The annual ARC Tennis Summer Open returns this May, taking place from Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June! ARC’s biggest event of the year is open to everyone with events for all ages, from under 8s to vets. All events will be held on set days following the schedule below. You do not have to be available all week, but if your event runs over 2 days, you must be available on both of those days.

ARC will be running the fantastic 'Play Your Way To Wimbledon' Boys & Girls events again this year - an unmissable opportunity for ARC's younger members to play at Wimbledon! We'll be running two events: 14&U Boys & Girls Singles and 18&U Boys Doubles. Entry is open to ARC members only and is FREE as part of membership. Entry must be made via TeamUp and entries close 2 days before each event.

Don't miss out on our first ever ARC Spring Squash Championship Tournament taking place on 12th & 13th April 2025! We will be running U18, Ladies & Men's events - all abilities and ages welcome. All matches will take place on the Squash courts at ARC. All qualifying rounds will be played on Saturday 12th April, with Finals played on Sunday 13th April.

Over the past few months we’ve seen great interest in the variety of Badminton adult coaching sessions we have on offer, which have been increasing in popularity alongside our Junior Badminton programme. Starting in March, we’re now offering Drop-ins for our Adult Improver & Adult Intermediate/Advanced coaching sessions, meaning you can book for individual sessions whenever you want - no ties, no long commitment!

For the next three months, we’re also delighted to offer reduced prices for direct-debit coaching for both members and non-members - full details of cost savings can be found below.

Throughout the first week of February 2025 we tried something new & exciting on our social media feeds. Each day of the week we published an ‘ARC Diary’ written by member Cindy Reynolds, sharing her experiences of some of the many sessions we offer, covering both our racquet sports & gym.

The idea was to give both members & non-members an insight into a few of the activities you can participate in as an ARC member, as well as what the sessions are like and what you can get out of them.

ARC will be hosting the UK Racketlon Devon Open on Sunday 16th March! 4 Rackets! 1 Sport! Racketlon is a fun, unique & exciting multi-racket sport where you play your opponent at Table Tennis, Badminton, Squash & Tennis - you play each sport in a set up to 21 points; the Match Winner is the player with the most points overall!

To help you kick start your year and make sure you keep on track with your health & wellbeing goals, ARC has introduced a range of exciting special offers & discounts to help you ‘Make it more than a resolution’ in 2025. Our offers cover our racket sports as well as gym & fitness, with opportunities to get great discounts on coaching as well as court bookings!

This January, ARC Fitness are bringing you a fantastic new offer so that you can MAKE IT MORE THAN A RESOLUTION in 2025! Kick start your new year by joining ARC Fitness in Bideford, with memberships starting from only £20, and we’ll give you the whole month of May FREE!

Join our friendly, welcoming & accessible gym community, with state-of-the-art equipment, expert coaches, and classes for all ages & abilities in our purpose-built space at Atlantic Racquet Centre.

ARC Fitness is running FREE 30min Spinning Taster Classes throughout the next week! You asked for it - we've done it! In our 2024 Customer Survey a large number of you requested that we introduce spinning classes to our ARC Fitness class programme. So come and try out our new bikes in these exciting, high energy classes led by ARC Fitness Coaches Catherine and Leanne! 

Don't miss our special fundraising evening coming up in January 2025... CÈILIDH DANCING WITH THE OGGLE BAND! On Saturday 18th January brilliant local legends the Oggle Band will be leading a fun and exciting evening of organised cèilidh in the ARC social space. This event is open to both members and non-members and promises to be one of our biggest and most enjoyable events of 2025 (already!).

In February & March this year we undertook a major customer survey that aimed to gain valuable insight into how our users rate their experience of ARC and the many activities we offer. The survey covered membership, the ARC customer experience, all our racquet sports including club play, coaching & competitions, as well as our gym, fitness classes, and much more! In total 227 ARC members participated in the survey and we have published a full Customer Survey Feedback & Analysis document that shows the findings.

On Saturday 16th November, ARC hosted our fourth annual Awards Evening. More than 140 members and their families joined us for the event, celebrating a year of incredible achievements across racquet sports and fitness.

Following popular demand, in the lead up to Christmas we’re offering 5 weeks of brand new sessions for tots, juniors, teens & players of any age with a physical or mental disability. Read on to find out more about each session!

The 2024 ARC Winter Open was held at the end of October on our indoor courts and was a great success. 84 people entered a variety of events, 97 matches were played and competition was fierce during the week. Both weekends and three evenings were used and competitors were aged from 13 upwards. The tournament is an annual event in the ARC Calendar so please reserve the date for next year - the last week in October!

Our Moo-vember Loyalty Card scheme is back for another year! This November we will again be running our ‘legendairy’ Moo-vember Loyalty Card scheme - a super fun way to stay active this November. It's very easy to take part, and we've got fantastic rewards on offer for anyone who keeps moo-ving all month long!

Coming soon! The ARC Winter Open is a week-long tournament played at weekends and weekday evenings. All play will be on indoor courts following the schedule below. Enter with a partner of your choice! Entries must be made through the LTA and the deadline to enter is 10am, Wednesday 16th October.

Following feedback received last year about limited availability of peak time indoor Tennis courts during the winter season, we’re announcing several changes to our Indoor Tennis court programme and block bookings system.

We hope the changes listed below will allow more members & users the opportunity to book peak indoor courts and that the process for granting block bookings will be more transparent and fair to all.

On Wednesday 18th September ARC welcomed legendary tennis coach Judy Murray OBE for a tour of the centre. Judy Murray met local school children and individuals with learning and physical needs during the visit and presented four lucky participants with sweatbands worn by her son, British tennis icon Andy Murray.