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Chairman's Message 2009
Tennis for Stress Relief!
 Ouch!
The year hasn’t started to well for dear old blighty and its residents,
has it? If, like me, you are struggling to endure the overhang of the
credit munch, global recession for the next 20 years, never ending days of
snow and ice and a general feeling of doom and gloom, then may I suggest a
good cure? Come down to the club and whack a few balls with passion and
desire across the court for an hour or two, let all of that stress and
desire to murder your fellow man slowly evaporate until feelings of
fellowship and hope are once again restored (albeit temporarily)……
Besides the general
running of the club and the activities, this year I have tasked the
committee with a couple of goals. We shall be simplifying our membership
application and fee structure and taking on board some “best practices”
from other clubs. In this regard, we will be looking at how we can raise
the profile and visibility of the club in the community to attract new
members and continue our focus on regeneration and growth. We shall
continue to keep members as engaged and informed as possible with a
revamping of our website and the continuance of our newsletters, which
(based on feedback) appear to have been well received by members over the
last year. We shall also continue to host as many social and other
functions as feasibly possible this year and welcome your feedback and
suggestions in this regard.
We have now also
commenced work on finalising the leases for the club courts with the
council and hope to be in a position to start discussions in earnest with
Godwin again regarding the future of the tennis school and the tennis club
as a combined enterprise. We shall keep you updated with developments in
this regard.
I would like to thank you
for your continued support and patronage of the club and I look forward to
seeing you in the coming weeks down on court smashing balls all over the
place in a desire to de-stress and hone the game into perfect shape for a
glorious and successful summer season!
Mark Atkins
Chairman BLTC
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