Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Sunday 1st December. Our thanks to Sue and Jan for organizing and to all those members who attended and joined in the discussions and voting. The main headlines are summarized below for members information.

Court re-surfacing update

The court re-surfacing work has finished for the time being. The courts will remain black with white lines until the Spring, as the weather needs to be perfect to apply the acrylic paint.

We need volunteers for a small working party to help us reinstate the posts and nets on the afternoon of Monday 9th December, from 2pm. Those who volunteer to come and help will get the first opportunity to try out the courts afterwards. However, we are also planning to hold an inaugural Club session in the morning of Saturday 14th December. As usual, all Senior members are welcome to come & try out the courts.

We would like members to use the Booking System for the next few months, as we believe we may be asked for some data on how often the courts are being used. We will review this at the beginning of the new season in April.

To ensure the tension of the nets and posts does not pull unduly on the new surface, we will be asking members to loosen the nets after they have finished playing. We will arrange to get some new winding levers and yard sticks to set the correct net height.

Subscription fees for 2025

The Committee proposed two options for next years’ fees: either keep the fees the same for one more year or implement an increase. The fees have remained the same for 3 years now (2022-2024) and have been historically low prior to, during, and since the Covid period.

After some discussion with members present - and following suggestions from the floor - the AGM voted to increase the membership fees for 2025. 

The increase agreed was from £100 to £140, albeit with an automatic £20 discount for members renewing on time between 1st and 30th April. Late renewals would lose the automatic discount.

The vast majority of our members - indeed, all existing members in theory - should therefore pay the lower fees for their renewals, along with the usual discounts for Individual and Family Junior memberships.

On-time renewals will be £120 for Seniors (with a £20 discount), £60 for Individual Juniors (£10 discount) and £30 for Family Juniors (£5 discount).

Late renewals (after 30th April) will be £140 for Seniors, £70 for Individual Juniors and £35 for Family Juniors.

New Member rates will be £140 for Seniors, £70 for Individual Juniors and £35 for Family Juniors.