- Success for Council's anti-fraud team
- How much power are you wasting?
- Protect your home from thieves this summer
- Young builders needed for child's-size city!
- Rugby World Cup success is 'outstanding' for Twickenham
- Crofters fashion show wows guests
- Curtain comes up on summer theatrical spectacular
- Karate kids get their kicks at Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Performing on the edge
- Young people shape plan for future of children's services
- Car club membership rockets as residents save thousands
- Operation Lockout improves bike security
- Dodgy drivers warned over parking fraud
- Are you willing to gamble on the cocaine lottery?
- Free parking boost for businesses
- Your chance to display artwork at the Riverside Gallery
- Now it's over to Tomasz for the weather...
- London Youth Games team celebrated at the stoop
- Game, set and match, for free!
- Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
- Raising the flag for borough's parks
- Businesses get greener thanks to the Council
- Borough blooms under the spotlight
- Play cool in parks this summer
- A snapshot of Richmond from around the world
- Land speed record holder sets challenge for school pupils
- Bike ride promotes cycling to secondary schools
- Third runway "will not reduce stacking"
- Borough's cyclists praised for wheely great challenge result
- Cycle starter packs launched to get Richmond pedalling
- PwC to help Council improve efficiency
- Earl of Wessex reopens 'Magnificent' Terrace Gardens
- Summer of larks in borough parks
- Lazy drivers are pushing up crime - police
- Team Richmond Shines at London Youth Games
- Young people needed for youth magazine
- Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
- Top award for borough crime team
- Family entertainment in Terrace Gardens
- Council kick starts regeneration of Barn Elms
- Top awards for young artists
- Results announced for £1million youth facilities vote
- Council thanks Father Thames Trust for donations
- Demont confirmed as principal designate of proposed academy
- Great British inventing praised
- Pupils excellence celebrated
- Café sunshine opens on Twickenham Riverside
Release Date: 20/07/2009
Game, set and match...for free!
More than 30 public tennis courts in the borough will be free to use through the summer holidays, as part of Richmond Council’s continuing commitment to encourage sport and healthy living.
All of the courts that the Council directly manages will be open to anyone from now until 2 September 2009 to play on, in order to help improve their game and levels of fitness.
Announcing the move this week, Cllr Liz Jaeger, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Youth, Culture and Leisure, said: “We were all inspired by Andy Murray’s performance at Wimbledon this year. We’re hoping that by opening up our courts during the school holidays, we can encourage more young people and families to make full use of the facilities and aim for that elusive place in the finals!
“We know money is tight during the recession so the Council is helping people to exercise by making the courts free so they won’t have to pay any more money to keep fit. I hope this will prove to be a popular addition to the range of summer activities that the Council is offering through its leisure and youth services.”
The Council is beginning to draw up plans to launch borough-wide tennis management which will secure investment in the courts for years to come. The courts included in the free tennis programme are:
- Barn Elms – 3 courts
- Carlisle Park – 7 courts
- King Georges Field – 4 courts
- Kneller Gardens – 4 courts
- Moormead – 4 courts
- Sheen Common – 4 courts
- Westerley Ware – 3 courts
- York House Gardens – 4 courts
For those who want to build on their tennis skills, the Council offers a wide range of adult and junior tennis coaching at five sites across the London Borough of Richmond. The Council has five Lawn Tennis Association qualified, experienced and enthusiastic coaches. For more details visit our Tennis coaching page.
Members of the public should call the council’s contact centre on 08456 122660
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