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COURT LIGHTING
IT’LL SOON BE TIME TO LIGHT THE COURTS AGAIN for evening play from September to March.  Existing lighting-fob holders have already been emailed about renewing.  If you didn’t invest in a fob last year and would like to do so now, it’s very easy: just click on this for details:  https://wbtc.org.uk/court-lighting-how-to-order-a-key-fob/

SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
FINALS DAY & BARBECUE
The Finals of the Club Championships are being played on Sunday 6 September from 10.30 till approx. 3 pm. They should be great matches, and the bar will be open and a barbecue cooking from 12.30 till 2.30 – come and enjoy!

Please note that there is a major bowls event that afternoon, so parking spaces will be limited.  Please walk or cycle to the club if you can.

*** And please note that the usual Club Afternoon will run that day (Sunday 6^th) once the finals finish, starting at approx. 3 pm and running till about 5. ***

TALKING OF CLUB SESSIONS…

A reminder that these run every week, and all members are welcome.  They’re on:
SUNDAYS 1.30 – 3.30  (except 6 Sept, approx. 3 till 5)
TUESDAY AFTERNOONS  1.30 – 3.30
TUESDAY EVENINGS  5.30 onwards.
With our court lighting now available, the evening sessions – the social play on Tuesdays and the Team Practices on Thursdays – now run all the year round.

NEW TERM’S COACHING  BOOKING IS NOW OPEN for the Autumn Term of group coaching at the Club, for both adults and juniors, starting in the week beginning September 7th.  For all details go to our website pages https://wbtc.org.uk/junior-coaching/ (for juniors) and https://wbtc.org.uk/adult-coaching/ (for adults).

IMPORTANT: CHANGE TO COURTS TIMETABLE
Please note that checking the Courts Timetable is now simpler than ever.  If you’re ever in doubt about court availability, just click on  https://wbtc.org.uk/courts-timetable/

On that page you’ll find a link to the Club’s core schedule, showing the pattern of court usage which applies to every week.  You’ll also find a regularly updated list of occasional exceptions: they’re few and far between, but it’s always worth quickly checking this list before arranging play. (For instance, you’ll currently find an exception on Wednesday 16 September, when 3 courts will be taken from 5.30 to 7.30 for a Ladies Team Coaching session.) 

On the same page you’ll also find a handy list of when League matches are being played on the courts.  For convenience, the up-to-date list of home matches is always given here, too, in this newsletter sent to all members.  Here’s the upcoming list, which you may find helpful to note …

      HOME MATCHES COMING UP [each match 2 courts]:
AUGUST
THURSDAY 20^th, 10 am:  Mixed Midweek v OHRC
SATURDAY 29^th, 10 am:  Mixed B v Bicester;  1 pm: Mixed C v Benson
SEPTEMBER
WEDNESDAY 2^nd, 10 am:  Men’s Midweek v Oxford Sports
WEDNESDAY 9^th, 10 am:  Mixed Midweek v Oxford Sports
SATURDAY 12^th, 1 pm:  Mixed D v Appleton
SATURDAY 19^th, 1 pm:  Mixed B v Oxford Sports; Mixed C v Oxford Sports
WEDNESDAY 23^rd, 10 am:  Mixed Midweek v North Oxford   

AND TALKING OF TEAM TENNIS.…
We’ll soon be forming squads for the Winter League weekend season, starting in October, and we’re entering teams across a wide ability range, with an extra Men’s team and an extra Ladies.  If you haven’t been playing in the Summer League and are interested in playing team tennis, please let us know.  Simply email Men’s Captain Matt on matt.penton@btinternet.com or Ladies’ Captain Fiona on fionasutherland54@gmail.com.

COURT LIGHTING – HOW TO ORDER A KEY-FOB

We have planning permission to play under our court lighting from September till the end of March, with an automatic cut-off every night at 9.30 pm. 

The club’s current timetable can now run all the year round, so that, for example, our popular Club Nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays continue right through the winter.

TO USE THE LIGHTS: We’ve installed a touch-pad on each side of the courtside feeder pillar (see picture below), one controlling the lights on the single court and the other controlling the lights on the three-court block.  Both pads switch on and off using one and the same key-fob.

If you’d like your own fob so that you can play in the evenings whenever you wish, you can order one and pay for it by bank transfer.  The cost will be £15.  This is for the whole winter from September through to 31 March, and enables you to play as often as you like.

TO ORDER YOUR FOB, SIMPLY EMAIL woodstocktennisclub@gmail.com SAYING “FOB, PLEASE!” and pay £15 by BACS TO:
Account Name: Woodstock Bowls and Tennis Club
Sort Code: 20-98-48
Account: 10952672
Payment Reference: Key-fob /Your Name

WE WILL THEN ARRANGE A TIME FOR YOU TO COLLECT.

 Please note that key-fobs are available to all ADULT club members.  Unaccompanied juniors cannot use the lights.

***  N.B.:  YOUR FOB MUST BE ORDERED AND PAID FOR IN ADVANCE – THEY ARE NOT  AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON COLLECTION. ***

CONGRATULATIONS
to our Men’s team who won their group of the National League’s county section.  On 5th July they faced the other group’s winner, North Oxford, in a decider, and although they lost the match (a mix of doubles and singles rubbers) 4-8, captain Josh Ponting reported that it was “a very high level of tennis despite the heat, and we’d deserved the chance to prove ourselves against the best in Oxfordshire”.                                 

LADIES SOLSTICE TENNIS!
Meanwhile Midsummer Morning saw a brave new enterprise with a ladies’ competition to mark the summer solstice!  Hilary Foakes writes: “We had a great (very early!) morning on the courts, followed by breakfast and prize-giving at the King’s Arms.  Vanessa Sadler was our brilliant organiser, and Jackie Orton and Jane Tracy were joint winners on points.”

SUMMER HOLIDAY CAMPS 2026
Our excellent coaches are running three-day Tennis Camps for juniors in the holidays.  Come and join us for some fun and engaging tennis sessions.  The remaining dates are:
Monday 17th – Wednesday 19th August
09:00 – 11:00 (Ages 5-9)
11:15 – 1:15pm (Ages 10-15)
Please use the following link to check availability and book your place:
Woodstock Tennis Club Summer Camps – Book Here 

*** Members please note: on the mornings of the Junior Camps there will often be only one court free for play.  All four courts will be available as usual each day from 1.30.NEW TERM’S COACHING  BOOKING IS NOW OPEN for the Autumn Term of group coaching at the Club, for both adults and juniors, starting in the week beginning September 7th.  For all details go to our website pages https://wbtc.org.uk/junior-coaching/ (for juniors) and https://wbtc.org.uk/adult-coaching/ (for adults).

DATE FOR THE DIARY
FINALS DAY for this year’s club championships, complete with barbecue and an open bar, will be
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 10.30 till approx 3 pm.
Full details of the day coming soon.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: COURT AVAILABILITY
Please remember: if you’re ever in doubt about court availability, just check the Courts Timetable on the club website: https://wbtc.org.uk/courts-timetable/
There you’ll find a link to the Club’s core schedule.  This shows the pattern of court usage which applies to every week.  You’ll also find a regularly updated list of occasional exceptions: they’re few and far between, but it’s always worth quickly checking this list before arranging play.
You’ll also see a list of dates when League matches are being played on the courts.  For convenience, the up-to-date list of home matches is always given here, too, and in the newsletter sent to all members.  Here’s the upcoming list, which you may find helpful to note …

HOME MATCHES COMING UP  [each match 2 courts]:

AUGUST
WEDNESDAY 12^th, 10 am:  Ladies Midweek v Abingdon
SATURDAY 15^th, 11 am: Ladies C v David Lloyd;  1 pm: Men’s C v Oxford Sports
SUNDAY 16^th, 10 am:  Ladies D v Mapledurham
THURSDAY 20^th, 10 am:  Mixed Midweek v OHRC
SATURDAY 29^th, 1 pm:  Mixed B v Bicester; Mixed C v Benson
SUNDAY 30^th 10 am:  Men’s A v Kingston Bagpuize