MEMBERS of a thriving and friendly tennis club in the Cirencester area were delighted to received an award last week.
Hill & Valley Tennis Club is described by its members as a thriving, friendly and welcoming two court club in Chedworth which ‘provides players of all ages and standards the opportunity to improve their game and to play socially and competitively’.
The club entered their newly introduced Walking Tennis into the Connecting Communities category for this year’s annual Lawn Tennis Association awards.
The Gloucestershire County Volunteer Connecting Communities Award was presented to the club by the broadcaster and previous British tennis number one Andrew Castle.
The South and South West regional Award which they have also won will be presented to them at Queen’s Club in June.
After attending a Walking Tennis workshop at East Glos Club in Cheltenham, committee member Caroline Baker – an ex-nurse was immediately struck by the wellbeing benefits this new version of the game could offer those with restricted mobility due to a health condition or those looking to reconnect with tennis after injury.
Caroline identified several club members she thought would be interested, but also wanted to open it out to the wider community aware that since the pandemic many people’s physical and mental health has been adversely affected…
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