Holt Sports Courts (HSRC) is delighted to announce they have secured grant funding for 12 months of walking tennis coaching on Holt tennis courts! The funding is being provided by the Wiltshire Community Foundation under their Older People’s Programme.
Walking tennis was introduced in Holt in May 2024 and to date has involved around a dozen players of varying abilities, mostly aged over 65, and all keen to continue or return to regular recreational activities. Some have been recovering from poor health, injury or just wanted greater social contact with others through sport.
This grant funding will allow the programme to continue, and grow, through wider promotion of the course through Wiltshire and Swindon sport activities for older adults and Wiltshire Council activities for adults
Regular weekly sessions (weather dependent) will allow spaces for more people to participate on a regular basis. In accordance with the grant funding conditions, the programme is focused primarily on people aged 65+…
READ MORE: https://wiltshiretennis.org.uk/holt-sports-court-secures-walking-tennis-funding/
Original source: https://x.com/Wiltslta/status/1882394655217873001
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