Emma Thomas and Fiona Dyer, from the Ely sports club Diversity Tennis, gave a talk to share their success in training.
Members of the Ely Rotary Club were given the talk, where they learnt from Emma and Fiona how they set up their own Diversity Tennis club.
The group runs tennis sessions for people with disabilities and long-term health problems of all ages and abilities.
Rotary Club members saw the specialised equipment that Emma and Fiona use in classes, including lighter, colourful tennis balls, smaller racquets, and sports wheelchairs.
Emma and Fiona also cater to different conditions and disabilities by running specialised warm up exercises before a round of tennis.
Other members of the club include those with Parkinson’s, dementia, near or total blindness, and deafness.
Emma and Fiona focus on what their learners can do and work from there.
All of their sessions end with tea and cake, and they run twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays at The Hive in Ely Leisure Village.
They have walking tennis on Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30pm and wheel and walking tennis on Fridays 1:00-2:00pm.
They also run outreach programmes in Littleport and Witchford.
To contact Diversity Tennis, email: info@diversitytennis.co.uk
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