Court Etiquette
Please be aware of general COURT ETIQUETTE and read the CLUB RULES in brief below
- Wait for a natural break in the game before walking past the back of courts or fetching balls.
- Do not start to walk down the steps onto Court 1 until the play has paused
- Move as quickly as possible in order to minimise disruptions to players, travelling as a group rather than singularly
- During club social tennis sessions members should be prepared to mix in to play men’s, ladies’ and mixed doubles with whoever is present. At the end of one set players come off court to mix up with those waiting to play
- Club socials take priority on all 4 top courts
- Play should stop when the floodlights go off at 9pm. In the summer months please wrap up games at 9pm unless you are finishing an important match . Please be quiet at night for the sake of our neighbours
- No play before 8 am.
- Do not take glass on to the courts or anything else that might damage the surface or be dangerous
- Any accidents or breakages should be reported to the committee
- The club is bound by LTA Safeguarding Standards
Club Rules in Brief
New and renewing members must accept the Club Rules and these terms. This is evidenced by ticking a box when first applying and when renewing membership:
- All members are bound by the The Club Rules.
- Gardens Lawn Tennis Club Privacy Policy for Members
- In the light summer months, please finish play by 9:15pm or, if playing a match, as soon as possible afterwards.
- Guest Fees – Guests are welcome to play tennis at the club but are limited to three times in any membership year. The guest fee of £10 per adult and £5 per junior (16 or under) must be paid via the Clubspark booking before play commences.
PLEASE REMEMBER: NO GUESTS Mon/Wed/Thu 7-9pm or Sat/Sun 10am to 12pm - Floodlights can be used free of charge and are available until 9:00pm on all courts. Please remember to turn off the floodlights after use.
- Correct tennis attire and in particular proper tennis shoes must be worn while on court.
- One hour rule: court time is limited to 1 hour if the courts are full and people are waiting to play. Club Tournament and Surrey LTA matches are exempted from this rule. Please be considerate and keep waiting players informed.
- Offensive or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in immediate expulsion from the Club .
- Please can all members (and their guests) show consideration to other players and be respectful of neighbouring houses whilst playing, keeping noise to a minimum and avoiding profanity.
- Adult Members take precedence over Juniors on court after 7pm on weekdays.
- Tennis balls: Members should provide their own tennis balls. Tubes of balls can be purchased for £6.50 each from the bar. Tennis balls are provided at social sessions. Older balls from the recycling box on the terrace can be freely used.
- Members are encouraged to apply for British Tennis Membership (BTM) on the LTA website. BTM is free to GLTC members and Members should select GLTC as a “Venue to Play”. LTA dues (included in Full Members’ subscriptions) are passed directly to the Lawn Tennis Association and bring various benefits to the Club, including reduced fee consultation, allocation of All England tournament tickets each year and entry to the Sunday League inter-club competitions
- Liability: “Neither the Club nor any officer thereof shall be liable to any member or guest of a member or any other person for any loss of or damage to any property occurring, from whatever cause, in or about the Club premises; nor for any injury sustained by any member or guest or any other person whilst on or entering or leaving the Club premises”
- Shares: When members join they receive a share in the club. Friendly Society regulations state that each adult member (aged 18 or over) should hold one share in the Club. The £1 share has applied since the Club was registered as a Friendly Society in 1928. To adjust share subscription to current values, all new adult members and fulltime students must purchase at least ten shares of £1-00 each when joining the Club. The maximum that may be purchased by any one member is £1,000. Shares must be purchased in multiples of ten, ie. £10-00, £20-00 etc. Any member may purchase additional shares at any time by applying in writing to the Club. No interest, dividend or bonus shall be payable on any share
- Any Member who ceases to be a Member of the Club for whatever reason can within two years of the date of cessation return his/her shares in the Club to the Secretary who will arrange a refund of the amount subscribed less any subscriptions or other payments due to the Club. The shares of a Member which have not been returned to the Secretary pursuant to the foregoing shall be forfeited to the Club and any amount then due to the Member in respect of such share shall thereupon become the property of the Club
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