About plans for 2012.

Happy New Year to you all. The start of another year seems an appropriate time to update you on our plans for 2012.

Firstly, we still have the problem of water coming onto the courts near the middle gate even though we had drainage and a soak away installed a couple of years ago. That area takes longer to soak away and also as that gate is the most used, mud is carried in from the grass area.

In the short term, we will get the mud power washed away this week but after today's storm there is likely to be more water than ever, so take extra care.

The solution is two fold. The path by the club house is a little uneven so that will be attended to soon and we will ask that the path that leads to the centre gate be angled slightly away from the courts and add a new channel to take away the water that flows down from the path and terrace area.

Secondly and the best news is that we are looking to replace the surface of all three courts this year, we are aiming for August as a month after summer team matches and before the annual tournament. We will speak to whichever contractor we use to see if there is extra drainage that can be installed in the problem area as well.

Our thoughts are to have a similar surface to that we currently have and will see what options now exists 12 years after the installation of our existing one.

We have not forgotten that we are going to remove the walls of the telephone / old store room within the club house to create a larger and more attractive usable area. That has been delayed as our preferred contractor has not been able to fit us into his schedule yet.

So all in all, 2012 should be a wonderful year for the club, new surface and improved club house, you just have to do your bit and play tennis worthy of the new courts.

Happy Tennis in 2012.