New Balls Please!

Its more than just the balls that are new up at Writhlington Tennis Club! The Club that entered lockdown has emerged bigger and better than ever before. The newly named Somer Valley Tennis Club now boasts three village venues where members can play in Chilcompton, Timsbury and Farrington, as well as Writhlington’s 4 indoor and 4 outdoor courts.

Club Chairman, Bryn Jones, explained that the Coronavirus lockdown had many unexpected consequences, for the Club and its members.

“Our transition to Somer Valley Tennis has been an unexpected positive consequence of Covid 19. My committee, a brilliant hardworking team of volunteers and I have seized the moment and taken a major leap forward in creating a new platform to promote tennis across the Somer Valley.

Tennis has a golden opportunity to capitalise on the surge in interest in the sport because it can be played in a socially distance way and was one of the first sports to come out of the lockdown.

With excellent support from the LTA and the opportunity given to us because of Covid 19, the new Somer Valley Tennis platform will be able to facilitate tennis being played at a number of venues across the area, promoting the brilliant sport that people from all ages and abilities can play, at a standard that suits them.”

Competitive tennis also returned to the Avon area this week with the start of the “Lockdown League”, which includes a Somer Valley team. If you are interested in finding out more about Somer Valley Tennis Club, whether you are an experienced player or someone looking to pick up a racket for the first time, then visit https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/SomerValleyTennis for further information.