078 COMPETITION
WIN! Annual membership to St John’s Tennis Club (TW)
The winner can choose from two adult memberships worth £155 each or an annual family membership worth £310
tennis will once again be centre-stage on the sporting calendar. If you’ve ever wanted to play but never got around to it, well now’s your chance with our fantastic competition with St John’s Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells to win either two annual adult memberships (£155 each) or a family membership for two adults and two children (16 and under). A small family-friendly club, founded in 1922 and close to Tunbridge Wells’ Sports Centre, members can enjoy free court usage, four floodlit all-weather courts, one- to-one coaching as well as a practise wall, while the spacious clubhouse boasts a bar, kitchen and changing facilities. The club is a great place to meet and make new friends – both on court and at social events throughout the year, including
W
ith the French Open starting next month, quickly followed by Queen’s Club and Wimbledon,
barbecues, club tournaments, quiz nights and fun tennis – and it’s fun for all the family too, with the club’s very strong Junior Section. If you’re not lucky enough to be a
winner, you can see all that St John’s Tennis Club has to offer at an open day on Sunday 13th May as part of the Great British Tennis Weekend. For further details, visit www.
clubspark.lta.org.uk/stjohnstennisclubtw • St John’s Tennis Club (TW), St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9TP or call 01892 618602.
HOW TO ENTER
INDEX has joined with St John’s Tennis Club (TW) to offer two annual adult memberships (£155 each) or an annual family membership for four (two adults and two children 16 and under) worth £310. To be in with a chance of winning, simply send a postcard with your name, address, email and contact number, and indicate which prize you prefer, to INDEX Tennis competition, 39 Little Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1YS before Friday 27th April 2018. The winner will be the first entry drawn on the closing date.
T&Cs: There is no cash alternative, the prize is not transferable and the editor’s decision is final. The prize must be taken up by 1st July 2018. Entrants must be aged 18 and over. Membership expires on 31st March 2019.
Getting into tennis?
Andy Murray might be injury-plagued but the three-time Grand Slam and double Olympic champion has – along with rising stars Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta
– made an immeasurable impact on the standing of British tennis. According to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) more the 131,000 people played in June 2017 compared to the same month the previous year. “At a time when more and more people
are enjoying the resurgence of British tennis, it’s great to see that translating into more people actually getting out there and having fun on court,” said Alastair Marks, Participation Director at the LTA, which has also invested in Transforming British Tennis Together – a £250 million scheme aimed at increasing participation at grassroots level. Steve Jarrett of the Jarrett Tennis School has teamed-up with fellow coach Rosemary Snook to help St John’s Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells increase its membership and expand the coaching programme. “Tennis is a sport for all ages and abilities,” says Steve. “It helps develop coordination, speed, agility and social skills along with being something that can be played for fun or competitively. And St John’s really is a super friendly environment to enjoy the sport.”
And, as Rosemary Snook explains, there
are several initiatives on offer to encourage the next generation to pick up a racket. “We’ll be hosting Fun Fridays for four to 18-year-olds which are also open to non- members and there’ll be reduced junior membership rates as well as free taster sessions. We’ll be supporting the LTA’s Tennis for Kids initiative with schools and, with the annual Great British Tennis Weekend coming up next month, this
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