What sets Winchmore Hill Tennis Club apart more than anything else is a friendly and sociable atmosphere where adults and children of all ages and playing standards can turn up and play just about whenever they choose. It's a club where you will not find the cliques and snobbishness sadly often associated with tennis. The ethos of the club is that tennis should be played in a relaxed, friendly environment - hence the motto 'Tennis for All'. It doesn’t get much better than playing a set or few on lawn courts with friends on a balmy summer evening! The sound of leather on willow from a match on the cricket pitch, with the prospect of a drink in the club house afterwards…. It just gets even better

We have just completed a redevelopment project of four of our courts. This means that in addition to our five grass courts, we now have four brand new all weather artificial grass courts. Three of these are floodlit and will undoubtedly be in use during evenings throughout the year.

Coaching - and Youth Development
Any sports club's future lies with its development of its young players and Winchmore Hill Tennis Club are firmly committed to youth development. Our coach, Darren Plank, is particularly active in helping to develop young players and runs several coaching courses [especially during the holidays] as well as our Junior tennis nights. He is also visiting the local primary schools on a regular basis to encourage children to take up the sport. It is hoped that we will become an accredited mini tennis club in the near future. Darren provides coaching for individuals and groups of all ages and standards and can be reached on 07960 071 478 or by (email)

Social Tennis and Competitions
The Club operates social tennis sessions on Wednesday evenings, Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings, when most senior members are able to turn up and join in.

We have four ladies’ teams and five men’s teams entered in this year’s summer competitions. The fifth team is made up of mainly junior members. We also have junior sides entered in competitions in the under 14s, under 16s and under 18s age groups.

There is a very active social side to life at Winchmore Hill. Away from the tennis courts there are regular fundraising events such as quiz nights and an annual dinner and dance. We had our first salsa night this year with over one hundred dancers taking part!

The Tennis Section is run by its own Management Committee which is elected during an Annual General Meeting. The Tennis Committee is, in turn, responsible to the Management Committee of the Winchmore Hill Cricket Club. In order to keep its membership aware of developments within the club, the tennis section regularly issues a newsletter to all members. Past editions can be viewed on the club web site.

If you would like to find out more about the Club, then feel free to contact Ian Cushway [membership secretary], Sue Murphy [the tennis section Chairman] or any other committee member

  [Page updated 1 June 2005]