201cget the ball rolling\u201d on more community gatherings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of people enquiring over the last few years about social tennis and getting that started up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping this will provide the catalyst to get that up and running, having regular get-togethers where the main goal isn\u2019t just about playing tennis.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the back courts are always open to the public and I don\u2019t think a lot of people realise that so this will have the added effect of just letting them know what\u2019s available to them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SOCIAL tennis on back on court as with Bannockburn\u2019s club is looking to mingle with the community. On Friday, 12 August, people are invited into their Milton Street clubrooms for what secretary Rachael Le Maitre said will be a fun, sociable evening. \u201cWe just really want as many people as possible to come along, bring […]<\/p>\n