This continues our ongoing investment in the fitness centre and follows the installation of new equipment over the past 4 years

2009-10 new bikes

2008-9 new rowers and free weights

2006-7 new resistance equipment

members information 2010

However it will still be a high quality event attracting top players from around the UK. Events this year are

Mens & Ladies Open Singles       32 draw      men start Monday       Ladies start Tuesday

Boys & Girls 18&U                           48 draw      starts Monday

Boys & Girls 16&U                           32 draw      starts Monday

Boys & Girls 14&U                           24 draw      starts Thursday

Mens & Ladies Open Doubles                          starts Wednesday

As usual, all of the courts are reserved for the tournament throughout the week, (Monday 11th to Saturday 17th - there is also a red ball event on the Sunday 18th but this will not use all courts)

But we would like to see members come down and enjoy watching some great tennis. There will be a number of club juniors taking part in the tournament so come along and give them your support.

We are able to offer most tennis and squash rackets at internet matched prices including…Wilson, Head, Prince, Babolat, Yonnex and will also stock K Swiss shoes plus a bigger range of accessories / balls/grips etc.

A shoe display cabinet is installed just at the entrance to the café bar and another cabinet with rackets & accessories is placed in reception.

We  also have access to a range of tester rackets so members are able to try before they buy.

We also have a catalogue available to browse and order from a wider range of goods such as kit bags.

We  carry a stock of shoes, grips and some popular rackets but other items will be only a few days delivery. ....and deliveries come to the Club so need to be at home waiting for the courier with the new racket or pair of shoes to arrive...we will just call/email you when it arrives here!

Check it out...

                 Chris Davies

Outgoing Chairman, Chris Davies was thanked by all for his contribution to the club over the the term of his three years as Chair and Peter Friedmann was welcomed as new Club Chairman. Chris will remain on the management committee and will continue to help with the indoor court project which he has been closely involved in since taking over as Chair in 2007.

                 Peter Friedmann

Peter will also retain his tennis chairman position for the time being having just taken on that role in 2009.

Helen Lane has also joined the management committee having been recently elected as the squash section chairman, Helen has been a member for a number of years and has previously served on the management committee.

Another member newly elected to the Management Committee was Pete Sly. Pete is a long time member of the club and has been Club tennis captain for a number of years.

 The proposed motion regarding changes to the Club rules that would give more formal recognition to the Bridge section were also passed unopposed.

Nominations received for election are
Chairman                      Peter Friedmann
President                       David Gray
Treasurer                       Chris Burman
Firm of Chartered
Accountants                   Rothman & Co

Chairman of the Sub Committees
  Tennis                           Peter Friedmann
  Squash                         Helen Lane  
  Fitness                          Richard Stones
  Croquet                         John Baker

Members of the Management Committee   
Chris Davies, Rob Gwilliam, Calvin Barnett, Paul Tanner, Peter Sly             
   
Finance Report / Annual Accounts

These are now available from reception

In order to reduce the need for detailed discussion on the accounts at the AGM, The Honorary Treasurer, Chris Burman, will be happy to meet any members who have questions on the 2009-10 accounts at a separate meeting. He will meet members at 7:30PM on Wednesday 26th May (by appointment) in the clubhouse. If you would like to take this opportunity to meet the treasurer, please confirm your attendance through Billy Kerr at the club. The treasurer will only attend if appointments are made by 10am on Wednesday 26th May

Proposed Amendments to The Club Rules.

Amendment 1

Existing Clause
2 GENERAL MEETINGS (and see byelaw 1)
(i) An Annual General Meeting shall be held on or before the 31st May in every year for the election of the President, Officers and Members to serve on the Management Committee, as provided by Rule 3 The President; The Treasurer; The Chairmen of the 4 Standing Sub-Committees (Tennis, Squash & Racketball, Croquet and Fitness); Five members of the Club who shall be eligible for re-election to serve for a maximum term of three consecutive years.

Proposed amended clause
2 GENERAL MEETINGS (and see byelaw 1)
(i) An Annual General Meeting shall be held on or before the 31st May in every year for the election of the President, Officers and Members to serve on the Management Committee, as provided by Rule 3 The President; The Treasurer; The Chairmen of the 5 Standing Sub-Committees (Tennis, Squash & Racketball, Croquet, Bridge and Fitness); Five members of the Club who shall be eligible for re-election to serve for a maximum term of three consecutive years.

Amendment 2

Existing Clause
9. BRIDGE
Bridge playing members, who shall collectively be called the Bridge Section, may elect a subcommittee from their numbers who shall be responsible for matters relating to play, organisation of matches and/or tournaments and the use of equipment. Such sub-committees must be so composed as to ensure fair representation for all authorised bridge playing groups.

Proposed amended clause
9. BRIDGE
Bridge playing members, who shall collectively be called the Bridge Section, shall elect a subcommittee from their numbers who shall be responsible for matters relating to play, organisation of matches and/or tournaments and the use of equipment. Such sub-committees must be so composed as to ensure fair representation for all authorised bridge playing groups.

Proposed by  Paul Tanner
Seconded by Geoff Wickes

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Winchester Tennis and Squash Club will take place at the Club on Thursday 27th May 2010 at 7.30pm. All members are invited to attend and all those who are present, other than junior members under the age of eighteen in the present year, will be entitled to vote.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence.

2. Minutes of the Annual Meeting on the 20th May 2009

3. Matters arising from item 2

4. Reports for year 2009/10
• Fitness
• Tennis
• Squash
• Croquet
• Bridge

5. Accounts for the year 2009/10 and Budget for the year 2010/11 and a report by the Treasurer. (copies of the accounts and budget will be available from reception 7 days before the AGM)

6. The Chairman’s Report

7. Elections for 2010/11 in accordance with Rule 3

• The President – The Treasurer – Independent firm of chartered accountants
• The Chairman of the 4 standing Sub Committees (Tennis, Squash, Fitness and Croquet) and 5 members of the Management Committee

8. The General Managers Report

9. Any other business, including any motions proposed by members of which 7 days prior written notice has been given.

Nominations for election (item 7) and notice of any motion which a member may wish to propose (item 10) should reach the General Manager, in writing by 7.00pm on the 20th May 2010.

Demand is of course still much higher than the number of tickets available so the Club operates a ballot and draw process to allocate the tickets to members who would like to go.
 
Please note the policy on ticket allocation below

• Any club members in the ballot or draw MUST be registered British Tennis Members

• The ballot and draw is open to all our club members who are registered British Tennis Members – this extends to all membership categories and to junior members age 9 and over.

The Club's policy this year for the allocation of Wimbledon tickets is as follows:

OPEN BALLOT
50% of the club allocation will be available through an open ballot process – there is no need to sign up for this ballot. Names will be drawn from our British Tennis Membership List and successful members will be contacted and offered a pair of tickets. If they do not want the tickets, they will then be offered to another member drawn from the ballot.
 
NOTE - tickets are not transferable - they must be used by the member that they have been allocated to. If you can't use them, please return them to be redrawn.

CLUB DRAW NIGHT
The remaining 50% of the club allocation will be drawn on the "club draw night". This year's draw is on Sunday 25th April at 7PM. Again, fully paid up club members who are also registered British Tennis Members are eligible to take part in this draw. If you are not able to attend on this evening, you are able to ask another member to represent you. Note the draw night which is normally held in May has been brought forward this year to April as required by the LTA.

Please note that members who are successful in the first "open ballot" will not be eligible for the draw night ballot

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......So as long as you are a fully paid up club member (if your membership is due for renewal on 1st April, you must have renewed by 15 April to qualify for the ballot /draw) and are a registered British Tennis Member, your name will be included in the ballot and you can attend the draw. Check the list by clicking on the PDF file – this is the most recent list of names provided by the LTA of Winchester Tennis and Squash Club registered British Tennis Members.

Winchester British Tennis Members

NOT on the list? It is not too late.... You can register as a British Tennis Member for free at

http://www.lta.org.uk/BritishTennisMembership/

Think that you should be on the list? – maybe you are registered as a British Tennis Member through another club – you can register more than one club on your British Tennis membership profile, just log on to the LTA website and update your profile. (let us know though as you may not be showing on our list for the draw)

Sarah will be basing her groups at the club and there is a special introductory evening at the club on Thursday 25th March - just contact Sarah if you would like to attend

sa.reid@ntlworld.com

http://www.sarahreid.co.uk/

Members are invited to loan a sum of money to the Club and benefit from a reduction in membership fees. Key points of this arrangement are

• minimum loan period of 3 years
• up to 4.6% reduction in membership fees i.e. up to £46 reduction on fees for every £1K loan placed with the Club *
• minimum loan of £1,000
• maximum loan - the loan cannot be so high as to result in a reduction in fees that would exceed the value of the membership/s  - example. A loan of £20K would mean a reduction in fees of up to £920 per annum. This loan could be accepted if there were family memberships totalling at least that value but it could not be accepted if there was only one gold membership at £595

* The Club is prepared to give "up to" 4.6% reduction in fees. However if members wish to help support the Club by opting for a lower rate then this can be indicated on the special loan agreement form that is completed when lodging the loan with the Club.

If you are interested in a "special loan" then please contact Billy Kerr, General Manager at the Club. 01962 854028

The final arrangements for construction of the 4 indoor courts are now in place and work will start on site on Tuesday 6th April.

The contract went out to tender in January and the tender process was coordinated by the project managing company, Lee West Associates. Dove Construction were successful in the tender bid process and we are pleased to say that the tender costs are within the original forecasted costs of £800K.

Dove Construction, based in Cheltenham, have worked closely with Summit Structures (who manufacture and provide the fabric frame structure) on a number of projects and are therefore very familiar with the requirements of our development.

The confirmation of LTA funding has also been finalised and there is some very significant positive news to report in that the ratio of grant to loan funding has been changed.

Our financial projections were based on a grant of £140K and an interest free loan of £260k. The actual funding offer that we have received is for a £300K grant and an interest free loan of £100K. This is a significant improvement and immediately reduces our annual repayments to the LTA over the 10 year payback period by £16K.

The construction period is projected to last 25 weeks and we will have the courts ready at the start of October in time for the 2010-11 winter season. The next consideration is how the club operates over the next 6 months while the construction is going on.  We will be working closely with the contractors to minimise any inconvenience to members and will aim to keep members well informed throughought the construction period.

We have a great promotion this month. If you introduce an adult member to any area of the club and they join up, you’ll receive a voucher worth £30 for

El Sabio Restaurant.

(applies to gold, fitness, squash or tennis adult memberships)

Great food, great atmosphere and a chance to treat yourself to a lovely night out.

Just make sure that your friend puts your name down as the member referral when joining.

And don't forget that we are now doing breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday Mornings....!

club menu jan 2010

                          Tennis Club Night will not take place

                          Saturday morning tennis coaching groups will go ahead. unless there is significant snow overnight (note. the 2pm session will not be running)

                          THERE ARE NO TENNIS COURTS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL PLAY THIS WEEKEND

SQUASH - All Squash activities, coaching and club night are running as usual

FITNESS - Fitness centre open as normal - call the club before coming to attend a fitness class (as classes are dependant on instructors getting here)

KITCHEN CLOSED TODAY AND THIS EVENING - FRIDAY 8th - drinks service only..........kitchen will reopen on Saturday morning.

Fitness Centre Open as normal

Squash and junior squash coaching running as normal

NO tennis or tennis coaching today

NO fitness classes today

NO kitchen / cateringservice today

Club will close at 9:30pm today

check the website tomorrow morning - Friday for a further update.

Due to the conditions and the forecast of further snow, the club will remain closed today (Wed 6th Jan).

Conditions around the club are not safe for access with the driveway, carpark and walkways under snow. Some members of staff  have also been unable to get to the club.

We plan to be back open as normal on Thursday 7th Jan

Our apologies for any inconvenience

Regretfully there does not look like any chance of playing tennis for the immediate next few days.... all courts under a blanket of snow and ice which is proving impossible to shift. Oh well, there is always Christmas to be getting on with......

Wishing all our members a very merry Christmas!

Please also note that we operate with reduced staffing between Christmas and New Year - reception is closed and all enquiries / court allocation and bookings can be made at the bar.

The main entrance door may be locked during this period - entry into the club can be gained by keying in the access code on the panel to release the door lock or pressing the intercom button on the panel for assistance.

Thursday 24 Dec        Club Closes at 3PM                  kitchen closed

Friday 25 Dec              Club Closed

Saturday 26 Dec         Club Closed

Sunday 27Dec            Club Open 8am - 6pm              kitchen closed

Monday 28 Dec           Club Open 8am - 8pm              kitchen closed

Tuesday 29 Dec         Club Open 8am - 8pm              kitchen closed

Wednesday 30 Dec   Club Open 8am - 8pm              kitchen closed

Thursday 31 Dec        Club Closes at 3PM                  kitchen closed

Friday 1 Jan                 Club Closed

Saturday 2 Jan            Club Open 8am - 8pm              kitchen closed

Sunday 3 Jan               Club Open 8am - 8pm             kitchen closed

Monday 4 Jan              Returns to normal hours and catering service

Just ask at reception or call now to book your fitness induction 01962 854028

As storage space is at a premium and we quite quickly accumulate a lot of left property at the club, we are only able to hold onto items for a minimum of 1 month.

Items can be collected by asking at reception - we keep a log of all items that have been left.

After a month (or longer if storage space allows) any unclaimed left property is taken to a local charity.

So if you think you may have left something at the club.... don't leave it too long to check with us.