A national junior league match will be held on three courts at the club from 14:00.
A Boys 16 & Under National Junior League match will be held on three courts at the club from 14:00 on Sunday, 16th March 2008.
Wednesday 26th March and 2nd April will be social evenings with food and drink to accompany the tennis.
Wednesday 26th March and 2nd April will be social evenings with food and drink to accompany the tennis.
The Saturday Morning Tennis 2008 Founders Day celebration will be held on Saturday, 12 April at 10.00 a.m. after two sets of Saturday Morning tennis. Saturday Morning Tennis members past, present and prospective are welcome to attend for a celebratory drink. There will be a tennis 'free-for-all' after the celebration.
There will be a quiz night in the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m. for 7.45 start on Saturday,19th April. Entry is ?5 per person and includes a buffet. Bring your own drink. Guests are welcome. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the clubhouse noticeboard.
A Shropshire and Staffordshire Super R Grand Prix Mini Tennis Red competition will be held on one court at 2 p.m. on Sunday 8th June. For full details, contact Mike Armstrong on 07908 221420.
The Basford Mixed Open will be held on Sunday, 29th June 2008. Perfect for a day off from watching Wimbledon.
The Tournament will commence at 10:00 a.m. and will be run with the following format:
Please apply to June Fisher on 01782 513475.
A Shropshire and Staffordshire Super R Grand Prix Mini Tennis Red competition will be held on one court at 2 p.m. on Sunday 13th July. For full details, contact Mike Armstrong on 07908 221420.
A Shropshire and Staffordshire Super O Grand Prix Mini Tennis Orange competition will be held on two courts at 2 p.m. on Sunday 20th July. For full details, contact Mike Armstrong on 07908 221420.
The club will be holding a garden party on Sunday 31st August with brass band, club history book launch, wooden racquet tournament, buffet and bar. This is part of the club's 125 year anniversary celebrations.
The main event of the club's 125 year anniversary celebrations is an exhibition match between the club and the Royal Air Force Tennis Team to be held on Sunday 28th September.
The Winter Ladder starts on Wednesday, 1st October. Please check when you are scheduled to play.
There will be a quiz night in the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 start on Saturday, 25th October. Entry is ?5 per person and includes a buffet. The bar will be open. Guests are welcome. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the clubhouse noticeboard.
The 2008 AGM will be held in the clubhouse at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 8th December. Please do your best to attend this important meeting.
There will be a talk and slideshow about Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, by Dave Egerton on Saturday, 7th February at 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 start in the Clubhouse. The cost is ?2.50 and light refreshments will be provided. The bar will be open. Please add your name to the list in the Clubhouse.
There will be a quiz night in the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m. for 7.45 start on Saturday, 18th April. Entry is ?5 per person and includes a buffet. Prizes will be awarded to the winners and a wooden spoon for the least successful. Guests are welcome. The bar will be open. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the clubhouse noticeboard.
The Basford Cup starts the new season of Sunday afternoon events on April 26th. Members are randomly split into two teams, one captained by the men's team captain and the other by the ladies' team captain. A series of timed doubled matches are played with each team captain arranging the playing order, similar to the Ryder Cup. When the time runs out, whoever was in the lead at that point claims a point for their team. If the game score is even, each team earns half a point. Play starts at 2.00 p.m.
Rosebanks (www.rosebankintersport.co.uk) are holding a racket demontration on Saturday, 30th of May. They will be using a ball machine on court 4 from 10am until 1pm and will have a wide variety of Wilson, Babolat, Prince and Yonex rackets for you to try. 15 minute slots can be booked to try out different rackets against the ball machine. Book your slot on the notice board in the club house. Those playing in the morning may also borrow a racket while playing a set if they're interested. Clothing and footwear are also available.
To celebrate Wimbledon, June's Sunday afternoon event will be an American style doubles tournament. Players will play best-of-three games with different partners, with the top two men and women playing in the final. Players should wear all whites and will be served strawberries and cream at the end. Play starts at 2.00 p.m. on June 14th. Entry is ?3.50; please bring something for tea as well. Either sign up on the form on the noticeboard in the clubhouse, or contact Mike Armstrong if you would like to play.
This year's Member's Day will be a frolic on Sunday, July 26th at 14:00. Each player will play five matches of 5 games each, with each match being a fun variant of tennis.
The first match is Soft and Short, which is played with an under-arm serve and the ball must bounce before being hit (i.e. no smashes or volleys).
Next is Hold Tight, in which one player has a rope tied around his or her waist and the partner holds the other end of the rope. The point is lost if the rope is let go.
The third match is After You Claude, which is played in half the court with the players playing alternate shots, as in table tennis.
The penultimate match is One Serve. In this game there are no second serves, but if a serve is unreturned you get two points.
The final game is Pop and Out, which has every player fastening a balloon to the centre of his or her racket. If popped, the remaining games go to the opposition.
Back this year after being missed last year, knock out rounds will take place in the preceding weeks, with the finals played on Sunday, September 20th.
On Sunday October 4th there will be a rerun of the Members' Day event that was held on 26th July but rained off after an hour. Those who took part enjoyed the format and requested that it be repeated. Register at 12.30pm with fun competitions starting at 1.00pm.
The very popular Winter Ladder will start on Wednesday 7th October. Last year, Dave Egerton was top of division 1 for most of the season. Here's your chance to see if you can do better.
There will be a Quiz Night at 8.00 on Saturday 10th October hosted by Chris Fernyhough (please arrive by 7.45 to allow for a prompt start). The entrance fee is £5 per person which includes a buffet; the bar will be open for drinks. The event is also open to non-members. You can organise a team of up to six players in advance or join one on the night. There will be prizes for the top three teams. Put your name or team down on the form on the noticeboard if you would like to play.
Played on the evening of Halloween, with players in fancy dress. Prizes will be awarded to the winners and best dressed. Play starts at 6.00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31st.
There will be a Management Committee meeting at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 19th November 2009 in the clubhouse. If you would like something to be discussed at this meeting, please notify a Management Committee member, giving sufficient notice to allow the item to be included on the agenda.
The 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.30 on Monday 7th December in the Clubhouse.
QUIZ NIGHT SATURDAY 30th JANUARY. 7:30pm for a 7:45 start. £5 each includes buffet. Prizes and lots of fun. To help with catering please sign up on the notice board or email miketenniscoach@yahoo.com.
On Saturday, 27th February at 7 p.m. at Knights' offices in the Brampton, Tony Bell will be giving a talk and slide show on his three and a half week Annapurna Circuit trek in the Himalayas (climbing from 2,700 feet over the highest pass in the world at 17,769 feet and then circling back down the deepest valley in the world at 18,000 feet in depth) with no cars, papers, televisions, or telephones - and more often than not no electricity - to spoil the most magnificent ever changing scenery in the company of the ever smiling and hospitable Nepalese people. The cost is £3.00 for nibbles, cakes and the like, with liquid refreshments available to buy on the evening: wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Proceeds will go towards the resurfacing of courts 1 and 2.
There will be a social night on from 6.30 onwards on Wednesday 31st March 2010. It's open to all members and will be a 'mix in' evening of tennis, followed by a buffet. The bar will also be open. The night is also an opportunity to invite non-members along, which will hopefully encourage them to join for the new season. The cost is £1.50 for a member, £5.00 for a non-member. To assist with catering, please indicate your attendance on the 'tick sheet' displayed in the clubhouse.
The Basford Cup will be held on Sunday, 25th April at 2.00 p.m. Players will be split into 2 teams. The captain of each team will put their players in pairs without knowing the opposing team's order. Matches are timed, and at the end of the timed period, the winning team wins a point for their team. If the match is drawn, the points are shared; half a point each. At the end of play the team with the most points wins. (For those who play golf, the principle is very similar to the Ryder Cup.) Please bring a plate of food, either savory or sweet. A notice will be placed in the entrance so that you can indicate which you are providing.
Members Day will be held on Sunday, 13th June at 2.00 p.m.
Presidents Day will be held on Sunday, 11th July at 2.00 p.m. A friendly mini tournament is organised with mixed ability teams, with similar rules to those used on Members Day. Please bring a plate of food, sweet or savoury. Cost: £3 members, £8 non-members.