Newsletter – 8 April 2021

Published on April 9, 2021 by in SLTCC news

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Reopening news…
During lockdown, and since reopening, many members have contacted me to ask how the Club has been doing and whether any additional support was required.
Obviously, we have suffered a significant shortfall in revenue over the last year, with all memberships and renewals put on pause at some point, a reduction in coaching activities, and little income from the bar & clubhouse.
Many members asked to continue paying fees during closure, but we felt it important to treat everyone equally so paused membership groups across the board, and will make adjustments to renewal dates to cover periods of lockdown.
Therefore, we have carefully managed our expenditure, so the Club is not in any financial difficulty. However, what could be affected is our planned programme of investment in improvement works this year, such as the repainting of Courts 1 & 2, and the continued conversion of floodlighting to more efficient LEDs.
This is where the following comes in…

Crowdfunder through Sport England
Sport England have launched a fund called ‘Active Together’ to support the return to play after Covid. It is run in conjunction with Crowdfunder. This funding opportunity will allow anyone to make a contribution to the Club by way of donation – ‘rewards’ will be on offer depending on the amount pledged.
However, the great thing about this fund is that whatever we can raise from donations and sponsorship, Sport England will match it!  So, if we could raise £5k we could potentially get a grant of £5k too.
The Crowdfunder page will launch next week, but it would be great to get feedback and indications of support so we can set an achievable target. Or, if you have any questions or suggestions about the ‘rewards’ please let me know.
You can follow the link below for more information about the fund:
Return to Play: Active Together | Sport England

Thirty30 Singles Tournaments – Easter Monday 5 April
Many thanks to all 16 players who participated in our reopening tournament on Monday. 
The results of the Finals were:
Thomas Nette bt Jack McDonald 6-4 – photo
Nicoleta Tecaru bt Juana Cavaliere Silva 6-2 – photo

Dez Lewington
Club Manager
Contact – dez.lewington@sltcc.co.uk

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