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Welcome to
the website of Quorn Lawn Tennis Club, the friendly club in Quorn - a village in the heart of
Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire - that caters for players of all ages and
abilities.
Check the weather forecast for Quorn (courtesy accuweather.com)
or for Loughborough (courtesy bbc.co.uk) - both of these open in a new window.
Forthcoming events
Club
nights are held Wednesdays from
5.00pm and Fridays from 5.15pm for senior and intermediate members, during the season (April-September). If you are thinking of
joining our Club, do come down on one of these evenings and introduce
yourself - or better still bring your kit and have a (free) game! We have had a pleasing number of new members join us this season; do you want to join too?
Sunday 14th August 2011 at 2.00pm: BBQ tournament for Club members. More details to follow.
The Courts are reserved for Junior Coaching (during term time) on:
Mondays 4.00-6.00pm
Tuesdays 4.15-5.15pm
Thursdays 4.30-6.00pm
Courts are also not available for general play on the few evenings when there are home matches for the women's or men's teams. Please see the notice board in the Club House for the relevant dates.
Facilities
We have four, outdoor, shale courts that are regularly maintained by a
professional groundsman. This court surface is particularly good for
the knees and close line calls! There is also a
newly-refurbished Club House which hosts a number of Club activities
throughout the season and has changing and showering facilities.
The Club adjoins a pub, which is handy after strenuous
exertions on sunny Club Nights.
The Club House
Tennis & coaching for all ages
Our membership ranges from
young children in our Junior sections (from 6-14 years old),
Intermediates (15-18 years old) and Adults (some of whom are
in their 80's!).
We all enjoy the fun of developing our tennis in friendly competition and
good camaraderie in a pleasant countryside location.
We use local licensed coaches from Inside Out Tennis who provide coaching for any member
wanting/needing it. So, if you are not sure about your standard of
play, our coaches are ready to freshen up your game!
Click on this link for more information about their coaching (http://www.insideouttennis.com/coaching.html)
and on this link for their payment form for QLTC members (http://www.insideouttennis.com/formpayquorn.html).
You can also contact our
coaches by email at quornclub@insideouttennis.com
Junior practice sessions take place
each week under the supervision
of an adult. Out of season, some Club members arrange between
themselves to continue playing on indoor courts at nearby Loughborough University.
Serving for the match!
Club nights
The Club Nights are the heart of our Club and take place on Wednesday and
Friday nights (from about 5.00 p.m. till dusk) throughout the season.
You don't have to book, you just have to come along. Play is
mainly centred around mixed-doubles but varies according to the availability
of players and courts. Play rotates, so you are always sure of getting
a game (and a drink).
The 5.32pm to Loughborough
Central
Club tournaments
Club members arrange a
variety of tournaments for themselves on Saturdays or Sundays throughout the season.
These are usually associated with some after-tournament functions such as a
barbecue, a cheese and wine party or a tea party, which family members can
join (see below). In addition, we usually hold an annual black-tie dinner dance or barn dance and
a pre-season party. Since we are affiliated to the
Lawn
Tennis Association, QLTC members also have access to tickets for Wimbledon
through the Club allocation and British Tennis Membership.
If you are into match play,
we also field various teams and tournaments including matches for juniors and intermediates.
Club Tournament dates for the
2011 season:
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Sunday 15th May 2011 |
2.00pm |
Opening High Tea Tournament |
| Sunday 19th June 2011 |
2.00pm |
Strawberries & Pimms Tournament |
| Sunday 10th July 2011 |
2.00pm |
Kebabs & Sangria Tournament |
| Sunday 14th August 2011 |
2.00pm |
BBQ Tournament |
| Saturday 3rd September 2011 |
5.00pm |
Cheese & wine Tournament |
Relaxing after the Summer Barbeque
tournament
Where to find us
You can find us on Woodhouse
Road (B591), Quorn (opposite the Great Central Steam Railway Station) and
conveniently situated behind The Manor House gastropub.
If you are new to Quorn, just follow the brown amenity signs in the village to
"The Great Central Railway". For those travelling from further a
field, Quorn is approximately 3 miles south of Loughborough on the A6. See map location - courtesy streetmap.co.uk (opens in new window).
Membership fees
Membership fees for the 2011
season are as follows (does not include any coaching fees):
Adult single: £85 (£80 if paid by 1st May 2011)
Adult couple at same address: £160 (£150 if paid by 1st May 2011)
Intermediates (15-18 years old on 1st April): £40
Students in full-time further or higher education (aged 21 years or
under): £60
Juniors (12-14 years old on 1st April): £30
Young Juniors (11 years old or under on 1st April): £10
Family membership: a reduction of 15% of the total bill for 3 or more
members of the same family, living at the same address, to include at least
1 member under 18 years.
Social members (non-playing): £5
Fees are payable at the beginning of each season.
If members wish to play with their non-member friends, they are welcome to
do so (when the courts are not being used for Club activities) but the
non-members are expected to pay
a £3 visitor's fee. Junior visitors pay £1.50p.
To renew your membership for the new season:
Print off and fill in our membership form (requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader). You can also pay by BACS transfer (see membership form for details).
How to Join QLTC
If you're passionate about tennis, can you afford not to join us?
Joining the Club is easy, just print
off and fill in the appropriate membership form (requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader) and post it, together with your remittance, to the address provided or bring it along with your remittance to a
Club Night on Wednesday and Friday evenings during the season. You can also pay online by BACS transfer (see membership form for details).
Contact us by email
For Club information:
secretary@qltc.org.uk
For coaching: quornclub@insideouttennis.com
For financial matters:
treasurer@qltc.org.uk
For membership enquiries: membership-sec@qltc.org.uk
Website:
webmaster@qltc.org.uk
Useful Links
Lawn Tennis Association:
http://www.lta.org.uk/
Wimbledon
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html
Inside Out Tennis http://www.insideouttennis.com
Quorn Village website
(http://www.quorndon.com)
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