Statement Issued by Tom Vinall Centre Manager at 20:30 on 20/03/20
Indoor Tennis & Badminton Closure – Following the Governments latest measure this evening stating that ‘all indoor leisure and sports facilities’ must close after today’s trading I regret to announce that both the Indoor Tennis courts and Badminton courts at ARC will be closed until further notice.
Outdoor Tennis Courts Remain Open – Due to the government’s advice being clear that these closures affect only indoor facilities I’m pleased to say that the outdoor tennis courts will remain open for the time being. The outdoor courts will be available for booking for both members and non-members from 7am – 7pm 7 days a week, from 7pm – 10pm they will be available to members only. Please note the following when booking outdoor courts:
From tomorrow all outdoor courts will be locked shut using the gate padlocks. To gain access to the courts please check your booking confirmation or member welcome pack for the codes.
Though all members will be able to book past 7pm only those with a temporary clubhouse key will be able to access the floodlight control panel. Unfortunately if nobody in your game has a key you willcurrently be unable to play past 7pm.
To reflect the change in bookable facilities the outdoor courts have now been moved to the start of the booking sheet in place of the indoor courts. Please note this changed layout to avoid confusion.
An equipment hire chest with rackets, balls and hand sanitiser inside will be placed on the decking outside the temp clubhouse from tomorrow.
Badminton Members – Whilst the Badminton facilities are closed we have given our Badminton members FREE access to the outdoor Tennis courts in consolation. Though not ideal we hope that these members will be able to enjoy keeping active whilst trying a new racquet sport or by attempting outdoor Badminton (depending on the wind!) – If you’d like to borrow an outdoor Badminton net please contact me.
Existing Indoor Tennis or Badminton Bookings – Anyone with an existing Indoor Tennis or Badminton paid booking including block bookings will be contacted directly this week to discuss alternative options.
Individual Lessons – As stated in my earlier update today our core coaches will be offering both 1-to-1 and 1-to-2 individual lessons on outdoor tennis courts whilst still permitted to do so. Lessons can be booked and arranged by contacting the coach directly. For more information, pricing and contact details click here.
Whilst these will be difficult times for everyone across our community we hope to continue to support the health & wellbeing of all of our members and users by continuing to run our outdoor facilities. We would just ask in return that you continue to support us as much as is reasonably possible and that you follow the government’s advice on good hygiene, social distancing and self-isolation where appropriate.