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.

We are thrilled to announce that British Tennis icon Judy Murray OBE is coming to visit ARC on Wednesday 18th September! Judy is visiting to see first-hand ARC’s ongoing commitment to ensuring racquet sports and fitness activities are affordable, accessible and inclusive for the local and wider North Devon Community.

The ARC Club Championships Grand Finals took place on Sunday 8th September after many weeks of preliminary rounds. This incredibly exciting competition remains one of ARC’s standout events of the year, and 2024 brought us a showcase of amazing talent across Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, and Gym & Fitness. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who took part in the Club Championships this year, read on to find out the full list of winners!

The ARC Club Championships early rounds have been taking place throughout August, and it’s almost time for the Grand Finals, taking place on Sunday 8th September! The ARC Club Championships are an incredibly exciting competition that showcase the amazing talent of ARC members across Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, and Gym & Fitness. The Finals are a brilliant all-day event at ARC, and an opportunity to see some amazing matches and feats of fitness. As ever, we’ll have a lunchtime BBQ on offer and a great atmosphere.

Read on to find out who’ll be be battling it out in the ARC Club Championship Finals 2024, along with the order of play for the day!

In September we’ll be offering two weeks of completely free Squash & Racketball sessions, with a further two weeks of free sessions for anyone who signs up to a coaching programme! This incredible offer is open to everyone, and with sessions taking place for adults, teens and minis, there really is something for everyone.

ARC will once again be hosting our LGBTQIA+ Make A Racket Festival to welcome LGBTQIA+ people and allies from across Devon to join us for a fabulous afternoon of sports activities. This is a perfect opportunity for people to come together in a fun, safe, supportive and welcoming environment, and to experience and enjoy racquet sports and fitness in a friendly atmosphere amongst likeminded people.

On Saturday 3rd August the ARC community was out in force for our Grounds and Maintenance Day. Maintaining our extensive site is no small task, with the vast majority of grounds and maintenance work completed by a very small team of volunteers, led by Phil and Simon. It was incredible to see volunteers, staff, members, friends and families all join us for the day, and make such an impactful difference.

The ARC Fitness Club Championships get underway on Sunday 8th September from 11am, alongside the finals for our racquet sport competitions! There will be both Adult and Teen (ages 12-16) categories, with 3 ‘super’ workouts designed to challenge your strength, stamina, and movement skills. We’ll be announcing one superhero-themed workout each week throughout August in the lead up to the event!

This August, we’re offering all our Badminton, Squash and Unlimited Racquet members free fitness classes to help get you into shape for the new season! That’s a whole month of Functional Fitness, Functional Strength, HIIT, Pilates, Yoga and more, completely free!

ARC will be launching an incredible range of new and improved Badminton sessions in September 2024, with the first four weeks of sessions completely free to attend! The new Badminton programme includes evening and weekend kids and adult coaching for all abilities, as well as social mix-ins, and inclusive sessions.

Do you like the idea of representing one of our Squash Teams in the Devon Squash League next season? Get involved in our Squash Team Training coming up in August! As a member of one of our team squads you’d be required to play one ‘best of 5 games’ singles match against your opposite number in a team of 4. Matches are both home and away and take place from September to April. Home matches happen on Mondays, Wednesday or Thursdays. Away match nights vary and can often involve long distance journeys to South Devon. Players wanting to get involved must be prepared to travel to away matches as well as home matches. A match fee is charged to cover the cost of courts and food afterwards.

From Thursday 18th July you’ll now be able to play Pickleball at ARC! Pickleball is a fun sport that combines elements of Badminton, Tennis and Table Tennis. Pickleball can be played indoors and outdoors on a Badminton-sized court and a modified Tennis net. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball over a net.

On Saturday 6th July ARC hosted a free Family Open Day at the centre, welcoming more than 200 visitors to try out all of the facilities and sports ARC has to offer. Visitors of all ages were able to try out Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, and Gym & Fitness workshops. Taster sessions were on offer for a wide range of sessions including Yoga, Pilates, social mix-ins, Kids’ Holiday Camps, and many more.

The ARC Club Championships will be returning this summer, taking place from Wednesday 31st July and culminating in the grand final on Sunday 8th September. The Club Championships will include Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash and Gym & Fitness. Entries are open now for all events!

On Saturday 15th June ARC was proud to host our annual LGBTQIA+ Make A Racket Festival, welcoming LGBTQIA+ people and allies from across Devon who joined us for a fabulous afternoon of sporting activities. We were delighted to welcome Bideford’s Mayor Rachel Clarke for the event, the UK’s second ever transgender mayor.