CYDTC newsletter July 2016 - Craig-y

Craig-y-Don Tennis Club
Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 2
Summer/Autumn 2016
The Big Issue
Welcome to our second newsletter entitled
‘The Big Issue’ because it has so much
content. The last couple of months have been
very busy ones in the worlds of both
professional and club tennis. The Brits in
particular have been very successful in this
the 130th Wimbledon Championships.
Congratulations to Andy Murray for winning
his second Men’s Singles title, Heather
Watson for winning the Mixed Doubles,
Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett for winning the
Men’s Singles and Doubles Wheelchair titles
and Jordanne Whiley for winning the Ladies
Doubles Wheelchair title.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this
issue. Although we do have an excellent room of
our own in the Community Centre we
nevertheless unfortunately lack our own tennis
clubhouse at the moment which makes it difficult
for people of all ages and abilities to socialise as
much as they may like to and communicate with
each other. The newsletter is therefore an
important contact and information point whereby
club members can hopefully feel part of a larger
entity.
If you have any ideas, information or photos etc
that you think might be of interest to fellow
members then email us at
[email protected]
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We had a good turnout for our recent American
Tournament which was held last month. The
tournament was opened up to all members and players
from Craig Y Don and Rhos on Sea Tennis Clubs.
Tony and Caroline Costa
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It was nice to see some Thursday morning players
playing as well. We had lovely donations of food,
decent weather after a wet start and everyone seemed
to enjoy themselves.
The finalists were Sue, and Rob (from Rhos) against
Val, and Andy (from Rhos). The final was an enjoyable
match with Sue and Rob the winners.
Thanks to Richard for running the tournament on the
day and everyone who donated food.
Val Pontin
On the Courts
What it’s all about: club members enjoying
each other’s company on court. Welcome
back from across The Pond, Liz Falconer.
Welcome back from injury, David Jones.
The reason why Mary Bate is so good – her
racquet doubles up as a magic wand!
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Extracts from the minutes of the last committee meeting 19.04.16
Mark PJ
Treasurer report we have now about £6000 in our account and we have just paid our LTA loan
instalment.
Martin
Memberships
Are close to 160 but these still include some juniors yet to reregister. No more enrolment forms left
in the clubroom need to print more.
Wheelchair tennis sessions at JAB have continued and will end next week the most recent session we
did was an open event and we did get more participants.
We have also purchased a chair wheel pump as we should have a way of checking that tyre pressures
are safe.
Rob Griffiths has been running the wheelchair tennis we need to pay him for the indoor sessions.
Mark Richards has kindly sent me a risk assessment doc that we need to add to our policies. We will
continue outdoor sessions at the club on Friday evenings starting this Friday 11th.
Funding
Community Foundation in Wales Grant.
Received Cheque for £712.
Llandudno Town Council £900
I will send a letter of thanks.
Press
Tony and Caroline have now produced our Newsletter and was very much appreciated by everyone.
The committee thanked them.
It was suggested we need a larger noticeboard in the clubroom.
Maintenance
MUGA: has been cleaned.
Lighting: I had a site meeting with an electrician last week just to finalise some errors in his quote.
Copy included for our committee.
David Davies who is handling the permissions for the new tennis store. Has apologised for the
delays and has offered to reduce his fee.
Internal Matches
Are we going to start and who will run it?
Kristina suggested we have a tournament weekend and play all the matches at one time.
Health and Safety
Accident report forms (Accident book), copies are in the tennis room.
Wheelchair tennis new risk assessment added to our policies.
I can give access to our Policies and Procedures folder via DropBox.
Richard Mercer
Chairman
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RECENT EVENTS
The North Wales Ladies Shield Doubles Knockout
Tournament.
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Sunday 22
May 2016.
Photos from the event.
A great backhand from one of the Rhos team...
...but nothing gets past Judy Griffiths and Gill Dooley as those
of us who have played against them know.
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QUIZ
Can you recognise club members from these photographs? A. She flies across The Pond like a bird of
prey from a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Interesting note: when she was left in her pram
outside her parents’ butchers shop on Gloddaeth customers frequently took her for a ride to West
Shore and back without first asking permission of her parents and without any alarm being raised or
fuss being made afterwards. Those were the days. B. She plays mostly in Seniors and her name is a
derivative of a white Northern city, one of whose football teams she supports. C. He brightens up the
court whenever he appears on it. No need for floodlights when this lad plays.
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B
Some Amazing Tennis Facts.
C
1. There’s a pineapple on top of the Wimbledon Men’s
Trophy. It represents the tradition of English sailors
putting pineapples on their gateposts when they
returned from a long voyage.
2. The longest match on record took place in 2010 at
Wimbledon when John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut in a
match that spanned three days and lasted 11 hours and
5 minutes. Isner won the last set 70 – 68!
3. In the shortest Grand Slam Final Steffi Graf beat
Natalia Zvereva 6-0,6-0 in 34 minutes.
4. Tennis was originally played with the hands. It was
called ‘jeu de paume’ (game of the palm). Rackets
came into use in the 16th century
5. There’s no definitive reason why we say ‘love’ in
tennis. It may come from the French expression
‘L’oeuf’ as in ‘egg’ meaning zero.
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CLUB MEMBER PROFILE AND GUEST
“Barry Darlington and guest Gus Gordon”
In their day club member Barry Darlington and Gus Gordon were a formidable double pair in
the First Division of The Manchester and District League. Barry also played county tennis for
Lancashire. Before joining CYD Barry played for Prestwich and Holcombe Brook tennis
clubs in Bury. Gus is still a team player at his club and on his annual visits to Llandudno he
and Barry form a doughty pairing. Judy Griffiths, Tony Costa and myself enjoyed some
excellent tennis with and against this masterful pair.
David Williams.
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Barry, Judy and Gus
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Craig and Ryan’s Half Term Camp “Love the Challenge”
May/June 2016
For more details for the up and coming Summer Camps and any coaching then please contact LTC
Craig Stock
Senior Performance Coach
Head Coach
07879545259 www.ltctennis.co.uk
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Our first Trip to Wimbledon by Tony and Caroline.
We were delighted to win tickets at the Club Ballot as we had never been to Wimbledon before. The
following photos and video link capture what was to us a memorable and magical day. Hope you enjoy our
video and have the good fortune to win tickets to next year’s championship. Make sure you enter the ballot!
The more that enter (even if you don’t want to go) the greater the club’s ticket allocation.
Eugenie Bouchard
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Marcus Baghdatis serving to John Isner in a first round match on Court Number 8
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Roger Federer versus Marcus Willis Centre Court
Novak Djokovic
Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Trevor
McDonald in the Royal Box,
Centre Court
Watch our video on YouTube by typing “A Trip to Wimbledon
2016” in search or click on the video link attached to the
newsletter. Hope you enjoy it.
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Club Member Profile
Howard Nixon
Books available on request from
Howard who plays at the Senior
Sessions Thurs 10 - 12
Since joining CYDTC it has been a pleasure and privilege to
see Howard enjoying the sport he loves so much. After a
shaky start Howard is coming into his own and is now
producing shots that illustrate an exceptional ability. Well
done Howard!
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Using their rackets as totems club members spontaneously perform a
Hopi Indian sun dance called the Oki – Koki to drive away the rain
and encourage the sun to shine on the courts. Wednesday morning
Session 14th July 2016
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A video you might have missed (see link attached to this email)
The North Wales Tennis Forum was held at our club in October 2015. The most contentious
issue discussed was the new rules regarding the Wimbledon ticket allocations. Watch the
video to find out what was said. Members have to now register with the LTA themselves
online in order to be included in the ballot. The more people that register the greater the
ticket allocation to the club. It is quite easy to register.
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The Great British Tennis Weekend
The Great British Tennis Weekend
The North Wales Weekly News 20.07.2016
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The Women’s Second Team against Prestatyn,
North Wales Summer League.
Wednesday 20th July 2016
Suzanne Evanson, Gill Dooley, Sue Parkin, Judy Griffiths, Colette Gribble, Sue Armstrong, Marion McKendrick, and Mavis
Collier. Wednesday 20th July 2016.
CYD played well but lost. As the Duke of Wellington said after the Battle of Waterloo, “It was dammed near run thing.”
Club members for the second team that have played this year
are: Captain Caroline Costa, Maureen Williams, Mary Bate,
Gill Dooley, Suzanne, Colette Gribble, Judy Griffiths and
Gillian Dyer. Thank you all for your commitment and
enthusiasm. It is much appreciated. Three more games to play!
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Club Members Judy and Dave will be performing the first Wednesday of
each month at Maesdu Golf Club. They are absolutely brilliant so why not
go along and have a good night out.
Check with Judy in advance of going in case of cancellation.
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