NEWS
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)
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
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
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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
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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?
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!