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HOME PARK LAWN TENNIS CLUB
Home Park Lawn Tennis Club is home to the only grass courts in Windsor, located in the beautiful Home Park with superb views of the Castle.  We are a friendly, fun club run by volunteers, open from mid April to the end of September. We host tournaments, events and barbecues throughout the season as well as play competitively in the Berkshire tennis leagues. 
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NEWS

CLUB FINALS RESULTS 2024

Men's champion - Pete Gawith

Ladies' champion - Helen Barnett

Men's doubles - Mark Shelmerdine & Matt Goff

Ladies' doubles - Sangi Carter & Liz Bojarczuk

Mixed doubles - Sangi Carter & Andy Carter

Plate winner - Will Finnis

 

 

 

FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN JULY

Everyone had a great time supporting the club in July 2024

Triples on Friday 9th and Real Tennis Day on 11th raised £350. Cricket day we raised £400, So we have cleared approx £700+

Thank you to everyone who got involved and helped to raise these funds.

 

 

 

 

12th APRIL 2024

WE HAVE A PAVILION IN THE MAKING!! BUT WE NOW NEED TO RAISE £35,000 FOR THE INTERNAL FIXTURES AND FITTINGS.

PLEASE GO TO OUR FUNDRAISNING PAGE TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP.

 

 

 

 

 

5TH FEBRUARY 2024 - THE CLUBHOUSE IS GONE!!!!

BUT NEW FOUNDATIONS NOW IN PLACE.

 

 

 

 

 

JANE ROWLANDS ROVING REPORTER PART TWO

Although we are on our way to building a new pavilion, we only have enough money to build a shell of a building up to first fix.

We need to continue to raise funds this year to get the fully kitted out pavilion we all want. And we need your continued support to do this. Jane asks you to get your thinking hats on as to what we can all do as a group to get over the final finish line.

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JANE ROWLANDS ROVING REPORTER PART ONE

Jane visits the clubhouse after the floods earlier in the month (January 2024). Having been flooded 10 years previously, we have fund raised to build a new pavilion and we will say goodbye to this one early in February to start the build of a new Pavilion - 1 metre up from the ground!

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THE BUILD HAS BEGUN ! 14TH JUNE 2023

 

 

 

 

2ND WINDSOR BROWNIES HAVE A FUN DAY ON THE COURTS 13TH JUNE 2023

 

 

 

 

WHAT A WONDERFUL CLUB CHAMPS WE HAD ON SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST 2022

 

Results are below:

Men’s singles champion- Pete Gawith

Ladies’ singles champion - Helen Barnett

Men’s Doubles - Pete Gawith & Phil Curry

Ladies’ doubles - Helen Barnett & Anna Lawler 

Mixed Doubles - Helen Barnett & Mark Shelmerdine 

Mixed doubles Plate - Graeme Crowder & Lauren Stanford

 

A Big Thank You to Mark Shelmerdine for his wonderful organising skills, to everyone who helped out and to everyone who joined in.

Richard has wonderfully captured the winner's presentations on video below - take a look!

 

                  

      

 

 

 

The Royal Navy & Royal Air Force Tennis Teams Practice at Home Park Lawn Tennis Club, Windsor

Home Park Lawn Tennis Club (HPLTC) has had a long and happy relationship with The Armed Forces for many years. When the Household Cavalry was stationed in Combermere Barracks in Windsor, they approached HPLTC for membership which we readily agreed on a “Regimental” basis. This was a successful and enjoyable time for all concerned until their base was moved out of Windsor to Salisbury Plain and they were replaced by the Welsh Guards. A few years ago we were approached by The Navy to practice on the grass prior to The Inter Services Tournament at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon. Again, this year, on Monday 1st August, Andy Rodgers, skipper of the Navy Team along with seven other players turned up for a full day’s practice. This year we also had the pleasure of hosting Andy Keeley, Captain of the RAF Team on Saturday July 30th when a practice match took place with two HPLTC members, Graeme Crowder and Dominic Bowen, as well as undertaking other drills.

Jane and Martyn Rowlands, Chair and Vice Chair of HPLTC were invited to watch the Tournament at Aorangi Park on 2nd August and had a very enjoyable day watching high quality tennis with many tight matches. The RAF were the winners on the day with Andy K lifting the honours. Congratulations to The RAF from Home Park Lawn Tennis Club. The contrast between the facilities at Aorangi Park and Home Park could not be starker, as illustrated by the some of the photos. However, we hope that the friendship with both the Navy and RAF will continue for many a year and that sometime in future we’ll have The Army back on court at Home Park too

 

The visit of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron of The Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) to Home Park Lawn Tennis Club (HPLTC) Windsor on 22nd July 2022.

100 years of the CSSC

 

The CSSC has grown over the last 100 years into a significant sporting organisation for civil servants. They organise many events and activities. HPLTC has been hosting the Annual CSSC National Summer Tennis Tournament for the last 7 years. It has been a successful, competitive, yet at the same time friendly and relaxed tournament. The visit of HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, in celebration of the centenary, is highly significant for both the CSSC and Home Park Lawn Tennis Club. To our knowledge, this is the first Royal visit in the history of HPLTC. The visit, and in fact, the whole of the three days of the tournament was very successful and enjoyable. HPLTC’s role was to provide the tennis facilities over the 3 days whilst underpinning the whole weekend with a bbq, sandwiches, cakes and plenty of celebratory toasts!!!

The CSSC have already booked again for next year and we, at HPLTC, are looking forward to hosting them in 2023 and for many years to come. Hopefully, we will be able accommodate them in our new clubhouse next year and have an even bigger and better CSSC Tournament.

Congratulations to The CSSC on a 100 years of sporting action from all of us at Home Park Lawn Tennis Club

 

 

HANDICAP CLUB CHAMPS : SUNDAY JUNE 19TH 2022                 

 

Firstly, a massive thanks to Mark Shelmerdine for all his work in organising the Handicap tournament. It seems to have run very smoothly with all rounds finished in time for the finals!! Mark also did an absolutely mammoth effort umpiring back-to-back matches, meaning that he was sitting on the most uncomfortable seat for almost 6 hours!!!! Hopefully he can walk today! Thanks also to Helen and Anne for their umpiring slots - both over 2 hours. (sitting on a backless ladder!!!) Thanks to others who helped yesterday at the BBQ, Fiona, Chris, Preeta, Sunita and of course Martyn who worked hard cooking the now famous burgers and sausages!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FINALISTS - some amazing and entertaining tennis.

Results as follows:-

Ladies Singles    - Eva 2 vs MaryAnn 1 (6-4,2-6,6-4)

Men's Singles     - Pete 2 vs James 0 (6-4,7-5)

Ladies Doubles - Honour & Eva 2 vs Helen & Joan 0 (6-4,6-4)

Men's Doubles  - Ben & Rupin 2 vs Mark & Kabeer (6-7,6-4,2-0)

Mixed Doubles  - Sarah & Pete 2 vs Jen & Brett 1 (7-5,3-6,4-2)

 

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MEMBERSHIP
Home Park Lawn Tennis Club welcomes players of all levels, from beginner to expert.  To join the club please fill out the membership application using the link below.

Members benefit from the following:

Access to the six grass courts in the summer months

Free balls to play with 

Members’ club evening events

Play in all tournaments

Access to coaching

Able to play in the Berkshire AGEON league

Year round social events

Free entry into the club’s Wimbledon ticket ballot

Free membership to the British Lawn Tennis Association

Bring guests to play at a fee of £10 per visit

Being a member of the only grass court tennis club in Windsor!

 

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 2024  

  Adult     £165

Couple     £286

Family      £374     (2 adults with children up to the age of 18 in full-time education)

Junior     £55     (age 4-18) (age effective 1st April of calendar year)

Student    £66     (age 19-22 in full-time education)

Fess are due by 30th April 2024

 

Car Parking Sticker (not required every year) (£5)

Home Park Lawn Tennis Club, Nat West Bank, Sort Code 60-24-12, Account No 88060004 

You must give email notification of your online bank transfer to:  homeparklawntennisclub@gmail.com  

 
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PLAYING TIMES AND EVENTS

 

Club members have full access to the courts at all times from mid-April to the end of September.

We use ClubSpark for our booking system. You will need to download the app to use

Please contact Jane on homeparklawntennisclub@gmail.com if you would like to enter any of the events.

New events are added regularly on here and on our Facebook Page

Playing Times

Playing Times
Club members have full access to the courts from late April to the end of September, except during notified court maintenance times and also notified tournaments.

The nets have to be taken down at the end of play on Monday evenings and Wednesday evenings. Please roll them up and put in their numbered cubby hole in the clubhouse - the courts are all different widths to the net posts so not all the nets fit all the courts!!

The courts are cut on Tuesdays and cut and lined on Thursdays. This means that you may have to put up your net (on the court you have booked) on a Tuesday and/or a Friday.. When the Club is closed for the winter season, Club members have access to the use of the tennis courts at Dedworth School and Old Windsor (further details from Jane Rowlands).

Coaching
Individual or group coaching available on request. Call Jane Rowlands on 07808 100516 or email: janerowlands1@gmail.com for further details.

Guests
Members are very welcome to invite guests to enjoy the grass courts – there is a small fee of £10 per person per visit.

Timetable

 

 

Monday : Club Night from 5.45pm

Tuesday : Ladies' practice from 5.30pm (invite from ladies' captain)

Wednesday : Club Night from 5.45pm (until week beginning June 24th)

Wednesday : from June 26th Mixed Practice from 5.30pm (invite from mixed captain)

Thursday : Men's practice from 5.30pm (invite from Men's captain) 

Thursday : Club Night from 5.45pm (from June 27th) 

Sunday : Club afternoon from 2.00pm

 

If you plan to go to either it might be a good idea to send out an email to let others know that someone will be there!

Events

 

 

 

HOME PARK TENNIS 2024

Opens Sunday 21st April 2024 from 2.00pm

 

MAY 6TH OPEN DAY FROM 12.00

MAY 10TH TRIPLES FROM 6.30PM

MAY 26TH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT

JUNE 14TH TRIPLES FROM 6.30PM

JUNE 16TH HANDICAP FINALS

JUNE 30TH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT

JULY 12TH TRIPLES FROM 6.30PM

AUGUST 4TH CRICKET FUN 11.00AM

AUGUST 9TH TRIPLES FROM 6.30PM

AUGUST 11TH HPLTC VS HOLYPORT REAL TENNIS

AUGUST 18TH CLUB FINALS

SEPTEMBER 8TH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT

SEPTEMBER 15TH TRIPLES FROM 2.00PM

SEPTEMBER 29TH COURTS CLOSE

 

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FUNDRAISING FOR NEW CLUBHOUSE : PROJECT PAVILION

 

          

 

WE HAVE A NEW PAVILION !

The pavilion is on its way and we are looking to open it at the end of June 2024. We have a water tight, flood proof building but we now need to raise £35,000 for all the internal fixtures and fittings.

We are asking every member to donate £250 each - this will give you a kitchen to use, a changing room with showers as well as long awaited toilets.  So really you are contributing this money for yourselves. All members who do donate will have their names carved on our members donation board. Details for donating are below.

 If you know of any business in the local area who might like to help out too, we are asking for £350 for their name to be carved on our sponsor board.  Please contact Jane if you need any further information.

 

Donations can be made to Home Park Lawn Tennis,

Nat West Bank, Sort Code 60-24-12, Account No 94073848

We are now a CASC and therefore eligible to apply for GIFT Aid - every £1 you donate will be boosted by 25p so please complete the gift aid form

and send over to Jane at homeparklawntennisclub@gmail.com

Click here to complete the form

 

Home Park Lawn Tennis Club is currently raising funds to replace the current clubhouse “shed” with a facility fit for purpose. The clubhouse was flooded twice in 2014 and has very limited facilities. The vision is to build a pavilion that will be a positive asset not only for local tennis players wishing to play on the only grass courts in Berkshire, but for the local community as a whole. To achieve this, we are looking to build a pavilion with toilets, changing and shower rooms and kitchen facilities. This will allow us to offer a tennis experience to a wider age range of participants, from juniors to veterans; abled bodied and non-abled bodied. Our new clubhouse will offer local clubs and community groups a venue for meetings and events in the idyllic shadow of Windsor Castle.

 

The club is run totally on a volunteer basis and now needs your help. If you can please contact Jane Rowlands – her email address is homeparklawntennisclub@gmail.com We are happy to provide you with more information about how you can help support our work and what we can offer in terms of a thank you. Perhaps a fun day playing on the courts for you and your staff?

 

 

 

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SHOP FOR SOME NEW TENNIS GEAR

 

          

 

Click on the image above to go directly to our Home Park Tennis Gear Shop

Loads of lovely clothing and accessories to choose from

Happy Shopping!

 

 

 

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CONTACT
 +44 7808100516
homeparklawntennisclub@gmail.com
 

 

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