Latest advice from the LTA – 31 May 2020

The LTA have amended their advice and we are now able to play doubles in a modified format. Please can you all read the latest advice for players – https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/news/2020/lta-guidance-for-tennis-players—covid-19.pdf as there are important changes.

We must still insist that members do not arrive before their booking slot, finish playing after 80 minutes and leave the site before the end of their booking time. To maintain our insurance, we will be forced to close courts if members choose not to follow these requirements.

Major changes:

– Four players from different households are now allowed per court per booking (although with no mixing in across two courts).

– Players should always try and keep 2m apart even when playing doubles.

– Sharing balls is now permitted, however, hand hygiene is imperative and members should bring their own hand gels for use before and after play. There is some hand sanitiser in the car park by the grit bin.

– Courts 4 and 14 should be booked for single play only until further notice, all other courts are available for singles or doubles.

Ongoing reminders:

– The club house (including toilets) and all social areas are closed. Do not stay at the Club before or after your allotted time.

– All facilities, including the grass courts, mini court and the hitting wall must be booked in advance. Please do not use any facilities without booking in advance or change courts without moving your booking.

– Please cancel your booking as soon as you know you are unable to play.

– The club remains open to Members and pre-authorised visitors only.

– Members can book one court per day to enable as many members as possible the chance to play.

– The first aid kit, defibrillator and some hand sanitiser are in/by the grit store in the car park by the hitting wall.

– All members under 16 must be accompanied by one adult who must comply with our social distancing rules.

– Parents of children 12-16 years of age can contact us to agree alternative arrangements.

– Remember to wash your hands as soon as you get home.

– In the event of any emergency – please call Tim Arthur 07833 098 132

Members choosing to play should always follow the site notices, latest social distancing guidelines and Government/NHS advice and consider their own circumstances carefully.

If a member or their visitor develops symptoms of COVID-19, please follow the Government’s ‘test and trace’ guidelines, which can be read on the Gov.uk website.

There is coaching availability for anyone interested in one-to-one lessons. Details of Group coaching sessions will be announced shortly.

Please do not hesitate to send us feedback, questions or comments to info@cambridgeltc.com.

Update following the Reopening of the Club

It is great to see so many of you already back on court enjoying our wonderful sport.  In response to feedback we have received we would like to confirm the following:

• In the event of any emergency – please call Tim Arthur 07833 098 132
• The club is open to Members only.
• Our membership is currently frozen to ensure court availability for existing members.
• Members are currently allowed to book one court per day to enable as many members as possible the chance to play.
• No visitors are allowed without prior approval. To obtain this please email info@cambridgeltc.com.
• All facilities, including the grass courts, mini court and the hitting wall must be booked in advance.  Please do not use any facilities without booking in advance.
• Members should bring their own equipment (including balls – see LTA for detailed advice)
• Bookings are for 90-minute slots with members expected to end sessions 10 minutes early to allow for a safe changeover of players.
• The club house (including toilets) and all social areas are closed.  Please do not stay at the Club before or after your booking (this is to minimise the number of people on site and is a key factor in keeping all courts open).
• Please do not bring picnics with you and take all litter (especially ball can ring pulls) home with you.
• The first aid kit and defibrillator are in the grit store in the car park by the hitting wall.
• All members under 16 must be accompanied by one adult who also need to follow social distancing rules while on site and do so at their own risk.
• Courts 6 & 7 must be accessed via the outside pathway and not through the hard courts.
• Remember to wash your hands as soon as you get home.

These policies are under constant review and bookings are being monitored by the admin team.  Please email us with any comments or concerns to help us maintain a safe environment.

You should read the LTA Guidelines For Tennis Players before playing, this has important safety information that you need to adopt. A link to this advice is on our home page and below:

https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/news/2020/lta-guidance-for-tennis-players—covid-19.pdf

Members choosing to play should always follow the latest social distancing guidelines and Government/NHS advice and consider their own circumstances carefully. 

TOP SPIN TENNIS

Top Spin tennis are operating a click and collect service from the site – full details and times are on our website under latest news.

Top Spin Tennis Update

From Monday 18th May Top Spin Tennis will be operating a safe, socially distant outdoor shop from the car park of the Club. The opening hours are as follows:

Monday 11am to 1.30pm

Wednesday 11am to 1.30pm

Friday 11am to 1.30pm

The Services available are as follows:

Restring drop off/collection

Demo drop off/collection

Customisation drop off/collection

Grips

Balls

Other products such as new rackets, shoes, bags and clothing will be available upon request.

Alternatively you can use their click and collect service by visiting www.topspintennis.co.uk

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the office on 01353 860920 or email ryan@topspintennis.co.uk

Guidance for Tennis Players from 13 May 2020

To view the LTA advice for tennis players from 13 May 2020 – please click here.

latest advice from the LTA

Following further clarifications the LTA have received from Government, Tennis activity in England will be able to take place outdoors from Wednesday (13 May) with singles play only, other than when players are all from the same household in which case they can play doubles.

As soon as further information from the LTA has been posted we will email members with more details.

Prime Minister’s broadcast – 23 March 2020

Based on the Prime Minister’s broadcast tonight – 23 March 2020 – all Club tennis facilities are now closed.  We hope to be back playing soon and ask that you stay in touch.  Please use info@cambridgeltc.com for all communication.

Notice to Members – 23 March 2020

From mid-afternoon today we are activating our online booking system.  Bookings will start from tomorrow allocating 1.5 hourly slots. You will be expected to leave five minutes before the end of your booking.

Booking times will be between 8am – 10pm and we ask each member not to make more than 4 separate bookings in a week and a maximum of 1 a day.

Guidance on how to use the booking system will be sent out in a separate email later today at which time the system will be open.

We would like to remind members to:

1 – Check our website before leaving home to make sure the courts are open

2 – Stop changing ends

3 – Respect the 2 metre social distancing guidance even when playing

4 – Respect the travel guidelines when coming to the club

5 – Use new balls where possible

6 – Avoid touching your face

7 – Bring drinks and hand sanitisers with you as the clubhouse is closed for washing hands.

The first aid kit and defibrillator are in the grit store by hitting wall fence

If you are the first person using the floodlights on any court please use a clean tissue and turn on all the lights at the same time and dispose after in the bin to limit cross contamination.

For the latest full advice please follow the link below:

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/march/coronavirus-covid-19—latest-advice/

If you have any concerns or queries please email info@cambridgeltc.com

Best wishes to you all, keep washing your hands and stay safe!

Chairman’s letter to Neighbours of the Club – 22 March 2020

Dear Neighbours,

I am extremely proud to be Chair of a fantastic community club with a long history of being open, inclusive and in supporting those in need.  As our neighbours you may well be surprised to see people still playing tennis.  I wanted to assure you that this is being done in line with Government and LTA advice.  This advice frequently changes and the club is constantly monitoring and implementing required actions, but the key is:

The Government have currently indicated that recreational exercise that takes place at a safe distance from others and in safe exercise environments is something that can continue during this period.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has specifically advised us that tennis is one of the best examples of social distancing in practice, and so should be encouraged as long as the guidance permits.

There is a lot more detail in the changing advice.  All social tennis, group coaching and tournaments have been cancelled and the clubhouse closed.  Only limited individual coaching and prearranged matches operating in line with the guidelines are left and this will cease as soon as we are advised.

As our neighbours, we request that if anyone has any questions or is in need of any support during these difficult times, email info@cambridgeltc.com (including Resident in the title) so we can try and help.  I am particularly concerned that with social distancing measures some people will become extremely isolated – don’t be afraid to contact us as I am sure we will be able to arrange social contact amongst our community.

Best wishes

Tim Arthur

Chairman

For further detail on our advice follow links from:

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/march/coronavirus-covid-19—latest-advice/

Coronavirus Update – 21 March 2020

The Club continues monitoring the guidance and information being issued with respect to coronavirus.  Major changes were made overnight to the guidance and are expected on a regular future basis – if in doubt check our web site before going to the Club to find the latest status (www.cambridgeltc.com).

The following actions have/are being taken by the club:

• The Clubhouse facilities have been closed.
• The carpet courts and courts 13-14 remain open for members for pre-arranged matches only. We are working on expanding our floodlight booking system to enable members to book courts – once this system is in place you will only be able to play if you have booked a court.
• The hard courts and court 15 are currently reserved for key club coaches (Teresa, Sue, Richard & Marcel) to enable them to be able to confirm lessons. Coaching hours will be built into the booking system going forward.
• Members choosing to play should follow the social distancing guidelines and NHS advice and consider their own circumstances carefully.
• Members will need to bring their own drinks and balls.
• Members are no longer permitted to invite visitors.
• All League matches, group coaching and tournaments cancelled.
• Office staff will be working from home. In the event of any emergency – please call Tim Arthur 07833 098 132.

It is imperative that anyone who has been advised to self-isolate or stay at home based on the advice on the NHS.UK website should not take part in tennis activities for the duration of the specified period and we would ask that members do not come to the Club if they have any concerns about their health.  Members who continue to play do so at their own risk. 

If anyone has any questions or if any member is in need of support during these difficult times, please email info@cambridgeltc.com.

Top Spin Tennis will be vacating our site today but are starting a remote service.  For further details please email ryan@topspintennis.co.uk or call 01353 860920.

Chairman’s Message – 21 March 2020

I have always been extremely proud to be Chair of a fantastic community club.  The Club has a long history of being open, inclusive and in supporting those in need.  During these extremely unusual and difficult times, I believe that positive community spirit and action can only help.

The advice on whether we should continue to play tennis has been changing daily and no doubt this will continue and will continue to be covered by other Club communications.  We each need to monitor this advice and consider our personal circumstances before deciding to play.  In case of emergencies I can always be contacted directly.

In every announcement we have requested that if anyone has any questions or if any member is in need of support during these difficult times to email info@cambridgeltc.com – please take us up on this offer so we can try and help.  I am particularly concerned that with social distancing measures some people will become extremely isolated – don’t be afraid to raise this as I am sure we will be able to arrange social contact amongst our community.

I am also proposing starting regular messaging from the Club with advice on how to stay fit, home coaching drills and so on.  If you would like to opt in to this, please email info@cambridgeltc.com specifying if you would like to receive the adult, junior or combined version – I believe our team can come up with regular items especially for our junior members to help keep them entertained!

I would like to finish by thanking the coaches, employees, committee and members who have been incredibly supportive in recent weeks in working to protect the Club for the long term.

Tim

tarthur@hotmail.co.uk

07833 098132