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Our tennis facilities include:

• 8 Grass courts
  
• 4 Clay courts
  
• 3 Macadam courts
  
• 4 Floodlit Macadam courts

Grass Courts

The groundsman, Steve Johnson, has the tennis committee’s authority to decide if and when the grass courts will be open.  In principal, the season is from the beginning of May until the end of September. However, some courts may be opened or closed earlier if Steve considers it suitable or necessary.

• Weekends: from 11.00 am till dusk, except for matches when it may be 10.30 am.
  
• Weekdays: from 1pm to dusk. Steve will decide, on a daily basis, if some courts can open in the morning, in mid-summer, and if others need to be rested, possibly all day.
  
• Courts 1, 2 and 3 are available for Kent and North Kent League matches only until the Summer Tournament’s final’s day.  During July they may be used for club tournament matches if there is not a club match on that day.
  
• Singles: Members may play off peak Monday-Friday, before 6.30pm, throughout the season, subject to conditions. At peak times, there can be no singles play if people are waiting to play doubles, with the exception of Singles Tournament matches, which may be played
  
• Kent and North Kent League matches will be played on the top hard Courts Nos 13 and 14 on winter mornings.  In the summer when it rains Courts Nos 13, 14 and 15 would be needed for three pair league matches and Nos 13 and 14 only for two pair matches. Very occasionally, if these courts are unfit for play, Courts 10, 11 and 12 (the artificial courts) may be used.  Notification will be chalked up on the blackboard when possible.
  
• ‘A’ Juniors have all the playing privileges of adult tennis members.
  
  ‘B’ Juniors are permitted to play on a free court, must give way to senior members and have priority on the courts designated for Juniors.
  
  ‘C’ Juniors may only play under the supervision of an adult and must also give way to senior members.
  
• Courts not used for Club Sessions, matches or coaching can be booked for 1 hour on the arrival of a minimum of two players, except on the courts designated for juniors.  Please chalk up booking on the blackboard.  At the end of the hour the court can be booked again for another hour unless other members have booked it.
  
• Courts not used for Club Sessions can be booked for the duration of a tournament or league match on the arrival of a minimum of two players. Please indicate “tournament” or “league” when writing on the blackboard.