Payhembury Tennis Club

Payhembury Tennis Club is one of the few sporting organisations in the village and has a single tarmac court situated in the playing fields. It has a history going back 30 years when the court used to be grass. In modern times the tennis club has recently been successful in a bid to improve the facilities and surface. People wanting to play on the court should use the booking sheets that are held at Payhembury Provisions and there is a small charge for non-members. Membership forms can also be obtained from the link above. Once filled out, please return the […]

The court had a good clean up in January. The committee would like to thank everyone who came. A special thanks to Rob Leach for his cutting equipment which meant the hedge has been chopped right back and should stay that way for a long time. We are having the court treated for moss during February, so after that it should be looking really good and be ready to play on. Let’s hope we gat some fabulous hot, sunny tennis weather. Membership fees are due from March onwards. The prices are the same and any queries to me, Jane Wood: […]

PAYHEMBURY TENNIS CLUB We held our 4th annual mixed doubles tournament yesterday, although I had thought it was the third (oops!), and managed to play three or four matches each in the blistering heat. We now have two new winners, Sue Holmes won the ladies trophy and Jason Wood won the men’s, so congratulations and very well done to them both. I would like to thank everyone for coming and making it a successful day; also thank you to Jamie for letting us use the pub toilets. A big thank you too, goes to Anne Lush, who cut up what […]

We are really hoping for some great tennis weather this year with our usual British optimism! We had our AGM in March and discussed the upcoming season. Club night for adults will begin again on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm starting on the 18th of April 2013. All welcome. Junior coaching will also take place on Thursdays from 3.45pm beginning on the 2nd of May 2013. For details please contact Jason/Jane Wood 01404 841843 or e-mail us at: digitalsportsed@aol.com Membership It has been decided to increase some of the annual membership fees, to £30.00 for a Family £25.00 for a Couple […]

As this year’s season comes to an end, I thought I’d do a bit of a recap. It’s been fantastic as we’ve had the court cleaned and repainted which has made playing on it a much more enjoyable experience for all, and it has upped the profile of the club. Membership has hugely increased, thank you to everyone that has joined this year. We now have more than seventy members, and we have coached over thirty children which is a lot considering how small the village is. We put on the American Doubles Tournament in July which was very well […]

I am pleased to announce that the tennis court is finally finished and looking fantastic. The members booking sheet is now up outside the shop. To join, please e-mail me for details digitalsportsed@aol.com, or find our page on the Payhembury Village Website. Club nights will hopefully have started by the time you are reading this, and are on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 6.30 and 9 pm. The junior coaching has also begun and takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday after school. We are looking forward to the American Doubles Tournament on 8th of July at 1pm, where the Playing Fields […]

So far, due to the terrible weather we have had lately, the court is still awaiting being rebound and painted. Hopefully this will happen in the very near future. We now have a page on the Payhembury website, where membership application forms can be found within the latest newsletter on our page. Please fill them in and e-mail them to us at digitalsportsed@aol.com and many thanks to those who have already paid and returned their forms to us. Once the court is up and running there will be a tennis court booking sheet outside the shop on the notice board […]

Firstly I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Robert Leach for all his help in acquiring the lease for the tennis club, and for his continuing support. Having the longer lease has enabled us to apply for funding to renovate the tennis court. I would also like to thank Jason Wood our secretary for all his hard work relating to the project management and his efforts towards getting the funding we have received. So far the court has been thoroughly weeded, has had a gully dug around it to stop the weeds returning in the future and […]