In accordance with the government and LTA guidelines, as of Wednesday 13 May the club is allowed to open for singles play only. No doubles is allowed and courts must be booked via the online booking system.
The club will be reviewing these rules on a regular basis and depending on any further advice from the LTA or the government.
- As of Wednesday 13 May, members can play SINGLES ONLY at the club. The courts will be open for play from 12 midday on Wednesday; the online booking system will be open from 8.00am Wednesday 13 May
- Courts MUST be booked online. If playing with a non-member you must pay the £4 booking fee online.
- There is likely to be a big demand on court usage and so we are restricting members to booking one 90 minute session per day. We will be monitoring court usage.
- Courts can only be booked 3 days in advance
- There will be NO organised Club Sessions or other tennis sessions run by Totnes Community Tennis Club
- Doubles is NOT permitted except by members from the same household. Please do not abuse this.
- The clubhouse will remain closed. Do NOT enter the clubhouse. Due to a water leak within the Park there is no running water in the clubhouse and with the combination code court access there is no need to enter the clubhouse.
- Court access will be via the combination code gates only. We now have combination code locks on all our gates to minimise interaction between courts.
- Due to the clubhouse being closed there is no First Aid available. Please be aware of this when you come to the courts to play.
- Floodlights will NOT be available
- Please note that it is the individual member’s responsibility to maintain social distancing at all times and to look after their own personal hygiene.
- To avoid confusion of identifying tennis balls you could mark your tennis balls with a clear identifier. Pass balls to another court via tennis racket only – do not pick up.
- Please bring your own hand sanitiser and/or wipes and ensure you wipe court access gates and locks after your use.
- For health & safety reasons the on-court benches are not to be used
- Do NOT shake hands.
- Do NOT spit on court or within the surrounding club grounds.
- Do NOT leave any litter or drinks on the courts
- Spectators are not allowed, please do not sit around the picnic tables watching tennis
- Anyone who is found to have acted irresponsibly or unsafely will have their club membership revoked.
- Current membership is extended until end of May at no extra charge. We will revisit this over the next 3 weeks to see whether the court usage can be expanded and if not what the policy will be going forwards.
- Should you have a concern relating to the safety of club users please refer to the Totnes Tennis Club safeguarding policy for reporting procedures and contact details.