We hope that you have enjoyed some good tennis during the lovely weather we have been having lately
Please find below some news items:
Notice of forthcoming EGM
22nd June 2026
This is necessary for an resolution amendment
It is to change one word in the Articles – further information will be sent out shortly, but this will enable us apply for Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status – which will improve OGTC taxation/charitable organisational position going forward .
80TH Anniversary of the Club
The Club is 80 this year!
Watch out for details later in the year, when we hope to combine the birthday celebrations with the opening of the refurbished Clubhouse.
Dates for the diary
22nd June EGM
13, 14, 16 July Summer camps
10, 11, 13 August Summer camps
25th July – 2nd August County Closed – Leicestershire Festival of Tennis (at Leicestershire Tennis and Squash Club)
5th to 13th September Annual Tournament
Saturday 28th Nov Xmas Quiz
Membership
Given our court capacity limitations and feedback from our recent members consultation, membership has been closed until end of July and will be reviewed at that point
Junior Team Tennis update
The County Junior Summer Leagues are underway and we have 14 teams taking part.
Several of our junior players have represented Leicestershire in the Inter County Competitions.
It is also good to see a number of juniors playing for senior teams in the County Doubles Summer leagues
Adult Team Tennis update
The club has fifteen teams entered into the Leicestershire County Summer Doubles tournaments this year – Men’s, Ladies’, Mixed and Over 40’s (the Men’s and Ladies’ Over 60’s teams have already completed their matches).
Our teams are thriving and three of the five Ladies teams – after 4 matches played – are in 1st place in their individual division, as is the Men’s 4th team after playing 5 matches.
Fixtures for the 3 Mixed teams have yet to start.
Fixture information for all home matches is available via the club website should members wish to support the teams.
Safeguarding
Please note that our safeguarding policies have been updated in accordance with the LTA guidelines and these are on our website
Club refurbishment Project
Members can expect to see major activity in June in the Clubhouse, floor / bar area/ fittings/ decor following on from the replacement of the broken patio doors with Bifolding doors that were done in May.
Grounds
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped at the recent working party.
There is constant work being done to the grounds and the next thing to be replaced are the broken benches. We are currently looking into environmentally friendly alternatives
A lot of work has been done on investigating the recycling procedure of our rubbish and you will notice lots of new bins around. Please could members and also kids, ensure that the correct bins are used.
There is a recycling bin on the patio for used balls. We do encourage any used balls to be placed in this bin as the club sells them on.
New Volunteer roles
Two new roles have been identified by the Committee which would be useful to the club going forward.
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- Social Media Officer – details will be posted on Club Whatsapp shortly
- Recycling Champion – email for details – info@oadbytennis.co.uk
These roles are not likely to be onerous time wise, but we believe will help the club in these important areas.