Glan Aber Tennis Club, Chester
80th Anniversary Park Celebration
The sun shone as Westminster Park celebrated its 80th anniversary. Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Westminster Park volunteers and council staff, the park was looking its best and GreenDay cafe provided an excellent range of refreshments.
The sports clubs laid on games and demonstrations, as well as taster sessions - and there were information stands in the marquee. It was a truly festive occasion with crowds of visitors of all ages throughout the afternoon. The Lord Mayor, the Sheriff and the Deputy Leader of the Council arrived first and toured the park, visiting the various clubs and meeting representatives in the marquee. The Duke & Duchess of Westminster arrived at 2pm and viewed tennis and pickleball before visiting the woodland area. They were joined there by the other dignitaries as the Duchess and the Lord Mayor both unveiled plaques beside newly planted trees to commemorate the 80th anniversary. Their Graces escorted by Sue and Niall then met representatives from football, croquet and cricket as they walked around the park. The tour finished at the entrance to the golf course where the Duke unveiled an information board celebrating 50 years of WP golf.
Speeches in the marquee at the end of the afternoon expressed gratitude to the 2nd Duke of Westminster for his donation of the park in 1946 and appreciation of the great value and benefit of the park to the whole community.
Glan Aber Tennis Club were particularly pleased that the Duke presented Eric Slater with our Most Improved Junior trophy.
The club had a busy afternoon and our courts were full. As well as tennis, pickleball was played on the public courts. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make our Open Day successful. The coaching team reported 5 new players joining group lessons and the club has two new adult members and one mini.
Club Championship Finals Day
Thank you to Phil for managing our Club Championship Finals - not the best day weather-wise but a huge success thanks to the support of players, committee and members.
Congratulations to our winners and runners up who are detailed under the Club Championships tab.
Wimbledon Social: Fizz & Forehands Friday 4 July
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our tennis social - fun evening which raised lots of money for our Community Outreach Fund and YoungChamps UK.
Easter Social
Thanks to Sara for organising a fun Easter mixed social, followed by refreshments. The sun came out for us and weather stayed dry for the duration .
CARDIO TENNIS
Lydia is starting a cardio tennis session on Tuesday 25 February 18.00-19.00
Pay as you go but book a place as numbers are limited
£7 for members and £10 for non-members
Summer Newsletter 2024
Welcome to all our members - those who have renewed and those that have recently joined us. Here's our Summer Newsletter with lots of useful information.
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EASTER SOCIAL TOURNAMENT
An enjoyable afternoon was had by all who attended. We raised over £40 for our Community Outreach Fund as well.
LTA Open Day Roadshow - Sunday 1st May 2022
Phil Leighton, an LTA Level 5 Coach, visited 12 local schools to promote tennis to 4 to 8 year olds. Glan Aber and Chester Tennis Clubs worked together to liaise with schools and run Open Day Roadshows at their respective clubs over the weekend with both clubs offering on-going promotional tennis courses.
The Open Days were a big success. Our three hour-long Sunday sessions, run by Phil Leighton in conjunction with Aidan and our coaching team, saw 200+ children experience fun on-court activities. We were delighted to sign up over 50 new players. The promotional courses included 6 weekly tennis lessons plus a racquet.
Thank you to everyone who supported the Open Day.
Cheshire LTA Awards Evening & Chester & District AGM
Delighted that Ashley Rogers was presented with the Tennis for Life Award for his contribution to Glan Aber over many years. Not only was Ash the Club Treasurer for 20 years, he was involved with the relocation of the club to its site in Westminster Park. Whilst no longer on the Committee, Ash is now a Trustee of the Club and we value his wealth of background knowledge.
Congratulations to our Men's A team who won division 1 again in the summer. Well done - Ian Britton (Captain) and Richard Evans represented the Club and collected our trophy.
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Westminster Park
Hough Green
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