Wheathampstead Lawn Tennis Club

Another Wheathampstead Promotion
For the first time Wheathampstead entered two teams into the Greenways Floodlit league and the 1st team -
Corin Superfine, Ben Giddens, Jamie Hardy & Jon Oxley ably assisted by Jack Robinson and one or two others won promotion from division 2 to division 1. Wheathampstead 2's tried very hard but managed to avoid relegation by virtue of the fact that there is no division 3!

1sts are promoted from Division 2 - Autumn Datchworth League

Congratulations to the first team very ably captained by Corin Superfine, who have followed up on the achievements of the second team by achieving promotion from Division two to the giddy heights of Division 1 next year. We wait with baited breath to see if the thirds can achieve promotion as well to give the club a clean sweep for promotions in the Autumn league

4th December 2009 AGM, awards ceremony & Quiz Night - FREE FOOD & DRINK

On the 4th of December at 8pm we are holding the AGM and annual awards ceremony in the Hewitt Room at the Memorial Hall. It would be great to see as many members there as possible so that we can hear your views as to what direction the club needs to be going in. There will be free wine, beer and food available on the evening as well as a bit of fun included in the shape of an excellent quiz night format.

Please come along and support the winners of this years trophies and let us know what you think of the club and how it could be improved.

Different Browsers

Some of you will be seeing this whole page in orange and will be questioning why. It is because you are using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. For some reason the master copy is translated differently by the two browsers. I am sure there is a fix but I don't know what it is! If you do and can explain it ot me in easy terms please call me or drop an e-mail to the address below

Rainfall Radar

Having used the Datchworth Rainfall radar successfully on a number of occasions I thought we should have our own link. scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see a rainfall button. Click on it and you will be taken to the Met Office rainfall radar page. Excellent for match planning

Committee members needed urgently!!

Whilst I am sure that you all agree WLTC is a great tennis club the committee needs help urgently to keep things going smoothly. We also need some new ideas as most of us are now committee veteran. The current committee will be seeing a number of members stepping down this year and we desperately need more help. Committee meetings are held once a month at the club house on a Wednesday evening. These are lively affairs and are good social occasions with the opportunity to have a glass or two of wine or beer. Occasionally some business also gets done and it is from these meetings that we have achieved some of the great summer balls, floodlights and re-built clubhouses!

We particularly need someone who could take on the website and update it a little more occasionally than I do. Someone else to organise the teams prior to the competitions. The membership secretary's post will soon be vacant. Social tennis has declined in the last couple of years and it would be nice to see someone step up to re-invigorate this area. If you are interested in helping please drop me a line at robvcarr@googlemail.com or alternatively come to the AGM and put your hand in the at at the appropriate moment!.

Latest team news

A table topping performance in the Autumn Datchworth from Wheathampstead 2's captained by Christine Gatward.

Christine Gatward, captain of the second team has seen her team secure first place in division 8 despite having played 1 game less than the opposition. Wheathampstead 1's and 3's have maintained a mid table status and will be battling away in the same leagues next year. This is no mean feat for the 1st team who are at the dizzy heights of division 2 with the likes of Gosling 1 and Letchworth 2's.

Club night

Club night is still going strong with 14 members turning up to play last Wednesday, an impressive number for the first week in November. So if you fancy keeping your tennis sharp just turn up and play any time between 6.30pm and 8.30pm on every Wednesday throughout the winter.

Congratulations to the 1st and 2nd Summer Datchworth teams who have won their leagues. Commiserations to the 3rds who were sadly relegated.

The 1st and 2nd team have both had great season by winning their respective leagues. the 1sts will be playing at the dizzy heights of division 2 next year with seconds just behind in division 3. Sadly despite a valiant effort the 3rds were relegated just one set adrift from safety. All the other teams managed to hold their positions with the 5ths just avoiding relegation with a fantastic effort towards the end of the season. All in all another good season for the teams and a lot of friendly competitive tennis played by all.

County win the Ryder Cup again!

The Ryder Cup was once again won by the Country team in an excitingly close encounter last Sunday. There were some great matches and the competition was fierce. There were some particularly memorable matches - the longest without doubt was a marathon played between Ian Hardy and Rob Howes with Ian coming from behind to just steal the match. Across the last few years the scores now stand at Village 1 - Country 3

New Keys

The lock on the gate was changed on the weekend of the 3-4th April. New keys are in the process of being sent out to all members and everyone should have a new key before the lock is changed. The key for the clubhouse will not be changed. A refund of £2 will be given for each old key handed in and this can be done during any of the Wednesday clubnights during April (6.30pm - 8.30pm) when Keith Andrews will happily swap money for keys.

Come and join us at Club Night

These sessions are open to all and all you need to do is turn up and play.

Club Night is every Wednesday from 6.30pm. These are hosted events and there is always a committee member present to ensure that everyone mixes in and gets a game. Come along and have some fun!!

Ladies Morning

Every Thursday from 10.30am for social tennis and coffee. We are always delighted to welcome new ladies and informal tournaments may occasionally be arranged, numbers permitting. Everybody is very welcome and the session generally goes on for a couple of hours. Contact Julia Verney on verneyjulia@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

Court diary

A court diary is available to help you to know when you can get on court. It is worth knowing that throughout the summer courts are unavailable from 6.30pm every Monday (Datchworth League) and that there is Junior coaching every Thursday from 6pm onwards that takes between 2-3 courts. The court diary can be accessed here. Remember team and club championship matches take priority over casual play

Newsletter

The newsletter was recently sent out to all members click here to see it!

Rainfall radar